Pediatrics

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Rick Goldstein, MD

Our guest Dr. Rick Goldstein was integral in AAP National Center of Medical Home Initiatives project to create a video about caring for terminally ill children. In this segment host, Dr. Bill Rutenberg helps us learn about the video project and what medical professionals should know about caring for terminally ill children.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Brian Carter, MD

Dr. Brian Carter, professor of pediatrics in the division of neonatology at Vanderbilt's Children's Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, discusses the special care newborn with host Susan Dolan.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Susan Lynch, MD

Dr. Larry Kaskel is joined by Dr. Susan Lynch, a pediatric lipid specialist at the Cholesterol Treatment Center at Concord Hospital. Dr. Lynch is also the First Lady of New Hampshire and will discuss, among other things, the defintion of overweight and obesity in pediatrics, the inherent complications, and how we can advocate for healthier eating in our communities.

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Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Jon Abramson, MD

How and why did the Pediatric Medical Device Act Pass? Why was a special act needed for children? What politics were involved in passing the Act? Join host and Pediatrician Bill Rutenberg interview our guest, Dr. Jon Abramson, Chair of the AAP Commitee on Pediatric Devices.

Host: Lauren Streicher, MD

Guest: Richard Baer, MD

Psychiatrist Richard Baer, MD, author of Switching Time, discusses the impact of childhood sexual abuse on the development of adult psychiatric illness.

Host: Lauren Streicher, MD

Guest: Richard Baer, MD

Vast challenges present themselves in the diagnosis and treatment of multiple personality disorder. Dr. Richard Baer, the former president of the Illinois Psychiatric Society, discusses a particular case - involving one patient and her 17 different personalities - as the subject of his book, "Switching Time".

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: William Thompson, PhD

In this segment host Bill Rutenberg questions William Thompson, Ph.D., lead author of the recent CDC Thimerosal study about some of the doubts critics of the study still have about the neuropsychological impacts of Thimerosal.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: William Thompson, PhD

Does early thimerosal exposure have negative psychological outcomes? Dr. Bill Rutenberg talks with William Thompson, the Lead Author of a recent NEJM published study, Early Thimerosal Exposure and Neuropsychological Outcomes at 7 to 10 Years.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD

Guest: John Buse, MD, PhD

Dr. Michael Greenberg welcomes Dr. John Buse, President of Medicine and Science of the American Diabetes Association. They discuss the need for all physicians to refocus on prevention and diagnosis in our practices.

Host: Danny Petrasek, MD, PhD

Guest: Louis Philipson, MD, PhD

Dr. Louis Philipson, from the University of Chicago School of Medicine, discusses the treatment of Neonatal Diabetes in context of a special case involving patient Lily Jaffe. Lilly's mother, Laurie Jaffe, a strong advocate for research and advancement in the treatment of this disease, participates in this special conversation.