Surgery

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP

Host Dr. Brian McDonough is joined by Dr. Steven Davis, Chief of Plastic Surgery at Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Cherry Hill and Washington Township Divisions, and Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at UMDNJ and PCOM. Their discussion centers on the emerging roles of cosmetic surgery in primary care, including the risks versus benefits in providing basic cosmetic procedures for patients in general practice.

Host: Tim Rush

Guest: Winn H. Gregory, MD

As a locum tenens contractor, healthcare professionals can gain experience in a variety of settings, from rural solo practices to urban group practices to even military bases and correctional facilities. So if you’re interested in investigating the potential merits of this unique method of clinical practice, then tune in to hear Dr. Winn Gregory share his experience as a general surgeon who works with locum tenens assignments in affiliation with Weatherby Healthcare.

Host: John Russell, MD

Matthew Miller had just pedaled up a mountain pass. He was 20, a member of the University of Virginia triathlon club, so fit his resting pulse was 42! He was on top of the world in so many ways, in love, with dreams of attending medical school. And then, cycling along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia, tragedy struck. The real story is not what happened, but what happened after.

Host Dr. John Russell is joined by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Michael Vitez to share the humbling story of Matt's survival and recovery. The author first chronicled Matt Miller's story for his newspaper, The Philadelphia Inquirer. The response from readers was so overwhelming - and Matt's continued recovery so remarkable - that Vitez immersed himself in Matt's world. The Road Back is not only about a young man's drive to reclaim his life, but about the people who rode with him, rescued him, helped him heal, and saw up close his amazing comeback.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD

Guest: Neil Malhotra, MD

How much do quality improvement efforts improve quality of life for neurosurgical patients? Host Dr. Lee Freedman talks to Dr. Neil Malhotra, assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of Pennsylvania and the Penn Neurological Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital, about new efforts to improve outcomes in this area. They also look at latest treatments and techniques in Dr. Malhotra's area of surgical expertise, the treatment of degenerative disc disease.

Host: Aaron Carroll, MD

Guest: Paul R. Helft, MD

Guest: A. Joseph Tector, MD, PhD

The necessity for transplantation of living cells from other species, or xenotransplantation, may arise when human donors are not available, a bridge organ is needed, or animal cells can provide a unique benefit to patients. Host Dr. Aaron Carroll's guests are xenotransplantation experts Dr. Paul Helft, director of the Charles Warren Fairbanks Center for Medical Ethics at Indiana University Health, and Dr. Joseph Tector, chief of transplant surgery at Indiana University School of Medicine. What is the history of xenotransplantation? What donor species are currently the subject of the most promising research in terms of solid organ transplantation and overcoming immunologic barriers and infection? Find out which patients might be the first to benefit.

Host: Aaron Carroll, MD

Guest: Audrey A. Krause, PhD

Psychosocial issues arise before, during and after organ transplantation. To address these issues proactively and comprehensively, many transplant centers incorporate a psychological assessment as part of the protocol to evaluate patients for transplantation. What are the psychological criteria for inclusion or exclusion for listing? And how are psychosocial issues managed for patients both before and after surgery? Host Dr. Aaron Carroll's guest is Dr. Audrey Krause, assistant professor of clinical psychology at the Indiana University School of Medicine.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD

Guest: Grace Wang, MD, FACS

Dr. Grace Wang, vascular surgeon in the division of vascular and endovascular surgery at Penn Medicine, discusses aortic disease from a surgeon's perspective, with host Dr. Lee Freedman. Among the topics they explore are the importance of history and physical exams, imaging modalities, genetic components, management of anneurisms, surveillance, outpatient and inpatient care.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD

Guest: Thomas Guzzo, MD, MPH

With 70,000 new cases each year in the US, bladder cancer is more common than many Americans may realize. As many as half of cases are caused by smoking, and many others are caused by environmental or occupational exposure. In determining appropriate treatment, staging and diagnosis are critical. Dr. Thomas Guzzo discusses the various treatment options with host Lee Freedman, with the overall goal to preserve quality of life. As a surgeon trained in a wide variety of surgical options, Dr. Guzzo discusses the advantages of each. He also discusses urinary diversions, including the neobladder.

Host: Aaron Carroll, MD

Guest: John M Reynolds, MD

Which patients are good candidates for lung transplantation? How sick does a patient need to be to qualify? How does the transplant allocation system work? Host Dr. Aaron Caroll welcomes Dr. John M. Reynolds, medical director of Indiana University Health Lung Transplant Program, to discuss these questions and other considerations regarding potential lung transplant candidates, including the lung allocation score system, and how to assess the optimal time frame to transplant patients for the best chances to improve overall quality of life.

Host: Aaron Carroll, MD

Guest: Rodrigo M. Vianna, MD

Multivisceral transplant entails the transplant of nearly all the abdominal organs, with the exception of the kidneys. It is a highly unusual procedure, with only about 30-40 such surgeries occurring per year in the United States, compared to thousands of liver transplants performed annually, in only about seven transplant centers in the United States. Host Dr. Aaron Carroll welcomes Dr. Rodrigo Vianna, director of intestinal and multivisceral transplant at Indiana University Health, to discuss when multivisceral transplant can be used to treat patients with rare tumors, such as neuroendorcrine or desmoid tumors.