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Cancer Care Designed for Patients 65 and Older
 David
M. Mintzer,
MD, chief of hematology/oncology
at Pennsylvania Hospital,
discusses cancer
care that is designed for
patients 65 and older.
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Source:
Aired:
March 16, 2008
Length: 39
min, 46 sec |
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Hematology/Oncology
 Lynn
M. Schuchter, MD, professor
of medicine, and division
chief of hematology/oncology
at University of Pennsylvania,
and a leader of the melanoma
program at Penn's Abramson
Cancer Center, discusses
hematology/oncology.
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Source:
Aired:
January 28, 2008
Length: 44
min, 41 sec |
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Diagnosis
and Treatment of Lung Cancer – New Ideas
 Tracey Evans, MD discusses
the the latest thinking in
regard to screening and case
finding for lung cancer.
Dr. Evans then reviews newer
approaches to the treatment
of various types and stages
of lung cancer.
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Source:
Aired: January
7, 2008
Length: 13 min |
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The
Promise of Proton Therapy
 Steve Hahn, MD discusses
what proton
therapy is and how it
may be used to attack cancers
in new and promising ways
that will reduce morbidity
and side effects.
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Source:
Aired: December
17, 2007
Length: 13 min |
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New
Directions in the Treatment of Lung Cancer
Tracey Evans, MD discusses
developing agents for use
in the treatment of this
often deadly disease. |
Source:
Aired: November
5, 2007
Length: 13 min |
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Lung
Cancer and Disease, Thoracic Surgery
 John
C. Kucharczuk, MD of
the thoracic surgery division
at Pennsylvania Hospital discusses
lung cancer, lung disease,
and thoracic surgery.
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Source:
Aired: April
1, 2007
Length: 45
min, 04 sec |
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Expert Centers for Adult Congenital Heart Disease
 Gary
Webb, MD outlines the
way for providers to locate
centers of excellence for
care of adults with congenital
heart disease. He also discusses
the specialized care a patient
may receive at such centers,
focusing specifically on
the issues of contraception,
pregnancy and genetic counselling.
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Source:
Aired: April
7, 2008
Length: 13 min |
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Can You Diagnose and Treat Early Heart Failure?
 Mariell
L. Jessup, MD first covers
the diagnosis of heart failure:
despite our technologic advances,
this is still a clinical
diagnosis. She then reviews
the appropriate use of testing
including echocardiography
and BNP.
When should these
be ordered? When should a cardiologist
be consulted? Finally, she
reviews the essentials of treatment
of systolic and diastolic heart
failure including medications
and lifestyle interventions. |
Source:
Aired: February
17, 2008
Length: 13 min |
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Heart
Rhythm Disorders
 Josh
Cooper, MD, assistant
professor of medicine at
the University of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine and an
electrophysiologist talking
about heart rhythm disorders.
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Source:
Aired: February
25, 2007
Length: 44
min, 53 sec
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Melanoma Basics: Are You Up To Date?
 Christopher
J. Miller, MD reviews
basic and newer understandings
about melanomas — how
do they arise, what are risk
factors, how are they recognized
and diagnosed?
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Source:
Aired: March
23, 2008
Length: 13 min |
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Melanoma
Breakthroughs: Signalling Pathways
 Keith Flaherty, MD, an authority
on and one of the leading
researchers in the country
in understanding the role
of signaling pathways in
malignancies, discusses these
new targets for chemotherapy.
He
discusses how these pathways
are elucidated and how agents
are being developed that
attack these new targets.
In turn, this may lead to
dynamic breakthroughs in
cancer treatments such as
with melanoma. |
Source:
Aired:
January 28, 2008
Length: 13
min
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Diabetes Diagnosis and Treatments
 Stephen
Rosen, MD, chief of endocrinology
and metabolism at Pennsylvania
Hospital talks about the
latest diabetes diagnosis
and treatments.
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Source:
Aired: April
6, 2008
Length: 55 min, 20 sec |
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The Diabetes Epidemic
 Mitchell
A. Lazar, MD, PhD, professor
of medicine and genetics
at the University of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine and director
of the Penn Diabetes Center,
discusses the magnitude of
the diabetes epidemic. The
CDC has ominously projected
that one in three children
born in the year 2000 will
develop diabetes in his or
her lifetime. What can we
do to prevent the CDC's prediction
from materializing?
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Source:
Aired:
March 16, 2008
Length: 13 min |
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Novel Treatments for Diabetes
Mitchell
A. Lazar, MD, PhD discusses
exciting new innovations
in our approach to both type
I and type II diabetes including
islet
cell transplantation,
medications for beta cell
preservation and new insights
into the control of obesity. |
Source:
Aired:
November 26, 2007
Length: 13 min |
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Gastrointestinal Medicine/Surgery |
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Surgical Treatment Options for Gastrointestinal
Diseases
 Jeffrey
A. Drebin, MD, PhD, FACS,
chief of the division of
gastrointestinal surgery,
discusses surgical treatment
options for gastrointestinal
diseases.
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Source:
Aired: February
23, 2008
Length: 56
min, 11 sec |
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The
Paradigm Shift In Our Approach to Medications
 Garrett FitzGerald, MD outlines
how the collaborative work
of multiple disciplines is
leading to a brave new world
when it comes to the development
of medications and how, in
the near future, the concepts
of drug efficacy and safety
will be redefined.
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Source:
Aired: January
14, 2008
Length: 13 min |
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Repair
and Regeneration of Damaged Nerve Tissue
 Douglas Smith, MD outlines the
groundbreaking work being done
in his lab with in vitro and
in vivo repair of nerve tissue.
Topics
discussed are the growth and
development of new nerve tissue
in the lab and it's transplantation
into animals with nerve injury.
The potential of this technology
to help humans in ways never
before thought possible is
also presented. |
Source:
Aired: December
10, 2007
Length: 13 min |
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Personalized
Medicine
Garrett FitzGerald, MD discusses
how advances in molecular
biology and our understanding
of the human genome will
lead to a paradigm shift
in how we approach the development
and prescibing of medications
for our patients. |
Source:
Aired: November
12, 2007
Length: 13 min |
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Vascular
Surgery and Endovascular Therapy
 Lee Kirksey, MD, a surgeon
and vascular director of
the Penn
Wound Care Center at
Penn Presbyterian Medical
Center,
discusses vascular surgery
and endovascular therapy.
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Source:
Aired: September
30, 2007
Length: 47
min, 13 sec |
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New Understandings in Traumatic Brain Injury
Douglas Smith,
MD discusses the paradigm shift
in our understanding of the
mechanisms of traumatic
brain injury. He explores
how these new insights may
impact our approach to various
diseases including Alzheimer's
disease.
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Source:
Aired: March
30, 2008
Length: 13
min |
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Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease
 H.
Branch Coslett, MD, chief
of the section of cognitive
neurology, discusses the
latest research and advances
in the treatment of Alzheimier's
disease and other dementias.
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Source:
Aired: February
24, 2008
Length: 48
min, 43 sec |
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Alzheimer's Disease: What Does the Future Hold?
 John
Trojanowski, MD, PhD discusses
the implications of our aging
population in terms of the
future burden of Alzheimier's
disease: financial and human
costs. He then reviews newer
directions for the prevention
and treatment of this possible
epidemic.
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Source:
Aired:
February
24, 2008
Length: 13
min |
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New Thinking on Spinal Surgery
 William
C. Welch, MD, FACS, FICS,
chief of neurosurgery at
Pennsylvania Hospital, discusses
both the concepts and the
practical specifics of new
approaches to the surgical
treatment of spinal disorders.
Dr.
Welch touches on surgery
for spine trauma as well
as for spinal metastases
and spinal stenosis. He outlines
new devices such as the X-Stop
interspinous process device,
spinal implants and various
motion preservation systems
that are being used in place
of traditional fusions. |
Source:
Aired:
February 11, 2008
Length: 13
min |
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Pacemaker
for the Brain
 John
Y.K. Lee, MD discusses
the use of deep brain stimulation
as a new option for the treatment
of Parkinsonian tremor and
other movement disorders.
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Source:
Aired:
January 21, 2008
Length: 13 min |
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Differentiating the Dementias
John Trojanowski, MD, PhD discusses
how to differentiate the
types of dementia and how
making these distinctions
can lead to different approaches
in terms of management. |
Source:
Aired: December
3, 2007
Length: 13 min |
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The
Gamma Knife – More Precise and Safer Treatment
John Y.K. Lee, MD discusses
the Gamma
Knife radiosurgery – what
it is, how it works, and
how it is bringing better
and safer treatment for brain
tumors and other neurologic
disorders to our patients. |
Source:
Aired:
November 19, 2007
Length: 13 min |
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Rotator Cuff Tears: New Understandings
 Louis
Soslowsky, PhD
discusses how new understandings
of the pathophysiology of
tendon-to-bone repair is
leading to a new therapeutic
approach to rotator cuff
tears.
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Source:
Aired: March
9, 2008
Length: 13
min |
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Surgical Advances in Knee Osteoarthritis
 Craig
Israelite, MD discusses the approach
to the common and often disabling
problem of knee osteoarthritis.
A brief review of non-surgical
approaches is followed by a
discussion of techniques such
as image guided surgery, minimally
invasive surgery, partial knee
replacements and the post-operative
use of multi-modal pain strategies.
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Source:
Aired: March
2, 2008
Length: 13
min |
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Orthopaedic Surgery
 G.
Russell Huffman, MD, MPH
is an assistant professor
of orthopaedic surgery at
the University of Pennsylvania
Health System.
He specializes
in arthroscopic treatment
of athletic shoulder and
elbow disorders, as well
as joint replacement and
fracture repair surgery of
the shoulder and elbow. |
Source:
Aired:
February 10, 2008
Length: 51
min, 7 sec
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Surgical Breakthroughs in Hip Osteoarthritis
Craig
Israelite, MD intially reviews
some basic concepts in the
approach to osteoarthritis.
He then outlines recent surgical
advances in the treatment
of osteoarthritis of the
hip that have led to better
outcomes for our patients.
These
advances include minimally
invasive surgery, progress
in postoperative rehabilitation
and the development of new
bearing surfaces that both
improve range of motion and
extend the life of the hip
prosthesis. |
Source:
Aired:
February 4, 2008
Length: 13
min
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Overuse
Tendon Injuries – New Approaches
Louis Soslowsky, PhD outlines
how newer understanding of
the mechanism of injury in
overuse syndromes is leading
to new approaches in treatment.
Dr.
Soslowsky shares his expertise
in biomedical engineering
to help doctors fine tune
their approach to rotator
cuff tendinosis, epicondylitis
and other common clinical
problems caused by overused
tendons. |
Source:
Aired: December
24, 2007
Length: 13 min |
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Arthritis
of the Hip/Knee and Hip/Knee Replacement
Craig
Israelite, MD is a
co-director of knee implant
service and an assistant
professor in the department
orthopaedic surgery at the
University of Pennsylvania
Health System.
Dr. Israelite
specializes in hip and knee
arthroscopy, complex hip
and knee reconstruction and
minimally invasive total
hip and knee replacement. |
Source:
Aired: March
4, 2007
Length: 28 min, 7 sec |
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Pulmonary
Medicine / Thoracic Surgery |
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Comprehensive Smoking Treatment Program
 Frank
Leone, MD, MS, director
of the Comprehensive Smoking
Treatment Programs, discusses
how to learn
to quit smoking safely
and comfortably.
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Source:
Aired: March
9, 2008
Length: 37
min, 6 sec |
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Diagnosis
and Treatment of Lung Cancer – New Ideas
Tracey Evans, MD discusses
the the latest thinking in
regard to screening and case
finding for lung cancer.
Dr. Evans then reviews newer
approaches to the treatment
of various types and stages
of lung cancer. |
Source:
Aired: January
7, 2008
Length: 13 min |
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New
Directions in the Treatment of Lung Cancer
Tracey Evans, MD discusses
developing agents for use
in the treatment of this
often deadly disease. |
Source:
Aired: November
5, 2007
Length: 13 min |
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Lung
Cancer and Disease, Thoracic Surgery
John
C. Kucharczuk, MD of
the thoracic surgery division
at Pennsylvania Hospital
discusses lung cancer, lung
disease, and thoracic surgery. |
Source:
Aired: April
1, 2007
Length: approximately 1 hr |
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Ovarian Function, Fertility, and Cancer Therapy
 Clarisa Gracia, MD, MSCE,
discusses ovarian
function and fertility before,
during and after cancer treatments.
The new ways in which we are
beginning to perserve fertility
provides hope for young cancer
patients.
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Source:
Aired: February
24, 2008
Length: 13 min |
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Reproductive
Endocrinology and Infertility
 Maureen
Kelly, MD, an ob/gyn physician
discusses reproductive endocrinology
and infertility at
Penn Health for Women.
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Source:
Aired:
September 23, 2007
Length: 40
min, 30 sec |
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Robotic
Gynecologic Surgery
 Sharon
Young Byun, MD, assistant professor of clinical obstetrics
and gynecology at the Clinical
Practices of the University of
Pennsylvania talking about robotic
gynecologic surgery.
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Source:
Aired: February
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Arthur
Staddon, MD
David Bozentka, MD