Guest: Maheen Mausoof Adamson, PhD Tune in to hear Dr. Maheen Mausoof Adamson, a Clinical Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at Stanford School of Medicine, discuss her study on mental health in women and how we can take a more targeted treatment approach.

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Women & Mental Health: Taking a Targeted Treatment Approach

Host: Andrew Wilner, MD, FACP, FAAN Guest: Maheen Mausoof Adamson, PhD Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, manifests differently in men and women. Here to explore these differences is Dr. Maheen Mausoof Adamson, a Clinical Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at Stanford School of Medicine, meets with Dr. Andrew Wilner to discuss traumatic brain injuries in female patients.

Uncovering Unknowns in TBI: An Exploration of Manifestations in Women

Host: David Weisman, MD Guest: Elizabeth Finger, MD Patients with frontotemporal dementia, or FTD, suffer from shortfalls in social and emotional behavior. But emerging research might help guide us in treating this disorder. Dr. David Weisman meets with Dr. Elizabeth Finger, a clinical neurologist and an Associate Professor of Neurology at Western University in Canada, to discuss her latest research on FTD.

Figuring Out Frontotemporal Dementia: A Look at Social & Emotional Impacts

Host: Andrew Wilner, MD, FACP, FAAN Guest: Bret Stetka, MD What do we know about the progression of the human brain? Dr. Andrew Wilner meets with Science Journalist Dr. Bret Stetka to discuss his new book, “A History of the Human Brain: From the Sea Sponge to CRISPR, How Our Brain Evolved.”

Understanding the Brain: An Exploration of an Extraordinary Organ

Host: Jerome Lisk, MD Guest: Ilan Wittstein, MD How do you mend a broken heart? Dr. Ilan Wittstein, the Director of the Advanced Heart Failure Fellowship and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, joins Dr. Jerome Lisk to discuss broken heart syndrome and some of its challenges.

The Dangers of a Broken Heart: Collaborating on Cardiomyopathy

Host: Jerome Lisk, MD Guest: Jerrold Vitek, MD, PhD Deep brain stimulation, or DBS, is an emerging surgical procedure that may help to manage movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. Dr. Jerrold Vitek joins Dr. Jerome Lisk to share what is to be expected when a patient undergoes this type of procedure.

Deep Brain Stimulation in the OR: What Neurologists & Patients Can Expect

Host: David Weisman, MD Guest: Adil Javed, MD PhD How can providers help mitigate the symptoms of a disease a debilitating as multiple sclerosis? Dr. David Weisman examines management strategies for patients with multiple sclerosis with is Dr. Adil Javed, a board-certified neurologist and an Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Chicago.

Exploring the Evolving Landscape in Managing Multiple Sclerosis

Host: Jerome Lisk, MD Guest: Ilan Wittstein, MD With no standard criteria available, how do we detect broken heart syndrome in our patients? Dr. Ilan Wittstein, the Director of the Advanced Heart Failure Fellowship and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, shares what we should be looking for.

Seeking Out Symptoms of Broken Heart Syndrome

Host: David Weisman, MD Guest: Mijail D Serruya MD,PhD Every 40 seconds: that’s how often someone in the United States has a stroke. And it’s not uncommon for many of these patients to experience impaired functionality for the rest of their lives. But now, thanks to the latest technology, could something that seems straight out of a science-fiction novel like brain-computer interfaces help us improve the aftereffects of a stroke? Joining Dr. David Weisman to discuss his research that sought to address that exact question is Dr. Mijail Serruya.

The Future of Restoring Functionality in Stroke Survivors

Host: Jerome Lisk, MD Guest: Eric Gantwerker, MD, MMSc, FACS The rise of gaming in medical education has become a much bigger and faster-moving phenomenon than we may know. To find out more, Dr. Jerome Lisk is joined by Dr. Eric Gantwerker from Level EX, which develops video games that are designed to improve clinical decision-making skills. Together, they talk about the evolving role of video games in healthcare settings and why we may be pressing play sooner than we think.

Pressing Play: Do Video Games Have a Role in Healthcare?

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