Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Howard Eisenson, MD Guest: Martin Binks, PhD For almost 40 years, the world-renowned residential weight loss program offered at the Duke University Diet and Fitness Center has helped thousands of people change their lives. Drs. E and B discuss how we can incorporate what they have learned over four decades to help our patients lose weight and keep it off.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Lawrence Robbins, MD Adolescent headaches; they can be difficult to manage for any primary care practioner. When is it malingering, when is it the atypical presentation of another disease such as leukemia, and when it is recurrent, how do you treat it?

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Paul Markovitz, MD Fibromyalgia, migraines, IBS, TMJ, PMS and neurodermatitis are common illnesses in women. Dr. Paul Markowitz discusses neurobiochemical similarities between these various problems and a theoretical parsimony of diagnosis, and how this may inform medication choices.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Paul Markovitz, MD Dr Paul Markovitz discusses how to reduce or eliminate residual depressive symptoms, the most common being fatigue, sleep disturbance, and concentration problems.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Paul Markovitz, MD Antidepressants are among the most commonly prescribed medications in primary care, yet a new antidepressant which became available over a year ago has not been widely used. Dr. Paul Markowitz discusses MAO inhibitors and dispels many of the myths surrounding using them.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Paul Markovitz, MD Dr. Markowitz discusses borderline personality disorder – how to recognize it and what to do. Current research suggests the basis is biochemical and structural.

Host: Paul Raeburn Guest: Robert Blendon, ScD On July 1, Massachusetts launched perhaps the most ambitious effort yet by any state to provide healthcare to all of its citizens. The health plan was passed with strong bipartisan support, including the support of then-Gov. Mitt Romney. For months, residents of Massachusetts have seen one report after another by critics warning that the health plan will bankrupt the state, that it can never work, that poor people won’t be able to afford their premiums—and all manner of other dire consequences. So do the citizens of Massachusetts support their plan? Or are they starting to thing they made a big mistake? And what do doctors think?

Host: Mark Chyna, MD Man cannot help but interact with his biological environment, as a member of his own ecosystem, and not always with a result that is positive for his species. But it is always in a manner that shapes the world of the smallest creatures, the world of infectious diseases.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Gabriela Cora, MD Individuals and organizations have 5 areas to consider when evaluating their health: physical, emotional, cognitive, social and spiritual. Dr. Cora discusses how to evaluate and improve in each dimension

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Gabriela Cora, MD AIM I AM a stepwise plan to achieve health and happiness in your life. Dr Cora discusses your value system and mission.