Redefining Medicine

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Redefining Medicine episodes

March 24, 2020 Redefining Medicine with Ines Alfaro, MD
Today's episode of Redefining Medicine spotlights Ines Alfaro, MD. Dra. Inés M. Alfaro-Mendoza graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1980. She then completed a year of Social Service in an indigent community, living an experience that marked her life. After completing her Social Service she performed her rotating residency program in Family Medicine at Hospital Metropolitano in Mexico City. In 1989, she moved back to Puerto Rico completing a year of Internship and another year of Public Service as required by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Dr. Alfaro attended the mini-residency program directed by Dr. Joseph LaDou in Occupational Medicine through Berkeley University in San Francisco. She dedicated 13 years to the practice of Occupational Medicine, but her life totally changed when in July of 2002 she was diagnosed with a metastatic cancer. Being a conventional physician, she immediately went on to surgery and chemotherapy, but results were poor and prognosis reserved. Determined to live and raise her children, she started seeking other possibilities of treatment, and it is then when she came across Integrative Medicine. She started with Acupuncture, went on to Homeopathy, then Biological Medicine, Neural Therapy, Chelation and then pursued Board Certification in Regenerative and Metabolic Medicine and completed a Fellowship in Integrative Cancer Therapies. At present, Dr. Alfaro is the Medical Director for Alpha Institute of Preventive Care in Caguas, Puerto Rico, focusing her practice on Metabolic Medicine and Integrative Cancer Therapies. She is also a board examiner for A4M. Dr. Alfaro´s motto in life is: ¨To Love and to Serve is to Live¨, and that is exactly what she does with her patients.
13 min
March 17, 2020 Redefining Medicine with special guest Dr Joseph Bellanti
Dr. Joseph Bellati is a Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology and Immunology, and Director of the International Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Immunology at Georgetown University Medical Center. Following the completion of his residency at the Children’s Hospital of Buffalo in 1961, he was accepted into a National Institutes of Health-supported postdoctoral fellowship in a developmental immunology training program at the University of Florida in 1961 under the direction of Richard T. Smith, MD, a pioneering pediatric immunologist and disciple of Robert A. Good, MD (1961-62) and later continued his postdoctoral studies as a research virologist at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), Washington, D.C. Dr. Bellanti has focused a major investigative effort on antimicrobial research, evaluation of new vaccine strategies and developmental immunology. Together with other investigators, he has studied antibody and phagocytic cell function in the newborn human and in experimental model systems. Dr. Bellanti’s academic career has been nurtured by his previous research that has focused on the immunopathogenesis of infectious diseases, and the allergic and autoimmune disorders. Dr. Bellanti draws upon his pioneering experience as an established clinical investigator in the field of translational research in immunology.
13 min
March 03, 2020 Redefining Medicine with special guest Douglas Thompson, DDS
Today's episode on Redefining Medicine spotlights Doug Thompson, DDS. Dr. Thompson has completed hundreds of hours of continuing education at the Kois Center in Seattle, Washington directed by Dr. John Kois. In 2005, Dr. Thompson became a Mentor to students, and in 2008 he earned the distinction of Clinical Instructor. By 2010, he was chairman of the Membership Committee and in 2011 was accepted, as one of four, to the Kois Center Advisory Board. In 2014 he accepted an offer to Chair the Advisory Board until July of 2016. Additionally, in 2015 he was offered and accepted a part time Faculty position in a teaching role about Periodontal Medicine. In 2016, he added the Wellness Dentistry topic to his teaching role. Dr. Thompson believes in an interdisciplinary treatment model that coordinates dental care with other medical practitioners for total body health care for his patients. He employs advanced DNA bacterial testing methods and other leading-edge dental science to enable early risk assessment and personalized treatment planning. He cofounded and helped lead an interdisciplinary study club attended by more than 40 dentists, which had representation from all dental specialties and focused on comprehensive treatment planning. In addition to his dental training, Dr. Thompson is pursuing a Fellowship in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine through the American Academy of Anti-Aging, Regenerative and Functional Medicine. In this continuum, he has presented to physicians a program titled, “Periodontal Disease and the Heart: A Collaborative Opportunity” in their Fellowship module XVI-D titled, “Metabolic Cardiovascular Medicine.” In 2016 Dr. Thompson founded the Wellness Dentistry Network which is an internet based community of dentists with a keen awareness of how oral conditions affect whole body health. He also assists dentists and their teams with implementation strategies designed to put knowledge to work in their daily practices. Building a knowledge base of how to integrate oral health issues with medical health issues continues to evolve. Getting started, keeping current, and growing is the challenge in this exploding area. To confront this challenge is the mission of the Wellness Dentistry Network. Among other topics, he coaches risk assessment treatment planning, digital photography, and systems to transform traditional hygiene services into value added experiences of personalized periodontal medicine.
18 min
February 25, 2020 Redefining Medicine with special guest Debbie Davis
Debbie Davis started her career in Internal Medicine having a wonderful Internist mentor Dr Al Chance. He taught her so much about medicine, care of the patients, pharmacology, how to think though very complex medical problems, which are the best test to order and medications to give. Her life was full ....or so she thought. Debbie then met a compounding pharmacist who asked what she knew about bio-identical hormones. He tested her and put her on progesterone which rocked her world and changed her life. That was the moment she knew she needed to learn more! Debbie attended her first hormone course with A4M. Debbie committed her time to learning everything she could about hormone therapy and integrative medicine. She was focused. She completed many courses on hormone replacement therapy and now her practice sees 95% hormone cases.
19 min
February 17, 2020 Redefining Medicine with special guest Dr Tamara Lyday
Today's episode on Redefining Medicine spotlights Tamara Lyday, DO. Dr "As an integrative healer and functional medicine practitioner, I believe the patient and I form a team, working together in partnership on the body, mind and spirit in order to achieve optimal health. I wish to help individuals consciously pursue the best life possible through achievement of balance in all areas of life including the physical, emotional, mental, social and spiritual aspects of the human experience. I believe this convergence results in a dynamic state of being fully alive and present in each moment regardless of the presence or absence of disease states. This process creates true health."

Dr. Lyday earned her medical degree from c in Iowa and completed a residency in family medicine at Hinsdale Hospital; Hinsdale, Ill. Board certified in family medicine, she also completed fellowships in wound care and hyperbaric medicine and certifications in acupuncture, holistic nutrition and plant-based nutrition. Currently, Dr. Lyday is pursuing a fellowship in integrative medicine and certification in functional medicine.
13 min
February 11, 2020 Redefining Medicine with special guest Dr Michael Ruscio
Today's episode on Redefining Medicine spotlights Michael Ruscio, DNM, DC. Dr. Ruscio is Doctor of Natural Medicine, Doctor of Chiropractic, clinical researcher and author. His work has been published in peer-reviewed medical journals and he is a committee member of the Naturopathic Board of Gastroenterology research division. Dr Ruscio advocates for a progressive but cautious model that will provide recommendation for improving patients' health.
15 min
February 04, 2020 Redefining Medicine with special guest Dr Ken Dychtwald
Today's episode on Redefining Medicine spotlights Ken Dychtwald, PhD. Over the past 35+ years, Dr. Ken Dychtwald has emerged as North America’s foremost visionary and original thinker regarding the lifestyle, marketing, health care, and workforce implications of the age wave. Ken is a psychologist, gerontologist, and best-selling author of 16 books on aging-related issues, including Bodymind; Age Wave: The Challenges and Opportunities of an Aging Society; Age Power: How the 21st Century Will Be Ruled by the New Old; The Power Years: A User’s Guide to the Rest of Your Life; Healthy Aging; Workforce Crisis: How to Beat the Coming Shortage of Skills and Talent; Gideon’s Dream: A Tale of New Beginnings and, most recently, A New Purpose: Redefining Money, Family, Work, Retirement, and Success. He is currently writing two new books, What Retirees Want: A Holistic View of Life’s Third Age and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice: Lessons from an Irregular Life. He was the executive producer and host of the highly rated/acclaimed PBS documentary, The Boomer Century: 1946–2046.

Since 1986, Ken has been the Founder and CEO of Age Wave, a firm created to guide companies and government groups in product/service development for boomers and mature adults. His client list has included over half the Fortune 500, and his explorations and innovative solutions have fertilized and catalyzed a broad spectrum of industry sectors—from pharmaceuticals and medical devices, to automotive design and retail merchandising, to financial planning and health insurance. He has served as a fellow of the World Economic Forum and was a featured speaker at two White House Conferences on Aging. Ken has twice received the distinguished American Society on Aging Award for outstanding national leadership, and American Demographics honored him as the single most influential marketer to baby boomers over the past quarter century. His article in the Harvard Business Review, “It’s Time to Retire Retirement,” was awarded the prestigious McKinsey Award, tying for first place with the legendary Peter Drucker. PBS Next Avenue named him a 2016 Influencer in Aging for his work pushing beyond traditional boundaries and changing our understanding of what it means to grow older. Ken was honored by Investment Advisor as one of the 35 most influential thought leaders in the financial services industry over the past 35 years. Ken and his wife, Maddy, recently received the Esalen Prize for their outstanding contributions to advancing the human potential of aging men and women worldwide. He was also awarded the Inspire Award from in the International Council on Active Aging for his exceptional and lasting contributions to the active-aging industry and for his efforts to make a difference in the lives of older adults globally.
18 min
January 28, 2020 Redefining Medicine with special guest Dr. Robert Pearl
Today's episode on Redefining Medicine spotlights Robert Pearl, MD. Dr. Robert Pearl is the former CEO of The Permanente Medical Group (1999-2017), the nation’s largest medical group, and former president of The Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group (2009-2017). In these roles he led 10,000 physicians, 38,000 staff and was responsible for the nationally recognized medical care of 5 million Kaiser Permanente members on the west and east coasts. Named one of Modern Healthcare’s 50 most influential physician leaders, Pearl is an advocate for the power of integrated, prepaid, technologically advanced and physician-led healthcare delivery. He serves as a clinical professor of plastic surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine and is on the faculty of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he teaches courses on strategy and leadership, and lectures on information technology and health care policy. He is the author of “Mistreated: Why We think We’re Getting Good Healthcare—And Why We’re Usually Wrong,” a Washington Post bestseller that offers a roadmap for transforming American healthcare. All proceeds from the book go to Doctors Without Borders. He hosts the popular podcast Fixing Healthcare, publishes a newsletter with over 10,000 subscribers called Monthly Musings on American Healthcare and is a regular contributor to Forbes. He has been featured on CBS This Morning, CNBC, NPR, and in TIME, USA Today and Bloomberg News. He has published more than 100 articles in medical journals and contributed to numerous books. A frequent keynote speaker at healthcare and medical technology conferences. Pearl has addressed the Commonwealth Club, the World Healthcare Congress, and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s National Quality Forum. Board certified in plastic and reconstructive surgery, Pearl received his medical degree from the Yale University School of Medicine, followed by a residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery at Stanford University. From 2012 to 2017, Pearl served as chairman of the Council of Accountable Physician Practices (CAPP), which includes the nation’s largest and best multispecialty medical groups, and participated in the Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Delivery System Reform and Health IT in Washington, D.C.
28 min
January 21, 2020 Redefining Medicine with special guest Dr Erin Amato
Today's episode on Redefining Medicine spotlights Erin Amato, MD. Dr Amato attended medical school at the University of Nevada School of Medicine. Upon graduation from medical school, Dr. Amato was awarded the Lillian Orchow Prize for Outstanding Student in Psychiatry and was designated as an AMA Foundation Rock Sleyster Scholar. She completed her internship and residency in General Psychiatry at Long Island Jewish Medical Center-Zucker Hillside Hospital in Glen Oaks, New York. She then pursued fellowship training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry through the NSLIJHS-Albert Einstein College of Medicine program in New Hyde Park, New York. She served as the chief fellow during her second year of the fellowship and was awarded the Clinical Excellence Award upon completion of her program. After finishing her Child Psychiatry fellowship, Dr. Amato returned to Billings with her family to start clinical practice. She founded Montana Psychiatry in 2009 along with Drs. Deborah Malters, MD and Belinda Hartley, MD. In addition to her private practice through Montana Psychiatry, she has worked with AWARE and Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch (YBGR) to provide mental health services to children and adolescents in the region. She is currently the Medical Director of YBGR’s residential campus and community-based services. Dr. Amato is involved in regional and national activities for the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and has served as the Assembly Delegate for the Big Sky Regional Organization of AACAP since 2010. Dr. Amato has double board certification in General Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Amato is passionate about finding cutting-edge, innovative ways to prevent and treat mental health disorders that have not responded to traditional interventions. She received training in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and other non-invasive brain modulation techniques at the Brain Stimulation Laboratory of Medical University of South Carolina and has been providing TMS to patients in the region since 2015. She has been providing IV ketamine therapy for treatment of depression and other mental health conditions since April 2016. She is an integrative psychiatrist who looks to blend traditional treatment tools, like medication and talk therapy, with specialized integrative medicine testing, genetics, nutritional supplementation, and lifestyle education and interventions to design personalized treatment approaches that target the root causes of illness. She is certified as a health care provider for FirstLine Therapy through Metagenics and is participating in the Advanced Fellowship in Anti-Aging, Metabolic and Functional Medicine through the Metabolic Medical Institute of A4M. Dr. Amato believes that early intervention is critical when people are affected by emotional, behavioral, cognitive and learning disorders. Mental health should be looked at in the context of an integrated mind-body approach. Especially in cases of children and adolescents, early diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders is essential in promoting healthy development.
13 min
January 14, 2020 Redefining medicine with special guest Dr. Tom O'Bryan
Today's episode on Redefining Medicine spotlights Tom O'Bryan, DC, CCN, DACBN. Tom O'Bryan is a world-renowned expert in the field of gluten-related disorders, Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity (NCGS), Celiac Disease (CD) and their link to other chronic conditions, including autoimmune disorders and diseases. He is the founder of theDr.com which was created to educate the public about under-diagnosed and under-treated gluten-related disorders, which affect up to 30% of the population. He views the lack of recognition, diagnosis and treatment of these disorders as a massive public health crisis. Dr. O’Bryan is always one of the most respected, highly-appreciated speakers. Dr. O’Bryan’s passion is in teaching the many manifestations of Gluten Sensitivity and Celiac Disease as they occur inside and outside of the intestines. Dr. O"Bryan is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the National College of Chiropractic. He is a Diplomate of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, a Diplomate of the Clinical Nutrition Board of the American Chiropractic Association, and a Certified Clinical Nutritionist with the International & American Associations of Clinical Nutritionists. He is a Certified Applied Kinesiologist as well as a Certified Practitioner in Functional Biomechanics from the Motion Palpation Institute. Dr. O’Bryan has been a Visiting Instructor at Northeastern Illinois University, where he taught “Applied Nutrition for Health and Performance.” He is a Visiting Instructor at the National University of Health Sciences. He is the Vice President of the Illinois Chapter of the International & American Associations of Clinical Nutritionists. He is listed in Who’s Who in International Medicine and the International Directory of Distinguished Leadership for Excellence in Education. He is a triathlete and a second-degree black belt in Aikido.
33 min

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Our podcast Redefining Medicine captures the journeys and stories of healthcare practitioners and innovative visionaries, all of whom are actively changing the way medicine is practiced. Through a…