UF Health MedEd Cast: Recent Episodes
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"Should I refer now or wait until it's the last resort?" Moustafa Younis, MD, MSCR, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at UF Health Shands Hospital, explains when to start transplant conversations. Learn why early referral preserves options, the two-year ~50% mortality threshold despite optimal therapy, and common referral triggers: oxygen requirement, pulmonary hypertension, hypercapnia, frequent hospitalizations, and declining exercise capacity. He also outlines the evaluation outcomes and modifiable barriers that affect listing.
This episode explores the tension between getting players back on the court and protecting their long-term health—and why that balance matters. Dr. Ryan Roach, MD, orthopedic surgeon and team physician for the University of Florida Gators basketball team, describes how he weighs surgical options, rehab commitment, and season timing when making return-to-play decisions. Hear real examples of common basketball injuries and how a team-based sports medicine approach informs care. Keywords: return-to-play decisions, sports medicine, orthopedic surgery, Achilles tendon injury, rehabilitation, collegiate sports. For more, visit innovation.ufhealth.org.
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In this episode, Dr. Hoh describes the UF Health Comprehensive Spine Center– a multidisciplinary team of spine physicians and surgeons providing a patient-centered approach to enhance outcomes through medical, interventional and surgical (complex and minimally invasive) treatment.
Learn more about Daniel J. Hoh, MD, MBA
This episode explains how clinicians distinguish overactive bladder from other lower urinary tract disorders and why an accurate history matters for diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Alex Gomelsky, MD, clinical urologist with UF Health and professor at the University of Florida College of Medicine, walks through the defining symptoms of urgency, urinary frequency, and urge leakage and how these differ from stress incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse. Learn practical tips for history-taking, the role of pelvic floor physical therapy, and when to consider bladder medications versus procedural options such as Botox for bladder or sacral neuromodulation. Visit ufhealth.org/urogynecology to learn more and access resources for patients and clinicians.
Learn more about Dr. Alex Gomelsky MD, FACS
In this episode, Drs. Busl and Maciel will describe their programmatic approach to building a neurocritical care research program that is multifaceted and includes a national multicenter, investigator-initiated clinical trial, BLOCK-SAH. They will also talk about the power of team science and shared leadership at UF Neurocritical Care, with the goal to propel neurocritical care research while fostering a new generation of clinical scientists.
Learn more about Carolina B. Maciel, MD, MSCR
Learn more about Katharina M. Busl, MD, MS
In this episode, Dr. Hilliard discusses the etiology of essential tremor, the fundamental principles behind focused ultrasound technology and the risks and benefits associated with focused ultrasound treatment for essential tremor. He also compares focused ultrasound with other treatment options, such as deep brain stimulation, highlighting the risks and benefits of each approach.
Learn more about Justin D Hilliard, M.D.
Discussion of being a team physician, Handling pressure, NFL Combine experience.
Learn more about Kevin W. Farmer, MD
This podcast episode will cover Dr. Zaremski’s recent trip to Turkey as a team physician for the U16 Girls National Soccer Team. It will also touch on his background working at some of the biggest sports events over the years.
As a result of this podcast, listeners should be able to:
1. Know the purpose of Dr. Zaremski’s role in Turkey
2. Learn about Dr. Zaremski’s experience working internationally
3. Understand how these different opportunities (working for the national team, the FIFA World Cup, etc) have arisen
4. Understand the range of medical expertise in the sports world
5. Hear new stories that would’ve otherwise not been brought to light
Learn more about Jason L. Zaremski, MD, CAQSM, FACSM, FAAPMR, FAMSSM
Dr. Janssen provides an in-depth look at short telomere syndrome (STS) and its impact on lung transplantation.
Learn more about Brandon Janssen, MD
Dr. Hoh and Dr. Jaffee will discuss the UF Department of Neurosurgery and Neurology/Neuroscience 2025 Blue Ridge Rankings for NIH funding.
Learn more about Michael Jaffee, MD, FAAN, FANA
Learn more about Brian Hoh, MD, MBA
Join Dr. Nash Moawad and Dr. Amira Quevedo as they delve into the components of a Center of Excellence dedicated to endometriosis care. Learn how multidisciplinary teams enhance patient outcomes through comprehensive treatment plans and personalized care. This is an eye-opening discussion for anyone seeking effective treatment options. For more about the innovative approaches to endometriosis, check out ufhealth.org.
Learn more about Nash Moawad, MD, MS, FACOG, FACS
Learn more about Amira Quevedo, MD
In this episode, Dr. Kaitlin Nicholson discusses the various risk factors for endometrial cancer, with a significant focus on obesity. Understanding these factors is essential for prevention and early detection. Listen in to learn how metabolic health, hormonal imbalances, and lifestyle choices play a role in this increasingly common cancer. Click the link to stay informed!
Learn more about Kaitlin Nicholson, MD
Discussion of challenges and opportunities for therapeutic mRNA cancer vaccines.
Learn more about Elias Sayour, MD, PhD
In this episode, Dr. Kevin Campbell, assistant professor of medicine in the Department of Urology at the University of Florida College of Medicine, discusses the relationship between testosterone levels and male fertility. We dive into symptoms, diagnosis, and how testosterone therapy can impact fertility. Learn how understanding these connections can support men's reproductive health.
Learn more about Kevin Campbell, MD
The oral airway appliance (OAP) is an innovative alternative to surgery in patients with Pierre Robin Sequence and airway concerns. It allows the child to avoid the risks of surgery, feed orally, and be discharged safely. Additional benefits include the narrowing of cleft palate width if a cleft is present and induction of mandibular catch-up growth. A team approach to using the OAP benefits the child most.
Learn more about Henya Sandhaus, DO
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dziegielewski explores the concept of liquid biopsy—an innovative approach to cancer diagnosis. Learn about its applications in tracking treatment efficacy, monitoring minimal residual disease, and the evolving role of circulating tumor DNA. This episode is essential for anyone interested in the future of oncology. Don’t forget to subscribe for more insights!
Dr Valverde will Explore the frontiers of transplant immunology, challenges and, hope in long-term graft survival.
Learn more about Adriana Valverde Zuniga, MD
Michael Okun, M.D. discusses understanding Parkinson’s causes, advancing care models and inspiring future treatments.
In this episode, we dive into the importance of bone health for patients undergoing spinal surgery, emphasizing how osteoporosis can impact surgical outcomes. We explore the benefits of establishing a bone health clinic where endocrinologists and spinal neurosurgeons collaborate to provide comprehensive care, improving both bone strength and recovery. Tune in to learn how better bone quality can lead to enhanced surgical success and long-term healing.
In this episode, Drs. Friedman and Bova help listeners understand the radiosurgery paradigm, discuss the kinds of tumors that can be treated with radiosurgery, and explain the role that UF Health has played in the development of radiosurgery.
Preventing Overuse Injuries: What Parents Need to Know
This episode dives into the critical issue of overuse injuries in adolescent baseball pitchers. Dr. Ryan Roach discusses key risk factors, the importance of proper mechanics, and actionable advice for parents and coaches to help keep young athletes safe.
In this interview, Drs. Scali and Spratt discuss how the historical norms are being challenged for connective tissue disease patients (CTD) and endovascular repair.
In this episode, Drs. Beaver and Xiang provide an introduction of new treatment options for IST: Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia.
The panelists review common conditions leading to pediatric intestinal failure. They will also discuss the importance of multidisciplinary care that children receive as patients of the UF Pediatric Intestinal Rehabilitation Program.
Untreated obstructive sleep apnea in children can be associated with growth, developmental, and cardiopulmonary complications. Surgical options to treat OSA in children are constantly evolving, from not only new techniques on the traditional adenotonsillectomy to newer surgical techniques in older children.
In this podcast, Tarik Benidir, M.D., a urologic oncologist at UF Health, argues that focal therapy is revolutionizing the treatment of prostate cancer. He emphasizes the importance of patient selection criteria, potential risks and benefits, and optimal treatment pathways. Stay ahead of the curve with the latest updates on focal therapy techniques, such as cryotherapy, HIFU, and irreversible electroporation, showcasing how they can change patient experiences and treatment results.
In this episode, Drs. Konecny and Syed discuss state of the art treatments of sleep apnea and heart disease at UF Health, including identifying high rates of sleep apnea in patients with cardiovascular disease, understanding the difference between obstructive sleep apnea and central sleep apnea, identifying the limitations of traditional treatments for sleep apnea in cardiovascular patients, the phrenic nerve stimulator as an alternative treatment for central sleep apnea, and the collaboration between sleep medicine and cardiology to lead to successful treatment.
In this episode, Drs. Ataya and Justice provide an overview of diagnostic criteria, workup evaluations, and medical treatment, including surgical options, for HHT nosebleeds. They also discuss future direction of HHT research and treatment options.
In this interview, Dr. Norrell provides key information about children with neuromuscular disorders, such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, hereditary spastic paraplegia, chromosomal disorders, and children with gait abnormalities, such as toe-walking. This is great content for physical therapists, primary care physicians and neurologists who may be interested in having their patients evaluated for improved coordination and optimization of care.
Dr. Austin Lam identifies considerations to employ when assessing reconstructive options for aerodigestive tract defects and other soft tissue defects within the head and neck, describing advantages and drawbacks of various commonly employed free tissue options and how to select the most ideal free flap for a given defect.
Cardiac amyloidosis used to be a disease with no treatment and poor outcomes. Now we have new treatment options, new ways to make the diagnosis, and much improved outcomes. Unfortunately, this disease is still very under-diagnosed, often until patients are in the late stages of the disease. Dr. Parker shares a brief update on how cardiac amyloidosis develops, and how it's diagnosed and treated in the modern era.
Jonahtan Wright, MD reviews the effect of smoking on functional outcomes and implant survival of anatomical total shoulder arthroplasty. He and his team sought to compare functional outcomes and survival between non-smokers, former smokers, and current smokers who underwent anatomical total shoulder arthroplasty (aTSA) in a large cohort of patients. Our study suggests that smoking has a negative effect on aTSA functional outcomes that may persist even after quitting.
We discuss some of the main urologic goals for our pediatric patients with spina bifida. In addition to different treatment options and management considerations, we address the importance of multidisciplinary care.
Thomas Schrepfer, M.D., discusses what sialendoscopy is, how it works as a minimally invasive technique, and the benefits and limitations in treating salivary gland disorders.
Salvatore Scali, MD, provides a contemporary perspective on aortic surgery training will be discussed highlighting current case volumes and future projections among training programs in the United States. The barriers to open aortic surgical training and potential opportunities that are available to offset these challenges longitudinally will be discussed.
ECPR is a treatment option for patients who otherwise would face near-certain death. It involves the use of a machine that temporarily takes over the function of the heart and lung.
Jeffrey Friedman, MD, FACS, FASMBS, discusses gastroparesis, a challenging condition where the stomach’s delayed emptying triggers discomforting symptoms like nausea, vomiting, bloating, and abdominal pain. He explores how precise diagnostic tests and a range of treatment options, from dietary changes to advanced surgical solutions, can offer relief and improve quality of life.
As a result of participation in this activity, participants should be able to:
1. Discuss UF neurosurgery research
2. Discuss importance of research
3. Discuss goals of UF neurosurgery research
Elias Sayour, M.D., discusses the challenges of creating therapeutic cancer vaccines, advantages for mRNA vaccines and how to adapt mRNA to treat patients with cancer.
Dr. Maryam Rahman shares insight on the role of laser ablation in the treatment of brain tumors.
- Review bronchiolitis pathophysiology and epidemiology.
- Discuss the 2014 clinical guidelines on bronchiolitis.
- Describe de-implementation strategies and projects related to bronchiolitis management.
- Gain updated information on the current status of hemophilia gene therapy.
- Understand the limitations of the first generation of AAV vectors currently in use.
- Learn about the strategies being developed to mitigate those limitations.
As a result of participation in this activity, participants should be able to:
1. Understand the current HPV-related cancer epidemic: concerning trends, novel treatments, outcomes.
2. Describe the current status of smoking-related head and neck cancer: prevalence, new risks, state of the art treatments and outcomes
3. Counsel a patient on head and neck cancer prevention and outcomes of treatment.
As a result of participation in this activity, participants should be able to:
1. Describe the presentation of chronic venous insufficiency, and identify which patients require referral to vascular surgery.
2. Distinguish chronic venous insufficiency from other causes of leg pain and leg swelling.
3. Recognize the unique pathophysiology of Post-thrombotic Syndrome.
Dr. Nicole Iovine and Dr. Philip Efrom discuss Sepsis, including medical terminology, pathophysiology, risk factors, and its critical implications within the medical field.
As a result of participation in this activity, participants should be able to: 1. Acquire proficiency in the assessment and evaluation of patients who present with symptoms suggestive of uterine myomas, recognizing the key clinical features and using appropriate diagnostic tools to confirm the diagnosis. 2. Tailor the diagnostic workup and approach for different patient populations with uterine myomas, understanding the influence of factors such as age, fertility status, and comorbidities on the clinical presentation and prognosis of the condition. 3. Adopt a patient-centered approach to managing patients with uterine myomas, considering the array of available therapeutic options, their suitability to the individual patient's needs and circumstances, and the potential complications and outcomes of each intervention.
As a result of participation in this activity, participants should be able to:
1. understand the basic concepts of MEG technology and its underlying principles, and describe the advantages of MEG compared to other neuroimaging techniques, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and electroencephalography (EEG).
2. define and describe clinical and research applications of MEG in patients with neurological diseases, including epilepsy, brain tumors, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson disease
3. highlight the potential future directions for MEG research and clinical applications, including its use in non-invasive brain-computer interfaces
Anna Khanna MD.and Brian Hoh MD, MBA, FACS, FAHA, FAANS describe treatment options and the importance of timely treatment for acute ischemic stroke.
In this podcast, they outline the benefits of mobile stroke units. Additionally, they explain the research that has been conducted surrounding MSTU’s across the country how they can decrease stroke related disability and improve outcomes for stroke patients.
Elias Sayour, MD, PhD highlights the signs and symptoms of pediatric brain tumors. He explains how they are classified and discusses current management strategies. Additionally, he shares the challenges of treating brain tumors in children and for developing effective therapies and limitations of brain tumor clinical trials to find new treatments.
At the University of Florida Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, the team constantly expand their knowledge to provide minimally invasive procedures that can save patients’ lives. In this podcast, Bashar Qumseya MD, MPH, FASGE highlights the typical and atypical presentation of GERD, the sequala of untreated acid reflux and exciting recent advances to management of patients with chronic GERD.
At the University of Florida Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, the team constantly expand their knowledge to provide minimally invasive procedures that can save patients’ lives. In this podcast, Bashar Qumseya MD, MPH, FASGE highlights endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, a non-surgical approach to management of obesity. He describes the increasing prevalence of obesity, talks about the sequala of untreated obesity and outlines recent advances to management of patients with obesity
Ashley Ghiaseddin, M.D., highlights treatment strategies for malignant gliomas. He shares challenges to therapeutic options, the standard approaches to treatment, novel treatment strategies and when it is important to refer to the specialists at UF Health Shands Hospital.
William A. Friedman M.D describes the diagnostic criteria for trigeminal neuralgia as well as other facial pain disorders. He highlights the best medical therapy for trigeminal neuralgia and its limitations and he outlines the three neurosurgical options for treating medically refractory trigeminal neuralgia.
As a result of participation in this activity, participants should be able to:
1. Describe the basics of BPH and Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate
2. Explain the appropriate evaluation and patient selection for Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate
3. Outline the Pro’s and Con’s of Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate
Si Chen M.D. discusses cochlear implants and expanding access to hearing rehabilitation. She highlights the limitations of hearing aids and when cochlear implants should be considered. She describes cochlear implant evaluation, surgery, post-operative care, and hearing outcomes and she shares recent advances and ongoing research that are improving cochlear implant performance
Oluwadamilola Oladeru M.D. discusses patient-centered breast radiotherapy fractionation and treatment approach. She describes the changing trend of radiotherapy fractionation over the last 20 years and the long-term results of UK FAST and FAST FORWARD studies. Lastly she describes the patient selection for short course treatment and its benefits in terms of patient convenience.
Aaron Franke M.D., M.S highlights current challenges facing the shifting paradigm of early-stage NSCLC management. He analyzes recent data supporting novel therapeutic approaches vs standard of care in resectable NSCLC. He reviews anticipated and ongoing clinical trials using IO-based therapy in early-stage NSCLC.
Additionally, he examines knowledge gaps and challenges facing adopting the neoadjuvant paradigm in clinical practice as he helps us to understand clinical parameters that qualify patients for ICI-based neoadjuvant therapy and he highlights how to plan therapy for patients with stage I-III NSCLC based on individual patient considerations, expert recommendations, and available clinical data.
Oluwadamilola Oladeru M.D. discusses prone position for breast radiation treatment. She describes the benefits of prone positioning for protecting normal tissues including lungs and heart. She examines recent studies regarding prone position and she shares the factors that make a patient a good candidate for prone position or breast cancer radiation treatment.
As a result of participation in this activity, participants should be able to:
1. Describe the most common causes of nasal obstruction.
2. Outline the initial treatment protocol that should be prescribed.
3.Discuss when referral to ENT and surgical intervention may be helpful.
Robert Zlotecki M.D., PhD describes the factors that make a patient a candidate for Pluvicto treatment for prostate cancer. He explains the process of treatment through a series of Pluvicto infusions for prostate cancer and he outlines the current shift in thinking regarding systemic radiopharmaceutical therapy for prostate cancer.
Kevin Campbell M.D highlights vasectomy reversal with both provider and patient consideration. He describes the workup and counseling for patients interested in vasectomy reversal. He outlines the surgical techniques and procedures available for men with a history of vasectomy and he discusses the post-operative considerations following a vasectomy reversal.
In this episode, Basma Mohamed, MBChB, describes the importance of a comprehensive preoperative evaluation of elderly spine surgery patients and the methods of frailty assessment in the literature. She also explains the role of prehabilitation in frail elderly patients preparing for spine surgery.
Patrick Duff M.D. highlights group B streptococcal infection in pregnancy. He describes the principal risk factors for early-onset group B streptococcal infection, the most useful methods for identifying maternal group B streptococcal colonization and the best strategies for reducing the frequency of early-onset neonatal group B streptococcal infection. Lastly, he shares the special considerations for antibiotic prophylaxis in patients who are allergic to penicillin.
Zain Shahid MD defines physician modified endovascular grafts (PMEG). He describes patient selection and the indications for PMEG and he helps us to understand the role of PMEG in treatment of complex aortic aneurysms.
Jesus Fabregas MD, MPH, FACO helps us to recognize colorectal cancer as a major cause of morbidity and mortality. He identifies different colorectal cancer screening methods and as a medical oncologist, he shares the symptoms at presentation of colon malignancies and the latest treatment options available.
Kathryn Hitchcock M.D., PhD discusses colorectal cancer awareness. She describes next steps if rectal cancer is suspected, as well as current treatment for rectal cancer. She explains recent and ongoing changes in rectal cancer treatment and she outlines the current shift in thinking regarding management of metastatic colorectal cancer.
Robert Zlotecki MD, PhD discusses MRI guided radiation therapy. He helps us to understand the role and effectiveness of radiation therapy in cure and palliation of GI tract cancers. He speaks about the technologic advances that have increased the safety of radiation therapy treatment and he explores how this has the potential to preserve and improve patient quality of life factors in the treatment of cancer.
Angela Pham, MD, discusses Project ECHO and how it incorporates IBD quality metrics to potentially improve patient outcomes. She helps us to understand how it can be utilized for patients and she explains the options and benefits Project ECHO can bring to your practice.
In this episode, W. Allan Steigleman, MD, discusses the latest updates in refractive surgery. He compares and contrasts the most widely used corneal refractive procedures, describes common contraindications for refractive surgery and discusses alternative refractive surgery options when corneal refractive surgery may not be appropriate.
Thomas Wright, MD, and Jay King, MD, discuss computer navigation in shoulder arthroplasty and why this type of navigation can be more beneficial than using traditional instruments in shoulder arthroplasty. They also share their thoughts about the future of shoulder arthroplasty surgeries.
William Collins MD, FACS, FAAP, discusses pediatric endoscopic sinus surgery. He help us to understand the indications for pediatric endoscopic sinus surgery, the unique surgical technique differences in pediatric sinus surgery compared to adults and the limitations of performing endoscopic sinus surgery in pediatric patients.
Wayne Brisbane, MD, discusses advanced imaging for prostate cancer. He evaluates the currently available imaging modalities. He defines the best use for each modality and he discusses future directions for imaging in prostate cancer.
Hans Ghayee, DO, discusses pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma. He offers information on evaluation and management, ongoing research studies and he shares his research at UF Health Shands Hospital
In this episode, Christina Wilson, MD, compares and contrasts alteplase and tenecteplase for acute ischemic stroke. She characterizes the population of stroke patients that may benefit most from tenecteplase treatment and she helps us to recognize potential barriers to tenecteplase implementation.
Bently Doonan, MD, examines emerging therapies for metastatic melanoma. He identifies LAG3 inhibition and its role in melanoma. He helps to familiarize physicians with TIL therapy and he discusses outpatient systemic cytokine therapy for relapsed metastatic melanoma
Jeffrey Friedman, MD, FACS, discusses the options for medically supervised weight loss, including surgery and the surgical options available at UF Health Shands Hospital. He shares the importance of vitamins and examines research on the transdermal vitamin patch post-surgery.
Kenneth Cusi MD, FACP, FACE, discusses the practical clinical care pathway for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). He helps us understand the magnitude of the epidemic on NAFLD and what it means to primary care physicians and patients. He defines who is at risk, how to screen and when to refer to a liver specialist. Additionally, he examines what treatments are available today and what is coming in the drug development pipeline.
Sonal Tuli, MD, discusses corneal transplant surgery for improved vision at UF Health Shands Hospital. He identifies patients and conditions that may benefit from corneal transplantation. He describes the different types of transplantation available, how to mitigate graft rejection and future technology and innovations in corneal transplantation.
Adolfo Ramirez-Zamora, MD, discusses the challenges when it comes to diversity when treating Parkinson's Disease. He shares how to recognize the clinical symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease, characterizes the challenges that diverse populations experience when seeking care and discusses ideas on how to increase diversity in clinical practices.
Bashar Alzghoul MD and Hiren Mehta, MD discuss COVID-19 from intensive care unit to outpatient clinic. They help us to understand the best practices and standard of care for COVID-19 patients in the ICU. They examine available literature about long-term care/outpatient care for COVID-19 patients, the care provided at UF and available resources for long term management of post COVID-19 fibrosis including lung transplantation
Wayne Brisbane M.D. gives an overview of prostate cancer focal therapy. He differentiates prostate cancer focal therapy from whole-gland therapy. He helps to understand the limitations of focal therapy and he characterizes the ideal patient for this innovative therapy.
Ali Zarrinpar, MD, Brian Ramnaraign, MD, Steven Hughes, MD, and Kathryn Hitchcock, MD, discuss neuroendocrine tumor (NET) management – the state of the art in 2021, including PRRT.
They give an overview of the current management of neuroendocrine tumors. They describe the use of peptide receptor radionuclide therapy for treatment for NETs and they explain when, in the course of the disease, PRRT is best given
Michael Okun, MD, and Kelly Foote, MD, offer an update on DBS and Parkinson’s. They share the UF Research Study: Home-management of DBS settings and their recent clinical trial which is focused on patients being able to have their device systems at home, not in the clinic, which makes this treatment far more accessible to people who have difficulty traveling.
Kevin Campbell, MD, discusses hypogonadism and the management of testosterone therapy. He shares the essential of recognizing hypogonadism and describes the evaluation and diagnostic criteria. He offers guidance in the management, risks, and benefits of testosterone therapy.
Padraic O’Malley, MSc, MD, FRCSC, discusses advanced kidney cancer management at UF Health Shands Hospital. He shares how they utilize surgery, radiation, and medical oncology therapies, some of the most exciting advanced surgical technologies, and how the utilization of a multidisciplinary team been ideal for managing these complex patients.
Zeina Al-Mansour, MD, discusses advances in malignant hematology. She shares the role of precision medicine and molecular-targeted therapy in malignant hematology practice. She examines the role of immune-oncology in the treatment of blood malignancies and walks us through novel immune-based therapeutics: BiTEs, Checkpoint inhibitors, and CAR-T cell therapy.
Wai Lang Lau, MD. discusses the histology and pathological scoring of IgA glomerulonephritis. She helps us to understand the genetics and pathophysiology as well as the heterogeneity of phenotype and she explains the latest treatment options – present and future.
Zeina Al-Mansour, MD, discusses the unique aspects of cancer care in elderly patients. She shares the latest information on anti-tumor immunity & aging, the importance of assessment of functional status and quality of life consideration and the emerging role comprehensive geriatric assessment in oncology practice.
Paul Crispen, MD, defines recurrence rates in stage I bladder cancer. He characterizes established methods to decrease disease recurrence and helps us to recognize barriers to implementing methods that would improve outcomes.
In this panel discussion, Janice Taylor, MD, and Sam Cheng, MD, describe common conditions leading to pediatric short bowel syndrome and intestinal failure. They help us to understand the surgical and medical options for managing pediatric intestinal failure and they share the importance of multidisciplinary care in pediatric intestinal failure patients.
Robin Petroze, MD, and Erin Murray, APRN, discuss the role of bowel management programs in pediatric patients with colorectal conditions. They help us to understand the role of a bowel management program in pediatric colorectal conditions. They offer specific approaches to bowel management in patients with anorectal malformations and Hirschsprung disease and they explore surgical options available for pediatric patients with longstanding bowel management needs.
Saleem Islam, MD, MPH, helps us understand the role of the autonomic nervous system in controlling intestinal function. He shares the role of Neuromodulation in conditions affecting the gastrointestinal tract and speaks about an algorithm by which to consider referral of patients for neuromodulation.
Saleem Islam, MD, MPH, and Genie Beasley, MD, walk us through a multidisciplinary approach to pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. They help us to better appreciate and understand the features and presentation of IBD in children and to develop the ability to differentiate between Crohn and Ulcerative Colitis. The share a framework for the standard and higher level of therapy for children with IBD and the role for potential surgical management.
Jeremy Archer, MD, MS, FAAP, discusses cardiac complications, sports, and return to play after COVID-19. He shares the cardiovascular complications of COVID-19 in the child and adolescent population. He app,lies the latest guidelines for return to play after COVID-19 and he offers the latest info on return to play after COVID-19 in a broader context of sports pre-participation evaluation.
Kevin Campbell, MD, discusses male infertility. He shares the initial steps in the workup of male infertility. He explores medical therapies that may be offered to men to optimize fertility and he offers surgical options available to improve or restore male fertility.
George Arnaoutakis, MD, discusses surgical repair of bicuspid aortic valve. He helps us to understand the epidemiology and clinical features of Bicuspid Aortic Valve (BAV) Syndrome. He reviews current guidelines for surgical intervention in BAV. He identifies optimal patient candidates for aortic valve repair. He offers an overview of technical aspects and predictors for successful aortic valve repair and he summarizes contemporary outcomes with aortic valve repair.
Giridhar Kalamangalam, MD, evaluates surgical options for medically refractory epilepsy. He helps to identify patients who may benefit from invasive EEG (SEEG) studies and helps us to understand the principles, benefits and limitations of SEEG.
Brian Ramnaraign, MD, discusses the clinical indications for screening colonoscopy in young adults. He touches on risk factors and treatment options available for young adults diagnosed with colorectal cancer.
Julio Leey, MD, MsC. Discusses continuous glucose monitoring in clinical practice. He gives us an overview of diabetes technology, the clinical Indications of CGM and insulin pumps, and what’s important to note during the interpretation of CGM data.
In this panel, Azra Bihorac MD, MS, FCCM, FASN, and Tezcan Ozrazgat Baslanti, PhD, discuss the clinical trajectories of acute kidney injury in surgical sepsis. They define and classify trajectories of acute kidney Injury. They share the prevalence of persistent AKI and persistent AKI without renal recovery after sepsis and they examine how the clinical characteristics, resource utilization, hospital and long-term outcomes differ between sepsis patients from different trajectories of acute kidney Injury.
Calvin Choi, MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI, discusses Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (CTO PCI). He reviews pertinent data and shares indications for CTO PCI. He focuses on the factors that play into the decision to pursue CTO PCI and why proper patient selection is critical as he examines contemporary strategy and technique for CTO PCI.
Kenneth Cusi, MD, FACP, FACE, joins the show to help us to understand the mechanisms leading to NAFLD and the role of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). He shares the diagnostic difficulties regarding NAFLD and he reviews current treatment modalities and future developments in the field.
In this panel discussion, Ki Park M.D and Kirsten Freeman M.D define common cardiovascular diseases in women. They characterize when a disease process needs intervention and help us to recognize the differences when treating women with cardiovascular disease. They offer various treatment options for women that are diagnosed with cardiovascular disease.
Thomas Beaver, MD, MPH, and William Miles, MD, FACC, discuss hybrid treatment approaches for Atrial Fibrillation. They review the types of Atrial Fibrillation including Paroxysmal and Persistent. They share treatment approaches as they introduce hybrid ablation: combining catheter and minimally invasive surgery for Atrial Fibrillation.
Shawn Larson, MD, FACS, and Lauren Indelicato DNP, APRN, help us to recognize that pediatric trauma and burn injury is a significant public health issue. Listen in as they share the reasons why children require a specialized approach and adequate resources for burn injury. They discuss the principles of specialized pediatric burn management and they offer directions for future research and where important improvements can be made.
Saleem Islam, MD, MPH, and Janice Taylor, MD, discuss care for pediatric chest wall deformities - Pectus Excavatum and Pectus Carinatum. They help us understand the reasons why these occur, and how they present. They correlate the clinical symptoms with the deformity and potential long term issues and cover the treatment options available at UF Health Shands Hospital.
Zubin Agarwal, MD, helps us to understand how dysynchrony is measured. He defines the mechanism of action of resynchronization therapy and offers providers advice on how to recognize when a patient would benefit from referral for device therapy.
Maryam Rahman, MD, discusses the clinical indications for treatment of brain tumors with laser interstitial thermotherapy (LITT) and she examines the expected outcomes of LITT treated brain tumors. She shares how the development of complementary technologies, such as intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and real-time MRI thermometry have enabled LITT to enter the fields of neurosurgery and neuro-oncology.
In this panel, Christopher Harden, MD, and Gabrielle Graves, MD, discuss what we know about idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. They share how we define it, and the prevalence. They examine what types of treatments are available and what the future holds for further research into IPF.
Brandon Allen, MD, discusses high-sensitivity troponin assays in the emergency department. Through this podcast, we will understand the evolution of Troponin from contemporary to high-sensitivity assays. We will identify key considerations for the implementation of high-sensitivity troponin and we will recognize future changes to rule out strategies and observation based on the implementation of high-sensitivity Troponin.
Andres Pelaez, MD, discusses overcoming gastrointestinal complications after a lung transplant. In this podcast, we will examine how diseases of the esophagus can impact outcomes after lung transplant, and how gastric reflux and allograft dysfunction affect esophageal motility.
Ramil Goel, MD, FHRS discusses PVCs and if asymptomatic PVCs are more likely to result in cardiomyopathy. He examines if monomorphic PVCs are easier to ablate and whether PVC ablation is an effective option for patients unwilling to take medications.
Lance Governale, MD, discusses head shape anomalies in babies He compares the clinical features of the different varieties of craniosynostosis. He differentiates craniosynostosis from positional plagiocephaly and he helps us to become familiar with the different treatment options for craniosynostosis and the need for early referral.
Daniel Hoh, MD, discusses how to determine when is spinal fusion necessary in lumbar disease and back pain. He shares the indications for lumbar spinal fusion while covering the different types of spinal fusion procedures and he examines the results of the recent randomized controlled trial of decompression with versus without fusion for lumbar spondylolisthesis.
Richard Holbert, MD, helps us to identify treatment-resistant depression. He examines the indications for transcranial magnetic stimulation and electroconvulsive therapy and he describes the potential side effects and outcomes of these therapies.
S. Parrish Winesett, MD, explains afebrile seizures in the first year of life. He contrasts and compares the significance of febrile and afebrile seizures and if a child has a history of neonatal seizures and what providers can tell the parents to look for to signal a recurrence of seizures.
Steven DeKosky, MD, discusses whether supplements contribute to brain health. He will describe the difference between rules that apply to FDA approved drugs and supplements advertised to provide health benefits or support good health, that is not FDA approved.
He will recognize the reasons why such differences in regulations exist and the difficulties of treating brain disorders while providing healthy nutrition to the brain.
In this podcast, William Slayton, MD, discusses Immunotherapy for Pediatric Leukemia Patients. He will tell us the story behind the current outstanding cure rates for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He will help us to understand the reasons why 10% of patients still relapse. He will examine the awesome power of immunotherapy in relapsed patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and he will share current trials using immunotherapy to improve cure rates in newly diagnosed patients.
Michael A. Dennis, Jr., MD, FACS, discusses Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. He helps us to understand BPH in its role of causal symptomatology. He reviews the epidemiology and treatment modalities in BPH, and he shares an evidence based knowledge of current and emerging therapies for BPH.
Dennis Yang, MD, discusses third space endoscopy and its role in the management of various GI disorders. He provides information on the role of POEM in the management of esophageal motility disorders. He discusses the role of advanced endoscopic resection techniques in the treatment of lesions in the esophagus and he examines the role of advanced endoscopic resection techniques in the treatment of lesions in the colon.
In this podcast, Divya Patel, DO, helps us to identify the symptoms of cardiac sarcoidosis and what physicians do to screen patients for it. She discusses the diagnostic options and shares the latest medical therapies being used to treat cardiac sarcoidosis. She also examines when ICD placement should be considered.
Dikea Roussos-Ross, MD, discusses the difference between postpartum blues and postpartum depression. She will examine treatment options for postpartum disorders and help identify the risk, benefit, alternatives and indicators for selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor (SSRI) treatment of postpartum depression.
Martina Murphy, MD, discusses PARP inhibitors in ovarian cancer. She examines the use of a PARP inhibitor as first-line therapy, and helps us to understand the relevance of homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) in development of ovarian cancer. She shares the mechanism of action and rationale for PARPi and reviews the FDA-approved uses for PARPi in the management of advanced ovarian cancer.
Kenneth Cusi, MD, FACP, FACE, discusses Treating Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. He examines how fatty liver impacts the care of every patient with obesity, Type 2 Diabetes and cardiovascular disease. He shares how to identify and incorporate into patient care, the latest information into the diagnosis and treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and the latest advancements in medicational developments coming in 2020.
Emily Weber LeBrun, MD, discusses Pelvic Organ Prolapse. She shares insight into some key recommendations for practice and how first line conservative management can offer women an improved quality of life.
She helps us to understand the frequency of pelvic floor disorders and recognize the typical symptoms experienced by female patients with pelvic organ prolapse. She identifies the critical elements of an evaluation for pelvic organ prolapse and provides guidance for patients regarding treatment options, and she describes the fundamental surgical procedures used to treat pelvic organ prolapse.
In this panel discussion, Michael Okun, MD, and Kelly Foote, MD, examine Deep Brain Stimulation. They share information for providers on how to decide if your Parkinson’s patient is a candidate for deep brain stimulation.
Li-Ming Su, MD, discusses the Robotic Urologic Surgery Program at Uf Health Shands Hospital. He shares how advancements in instrumentation and the rapid adoption of robotic surgery in urologic surgery is changing the landscape of urologic surgeries at Uf Health Shands Hospital. He examines the advantages of robotic surgery over conventional open and laparoscopic surgery, and how the multitude of urologic surgical procedures that robotic surgery is applied include those applied to oncologic procedures, female urology and reconstructive surgery.
Steven Hughes, MD, discusses The Whipple Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer Patients. He examines the intricate nature of this complicated surgery. He helps us to identify limitations of current research models of pancreatic cancer with respect to immunity and understand the role of cell‐cell communication within the pancreatic cancer microenvironment. Additionally he describes potential mechanisms of tumor tolerance in pancreatic cancer.
In this panel discussion, Kathryn Hitchcock, MD, PhD, Brian Ramnaraign, MD, and Paul Crispen, MD, examine the Multi-Disciplinary approach for treating bladder cancer. They share the natural history of bladder cancer and the most common path experienced by patients.
They explain the treatment options available to patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer, when each are appropriate, and what approaches clinical trials are attempting to bring in, and they describe the experience of patients after cystectomy or bladder preservation and the cancer-free and overall survival of patients in these populations. They give us insight into important patient and tumor characteristics that are associated with improved outcomes.
Gregory Christman, MD, discusses the management of women with PCOS, which physical findings suggest polycystic ovarian syndrome and how his research translates to patient care.
He examines the required characteristics and criteria to establish a diagnosis of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). He lists the various options available to address infertility secondary to poor or absent ovulation in women with PCOS, and He offers helpful advice to be aware of to best deal with the non reproductive impact of PCOS on one's health.
Paul Crispen, MD, discusses the Bladder Preservation program at Uf Health Shands Hospital. He examines current indications for radical cycstectomy when treating bladder cancer. He helps us to understand the current indications for radical cycstectomy when treating bladder cancer.
He defines BCG refractory disease and treatment options outside of radical cystectomy for BCG refractory disease, and very importantly he shares patient and tumor characteristics that are associated with improved outcomes.
Tiago Machuca, MD, PhD, discusses giving Lung Cancer patients better results with robotic surgery. He shares the current treatment algorithms for early-stage lung cancer, helps us to identify the potential benefits from minimally invasive thoracic surgery to treat lung cancer and to recognize expected quality metrics that lead to improved outcomes.
Peter Dziegielewski, MD, discusses Robotic Surgery in Head and Neck Cancer Treatment and what they are doing to improve the patient journey for individuals with head and neck cancers.
He shares what makes this program unique and why it is important to refer to the specialists at UF Health Shands Hospital.
Michael Massoomi, MD, discusses the latest wave of wearables and trackables to track heart health.
Brian Hoh MD, MBA, FACS, FAHA, FAANS, discusses the latest clinical guidelines for management of stroke. He examines pre-hospital management of acute ischemic stroke and stroke systems of care, the management of acute ischemic stroke in the Emergency Department and the evaluation of acute ischemic stroke patients for mechanical thrombectomy.