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Surgical Options for Spinal Disorders

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2014/10/02

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Joining host Dr. Lee Freedman is William C. Welch, MD, FACS, FICS, Professor of Neurosurgery and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, and Vice Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Pennsylvania Hospitall. Dr. Welch will discuss the surgical treatment options for both lumbar spinal stenosis and cervical stenosis. He will also explore the causes and treatment options for lower back pain.

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A Focus on Hip Preservation in Younger Patients

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2014/10/02

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Hip pain can be a major roadblock to an active lifestyle, and even effect activies of daily living. This is sometimes even more profound when seen in younger patients. How can we preserve hip function in younger patients, for whom replacement is not an option? In this segment, Dr. Lee Freedman speaks to Dr. Atul Kamath, Director, Center for Hip Preservation and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

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Practicing Medicine After Retirement

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2014/05/28

Host: Tim Rush Host Tim Rush welcomes Dr. Ali Kavianian, who after retiring, decided to go back to practicing medicine. Dr. Kavianian founded a group called Pediatric Surgical Associates and later became Surgeon-in-Chief at a pediatric hospital in Southern California. He is now able to enjoy the benefits of retirement and work locum tenens assignments. Download and listen today!

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Neurosurgical Quality Improvement Measures & Patients...

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2011/08/31

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

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Psychological Screening Before Transplantation

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2011/06/15

Guest: Audrey A. Krause, PhD Host: Aaron Carroll, MD 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

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Endoscopic Brain Surgery, In 3-D

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2011/04/25

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: John Y.K. Lee, MD 3-D technology is making its way from the movies, into the operating room. How is this technology enhancing brain surgeries? Dr. John Y.K. Lee, medical director of the Penn Gamma Knife Center and assistant professor of neurosurgery at Penn Medicine, describes the advantages of using 3-D technology for removing various types of ventral skull-based tumors, and says the stereoscopic views provided by a 3-D endoscope help neurosurgeons

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Transplant & Treatment Options for Patients with...

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2011/04/19

Host: Aaron Carroll, MD Guest: Mary Maluccio, MD, MPH While the incidence of many types of cancer in the United States has decreased in recent years, the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma, secondary to either hepatitis B or cirrhosis, has been on the rise. And, of the treatment options including resection, ablation and transplantation, what tumor characteristics determine treatment and which patients might benefit most from liver transplant? Dr. Mary Maluccio, director of the

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Organ Shortages, and When Living Organ Donation Might...

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2011/03/22

Guest: Tim Taber, MD Host: Aaron Carroll, MD Patients needing transplantation have two options--receiving an organ from a deceased donor or a living donor. In which cases might living organ donation be a viable option, and what are the advantages to this procedure? Dr. Tim Taber, medical director of the kidney and pancreas transplant program at Indiana University Health, discusses the issue of organ shortages, how organs are allocated and the process of living organ donation. Dr

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The American College of Surgeons 96th Annual Clinical...

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2010/11/11

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Tune in for a summary of some of the important information and research findings from the American College of Surgeons 96th Annual Clinical Congress, held October 3 - 7, 2010, in Washington, DC.This year’s meeting attracted more than 13,000 participants from around the world, whoattended presentations on novel surgical techniques, the impact of surgeon availability on survival rates, application of surgical techniques to expanding patient populations, and

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Options in Breast Reconstructive Microsurgery

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2010/05/13

Guest: Joseph Serletti, MD Host: Lee Freedman, MD How are the latest advances in autogenous breast reconstruction changing the landscape of options available to women after mastectomy? Dr. Joseph Serletti, the Henry Royster - William Maul Measey professor of surgery and chief of the division of plastic surgery at Penn Medicine, discusses the history and evolution of breast reconstruction surgery, as well as the various types of free flap breast reconstruction that offer better

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A Transplantation Pioneer Looks Forward

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2009/08/31

Guest: Thomas Starzl, MD, PhD Host: Martin Samuels, MD Now in his 80s, Dr. Thomas E. Starzl is actively pursing his latest research interests and gives no indication of slowing down. He is widely known as the father of transplantation. But what is not widely known is that his early work was in neurophysiology. What made him choose surgery? What was it like when he was doing his pioneering transplantation work? What is he researching now? Host Dr. Martin Samuels and Dr. Thomas

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Awake Craniotomy and Mapping Techniques for Brain...

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2009/05/29

Guest: Donald O'Rourke, MD Host: Lee Freedman, MD Awake craniotomy offers many advantages to brain tumor surgery, since it allows neurosurgeons to maximize surgical resection, while minimizing neurologic risks. Is this procedure well tolerated by most patients? What role does MRI mapping play in awake craniotomy? Dr. Donald O'Rourke, associate professor of neurosurgery at the University of Pennsylvania Neurological Institute and the Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine,

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The Developing Field of Interventional Neurology

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2009/05/11

Guest: John Whapham, MD, MS Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Somewhere in between the fields of neurology and neurosurgery, we find physicians using less invasive techniques to perform procedures that could be classified as endovascular neurosurgery, or interventional neuroradiology, or more plainly, as neurology practiced through catheters. Dr. John Whapham, a neurointerventionalist and an assistant professor in the departments of neurology and neurological surgery at the Loyola

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"Smile Pinki" Highlights Cleft Palate Repair in India

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2009/05/04

Guest: Subodh Kumar Singh, MD Host: Maurice Pickard, MD The Oscar-winning documentary filmSmile Pinki depicts a little girl who undergoes a cleft palate operation, and experiences a very changed life as a result. Host Dr. Maurice Pickard welcomes Pinki’s surgeon, Dr. Subodh Kumar-Singh, director and chief of plastic surgery at GS Memorial Plastic Surgery Hospital in Varanasi, India. Dr. Kumar-Singh also works with the non-profit organization Smile Train, which provides cleft

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Surgical Care in Global Health Settings

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2009/02/18

Guest: Alex Haynes, MD Host: Mary Leuchars, MD Little is knowncurrently about the amount and availability of surgical care worldwide. How does this challenge development of surgical care protocols globally and, by extension, the formation of international public health policies? Dr. Alex Haynes, surgical research fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health and Massachusetts General Hospital, and lead author of a recent study evaluating the WHO surgical safety checklist, joins

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Evaluating the Global Impact of Surgical Checklists

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2009/02/16

Guest: Alex Haynes, MD Host: Mary Leuchars, MD The annual number of surgeries performed worldwide outnumbers even childbirth. What do the latest studies examining surgical checklists tell us about their impact on reducing global morbidity and mortality? Sharing insights on this subject is Dr. Alex Haynes, surgical research fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health and Massachusetts General Hospital, and lead author of a recent study evaluating the WHO surgical safety checklist

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Treating Temporal Lobe Epilepsy With Surgery

Surgery ·

2009/02/04

Guest: Hyunmi Choi, MD Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Is brain surgery better than medicine for temporal lobe epilepsy? Host Dr. Larry Kaskel talks with Dr. Hyunmi Choi,assistant professor of clinical neurology at Columbia University Medical Center in the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, about her research into the benefits of brain surgery over continued medication management.

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Contemporary Neurosurgical Approaches in Psychiatry

Surgery ·

2009/02/02

Guest: Steven Dubovsky, MD Host: Lee Freedman, MD How have neurosurgical procedures for psychiatric conditions advanced since the development of the lobotomy? Which types of neurosurgical procedures are best for treating depression or obsessive-compulsive disorder? Dr. Steven Dubovsky, professor and chair of the department of psychiatry at the State University New York at Buffalo, explains lesioning surgeries, vegus nerve stimulation and deep brain stimulation for treating

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Transoral Gastroplasty: The Next Step in Bariatric...

Surgery ·

2009/01/16

Guest: Marc Bessler, MD Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD As the field of bariatric and minimally invasive surgery continues to grow, the gastric bypass procedure has grabbed many of the headlines, with solid interest in gastric banding as well. Looking ahead, how might the landscape change? Will a new bariatric procedure emerge as the safest and most effective choice? Host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill welcomes Dr. Marc Bessler, assistant professor of surgery at Columbia University College of

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Looking Back at the First Successful Human Organ...

Surgery ·

2009/01/13

Guest: Joseph Murray, MD Host: Martin Samuels, MD Nobel Prize winner Dr. Joseph E. Murray discusses performing the first successful human kidney transplant, the value of teamwork, the future of the physician-scientist, and the patient side of the equation, in this far-ranging conversation led by host Dr. Martin Samuels.

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