Surgery

Host: Neilanjan Nandi, MD
Guest: Karen Krok, MD, FAASLD

While hepatologists can help gastroenterologists manage the pulmonary manifestations that may occur in our patients with chronic liver disease, it’s still important for gastroenterologists to know what they should be on the lookout for so that patients can receive timely and appropriate treatment. Additionally, gastroenterologists need to consider the potential impacts of those pulmonary manifestations on transplant outcomes. Joining Dr. Neil Nandi to discuss those and other key considerations gastroenterologists need to know is Dr. Karen Krok from Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.

Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Guest: Emily Carroll, JD, MSW

The No Surprises Act aims to protect consumers from surprise medical bills. But how exactly does it go about doing that, and what’s the current status of its implementation? Joining Dr. Charles Turck to share progress and challenges associated with the No Surprises Act is Ms. Emily Carroll, a senior legislative attorney for the American Medical Association's Advocacy Resource Center.

Guest: John Friedewald, MD

Could novel technologies like noninvasive biomarkers help us achieve the goal of “one kidney for life”? Find out with Dr. John Friedewald, Professor of Medicine and Surgery at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, as he shares the latest developments that can help monitor patients with kidney transplants.

Host: Neilanjan Nandi, MD
Guest: Jason Schairer, MD

How can we make the differentiation between pouchitis and cuffitis to provide the best possible care? And once we accurately identify and treat pouchitis, how can we manage surgical complications that may arise? Tune in to hear Dr. Jason Schairer from the Henry Ford Health System in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology discuss these FAQs with Dr. Neil Nandi.

Host: Neilanjan Nandi, MD
Guest: Jason Schairer, MD

For a significant portion of our patients, pouchitis can be a frustrating and trying condition plagued with urgent diarrhea, incontinence, and even complications of fistula and stricture. Fortunately, a group of clinicians have gathered together to develop consensus guidelines on the endoscopic evaluation and clinical management of pouchitis and its potential complications. And who better to give us an in-depth review of the new guidelines than Dr. Jason Schairer, one of the authors of the guidelines.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP
Guest: Amanda Ayers, MD, FACS

Many patients undergo surgery to help manage their inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but many questions still surround the surgical management of IBD. When should a patient receive surgery? How do we know which procedure is best? And what do we need to keep in mind before, during, and after a patient's surgery? Joining Dr. Peter Buch to help address those and other questions is colorectal surgeon Dr. Amanda Ayers.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP
Guest: Randolph Steinhagen, MD

Despite significant advances in Crohn’s disease therapy, sometimes patients have no other option but surgery. So to learn more about surgery for Crohn’s disease, Dr. Peter Buch speaks with Dr. Randolph Steinhagen, Chief of the Division of Colorectal Surgery and the Director for the Colon and Rectal Fellowship Program at Mount Sinai.

Host: Neilanjan Nandi, MD
Guest: Austin Chiang, MD, MPH

The field of endoscopic bariatric weight loss has developed over the years, but there’s a lot we still don’t know. Dr. Neil Nandi is here today with Dr. Austin Chiang, Director of the Endoscopic Bariatric Program at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, to provide some insight on advanced endoscopy for bariatric weight loss.

Host: Hector O. Chapa, MD, FACOG
Guest: Cameron Ayala

Hundreds of millions of people worldwide suffer from lymphedema and lymphatic diseases. Joining us to provide a personal perspective on this condition is Cameron Ayala, a former reality TV persona, compression specialist, and lymphedema patient who will be sharing his experience with Dr. Hector Chapa.­

Host: Jacob Sands, MD
Guest: Aaron S. Mansfield, MD

There are different treatment options available for early-stage mesothelioma, and there seem to be differences in standard practice from one center to the next. Joining Dr. Jacob Sands to share how he approaches the treatment of early-stage mesothelioma using the latest options is Dr. Aaron Mansfield, an Associate Professor of Oncology and Co-Director of Precision Cancer Therapeutics at Mayo Clinic in Rochester.

Host: Jerome Lisk, MD
Guest: Jerrold Vitek, MD, PhD

Deep brain stimulation, or DBS, is an emerging surgical procedure that may help to manage movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. Dr. Jerrold Vitek joins Dr. Jerome Lisk to share what is to be expected when a patient undergoes this type of procedure.

Host: Jacob Sands, MD
Guest: Aaron S. Mansfield, MD

Mesothelioma is a cancer with limited treatment options, so how can we manage it in the first and second-line settings and beyond? Here with Dr. Jacob Sands to walk us through the various treatment approaches to mesothelioma is Dr. Aaron Mansfield, Associate Professor of Oncology and Co-Director of Precision Cancer Therapeutics at Mayo Clinic in Rochester.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH
Guest: Salim S. Virani, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FASPC

What is the leading cause of death worldwide? Dr. Matthew Sorrentino sits down with Dr. Salim Virani, who's a professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship director at Baylor, to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted cardiovascular disease globally.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP
Guest: Paul Feuerstadt MD, FACG, AGAF

Clostridium difficile impacts many patients around the United States. How can we better diagnose and treat this infection? Dr. Peter Buch is joined by Dr. Paul Feuerstadt, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at Yale New Haven Hospital the discuss the importance of managing Clostridium difficile.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH
Guest: Alan S. Brown, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA

With an explosion in new medications to treat diabetes, Heart Matters hosts Dr. Matthew Sorrentino and Dr. Alan Brown sit down to discuss the cardiovascular risk benefits of these new diabetes treatments and how cardiologists can improve patient care.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH
Guest: Eliot Brinton, MD, FAHA, FNLA

One of the leading causes of death in the US, cardiovascular disease risk-reduction has neglected triglycerides. To explain why that is, Dr. Matthew Sorrentino discusses approaches to take when reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease with expert guest, Dr. Elliot Brinton, president of the Utah Lipid Center in Salt Lake City.

Host: Alan S. Brown, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA
Guest: Arun Sharma, PhD

Can low gravity and space flight impact our cardiac function? Dr. Arun Sharma, a stem cell biologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in California, joins Dr. Alan Brown to discuss the impact of outer space on the heart.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH
Guest: Alan S. Brown, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA

The development of statin medications has pushed preventative treatment to the forefront of cardiology. How have advancements in prevention impacted the field? Heart Matters hosts Dr. Matthew Sorrentino and Dr. Alan Brown sit down to discuss prevention in cardiovascular disease and how cardiologist treat their patients.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH
Guest: Erin D. Michos, MD, MHS, FACC, FAHA, FASE

Dr. Matthew Sorrentino sits down with Dr. Erin Michos, an Associate Professor of Medicine and the Director of Women’s Cardiovascular Health and the Associate Director of Preventive Cardiology at Johns Hopkins Medicine to discuss the ACC/AHA cholesterol guidelines, originally released in 2013 and updated in 2018.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH
Guest: Heval M. Kelli, MD

Dr. Matthew Sorrentino sits down with Dr. Heval Kelli, a cardiologist who specializes in general non-invasive cardiology and preventive cardiology at Northside Hospital, to discuss his recent nomination for ReachMD’s Heroes in Healthcare Initiative, honoring those recognized by their peers for outstanding contributions to medical care.