Surgery

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: Nathaniel Soper, MD

Innovations in minimally invasive surgery and endoscopy platforms are contributing to a promising procedural field called Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES). Dr. Nathaniel Soper, professor and chair of surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and one of the first surgeons in the United States to perform NOTES procedures, joins host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill. What are the most appealing benefits of NOTES? How do we anticipate patients will respond following a NOTES procedure?

Host: Bruce Japsen

Guest: Scott Becker, JD

Physician ownership of ambulatory surgery centers has been hailed as a successful way to bring more competition to the health care industry and potentially better prices and more efficient care. But Scott Becker, co-chairman of law firm McGuireWoods Health Care practice tells the Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen that doctors involved in the surgery center business have several challenges ahead.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Sherrie Delinsky, PhD

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons report that cosmetic surgery procedures increased 228% from 1997 through 2002. Popular opinion suggests that attitudes towards cosmetic surgery are more favorable than in previous decades. Does the research support this? Dr. Sherrie Delinsky discusses her research on cosmetic surgery attitudes with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD

Guest: Joel Schlessinger, MD

It’s a doctor-certified, non-surgical procedure promising to melt away fat. What is the science behind mesotherapy and lipolysis? Is it safe? Is it effective? Host Dr. Michael Greenberg talks with Dr. Joel Schlessinger, immediate past president of the American Society of Cosmetic Dermatology and Aesthetic Surgery, about these potentially controversial treatment options.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: Karla Christian, MD

Despite the tremendous conflict in Iraq, there have been many medical miracles. One such story centers around Amenah Al-Bayati, a young Iraqi girl found ill by a United States Marine Corps battalion surgeon, who suspected the girl had a potentially life-threatening heart condition, fixable only by immediate surgery. Amenah was subsequently brought to the United States for this complex, life-saving surgery, performed by Dr. Karla Christian at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital in Nashville.

After her exhaustive journey from Iraq, Amenah had developed a series of infections. Dr. Christian and her team discovered Amenah’s heart condition to be more intricate than originally suspected, which forced minimal delays in the planning for the little girl’s surgery. In the end, however, Dr. Christian says she “couldn’t be more pleased with [Amenah’s] entire pre-operative, operative and post-operative course.”

Now, Dr. Christian shares a few personal anecdotes from her own experience as a rare breed of female pediatric cardiac surgeons, as she explains more about her experience working with Amenah and her family, and assesses the long-term prognosis for this little girl. Dr. Mark Nolan Hill hosts.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: Karla Christian, MD

Despite the tremendous conflict in Iraq, there have been many medical miracles. One such story centers around Amenah Al-Bayati, a young Iraqi girl found ill by a United States Marine Corps battalion surgeon, who suspected the girl had a potentially life-threatening heart condition, fixable only by immediate surgery. Amenah was subsequently brought to the United States for this complex, life-saving surgery, performed by Dr. Karla Christian at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital in Nashville. Find out more, as host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill speaks with Dr. Christian about the complexities of little Amenah’s surgery.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: Karla Christian, MD

Despite the tremendous conflict in Iraq, there have been many medical miracles. One such story centers around Amenah Al-Bayati, a young Iraqi girl found ill by a United States Marine Corps battalion surgeon, who suspected the girl had a potentially life-threatening heart condition, fixable only by immediate surgery. Amenah was subsequently brought to the United States for this complex, life-saving surgery, performed by Dr. Karla Christian at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital in Nashville.

After her exhaustive journey from Iraq, Amenah had developed a series of infections. Dr. Christian and her team discovered Amenah’s heart condition to be more intricate than originally suspected. How did these developments affect planning for the little girl’s surgery? Further, Amenah’s case received significant national media attention for many reasons. How did Dr. Christian handle the additional media demands while preparing to perform an already complex procedure?

Find out more, as host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill speaks with Dr. Christian about her preparations for little Amenah’s surgery.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: Karla Christian, MD

Despite the tremendous conflict in Iraq, there have been many medical miracles. One such story centers around a young Iraqi girl, found ill by a United States Marine Corps battalion surgeon, who suspected the girl had a potentially life-threatening heart condition, fixable only by immediate surgery. The girl was subsequently brought to the United States for this complex, life-saving surgery, performed by Dr. Karla Christian at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital in Nashville. Host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill talks with Dr. Christian about the medical logistics involved in bringing this girl to the U.S. for surgery.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Michael Gordon, MD

Until recently, many patients undergoing cataract surgery have subsequently needed bifocals or reading glasses to address hyperopia. The latest advances are changing patients’ post-operative outlook. Dr. Michael Gordon, founder of the Gordon Binder Vision Institute in San Diego, joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss developments in this common area of concern in ophthalmology.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Michael Gordon, MD

For many of us, one of the first signs of aging is presbyopia. In fact, the word comes from the Greek presbys which means old person. Other than growing longer arms or keeping a pair of reading glasses in every room, are there other treatments available? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes refractive surgeon Dr. Michael Gordon to discuss conductive keratoplasty (CK).