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#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.


#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


#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


#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


#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

#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


#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

#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

#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

#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

#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

#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

#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

 

 
 
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