Surgery

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD

Guest: Richard Jadick, DO

Dr. Maurice Pickard speaks with Cdr. Jadick, who feels his decoration of valor should be shared with his corpmen. His story demonstrates why corpmen are the most decorated part of the military. "Corpman Up" tells it all ---this is the command among U.S. Marines that they are coming for a downed soldier no matter what. Cdr Jadick had been a Marine for 7 years before he went to medical school, and he reflects on his missions from a soldier/doctor's perspective.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD

Guest: Richard Jadick, DO

Dr. Maurice Pickard discusses the above book with its author, who is the only Navy doctor to be decorated for valor while serving in Iraq. He had to shorten the "golden hour" in delivering care to wounded marines, so he advanced his operating room into an abandoned building in the middle of a fire fight in Fallujah. His commanding officer felt he saved the lives of 30 Marines by his bold decision to bring doctors to the patient.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Bruce Freedman, MD

In this segment Dr. Bruce Freedman gives an update on the clinical opinion of silicone implants.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Bruce Freedman, MD

In this segment, Dr. Bruce Freedman gives an overview of dermabrasion and microdermabrasion and the newer procedure or antioxident infusion.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Bruce Freedman, MD

In this segment Dr. Freedman talks about the results he received by avoiding narcotics to manage post operative pain in place of anti-inflammatory agents.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Bruce Freedman, MD

In this segment Dr. Bruce Freedman discusses his research findings correlating cosmetic surgery and antidepressant use.

Host: Cathleen Margolin, PhD

Guest: Abbas Chamsuddin, MD

Dr. Abbas Chamsuddin of the Emory School of medicine discusses the latest techniques for treating varicose veins.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Elizabeth Tieman, MD

Work-life balance: how many of us can say we have it, let alone come close to having it? Board-certified radiologist Dr. Betsy Tieman is one healthcare professional who can say she achieved work-life balance by leaving private practice where she was working 14 hours a day to take advantage of locum tenens work, which also enabled her to train and compete in triathlons.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: John Harper, PhD

Hernias, breast reconstruction, and abdominal wall repair: Surgeons are using bioprosthetics for many different surgical applications. Find out in this segment how bioprosthetics can be used in the operating room now and what the hope is for the future of bioprosthetics.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: John Harper, PhD

In this segment Dr. Harper of Lifecell Corporation explains the bodies natural wound healing process after a surgical procedure and why surgeons use prosthetics to aid in the healing process. In addition, he explains why the standard plastic or mesh prosthetic may not be the best available option in favor of a newer technology, bioprosthetics.