Videos

In this video, Lawrence Brandt, MD, professor of medicine and surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, discusses the safety of fecal transplant as well as its applications to conditions other than Clostridium difficile colitis.

In this video, Jeff Cutler, general manager of Vitals, discusses online doctor reviewing and how doctors can manage their reputation online.

In this video, Lawrence Brandt, MD, professor of medicine and surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, discusses a study on the outcomes of fecal microbiota transplants on almost 100 patients across the country with refractory Clostridium difficile colitis.

In this video, : Jim Hansen, vice president and executive director of Dossia Consortium, discusses his vision of how health 2.0 tools can enhance the doctor-patient relationship.

In this video, Aaron Blackledge, MD, founder of Care Practice in San Francisco, discusses founding his practice as a model for young, tech-savvy doctors.

In this video, Mitchell Shiffman, MD, head of the Liver Institute of Virginia, discusses the potential for spread of hepatitis C via improperly disinfected utensils in barbershops and nail salons.

In this video, Mark Mellow, MD, medical director of the Integris Digestive Health Center in Oklahoma City, discusses a study in which he followed up with patients who underwent fecal microbiota transplants to treat recurrent Clostridium difficile infection.

In this video, Martin Blaser, MD, chairman of the department of medicine at the New York University School of Medicine, discusses the possible relationship between exposure to antibiotics in infancy and increased rates of obesity.

In this video, Allan Stewart, MD, assistant professor of surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, discusses the challenges that would be introduced if statins such as Lipitor were to be made available over the counter.

In this video, Paul Kwo, MD, FACG, professor of medicine in the division of gastroenterology and hepatology at the Indiana University School of Medicine, discusses a program in which hepatitis C screening was offered to patients aged 50 to 65 during routine colonoscopy.

In this video, Allan Stewart, MD, assistant professor of surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, discusses transcatheter valve therapy (TVT), which he calls the most significant recent advance in cardiac surgery.

In this video, Ira Jacobson, MD, chief of the division of gastroenterology and hepatology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, discusses the new standard of care for hepatitis C patients: triple therapy including one of the recently approved protease inhibitors (telaprevir or boceprevir) along with pegylated interferon and ribavirin.

In this video, shot at the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology in Washington, DC, Raymond Cross, MD, associate professor of medicine and director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, discusses strategies for encouraging ulcerative colitis patients to take their medication.

In this video, Roman Nowygrod, MD, FACS, professor of surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, discusses advances in imaging technology such as ultrasound, CAT scans, and MRIs that allow for minimally invasive diagnoses.

In this video, John Chabot, MD, professor of clinical surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, discusses the importance of recognizing new-onset diabetes as a potential sign of pancreatic cancer.

In this video, Hiroo Takayama, MD, PhD, assistant professor of surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, discusses when primary care physicians and general cardiologists should refer patients to heart failure specialists.

In this video, Sheila Crowe, MD, FACG, a professor of medicine and director of research in the division of gastroenterology at the UC San Diego School of Medicine, discusses some of the problems associated with celiac disease, including gastrointestinal difficulties as well as skin rashes, obstetric problems, and anemia.

In this video, Raymond Cross, MD, associate professor of medicine and director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, discusses the latest strategies for treating ulcerative colitis at the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology in Washington, DC.

In this video, John Chabot, MD, professor of clinical surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, discusses the relationship between pancreatic cancer and obesity.

In this video, Hiroo Takayama, MD, PhD, assistant professor of surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, discusses hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a leading cause of death in young athletes who are otherwise healthy.