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Breast Cancer Awareness – Top Docs Radio

October 1, 2014 by angishields

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Breast Cancer Awareness

This week I sat down with three women who each contribute great energy to promote breast cancer awareness in our community. We kicked off Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October) on this episode with Janet Beebe, CEO, of Breast Cancer Survivors Network, Kim Goff, Executive Director, of It’s The Journey/Atlanta 2 Day Walk for Breast Cancer, and breast cancer survivor/6x Atlanta 2 Day Walk for Breast Cancer participant, Yvonne Lloyd. Breast Cancer Survivors Network is a non-profit organization that supports breast cancer patients who have insufficient means to purchase breast prostheses after mastectomy as well as covering cost for mammography for women under 40 who are at higher risk for developing breast cancer. To date the organization has helped over 30,000 women in Georgia through their various services. The are currently being supported through an impressive charitable donation by McD0nough Toyota. The dealership is covering the cost of a month-long TV ad campaign on Atlanta’s 11 Alive TV with a “Drive Cancer Away” series of ads to help raise awareness of the organization and breast cancer in general.

The Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer is an annual fundraising endurance walk that takes place this year on October 11-12^th and takes participants through 30 miles of Atlanta over the course of 2 days. This year, 950 walkers have committed to fundraising and training for this event. Participants commit to raising $500-1000 each, depending on whether they intend to walk 1 or both days. Since 2002, the Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer has funded 214 grants totaling $10 million to support breast health programs throughout Georgia. These programs provide mammograms, clinical breast exams, genetic counseling and testing, biopsies, support services, education, and much more. Many of our grants have a specific focus on under-served individuals in our community- uninsured and under-insured women for whom these types of breast health measures are often not available.

Kim Goff, Executive Director, of It’s The Journey/Atlanta 2 Day Walk for Breast Cancer brought along 6 year survivor of breast cancer (and with this year’s event, 6x participant in Atlanta 2 Day Walk for Breast Cancer), Yvonne Lloyd. Yvonne was kind enough to share her story of diagnosis and treatment and talked about participating in the 2 Day Walk. She gave some practical advice for folks looking to participate in the event as well as how to remain strong in the face of dealing with breast cancer through faith and support from friends and loved ones.

Special Guests:

Janet Beebe, CEO of Breast Cancer Survivors Network

31 Yr, 2 time Breast Cancer Survivor…4 time cancer survivor
President, Founder and Director of The Breast Cancer Survivors’ Network, Inc.
Recipient of multiple awards including “Volunteer of the Year” from Am. Cancer Society and United Way and “Business Woman of the Year” by Nat’l. Assoc. of Business Women
Frequently spotlighted by numerous publications and media outlets including Atlanta Magazine, ATL Journal & Constitution, Fayette Woman’s Magazine and others

Kim Goff, Executive Director of It’s The Journey, Inc/Atlanta 2 Day Walk for Breast Cancer

Consultant, The Chason Group
Former Senior Vice President, Georgia Chamber of Commerce
MBA, Georgia State University
Georgia State University Robinson College of Business Alumni Award

Yvonne Lloyd, Breast Cancer Survivor

Lobular carcinoma Stage 2 lesion without lymph node involvement
Chose mastectomy/reconstruction
5 year course of aromatase inhibitor, Femara
This year makes 6x participant in Atlanta 2 Day Walk event

Important Cancer Resources for Georgians – Top Docs Radio

July 30, 2014 by angishields

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Cancer Resources for Georgians

Special Guests: Alice Kerber, Angie Patterson, and Erin Long

This week we’ll hear about important cancer resources available to patients in Georgia from Alice Kerber and Angie Patterson of GeorgiaCORE. The organization is a public private partnership dedicated to facilitating cancer prevention, care, research, and education. They are focused on helping patients get better access to available cancer resources from early diagnosis to best treatments available, and support once they are survivors. Through initiatives such as www.georgiacancerinfo.org, Georgia Breast Cancer Genomic Consortium, and the Cancer Patient Navigator program, GeorgiaCORE facilitates greater community awareness and helps improve cancer outcomes for Georgians. TurningPoint Breast Cancer Rehabilitation provides a range of specialized rehabilitation services tailored specifically for the breast cancer survivor. As a charitable organization they are able to provide care to under- or uninsured patients who require care as well. Director of Development, Erin Walker Long discusses the therapies they provide along with some of their upcoming fund-raising initiatives.

Alice Kerber, MN, APRN, ACNS-BC, AOCN, APNG, GeorgiaCORE

Oncology Nurse Specialist working to improve quality of cancer care in Georgia
34 years of oncology experience, both inpatient & outpatient
Heavily involved in a CDC program, “Georgia Breast Cancer Genomic Consortium”
2011 Recipient, Oncology Nurse of the Year by Georgia March of Dimes

Angie Patterson, Vice President of Research & Education, GeorgiaCORE

Co-founder, Cancer Patient Navigators of Georgia
Focused heavily on improving cancer care through implementation of patient navigation and survivorship programs
Breast Cancer Survivor
Volunteer with Northside Hospital’s Network of Hope

Erin Long, Development Director for TurningPoint Breast Cancer Rehabilitation

15 years of fundraising experience in healthcare and education
Enjoy tennis, exercise and reading
Mother of two children under 4

Talking Facial Plastic Surgery with Dr. Mark Beaty – Top Docs Radio

July 23, 2014 by angishields

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On today’s show we’ll meet Dr. Mark Beaty. In his practice he offers a wide variety of surgical and non-surgical procedures for patients seeking aesthetic procedures. He is skilled in browlifts, facelifts, eyelid lifts, nasal restructuring, facial resculpturing, and others. He also provides a number of non-surgical options for patients to consider including Ulthera, CoolSculpting, CoolSmoothing, injectables, resurfacing, and more. Dr. Beaty uses a personal, individual approach with his patients, giving a full hour to new patient consultations. This allows him to develop a plan of care that will be best suited for each unique patient he sees.

Special Guest: Dr. Mark Beaty of Beaty Facial Plastic Surgery

Doctorate in Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Residency, University of Iowa Department of Otolaryngology
Fellowship, Facial Plastic Surgery, Emory-Affiliated Buckhead Facial Plastic Surgery
Board Certified in Facial Plastic Surgery and Otolaryngology
Recipient, Sir Harold Delf Gilles award for research evaluating effects of rhinoplasty techniques on nasal architecture

Transitional Care, Cardiology Services and Rehabilitation, and Hospital Medicine – Top Docs Radio

July 18, 2014 by angishields

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Dr. Alan Wang, Dr. Martin Austin, Dr. Binu Kunjummen

Transitional Care

This week we are highlighting several medical practices and services that the community could benefit from knowing about. Salude is an upscale transitional care and rehabilitation facility focused on providing specialized short-term, in-patient rehabilitation care in a state-of-the-art environment. Atlanta Heart Specialists’ physicians deliver a full range of cardiology services, including state-of-the-art prevention, consultation, diagnostic and treatment, and rehabilitation care. Gwinnett Medical Center’s Hospital Medicine program helps optimize the patient’s health outcomes by providing round-the-clock physician oversight of care for patients during their stay in the hospital.

Special Guests:

Dr. Alan Wang, MD, Medical Director of Salude

Doctorate in Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
Residency, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Played key role in starting hospital medicine programs in four Emory hospitals
Former CMO, Emory Johns Creek Hospital
Recipient of numerous awards including Outstanding Teacher, Emory Family Medicine Residency and Emory Hospital Medicine Mark V for Overall Excellence in Hospital Medicine

Dr. Binu Kunjummen, MD, Interventional Cardiologist, Atlanta Heart Specialists

Doctorate of Medicine, Ross School of Medicine
Residency, Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center
Cardiology Fellowship, Tulane University
Pacemaker/Device Fellowship, Newark Beth Israel Hospital
Interventional Cardiology Fellowship, University of Texas
Numerous studies on percutaneous coronary artery and renal artery interventions

Dr. Martin Austin, MD, Hospital Medicine, Gwinnett Medical Center

Doctorate of Medicine New York University School of Medicine
Residency, Bellevue Hospital
Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Cancer Survivors Discuss Late Effects of Radiation – Top Docs Radio

July 9, 2014 by angishields

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Cancer Survivors

This week I am joined by two cancer survivors who successfully beat their cancers but ended up as part of the group of patients who have problems where they received radiation therapy, called “late effects of radiation”. For most patients who experience these issues the symptoms they experience get better with a few weeks of time and conservative measures. But for some, they persist and can have significant impact on quality of life. The symptoms these patients experience depend upon where the radiation was administered on to the body. They can include non-healing wounds on the gums, sometimes exposing the jaw bone (mandible), necrosis (cell death) of the jaw bone, breast pain, chronic diarrhea, bleeding with urination or bowel movements, bladder pain, painful bowel movements, and sensations of urinary and/or bowel frequency and urgency. Hear how they were able to successfully treat their late effects of radiation with hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Dick Cailouet and Dan Dodson, cancer survivors who are among the group who experienced late effects of radiation.

Special Guests

Dick Caillouet

2 year survivor of aggressive prostate cancer
Veteran as Air Force Fighter Pilot, Vietnam, Germany, Cold War
President Elect, Safari Club International, Georgia Chapter
Chairman, Safari Club International’s Georgia Soldiers Rebound initiative

Dan Dodson

3 year survivor of tonsilar cancer
CEO, Co-founder, Mastermind Marketing
Previously, CPA, HLB Gross Collins, PC
Expert in Involvement Marketing, having been published in numerous publications and speaking at trade shows on the subject.

Dr. Roberts-Lopez and Dr. Carroll Talk Women’s Health at WellStar – Top Docs Radio

July 2, 2014 by angishields

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gynecologic oncology and urogynecology — Dr. Roberts-Lopez and Dr. Carroll of WellStar Medical Group talk women’s health issues

<Women’s Health

Dr. LaSonya Roberts-Lopez and Dr. Amy Carroll are physicians with WellStar Medical Group. Dr. Roberts-Lopez is an OB-GYN who specialized in urology. She is able to help women dealing with a variety of issues from interstitial cystitis, uterine or bladder prolapse, urinary (and even fecal) incontinence, and more. Dr. Carroll is an OB-GYN who subspecialized in the treatment of gynecologic cancers including ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, vulvar cancer, cervical cancer, and more. Their training in gynecology, coupled with being women themselves, gives them an advantage when caring for women facing these quality-of-life-altering issues. On this week’s show they discussed a variety of problems they are able to help women with, screening options available for early detection, and measures women can take to prevent occurrence for a number of issues.

Special Guests:

Dr. LaSonya Roberts-Lopez, MD of WellStar Medical Group

Doctorate of Medicine Emory University School of Medicine
Residency, OB-GYN, State University of New York
Fellowship, Advanced pelvic surgery/urogynecology, Northside Hospital, Southeastern Gynecologic Oncology Group

Board certified fellow in obstetrics & gynecology and female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery, Dr. Roberts-Lopez is a Diplomat of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is also a member of American Urogynecology Society, American Medical Association and International Urogynecology Society. She is in practice with WellStar Urogynecology.

Dr. Amy Carroll, MD of WellStar Medical Group

Doctorate of Medicine, Emory School of Medicine
Residency, University of Texas at Galveston
Fellowship, Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Dr. Carroll is a member of the American Association for Cancer Research, Society of Gynecologic Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Dr. Carroll is in practice with WellStar Gynecologic Oncology.

Special Guest, Dr. Jocelyn Curry, Podiatry – Top Docs Radio

June 25, 2014 by angishields

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Talking Podiatry with Dr. Jocelyn Curry DPM

Foot & Ankle Surgery — Dr. Jocelyn Curry talks about her expertise in foot/ankle care.

Podiatrist Dr. Jocelyn Curry, DPM of Ankle & Foot Centers of Georgia

This week I’m joined by Dr. Jocelyn Curry, DPM. She is a podiatrist with Ankle & Foot Centers of Georgia. She’ll talk about the variety of foot & ankle surgical and medical management services she provides in her Lithonia and Midtown office locations, including: Surgical correction of bunions and hammertoes, heel pain/ plantar fasciitis, custom orthotics, reconstructive foot surgery for deformity, sports injuries, and workers compensation foot & ankle care. Dr. Curry’s professional special interests are in forefoot surgery, tendon injury repair and diabetic limb reconstruction.

Doctorate of Podiatric Medicine, Temple University of Podiatric Medicine
Residency, Atlanta Department of Veterans Administration Medical Center
Member: American Podiatric Medical Association, Georgia Podiatric Medical Association, American Diabetes Association

In her own words: Medicine has been her lifelong passion and she feels blessed when a patient puts their trust and health in her hands. Dr. Curry states “I treat every patient with the utmost respect and care, as if they were my own family member. I enjoy meeting new patients daily and exploring the challenges of podiatric medicine.”

Patient Care Innovations and Expertise – Top Docs Radio

April 8, 2014 by Mike

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Top Docs Radio features healthcare providers and professionals sharing their expertise to “Get the Word Out” about a variety of health problems, treatments and community concerns to elevate our community’s well-being.

THIS WEEK’S TOPICS

This week we are featuring two physicians, both of which are bringing innovation and expertise to the well-being of their patients. Dr. Ellie Campbell, DO, of Campbell Family Medicine, will be talking about surprising environmental factors that can adversely affect our health. Dr. Kenneth Anderson, MD, of Anderson Hair Sciences Center, will be describing how advancements in hair restoration are coupled with a high level of attention to the patient experience in his office to achieve outstanding results while minimizing discomfort and inconvenience during recovery.

The host of Top Docs Radio is Charles “CW” Hall with Hyperbaric Physicians of Georgia.

Dr. Ellie Campbell, DO, Campbell Family Practice

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Family Medicine Residency, Medical College of Georgia
Board Certified Family Medicine

Trusted physician to numerous physicians, surgeons, dentists, chiropractors, veterinarians and their families. Dr. Campbell provides women’s health, wellness, complementary and alternative care. She is an expert on environmental factors that can adversely affect patient health. Her clinical services are provided on a Direct Pay model – insurance not accepted, which allows her to have greater autonomy and flexibility in creating the most effective plan of care for her patients to optimize their outcomes.

Dr. Kenneth Anderson, MD, Anderson Hair Sciences Center

Doctor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Residency, General Surgery, University of Michigan
Residency, Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan
Fellow, Facial and Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, University of Michigan
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
Hair Restoration Specialist, Emory Facial Center, Department of Otolaryngology-Head/Neck Surgery, Emory School of Medicine

Dr. Anderson has developed a culture of commitment to patient education and the very highest standards of patient care and service. He does not use consultants or salesmen to discuss the details of hair loss and the various treatments; he meets personally with every patient. Dr. Anderson is always the surgeon performing hair restoration surgery at Anderson Hair Sciences Center, and performs just one procedure per day, so patients can be assured that they are the only concern for Dr. Anderson and his team on their procedure day.

Charles "CW" Hall, Dr. Ellie Campbell, Dr. Ken Anderson — Charles “CW” Hall, Dr. Ellie Campbell, Dr. Ken Anderson

Treating Diabetic Ulcer Patients – Top Docs Radio

April 1, 2014 by Mike

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Treating Diabetic Ulcer Patients

According to recent data from the CDC, diabetes affects over 25.8 million people in the US (roughly 8% of the population). Coupled with data that shows another 79 million persons in the US have pre-diabetes (A1C levels above normal) or 35% of the population. Obviously, it’s a serious problem. Diabetes is a major contributor to stroke, heart disease and peripheral vascular disease (PAD). Roughly 1:6 diabetics will develop a diabetic ulcer on their foot or lower extremity and many of them will ultimately require amputation of part of the foot or leg. After amputation for an ulcer, studies have shown diabetics’ 5 year mortality rates rise significantly — to as high as 45-60%. It is critical that these patients receive rapid, aggressive care from a spectrum of specialists who must each address the various factors contributing to the ulcer.

Our guests this week include three such specialists who treat diabetic ulcer patients in their practice every day. They will give insight about the role they play in saving the diabetic ulcer patient’s limb (and possibly their life).

The host of Top Docs Radio is Charles “CW” Hall with Hyperbaric Physicians of Georgia.

Dr. Shamir Bhikha, DPM

Doctorate with Honors, Podiatric Medicine, Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine
Residency, Inova Fairfax Hospital 2010-13 & Limb Salvage Center at Georgetown University Hospital 2013
Skilled in Sports Medicine/Trauma to the foot/ankle, Podopediatrics and Reconstructive foot/ankle surgery
Comprehensive training in diabetic limb salvage, plastic surgery and wound care

Dr. Andrew Pugliese, MD

Doctorate in Medicine, St. George University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Infectious Disease, Winthrop University Hospital
Triple Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease
Pioneer in non-surgical treatment of acute and chronic sinusitis and president of Sinus Solutions

Dr. Uthan Vivek, MD

Doctorate in Medicine, Madras Medical College, India
Board Certified in General Surgery and Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Vascular Fellow, Wayne State, Detroit
General Surgery, Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Center, New York
Certified in Vascular Sonography, American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Specialist in endovascular procedures for peripheral arterial disease/varicose veins, management of carotid artery disease, abdominal aortic aneurysm, deep vein thrombosis, diabetic foot ulcers and dialysis access