Pediatrics

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Mark Cannon, DDS

Join Bill Rutenberg, MD in a lighting round of practical dental healthcare questions and answers with his guest, Dr. Mark Cannon.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Mark Cannon, DDS

Early Childhood Caries often go undiscovered as do dental developmental defects early in life. Join Bill Rutenberg, MD interviewing Dr. Mark Cannon about infant oral healthcare. What clues should pediatricians be looking for to identify infants with potential dental problems?

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD

Guest: James Baker, MD

Dr. James Baker explains the development of a recent nasally-absorbed vaccine developed against anthrax, which marks a new manefestation of the emerging field of medical nanotechnology, or "Nanomedicine."

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Thomas Burns, PsyD

Join Dr. Thomas Burns as he discusses cortical brain mapping prior to and outcomes following the neurological treatment for seizure disorders.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Thomas Burns, PsyD

Are pediatric epilepsy patients good candidates for surgery? How are they evaluated? How are they prepared for surgery? What can be done if they are not surgical candidates? Join pediatric neuropsychologist Thomas Burns as he discusses these issues.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Roger Hudgins, MD

In this segment Dr. Roger Hudgins discusses many of the technologies used to pinpoint the tumors of a pediatric epileptic patient. He discusses pre and post operative imaging and interoperative imaging.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Roger Hudgins, MD

Join Dr. Roger Hudgins, Neurosurgeon at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta discuss why epilepsy surgery is a better solution than in the past for many children with epileptic seizures. Who makes a good candidate? What is involved in the surgery. Join us.

Host: Michael Benson, MD

Guest: Christie Reed, MD, MPH

Your patient is planning to adopt a baby from China? What medical advice can you give her? What can she expect in terms of health exams for the baby? Another aspect of family travel is travel oversees with small children? What are some of their health issues with these long trips? Learn the answers from our guest, Dr. Christie Reed. She is a Travelers' Health Science Officer at the Centers for Disease Control. She is also the GeoSentinel Project Director of the Geographic Medicine and Health Promotion Branch within the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine. As one of the editors of the CDC’s medical guide for travel medicine, Yellow Book she is a nationally recognized expert on travel medicine.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Todd Clements, MD

Newport Beach psychiatrist Dr. Todd Clements joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss why adolescents are vulnerable to problems with video games, and what to do about it.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Todd Clements, MD

Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Todd Clements, MD in a discussion about the neurobiology of adolescent development and how this informs psychiatric problems such as bipolar disorder.