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#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

#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


#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


#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


#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


#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"


#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


#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


#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


#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

#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

#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

#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

 
 
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