Pediatrics

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Paul Stricker, MD

We regularly field questions on this topic: Is there an appropriate age for young patients to begin a strength training regimen? Can they use machines, or free weights? Should they work on muscle tone, or bulk? What are the risks? Dr. Paul Stricker, team physician for the 2000 US Olympic swim team in Sydney, evaluates gender patterns, contraindications and prehabilitation benefits of pediatric strength training programs. Dr. Bill Rutenberg hosts.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Paul Stricker, MD

Is the child uncoordinated and not likely to be good at baseball? Or, might he just be developmentally unable to evaluate a moving object coming at him and catch it in mid air? Our guest, Dr. Paul Stricker, board certified in both pediatrics and sports medicine and author of the recent book, Sports Success RX tells host Dr. Bill Rutenberg that a combination of physical, emotional and chemical milestones will indicate if a child has the ability to be successful at a particular sport or activity. Pediatricians can help make parents aware of these milestones and use them to guide their children towards positive sport experiences.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Anna Penn, MD, PhD

While medical advances have significantly increased our ability to give life to pre-term infants, more cognitive disabilities and disadvantages are present when these children reach school age. Is the deficit is due to early separation from the mother, or possibly our post-delivery treatments? Dr. Anna Penn, assistant professor of pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine, and a neonatologist at Packard Children's Hospital, talks with host Dr. Bill Rutenberg about her current research in this area. Dr. Penn specifically addresses how hormone levels impact the brain development of preemies.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: Bert Mandelbaum, MD

Intense competition and year-round scheduling demands are now common trademarks of adolescent sports. As a result, we see more and more sports-related injuries, including the all-too-frequent anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. Dr. Bert Mandelbaum, president of the Santa Monica Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Research Foundation in Santa Monica, Calif., and principal investigator of the ACL Prevention Project, shares details of his potentially groundbreaking program, with results published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine. When should young athletes begin this prevention regimen? Taking the mechanisms of prevention a step further, can we teach athletes to run, jump and land in ways that will lessen their risk of injury? Dr. Mark Nolan Hill hosts.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: Bert Mandelbaum, MD

We're making great progress in the diagnosis and treatment of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries suffered by young athletes. It's no longer the injury that ends a sports career, but an ACL tear can still quickly end a season. Taking our work a step further, how can we equip our athletes with strategies to prevent ACL injuries before they happen? Dr. Bert Mandelbaum, president of the Santa Monica Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Research Foundation in Santa Monica, California, is the principal investigator of the ACL Prevention Project, with results published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine. He shares details of this potentially groundbreaking program with host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill.

Host: Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP

Guest: Jill Grimes, MD

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has indicated that 19 million Americans — including one in four teenage girls — are infected with at least one sexually transmitted disease (STD). As physicians, we know that these diseases are far more common than most people think. But are we doing our best to educate our patients and provide appropriate screening measures? How can physicians work to debunk common public misconceptions about STDs? Dr. Jill Grimes, a practicing family physician in Austin, Texas, and author of Seductive Delusions: How Everyday People Catch STDs, addresses a series of erroneous beliefs about STDs and offers counsel on the most effective ways for physicians to help tackle this critical public health problem. Dr. Jennifer Shu hosts.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Richard Rosenfeld, MD

Dr. Richard Rosenfeld, professor of otolaryngology at the State University of New York Health Sciences Center, joins host Dr. Bill Rutenberg for an in-depth discussion of the current guidelines for the management of sinusitis. Dr. Rosenfeld discusses current criteria for evidence-based diagnosis and recommended treatment.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Richard Rosenfeld, MD

Dr. Richard Rosenfeld, professor of otolaryngology at the State University of New York Health Sciences Center, joins host Dr. Bill Rutenberg for an insightful discussion of the current care guidelines for pediatric otitis media. Dr. Rosenfeld addresses difficulty and necessity of accurate diagnosis in order to safely apply "watchful waiting" as first-line treatment. What do you do if the patient doesn't get better?

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Lori Brotto, PhD

How do the age of first sexual intercourse and the emotional aspects of that experience contribute to later adult sexual functioning? Dr. Lori Brotto joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss her research in this area.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD

Guest: Antoinette Moran, MD

Adult men typically encounter higher cardiovascular risk levels at an earlier age than their gender counterparts. Can this divergence in risk be traced back to childhood? Host Dr. Lee Freedman discusses the surprising results of recent research into cardiovascular concerns among adolescent males with Dr. Antoinette Moran, professor of pediatrics and director of pediatric endocrinology at the Medical School at the University of Minnesota.