Baptist Health Talk: Doc-to-Doc

Baptist Health Talk: Doc-to-Doc

Welcome to the Baptist HealthTalk Doc-to-Doc Podcast, a conversation for physicians by physicians, providing insight on the latest in medical practice, research, technology and innovation in healthcare. Join Baptist Health experts as they offer practical advice for clinicians, covering a wide range of specialties.

To find out more about the topics covered on the Doc-to-Doc Podcast, please visit our Physician Resources page.

The Future of Radiation Oncology and Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic cancer has been a lethal malignancy for too long. Available cytotoxic therapies for advanced disease are modestly effective with a 5-year survival rate, less than 15%, but new modalities using ablative radiation therapy holds promise in improving outcomes.

Duration: 26:18 Publish Date: 11/25/2024

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Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Vital Importance of Lung Cancer Screenings

Lung cancer has shown a decrease in incidence and mortality in recent decades; however, it remains one of the cancers with the highest incidence and still ranks first in cancer-related deaths in the United States.

Duration: 0:00 Publish Date: 11/12/2024

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Uterine Transposition: Transforming Gynecologic Cancer Care and Fertility Preservation

Uterine transpositions represent a groundbreaking advancement in fertility preservation for women undergoing treatment for gynecologic cancers. Dr. John P. Diaz and Dr. Jean-Marie Stephan are at the forefront of this innovative surgery at Miami Cancer Institute.

Duration: 22:00 Publish Date: 09/17/2024

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Prostate Cancer Perspectives: Clinical Insights and Emerging Advances

Aside from non-melanoma skin cancers, Prostate cancer, or PCa, is the most common cancer diagnosed for males in the United States and the second leading cause of cancer death for them.

Duration: 37:01 Publish Date: 09/03/2024

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Brain Aneurysms

Have you ever heard of someone being hit with a sudden headache -- but not just any headache -- one of an explosive and unexpected nature that is likened to a "clap of thunder?" When followed by vomiting and blurry vision, the odds are high that it's a brain aneurysm.

Duration: 20:12 Publish Date: 08/26/2024

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When Heat is Your Friend and Not Your Foe

The element of heat can be a good thing -- like part of performance recovery for athletes and saunas. Or it can be a bad thing – as in extreme heat that fuels dangerous dehydration. So, how do you make sure heat is your friend – not your foe – for your health?

Duration: 17:44 Publish Date: 08/16/2024

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Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (MISS) of the lumbar spine is a type of surgery that uses smaller incisions that standard lumbar spine surgery. Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery can result in less pain, faster recovery, and less damage to nearby muscles and tissue.

Duration: 17:53 Publish Date: 07/18/2024

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Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia - IST, What is it?

Inappropriate sinus tachycardia, also known as IST, is a condition of elevated sinus rate unassociated with known pathological, pharmacological, or physiological causes. Its diagnosis has been, in the past, missed or at times dismissed.

Duration: 0:00 Publish Date: 07/16/2024

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Miami Cancer Institute 2024 ASCO Recap

Join Dr. Michael Zinner, CEO and Executive Medical Director of Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute, and Dr. Manmeet Ahluwalia, Chief of Medical Oncology, Chief Scientific Officer & Deputy Director, and Fernandez Family Endowed Chair in Cancer Research at Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute, as they highlight the groundbreaking research

Duration: 21:27 Publish Date: 07/01/2024

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Advances in Lung Cancer Treatment: Navigating Toward a Solution

Join Dr. Mark Dylewski, chief of general thoracic surgery at Baptist Health, and Dr. Paul Kaywin, medical oncologist at Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute, as they discuss advances in lung cancer treatment from a medical oncology and surgical perspective.

Duration: 25:20 Publish Date: 05/17/2024

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Breaking Barriers With Focused Ultrasound

Join Drs. Michael McDermott and Nir Lipsman as they discuss focused ultrasound in neuroscience, how it started, the clinical research that brought us to where we are today, and what the future holds.

Duration: 29:10 Publish Date: 04/29/2024

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A-Fib, Episode 3: What Does the Future Hold?

Dr. Steven Hoff and Dr. Mario Pascual, we will examine the advancements in left atrial appendage management and discuss what lies ahead in promising developments offering brilliant and never-imagined solutions.

Duration: 30:42 Publish Date: 04/04/2024

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Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (LIFU) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Brain Metastases

Join Michael McDermott, M.D. and Manmeet Ahluwalia, M.D., MBA, FASCO, as they discuss a prospective clinical trial on the use of low intensity focused ultrasound for non-small cell lung cancer brain metastases, gender distribution, previous treatment results, and overall survival.

Duration: 21:08 Publish Date: 03/11/2024

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AI the Quintessential Medical Tool?

Join Tom C. Nguyen, M.D and Nish Patel, M.D.,as they discuss the future of AI in modern-day medicine and within the field of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery.

Duration: 26:34 Publish Date: 03/04/2024

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AFib, Episode 2: The Ablation Era

In the 2nd episode on atrial fibrillation with Dr. Steven Hoff and Dr. Mario Pascual, we are exploring surgical ablation, Endo/Epicardial Catheter approach for mapping and ablation of AF.

Duration: 31:04 Publish Date: 02/19/2024

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TMS: Making Waves with Treatment Resistant Depression

Join doctors Michael McDermott, M.D. and Rachel Rohaidy, M.D., as they discuss Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS).

Duration: 14:00 Publish Date: 02/14/2024

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Colchicine Unveiled: A New Dawn in Cardiovascular Prevention

Join Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute experts Jonathan Fialkow, M.D., FACC, Adedapo (Dapo) Iluyomade, M.D., and Sergiu Darabant, M.D. as they discuss how this development could revolutionize the approach to combating cardiometabolic diseases through targeting inflammation, and what it means for your patients.

Duration: 26:51 Publish Date: 11/16/2023

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Breast Cancer in Young Women

In this insightful episode, Dr. Jane Mendez, Chief of Breast Surgery at Miami Cancer Institute, and Dr. Ana Sandoval Leon, medical oncologist specializing in breast cancer at Miami Cancer Institute, delve into the intricate world of breast cancer as it affects young women.

Duration: 21:50 Publish Date: 10/05/2023

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Spinal Cord Stimulation: Utilizing Technology for Chronic Pain Relief

In this podcast, Michael McDermott, M.D., Jason Liounakos, M.D., and Akshay Goyal, M.D. will explore the background of this process, ideal candidates, the future of this therapy, and much more.

Duration: 15:11 Publish Date: 09/08/2023

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AFib, Episode 1: How Did We Get Here

In this podcast, the first of 3 episodes on atrial fibrillation, Steven Hoff, M.D. and Mario Pascual, M.D. will explore the history of AFib from the invention of the ECG in the 20th century until pharmacologic meanderings of the past, such as aspirin and digoxin.

Duration: 19:50 Publish Date: 08/08/2023

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HPV-Related Cancers

Join Miami Cancer Institute experts John P. Diaz M.D., chief of gynecologic oncology, and Alessandro Villa D.D.S., Ph.D., M.P.H., chief of oral medicine, oral oncology and dentistry, as they discuss HPV-related cancers, preventative screenings, the HPV vaccine, and oral complications sometimes caused by cancer-related treatment. 

Duration: 25:02 Publish Date: 06/21/2023

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Cerebral Aneurysms

Who is at risk, what causes a hemorrhage in the brain, and from a medical standpoint, what are the newest findings about cerebrovascular aneurysms? Join us as our experts discuss latest treatments, what to look out for and more on this episode of Baptist HealthTalk: Doc-to-Doc podcast.

Duration: 19:56 Publish Date: 11/28/2022

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The Latest on the Landmark Miami Heart Study

Jonathan Fialkow, M.D., deputy medical director of MCVI, who is the senior author of the study, and Khurran Nasir, M.D., chief of Cardiovascular Prevention and Wellness Division of Houston Methodist Hospital, who is MiHeart’s principal investigator.

Duration: 26:03 Publish Date: 03/02/2022

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Cancer Rehabilitation: A Look at its Importance Throughout the Oncology Care Continuum

Join Miami Cancer Institute experts, Adrian Cristian, M.D., chief of cancer rehabilitation, and Romer Orada M.D., a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician, as they discuss the importance of cancer rehabilitation.

Duration: 29:50 Publish Date: 10/17/2022

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Join Dalibel Bravo, M.D. and Elizabeth Ouellette, M.D., MBA, Orthopedic Hand Surgeons at Baptist Health in south Florida, as they discuss carpal tunnel syndrome, who gets it and ways to treat.

Duration: 43:25 Publish Date: 09/13/2022

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Women’s Health: Experts Discuss Gynecologic Cancers and Breast Cancer

Join John Diaz M.D., Chief of Gynecologic Oncology and Starr Mautner M.D., Breast Surgical Oncologist, as they discuss women's health concerns, preventative screenings, surgical approaches, and innovative treatments offered at Miami Cancer Institute.

Duration: 27:02 Publish Date: 05/12/2022

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Veins and Vein Diseases Explained

Join Dr. Eileen de Grandis, medical director of the Vein Center at Baptist Health Christine E. Lynn Heart & Vascular Institute and Dr. Libby Watch a vascular surgeon and vein specialist at Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute as they discuss veins and why more thought should be given to them.

Duration: 21:31 Publish Date: 10/21/2021

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Chordoma: Latest in Surgical and Radiotherapy Options

Join Michael McDermott, M.D., neurosurgeon and chief medical executive of Miami Neuroscience Institute and Minesh Mehta, M.D., deputy director and chief of radiation oncology at Miami Cancer Institute as they discuss chordoma, a rare type of cancer that occur in the bones of the skull base and spine.

Duration: 24:52 Publish Date: 02/21/2021

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HiFu: A Game-Changing Treatment for Essential Tremor

Essential tremor is a movement disorder, most commonly affecting the hands, that makes daily tasks like eating, writing or shaving incredibly challenging for an estimated 10 million Americans.

Duration: 17:57 Publish Date: 01/26/2021

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