voices from american medicine

Host: Gary Epstein
Guest: Kimberly Avila Edwards, MD

An obese child has an 80 percent chance of staying obese throughout their lifetime. The children that Texas pediatrician Dr. Kimberly Avila Edwards saw in her practice, combined with statistics showing her home state had an even higher childhood obesity rate than the already-high national average, prompted Dr. Avila Edwards to leave her general pediatric practice to devote herself to the fight against childhood obesity. In her conversation with host Gary Epstein, Dr. Avila Edwards notes she was completely unprepared by medical school to deal with obesity, and its related health problems, in children. They discuss Dr. Avilla Edwards' efforts to collaborate, and in some cases create her own resources, in order to work with children and their families.

This week's guest was nominated by the
Texas Medical Association — America's largest state medical association.

Host: Gary Epstein
Guest: Kimberly Avila Edwards, MD

An obese child has an 80 percent chance of staying obese throughout their lifetime. The children that Texas pediatrician Dr. Kimberly Avila Edwards saw in her practice, combined with statistics showing her home state had an even higher childhood obesity rate than the already-high national average, prompted Dr. Avila Edwards to leave her general pediatric practice to devote herself to the fight against childhood obesity. In her conversation with host Gary Epstein, Dr. Avila Edwards notes she was completely unprepared by medical school to deal with obesity, and its related health problems, in children. They discuss Dr. Avilla Edwards' efforts to collaborate, and in some cases create her own resources, in order to work with children and their families.

This week's guest was nominated by the
Texas Medical Association — America's largest state medical association.

Guest: M. Todd Williamson, MD
Host: Gary Epstein

Georgia neurologist Dr. M. Todd Williamson rose through the ranks of his local physician organizations, before serving as president of his state’s medical association during 2009, as national healthcare reform was being debated in Washington, DC. He discusses the role of organized medicine in shaping government's influence over the business of medicine and the nature of the doctor-patient relationship, and his views on giving patients control of medical expenditures as a solution to the challenges faced by the healthcare industry.

Hosted by Gary Epstein. This week's guest was nominated by the
Medical Association of Georgia — whose mission is to enhance patient care and the health of the public by advancing the art and science of medicine and representing physicians and patients in policy-making processes

Guest: Stanley Wang, MD, JD, MPH
Host: Gary Epstein

Clinical cardiologist Dr. Stanley Wang describes why he decided to study law as well as medicine. He practices cardiology in an urban and rural outpatient setting, but also devotes his time and energy to legislative matters on behalf of his practice and the Texas Medical Association. In this week's Voices From American Medicine, host Gary Epstein discusses the practice issues Dr. Wang encounters and a career in medicine whose influence is broader than the individual patient.

This week's guest was nominated by the
Texas Medical Association — America's largest state medical association.

 

Guest: Sidney Ontai, MD, MBA
Host: Gary Epstein

The first conversation in this series highlighting practicing physicians' unique accomplishments, perspectives, triumphs, and challenges, and the strategies they use in their practice, introduces listeners to Dr. Sidney Ontai: a Hawaii-born physician who began his career near Los Angeles, California, before building a career in rural Texas. In West Texas, Dr. Ontai still makes house calls, and extends care to his patients with high-tech telemedicine and high-speed video for patients in isolated small towns up to 100 miles away.

This week's guest was nominated by the
Texas Medical Association — America's largest state medical association.

Guest: Sidney Ontai, MD, MBA
Host: Gary Epstein

The first conversation in this series highlighting practicing physicians' unique accomplishments, perspectives, triumphs, and challenges, and the strategies they use in their practice, introduces listeners to Dr. Sidney Ontai: a Hawaii-born physician who began his career near Los Angeles, California, before building a career in rural Texas. In West Texas, Dr. Ontai still makes house calls, and extends care to his patients with high-tech telemedicine and high-speed video for patients in isolated small towns up to 100 miles away.

This week's guest was nominated by the
Texas Medical Association — America's largest state medical association.

Guest: Sidney Ontai, MD, MBA
Host: Gary Epstein

The first conversation in this series highlighting practicing physicians' unique accomplishments, perspectives, triumphs, and challenges, and the strategies they use in their practice, introduces listeners to Dr. Sidney Ontai: a Hawaii-born physician who began his career near Los Angeles, California, before building a career in rural Texas. In West Texas, Dr. Ontai still makes house calls, and extends care to his patients with high-tech telemedicine and high-speed video for patients in isolated small towns up to 100 miles away.

This week's guest was nominated by the
Texas Medical Association — America's largest state medical association.

Guest: John Foley, MD, FACC
Host: Gary Epstein

Cardiologist Dr. John Foley started his medical career as a registered nurse. Dr. Foley discusses with host Gary Epstein how his bedside experience as a nurse later shaped his perspective and cardiology practice, and his perspective on the structure of the healthcare system.

This week's guest was nominated by:

The Connecticut State Medical Society — founded by the physician-patriots of the American Revolution

Guest: Douglas Gerard, MD
Host: Gary Epstein

Dr. Douglas Gerard runs a one-exam-room solo practice serving the rural Connecticut town of New Hartford (population 6,000), where he lives, and treats his friends and neighbors. Dr. Gerard talks with host Gary Epstein about the doctor-patient relationship, and the practice management decisions he's made in order to deliver quality, personal care to the many patients who rely on him.

This week's guest was nominated by:
The Connecticut State Medical Society — founded by the physician-patriots of the American Revolution

Guest: R. Scott Anderson, MD
Host: Gary Epstein

It's not uncommon for physicians to have varied interests and passions in addition to their full-time practice. Dr. Russell Scott Anderson, a radiation oncologist in rural Mississippi, has been a diving medical officer in the military, written a novel, made a movie, and paints in his spare time. He discusses the physician's capacity for multiple pursuits, with host ReachMD CEO Gary Epstein.

This week's guest was nominated by the
Mississippi State Medical Association — an advocate for its 4,600-plus members, their patients, and the public health.

Guest: W. Scott Bohlke, MD
Host: Gary Epstein

Host Gary Epstein speaks with Dr. Scott Bohlke, family practice physician in private practice in rural Brooklet, Georgia. In this interview, Dr. Bohlke discusses the family practice he joined, and how it has changed over time. He also discusses what his work does to him, and for him.

This week's guest was nominated by the
Medical Association of Georgia — whose mission is to enhance patient care and the health of the public by advancing the art and science of medicine and representing physicians and patients in policy-making processes

Guest: Steven Wolfson, MD
Host: Gary Epstein

Cardiologist Dr. Steven Wolfson is co-founder of a grassroots effort in New Haven, Connecticut, to bring together 200 primary care and specialty physicians to provide pro-bono care to low-income uninsured patients. The program began originally in North Carolina out of physicians' frustration with the inability to secure coordinated specialty care for patients who couldn't afford insurance. Project Access-New Haven is now one of 55 Project Access Chapters nationwide.

This week's guest was nominated by:
The Connecticut State Medical Society — founded by the physician-patriots of the American Revolution

Guest: Sister Anne Brooks, DO
Host: Gary Epstein

When Dr. Anne Brooks finished her medical training at the age of 40, she had already been a Catholic nun for most of her life. She began her career in the small town of Tutwiler (population 1,364, average per capita income $7,177) in the Mississippi Delta, where she re-opened a shuttered medical clinic that now treats the "whole person" on a shoestring budget.

Hosted by Gary Epstein. This week's guest was nominated by the
Mississippi State Medical Association — an advocate for its 4,600-plus members, their patients, and the public health.

Guest: Dorothy Mitchell-Leef, MD
Host: Gary Epstein

Dr. Dorothy Mitchell-Leef tells host Gary Epstein why she decided to go into medicine, despite the lack at the time of female physician role models, details many of the changes she has seen in the evolution of the role of women in medical practice. She also discusses the changes in reproductive medicine she has seen and worked on. Her practice had the very first IVF baby born in Georgia, the first ICSI baby in the United States, as well as the first frozen egg pregnancy in the United States, the first gestational pregnancy in Georgia, and other firsts.

This week's guest was nominated by the
Medical Association of Georgia — whose mission is to enhance patient care and the health of the public by advancing the art and science of medicine and representing physicians and patients in policy-making processes

Guest: Dorothy Mitchell-Leef, MD
Host: Gary Epstein

Dr. Dorothy Mitchell-Leef tells host Gary Epstein why she decided to go into medicine, despite the lack at the time of female physician role models, details many of the changes she has seen in the evolution of the role of women in medical practice. She also discusses the changes in reproductive medicine she has seen and worked on. Her practice had the very first IVF baby born in Georgia, the first ICSI baby in the United States, as well as the first frozen egg pregnancy in the United States, the first gestational pregnancy in Georgia, and other firsts.

This week's guest was nominated by the
Medical Association of Georgia — whose mission is to enhance patient care and the health of the public by advancing the art and science of medicine and representing physicians and patients in policy-making processes

Guest: Dorothy Mitchell-Leef, MD
Host: Gary Epstein

Dr. Dorothy Mitchell-Leef tells host Gary Epstein why she decided to go into medicine, despite the lack at the time of female physician role models, details many of the changes she has seen in the evolution of the role of women in medical practice. She also discusses the changes in reproductive medicine she has seen and worked on. Her practice had the very first IVF baby born in Georgia, the first ICSI baby in the United States, as well as the first frozen egg pregnancy in the United States, the first gestational pregnancy in Georgia, and other firsts.

This week's guest was nominated by the
Medical Association of Georgia — whose mission is to enhance patient care and the health of the public by advancing the art and science of medicine and representing physicians and patients in policy-making processes

Guest: J. Edward Hill, MD
Host: Gary Epstein

Dr. J. Edward Hill has participated in both practice and policy. He began in family practice in the rural Mississippi Delta, and started an extremely successful maternal child health program that was instrumental in lowering fetal mortality. Dr. Hill also served as the president of the American Medical Association and was president of the World Medical Association for four years. Dr. Hill and host Gary Epstein discuss policy, practice and the future of medicine.

This week's guest was nominated by the
Mississippi State Medical Association — an advocate for its 4,600-plus members, their patients, and the public health.

Guest: Wendell Potter
Host: Gary Epstein

Host of Voices From American Medicine, Gary Epstein, talks this week with Wendell Potter, author of Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans. Mr. Potter made headlines as a former PR executive for the insurance industry turned whistle blower, testifying before Congress about insurance companies'  influence over medical decisions and PR tactics to stymie the debate around healthcare reform and the public option.

Guest: Wendell Potter
Host: Gary Epstein

Host of Voices From American Medicine, Gary Epstein, talks this week with Wendell Potter, author of Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans. Mr. Potter made headlines as a former PR executive for the insurance industry turned whistle blower, testifying before Congress about insurance companies'  influence over medical decisions and PR tactics to stymie the debate around healthcare reform and the public option.

Guest: Wendell Potter
Host: Gary Epstein

Host of Voices From American Medicine, Gary Epstein, talks this week with Wendell Potter, author of Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans. Mr. Potter made headlines as a former PR executive for the insurance industry turned whistle blower, testifying before Congress about insurance companies'  influence over medical decisions and PR tactics to stymie the debate around healthcare reform and the public option.