Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Hector O. Chapa, MD, FACOG Guest: Robert Owens Carpenter, MD, MPH, FACS, FASMBS Guest: Toni E. Keaton, MD, MPH Dr. Hector Chapa explores barriers in community health with Dr. Robert Carpenter, Director of Wellness at Texas A&M University College of Medicine, and Dr. Toni Keaton, Assistant Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine at Texas A&M College of Medicine.

Guest: Ramiz Kseri, MD What do we need to keep in mind when treating adolescent transgender patients? Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences at Florida State University College of Medicine, Dr. Ramiz Kseri, discusses bills impacting transgender rights, hormone blockers, and how we can provide better care for adolescent transgender patients.

Host: Hector O. Chapa, MD, FACOG ACOG's Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting will be held virtually this year, but that doesn't mean the content is any less collaborative and impactful. Listen in to hear what ReachMD's host and practicing OB-GYN, Dr. Hector Chapa, is looking forward to at this year's meeting.

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Narjust Duma, MD Are clinical trials really accounting for all patient populations? Dr. Jennifer Caudle joins Dr. Narjust Duma, medical oncologist and assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison, to spread awareness of the underrepresentation of minorities in clinical trials and discuss how we can change that.

Host: Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP An important component of protecting our patients from the COVID-19 pandemic is taking care of their mental health. With that in mind, Dr. Jennifer Shu provides tips for keeping your young patients safe during the winter, and as they go back to school during the pandemic.

Host: Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP Challenges that have accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic have forced practices to adapt. How has patient care changed? Dr. Jennifer Shu discusses what the pandemic has been like for her and the challenges she’s faced.

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: Hector O. Chapa, MD, FACOG Guest: Joshua D. Lee MD, MSc Dr. Hector Chapa and Dr. Joshua Lee discuss the status of opiate use and what we can do to turn things around.

Host: Hector O. Chapa, MD, FACOG Guest: Joshua D. Lee MD, MSc 2021 brought revived hope to the opioid crisis battle with the Department of Health and Human Services' announcement of a plan to drop the X-waiver requirement for buprenorphine prescriptions. How might this elimination and other new developments help us win the battle against opioid addiction? Explore this question and more with Dr. Hector Chapa and Dr. Joshua Lee, Director of the NYU Fellowship in Addiction Medicine.

Host: Hector O. Chapa, MD, FACOG Guest: Meredith Williamson, MD One of the most common medical complications during pregnancy and the postpartum period, perinatal depression affects many women and often goes undetected. What steps can we take to improve the detection and care for women suffering from this condition? Dr. Meredith Williamson, a licensed psychologist at Texas A&M Health Family joins Dr. Hector Chapa to discuss the concerns of mental health in perinatal women.