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#409 Addiction

Lisa Harris, MD
Primary Care Physician
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY

Kathy Cole-Kelly, MSW, MS
Professor, Family Medicine
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Cleveland, OH

Gloria Baciewicz, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY

Anna Rose Childress, PhD
Research Association Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA

Glenn McGee, PhD
Director, Alden March Bioethics Institute
Albany Medical College
Albany, NY

William C. Moyers
Vice President of External Affairs
The Hazelden Foundation

#505 Alzheimer's Disease

Lisa Harris, MD
Primary Care Physician
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY

Kathleen Kelly, MPA
Executive Director
Family Caregiver Alliance
San Francisco, CA

Barbara Moscowitz, MSW
Coordinator Geriatric Social Work
Geriatric Medicine Unit, Mass General Hospital
Boston, MA

David Latshaw
Caregiver to wife with Alzheimer's Disease
Pittsburgh, PA

William Hall, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Center for Healthy Aging
University of Rochester School of Medicine
Rochester, NY

Alan Dengiz, MD, CMD
Director of Geriatric Medicine
St. Joseph Mercy Health System
Ann Arbor, MI

#111 Antibiotic Use

Louis J. Papa, M.D.
Primary Care Physician
Partner, Olsan Medical Group, Strong Health, Rochester, NY

Caroline Breese Hall, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine in Infectious Disease
University of Rochester

Abigail Salyers, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology
University of Illinois

Robert Betts, M.D.
Professor of Infectious Disease
University of Rochester

Elissa Orlando
Civilian Guest

#213 ASTHMA

Lisa Harris, M.D.
Primary Care Physician, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome

Mike Apostolakos, M.D.

Darryl Zeldin, M.D.
Senior Investigator, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH
Associate Consulting Professor of Medicine, Duke University

John Condemi, M.D.

Monica Wright

Elissa Orlando
Civilian Guest

#210 BACK PAIN

Lisa Harris, M.D.,
Primary Care Physician, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome

Mickey Burt, D.C.
Chiropractor
Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport, Iowa,
Burt Clinic of Chiropractic, Walcott, Iowa

Robert Medcalf, PT, Dip MDT

Dr. Paul T. Rubery, MD

Rev. Susan Shafer

Elissa Orlando
Civilian Guest  

#107 Breast Cancer

Susan Hunt
Television Host
Had Breast Cancer

Stuart Schnitt, M.D.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Jennifer Griggs, M.D., M.P.H.
Medical Director, Comprehensive Breast Cancer Program
University Of Rochester Medical Center

Wendie Berg, M.D., PhD
Study Chair, American College of Radiology Imaging Network
Screening Breast Ultrasound in High-Risk Women

Gretchen Ahrendt, M.D.
Surgical Director, Comprehensive Breast Cancer Program
University of Rochester Medical Center

Elissa Orlando
Civilian Guest

#411 Breast Cancer Recurrence

Lisa Harris, MD
Primary Care Physician
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY

Glenn McGee, PhD
Director, Alden March Bioethics Institute
Albany Medical College
Albany, NY

Timothy E. Quill, MD
Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry, and Medical Humanities
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Jennifer J. Griggs, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Hematology/Oncology
University of Michigan

Gail L. Rosseau, MD
Director of Cranial Base Surgery, Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Rush Medical College
Chicago, IL

Nancy Scannel
Patient
Breast Cancer Survivor

#407 Cardiac Breakthroughs

Lisa Harris, MD
Primary Care Physician, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome
Rochester, NY

Laurel C. Milberg, PhD
Behavioral Science and Education Development Director
Forbes Family Practice Residency Program
Pittsburgh, PA

Arthur J. Moss, MD
Professor of Medicine, Cardiology
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY

Nanette K. Wenger, MD, M.CP, FACC, FAHA
Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine
Chief of Cardiology, Grady Memorial Hospital
Consultant, Emory Heart and Vascular Center
Atlanta, GA

William L. Blanchet, MD
Internist
Boulder Community Internal Medicine
Boulder, CO

Nic Minetor
Special Guest
Lighting Director/Designer, Second Opinion

#507 Caregiver Burnout

Lisa Harris, MD
Primary Care Physician
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY

Carol Levine, MA
Director, Families and Health Care Project
United Hospital Fund, New York City
Author, "Always on Call" and "The Culture of Caregiving"
New York, NY

Barry J. Jacobs, Psy.D
Director of Behavioral Sciences
Crozer-Keystone Family Medicine Residency
Author, "The Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers"
Swarthmore, PA

Peter V. Rabins, MD, MPH
Director of Division of Geriatric Psychiatry & Neuropsychiatry
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Author, "The 36-Hour Day" and "Practical Dementia Care"
Towson, MD

Beth Witrogen
Author, Journalist, Speaker
Author, "Caregiving:  The Spiritual Journey of Love, Loss and Renewal"
www.witrogen.com
Antioch, CA

Kevin McCormick, MD, PhD
Medical Director, Geriatrics & Medicine Associates
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Geriatrics
University of Rochester School of Medicine
Rochester, NY

#103 Cervical Cancer and HPV

Christine Baze
Musician
Lead Singer, The Skills of Ortega

Lisa Y. Harris, M.D.
Primary Care Physician, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Private Practice, Rochester, NY

J. Thomas Cox, M.D.
Director, Gynecology and Colposcopy Clinic
University of California, Santa Barbara

Mark H. Stoler, M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Gynecology
University of Virginia Health System

Anna Giuliano, Ph.D.
Cancer Epidemiology
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL

Elissa Orlando
Civilian Guest

#312 CHRONIC PAIN

Lisa Sanders, MD
Internist
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Christine Rogers
Health Reporter

Thomas L. Campbell, MD
William G. Rocktaschel Professor and Chair of Family Medicine
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Rochester, NY

Michael Robert Clark, MD, MPH
Associate Professor & Director
Chronic Pain Treatment Programs
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Baltimore, MD 

Carmen R. Green, MD
Associate Professor, Anesthesiology and Director, Pain Management Research
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, MI

Helen Dearman

#402 CLINICAL TRIALS / PARKINSON'S DISEASE

Louis J. Papa, MD
Primary Care Physician
Partner, Olsan Medical Group, Strong Health, Rochester, NY

Kathy Cole-Kelly, MSW, MS
Director, Communication in Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH

Robert G. Holloway, MD, MPH
Professor of Neurology and
  Community & Preventive Medicine
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Monique Giroux, MD
Medical Director
Boothe Gardner Parkinson's Care Center

Glenn McGee, PhD
Director of Alden March
Bioethics Institute

John Testa
Parkinson's Patient

#211 COLON CANCER

Louis J. Papa, M.D
Primary Care Physician
Partner, Olsan Medical Group, Strong Health, Rochester, NY

Alok A. Khorana, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, James P. Wilmot Cancer Center,
University of Rochester

Sapna Syngal, M.D.
Director of the Brigham and Women's Gastroenterology
Center for the Screening, Early Detection and Prevention of Cancer

David Katz, M.D., M.P.M., F.A.C.P.M.
Author, The Way to Eat
Co-Founder and Director, Yale's Prevention Research Center

Eric Logan
IT Project Manager in Kodak's Worldwide Information Systems organization

Elissa Orlando
Civilian Guest

#501 Coronary Microvascular Disease

Louis Papa, MD
Primary Care Physician
Partner, Olsan Medical Group
Strong Health
Rochester, NY

Kathy Kastan, LCSW, MAEd
Social Worker
Immediate Past President, WomenHeart
Cordova, TN

Kim Kachmann-Geltz
Patient, Coronary Microvascular Disease
Hilton Head, SC

Noel Bairey Merz, MD
Director Women's Heart Center
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA

Matthew Burg, PhD
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY

Gladys Velarde, MD
Director, Women's Heart Program
Strong Heart and Vascular Center
Rochester, NY

#101  Dementia

Jim Ruppert
Retired Family Therapist
Alzheimer's Disease Patient

Louis J. Papa, M.D.
Primary Care Physician
Partner, Olsan Medical Group, Strong Health, Rochester, NY

Pierre N. Tariot, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine and Neurology
University of Rochester

William Hall, M.D.
Director for the Center of Healthy Aging
University of Rochester

Tony Wong, Ph.D.
Director of Neuropsychology
Unity Health System, Rochester, NY

Elissa Orlando
Civilian Guest

#201 DEPRESSION

Louis J. Papa, M.D.
Primary Care Physician
Partner, Olsan Medical Group, Strong Health
Rochester, NY

Eric D. Caine, M.D.
John Romano Professor and Chair
Department of Psychiatry
University of Rochester Medical
Rochester, NT

Sheila Briody, SSJ, D.Min.

Director of Counseling and Pastoral Counselor

St. Joseph's Neighborhood Center

Rochester, New York

 

Judith S. Beck, Ph.D.

Clinical Associate Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

            and

Director

Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

Mary Jo Codey

First Lady of New Jersey

 

Elissa Orlando

Civilian Guest

# 509 Depression in Later Life

Lisa Harris, MD
Primary Care Physician
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY

Kathy Kastan, LCSW, MAEd
Social Worker
Immediate Past President, WomenHeart
Cordova, TN

Eric Caine, MD
John Romano Professor & Chair
Department of Psychiatry
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY

Honorable Michael J. Miller
Family Court Judge (Retired)
Clinical Depression Survivor
Rochester, NY

Christopher M. Callahan, MD
Director, Center for Aging Research
Regenstrief Institute, Inc.

Barbara Moscowitz, MSW
Coordinator Geriatric Social Work
Geriatric Medicine Unit, Mass General Hospital
Boston, MA

#301 DIABETES (TYPE II)

Louis J. Papa, M.D.
Primary Care Physician
Partner, Olsan Medical Group, Strong Health, Rochester, NY

Christine Rogers
Health Reporter 

Steven David Wittlin, M.D.
Clinical Director, Endocrinology
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

Lisa Sanders, M.D.
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Terry Davis, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA

Gretchen Becker
Author, "The First Year: Type 2 Diabetes" and "Pre-diabetes"; and coauthor, "The Four Corners Diet"  Diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.

#206 EATING DISORDERS

Lisa Harris, M.D.
Primary Care Physician, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome

 

Constance Rhodes

Founder and Executive Director, www.FINDINGbalance.com

Author, Life Inside the Thin Cage

 

Donald McAlpine, M.D.

Psychiatrist

Director of Eating Disorder services at Mayo Clinic

 

Pauline Powers, M.D.

President - Elect, National Easting Disorder Association

Prefessor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Health Sciences ceter, College of Medicine, University of South Florida

President, National Eating Disorder Association

 

Lesley Heywood, Ph.D.

Author of "Dedication to Hunger: The Anoriexic in Modern Culture"

 

Elissa Orlando

Civilian Guest

#313 END OF LIFE

Louis J. Papa, M.D.
Primary Care Physician
Partner, Olsan Medical Group, Strong Health, Rochester, NY

Kat Carney
Health Reporter

Timothy E. Quill, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry, and Medical Humanities
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Marilyn Webb

Kathie Quinlan
 
Clare Regan

#203 EPILEPSY

 

Louis J. Papa, M.D.
Primary Care Physician
Partner, Olsan Medical Group, Strong Health, Rochester, NY

 

Dr. Lynn Blackburn

Pediatric Neuropsychologist

Pediatric Epilepsy Center,  St. Louis Children's Hospital

 

Robert A. Gross M.D., Ph.D, FAAN

Professor of Neurology and of Pharmacology and Physiology

University of Rochester Medical Center and Strong Epilepsy Center

 

Bruce Hermann, PH.D

Director of the Matthews Neuropsychology Lab

University of Wisconsin- Madison

 

Tony Coelho

Chairman, Epilepsy Foundation

 

Elissa Orlando

Civilian Guest


#304 erectile dysfunction

Louis J. Papa, M.D
Primary Care Physician
Partner, Olsan Medical Group, Strong Health, Rochester, NY 
 
Christine Rogers
Health Reporter

Jim Gibney

Jean V. Joseph, M.D.
Urology Surgeon and Professor
University of Rochester Medical Center

Pepper Schwartz, PhD
Professor
University of Washington
 
Mark Hyman, MD

#308 FERTILITY

Lisa Harris, M.D.
Primary Care Physician, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Strong Health, Rochester, NY

Kat Carney

Kathleen Hoeger, MD
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Specialist
University of Rochester Medical Center

Glenn McGee, Ph.D.
Director, Alden March Bioethics Institute
Albany Medical College
Albany, NY

Michael Tucker, PhD
Laboratory Director
Shady Grove Fertility Reproductive Science Center
Rockville, MD

Kathy Natoli

#307 FLU

Lisa Harris, M.D.
Primary Care Physician, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Rochester, NY

Christine Rogers
Health Reporter

Donald McNeil
Journalist

Edward E. Walsh, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY

Kathleen F. Gensheimer, M.D., M.P.H.
Epidemiologist
Center for Disease Control
Maine Department of Health and Human Services

James P. Dooher

#306 gASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY

Louis J. Papa, M.D.
Primary Care Physician
Partner, Olsan Medical Group, Strong Health, Rochester, NY 
 
Kat Carney

William O'Malley, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Director, Bariatric Surgery Center and
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center
Highland Hospital
Rochester, NY

Melissa A. Kalarchian, Ph.D.
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
 
David R. Flum, M.D. M.P.H.
Associate Professor, Departments of Surgery and Health Services
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Brian Grant

#404 GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE (GERD)

Louis J. Papa, MD
Primary Care Physician
Partner, Olsan Medical Group, Strong Health, Rochester, NY

Kathy Cole-Kelly, MSW, MS
Director, Communication in Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH

Jeffrey H. Peters, MD
Surgeon-in-Chief, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY

Ryan D. Madanick, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of North Carolina
School of Medicine

Gladys Velarde, MD
Director, Women's Heart Program
Strong Heart and Vascular Center, Rochester, NY

Susan Pirozzolo
GERD Patient

#504 hearing loss

Louis Papa, MD
Primary Care Physician
Partner, Olsan Medical Group
Strong Health, Rochester, NY

Kathy Kastan, LCSW, MAEd
Social Worker
Immediate Past President, WomenHeart
Cordova, TN

Kathy Peck
Executive Director and Cofounder of H.E.A.R.
Bass player for "The Contractions"
San Francisco, CA

Robert Frisina, Ph.D.
Associate Chair of Otolaryngology
Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Neurobiology & Anatomy
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY

Eric Caine, MD
John Romano Professor & Chair
Department of Psychiatry
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY

Sujana Chandrasekhar, MD
Director of New York Otology
Clinical Associate Professor of Otolaryngology
Mount Sinia School of Medicine
New York, NY

#113 Heart Attack or Coronary Artery Disease

Lisa Y. Harris, M.D.
Primary Care Physician, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Private Practice, Rochester, NY

Arthur J. Moss, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Cardiology
University of Rochester Medical Center

Nora Goldschlager, M.D.
Director, Coronary Care Unit
San Francisco General Hospital, UCSF

Christopher J. Cove, M.D.
Assistant Director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab.
University of Rochester Medical Center

Elissa Orlando
Guest Civilian

#302 heart disease & depression

Lisa Harris, M.D.
Primary Care Physician, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome

Christine Rogers
Health Reporter

Linda Pikuet

Eric D. Caine, M.D.
John Romano Professor and Chair
Department of Psychiatry
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York
 
Gladys Velarde, M.D.
Director, Strong Women's Heart Program
University of Rochester Medical Center

Kenneth E. Freedland, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
Washington University School of Medicine

#102 Heart Failure

Bob Morreale
Retired Teacher
Heart Transplant Recipient

Louis J. Papa, M.D.
Primary Care Physician
Partner, Olsan Medical Group, Strong Health, Rochester, NY

Arthur J. Moss, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Cardiology
University of Rochester Medical Center

Nora Goldschlager, M.D.
Director, Coronary Care Unit
San Francisco General Hospital, UCSF

H. Todd Massey, M.D.
Director, Cardiac Transplant Artificial Heart Program
University of Rochester Medical Center

Elissa Orlando
Civilian Guest

#110 Heart Rhythm Disorder

Tracey Conway
Actress / Speaker
Collapsed Due to Arrhythmia

Lisa Y. Harris, M.D.
Primary Care Physician, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Private Practice, Rochester, NY

Arthur J. Moss, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Cardiology
University of Rochester Medical Center

Nora Goldschlager, M.D.
Director, Coronary Care Unit
San Francisco General Hospital, UCSF

Richard E. Kerber, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

Elissa Orlando
Civilian Guest

#502 Hospital Acquired Infection

Lisa Harris, MD
Primary Care Physician
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY

Kathy Kastan, LCSW, MAEd
Social Worker
Immediate Past President, WomenHeart
Cordova, TN

Jeanine Thomas
Patient and National Spokesperson for MRSA
Founder of MRSA Survivor's Network
Willowbrook, IL

Edward E. Walsh, MD
Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY

Betsy McCaughey, PhD
Founder and Chairman of the
Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths (RID)
New York, NY

John Onate, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor Dept. of Psychiatry
UC Davis School of Medicine
Sacramento, CA

#105 Hypertension

CathyAnn Howes
Educational Administrator
Hypertension Patient

Lisa Y. Harris, M.D.
Primary Care Physician, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Private Practice, Rochester, NY

Henry Greenberg, M.D.
Cardiology, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital
Columbia University

John D. Bisognano, M.D., Ph.D.
Preventive Cardiologist and Hypertension Specialist
University of Rochester Medical Center

Lisa Sanders, M.D.
Author, The Perfect Fit Diet
Yale Internal Medicine

Elissa Orlando
Civilian Guest

#106 Incontinence

Terry-Jo Myers
Professional Golfer
LPGA Tour

Louis J. Papa, M.D.
Primary Care Physician
Partner, Olsan Medical Group, Strong Health, Rochester, NY

Amy Rosenman, M.D.
Director, Pacific Continence Center
Assistant Clinical Professor, UCLA

Erin Duecy, M.D.
Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
University of Rochester Medical Center

Kathryn L. Burgio, Ph.D.
Behavioral Psychologist
Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Elissa Orlando
Civilian Guest

#413 Inflammation

Louis J. Papa, MD
Primary Care Physician
Partner, Olsan Medical Group, Strong Health
Rochester, NY

Glenn McGee, PhD
Director, Alden March Bioethics Institute
Albany Medical College
Albany, NY

R. John Looney, MD
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
University of Rochester

Ajit B. Raisinghani, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
UCSD Medical Center
Chief Clinical Service
Director of Cardiology Non Invasive Lab

Mark Hyman, MD
Founder, The UltraWellness Center

Joseph Mercogliano
Plumber, Long Island

#207 JOINT REPLACEMENT

Allen D. Boyd, Jr., M.D.

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Chief of the Division of Adult Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Rochester

C. McCollister Evarts, M.D.

CEO, University of Rochester Medical Center and Strong Health

 

John Baum, M.D.

Professor of Medicine, Emeritus

Professor of Pediatrics University of Rochester Medical Center

 

Lesley Visser

Sportscaster

 

Elissa Orlando

Civilian Guest

 

#506 Kidney Disease

 

Suzanne Mintz
President and Co-founder
National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA)
Kensington, MD

 

Rebeca D. Monk, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine and Program Director, Nephrology Fellowship
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY 

 

Howard Moore,
Caregiver to wife who is in kidney failure
Rochester, NY

 

Gail Gibson Hunt
President and CEO
National Alliance for Caregiving
Washington, DC

 

Joseph A. Vassalotti, MD, FASN
Chief Medical Officer
National Kidney Foundation
New York, NY

 

Louis Papa, MD
Primary Care Physician
Partner, Olsan Medical Group
Strong Health
Rochester, NY

#310 KIDNEY STONES

Lisa Harris, MD
Primary Care Physician, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Rochester, NY

Kat Carney
Health Reporter

Jean V. Joseph, MD
Urology Surgeon and Professor
University of Rochester Medical Center

Rebeca D. Monk, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine and Program Director, Nephrology Fellowship
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY

Kristina Penniston, PhD, RD
Assistant Scientist
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, WI

Stephen Jasinski

#309 LIFE AFTER BREAST CANCER

Louis J. Papa, M.D
Primary Care Physician
Partner, Olsan Medical Group, Strong Health, Rochester, NY

Christine Rogers
Health Reporter

Susanna Morgan, PhD
Psychologist and breast cancer survivor

Jennifer Griggs, M.D., M.P.H.
Medical Director, Comprehensive Breast Cancer Program
University Of Rochester Medical Center

Patricia A. Ganz, M.D.
Professor, UCLA Schools of Medicine and Public Health
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

Pepper Schwartz, PhD
Professor
University of Washington

#311 LONGEVITY

Louis J. Papa, M.D.
Primary Care Physician
Partner, Olsan Medical Group, Strong Health, Rochester, NY
 
Christine Rogers
Health Reporter

William J. Hall, MD, MACP
Director, Center for Healthy Aging
University of Rochester School of Medicine

S. Jay Olshansky, Ph.D.
President, Society for the Study of Social Biology

Dr. J. Michael Gaziano, MD, MPH
Chief of the Division of Aging
Brigham and Women's Hospital

Betty Perkins-Carpenter, Ph.D.
President of Senior Fitness Productions, Inc

#303 lung cancer

Lisa Harris, M.D.
Primary Care Physician, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Strong Health, Rochester, NY

Kat Carney

Paul Levy, M.D.
Professor of Medicine and Acting Chairman in the Department of Medicine.
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

Dr. Alan Sandler
Medical Oncologist
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN

Tim Byers, MD, MPH
Professor of Preventive Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO

Heather Saler
Lung Cancer Patient Panelist

#403 MACULAR DEGENERATION

Louis J. Papa, MD
Primary Care Physician
Partner, Olsan Medical Group, Strong Health, Rochester, NY

Kathy Cole-Kelly, MSW, MS
Director, Communication in Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH

Steven J Rose, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of  Ophthalmology
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

Michael B. Rivers, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Georgetown University Hospital

Gwen K. Sterns, MD
Chief of Ophthakmology
Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY

Dorothy Boyer
Macular Degeneration Patient

#405 Memory Enhancement

Lisa Harris, MD
Primary Care Physician
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY

Glenn McGee, PhD
Editor-in-Chief
The American Journal of Bioethics

Mark Mapstone, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY

Aaron Nelson, PhD, ABPP
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Chief of Psychology and Neuropsychology
Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston  MA)

Amy F.T. Arnsten, PhD
Professor of Neurobiology, Director of Graduate Studies
Yale University School of Medicine

Cathryn Jakobson Ramin
Investigative Journalist

#112 Menopause

Judy Norsigian
Co-Author, Our Bodies, Ourselves

Louis J. Papa, M.D.
Primary Care Physician
Partner, Olsan Medical Group, Strong Health, Rochester, NY

Mark Hyman, M.D.
Co-Medical Director, Canyon Ranch
Author, Ultraprevention

Diane Hartmann M.D.
Gynecologist
University of Rochester Medical Center

Judith Hsia M.D.
George Washington University
Women's Health Initiative Investigator

Elissa Orlando
Civilian Guest

#208 METABOLIC SYNDROME

Louis J. Papa, M.D.
Primary Care Physician
Partner, Olsan Medical Group, Strong Health, Rochester, NY

John Bisognano, M.D.
Preventive Cardiologist and Hypertension Specialist
University of Rochester Medical Center

Lisa Sanders, M.D.
Author, "The Perfect Fit Diet"
Yale Internal Medicine

David Katz, M.D., M.P.M., F.A.C.P.M.
Author, The Way to Eat
Co-Founder and Director, Yale's Prevention Research Center

Lisa Y. Harris, M.D.
Primary Care Physician, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome

Elissa Orlando
Civilian Guest  

#410 Migraine

Lisa Harris, MD
Primary Care Physician
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY

Kathy Cole-Kelly, MSW, MS
Professor, Family Medicine
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Cleveland, OH

Deborah Friedman, MD
Professor, Opthalmology and Neurology
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY

Mark Hyman, MD
Founder, The UltraWellness Center

Kathleen Farmer, PsyD
Psychologist, Headache Care Center
Springfield, MO

Melissa Lipani
Migraine Patient

#508 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Louis Papa, MD
Primary Care Physician
Partner, Olsan Medical Group
Strong Health
Rochester, NY

Dianne Savastano
President and Founder of Healthassist
Personal Healthcare Consultant
Manchester by-the-Sea, MA

Joel Seligman
President, University of Rochester
Rochester, NY

Richard I. Fisher, MD
Director, James P. Wilmot Cancer Center
Director, Hematology/Oncology Division
University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital
Rochester, NY

Elizabeth A. Holly, PhD, MPH
Principal Investigator, Molecular Epidemiology of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Karen Syrjala, PhD
Director, Survivorship Program
Director, Biobehavioral Sciences
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, WA

#104 Nutritional Supplements

Kat Carney
CNN Headline News

Louis J. Papa, M.D.
Primary Care Physician
Partner, Olsan Medical Group, Strong Health, Rochester, NY

Philippe Szapary, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Mark Hyman, M.D.
Co-Medical Director Canyon Ranch
Editor-in-Chief, Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Zsolt de Papp, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Rochester
Academic Endocrinologist, Highland Hospital

Elissa Orlando
Civilian Guest

#108 Obesity

Kat Carney
CNN Headline News
Lost 90 Lbs.

Louis J. Papa, M.D.
Primary Care Physician
Partner, Olsan Medical Group, Strong Health, Rochester, NY

Lisa Sanders, M.D.
Author, The Perfect Fit Diet
Yale Internal Medicine

David L. Katz, M.D.
Author, The Way to Eat
Co-Founder and Director, Yale's Prevention Research Center

Sarah Mustillo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Duke University School of Medicine

Elissa Orlando
Civilian Guest

#109 Osteoporosis

Sue Willer
Registered Nurse
Osteoporosis Patient

Lisa Y. Harris, M.D.
Primary Care Physician, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Private Practice, Rochester, NY

Susan Bukata, M.D.
Director, Osteoporosis Center
University of Rochester

Amity Hall
Exercise Specialist
FlowFitness Inc.

Kevin R. McCormick, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical Director of the Geriatrics & Medicine Associates
University of Rochester

Elissa Orlando
Civilian Guest

#412 Osteoarthritis

Louis J. Papa, MD
Primary Care Physician
Partner, Olsan Medical Group, Strong Health, Rochester, NY

Glenn McGee, PhD
Director, Alden March Bioethics Institute
Albany Medical College
Albany, NY

Randy Rosier, MD, PhD
Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation and Biochemistry and Biophysics University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY

Frederick Buechel Jr., MD
Buechel & Buechel Total Joint Center of Naples
Naples, FL

Mark Hyman, MD
Founder, The UltraWellness Center

Joanne E. Insull
Program Director
Arthritis Foundation
Upstate New York Chapter

#408 Ovarian Cancer

Louis J. Papa, MD
Primary Care Physician
Partner, Olsan Medical Group, Strong Health
Rochester, NY

Laurel C. Milberg, PhD
Behavioral Science and Education Development Director
Forbes Family Practice Residency Program
Pittsburgh, PA

Brent DuBeshter, MD
Professor of Oncology and Director of Gynocologic Oncology
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY

Bobbie S. Gostout, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics-Gynecology
Mayo Graduate School of Medicine
Consultant in Gynecologic Surgery,
Mayo Medical Center, Rochester, MN

Julianne Wojciak, MS, CGC
Certified Genetic Counselor
Familial Cancer Registry and Genetic Risk Evaluation Program
University of California (UCLA)
Los Angeles, CA

Laura McNamara
Ovarian cancer survivor

#202 PROSTATE CANCER

Louis J. Papa, M.D.
Primary Care Physician
Partner, Olsan Medical Group, Strong Health, Rochester, NY

 

Deborah A. Kuban, M.D.

Professor

Department of Radiation Oncology

The University of Texas

M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

 

Edward M. Messing, M.D., FACS

W.W. Scott Professor

Chairman, Dept. of Urology

Professor of Oncology and Pathology

Deputy Director of James P. Wilmot Cancer Center

 

Peter A. Pinto, M.D.

Urologic Oncology Branch

National Cancer Institute, NIH

 

Edward Smith

Retired Information Technology (IT) Professional

Prostate Cancer Patient

 

Elissa Orlando

Civilian Guest

#212 SKIN CANCER

Lisa Harris, M.D.,
Primary Care Physician, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome

Dr. Laurie Polis, M.D.

Jennifer Cooper, M.D.

Randy Wickett, M.D.

Kim Fahnley

Elissa Orlando
Civilian Guest

#305 SLEEP DISORDERS

Lisa Harris, M.D.
Primary Care Physician, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome

Christine Rogers
Health Reporter

Pastor Harley Howard, PhD 
Foundation of Truth Bible Church
Stanton, California

Michael E. Yurcheshen M.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology
University of Rochester Medical Center and Strong Sleep Disorders Center

Donna Arand, PhD
Kettering Sleep Disorders Center
Dayton, Ohio

Mark Hyman, MD

#205 STROKE

Lisa Harris, M.D.
Primary Care Physician, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome

 

Curtis Benesch, M.D., M.P.H.

Director of the Strong Stroke Center

Ass. Professor of Neurology, University of Rochestser Medical Center

 

Larry B. Goldstein, M.D.

Professor of Medicine (Neurology) at Duke University and the Durham VA Medical Center

 

Kyra Mills

Paramedic

 

Davin Brigman

Welder and Stroke Survivor

 

Elissa Orlando

Civilian Guest

#406 Suicide

Lisa Harris, MD
Primary Care Physician, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome
Rochester, NY

Laurel C. Milberg, PhD
Behavioral Science and Education Development Director
Forbes Family Practice Residency Program
Pittsburgh, PA

Eric D. Caine, MD
John Romano Professor and Chair
Department of Psychiatry
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY

Gregory K. Brown, PhD
Research Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Co-Director, Center for Treatment and Prevention of Suicide
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Martha L. Bruce, PhD, MPH
Professor of Sociology in Psychiatry
Associate Vice-Chair for Research, Department of Psychiatry
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, NY

Seamus McCarthy
Special Guest
Producer of the film "Seeing Our Way Through"

#401 TUBERCULOSIS

Louis J. Papa, MD
Primary Care Physician
Partner, Olsan Medical Group, Strong Health, Rochester, NY

Kathy Cole-Kelly, MSW, MS
Director, Communication in Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH

Paul Levy, MD
Professor of Medicine and Vice Chairman in the Department of Medicine.
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

Michael D. Iseman, MD
Professor, Division of Mycobacterial and Respiratory Medicine
University of Colorado

Betsy McCaughey, PhD
Founder and Chairman of the
Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths (RID)

Anne Meade
Tuberculosis Patient

#503 Vaccines

Lisa Harris, MD
Primary Care Physician
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY

Kathy Kastan, LCSW, MAEd
Social Worker
Immediate Past President, WomenHeart
Cordova, TN

Sybil Carlson
Advocate for better vaccination research
San Diego, CA

Mark Shelly, MD
Infectious Disease and Travel Medicine
Highland Hospital
Rochester, NY

Robert Sears, MD
Pediatrician and Author,
"The Vaccine Book:  Making the Right Decision for Your Child"
Dana Point, CA

Dr. Anne Schuchat
Director, National Center for Immunization
and Respiratory Diseases CDC
Assistant Surgeon General
US Public Health Service

#204 VISION CORRECTION

Louis J. Papa, M.D.

Primary Care Physician

Partner, Olsan Medical Group, Strong Health, Rochester, NY

 

Scott MacRae, M.D.  

Director of Refractive Services, Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York

 

Michael DePaolis, OD, FAAO

Optometrist

Rochester, N.Y.

 

Douglas D. Koch, M.D.

Professor of Ophthalmology and The Allen, Mosbacher and Law Chair of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine

 

Dean "Dino" Kay

Radio Broadcaster and On-Air Personality

WCMF, Infinity Broadcasting, Rochester, NY.

 

Elissa Orlando

Civilian Guest

#209 WOMEN'S CARDIAC HEALTH

Louis J. Papa, M.D.
Primary Care Physician
Partner, Olsan Medical Group, Strong Health, Rochester, NY

Christopher J. Cove M.D.
Assistant Director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab.
University of Rochester Medical Center

Arthur J. Moss, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Cardiology
University of Rochester Medical Center

Jamie Hammond
Television Manager

Gladys Velarde, M.D.
Director, Strong Women's Heart Program
University of Rochester Medical Center

Elissa Orlando
Civilian Guest 

 
 
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