Book Club

Guest: Steve McKee Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Steve McKee's paternal grandfather died of a heart attack at age 53, his father died of a heart attack at age 50 and he discovered he had heart disease at the age of 52. Hear author Steve McKee as he discusses his experience with heart disease in his book, My Father's Heart: A Son's Journey.

Guest: Gayle Greene, PhD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD How much do you know about the woman who first identified the cancer-causing effects of X-rays in pregnancy? British physician Dr. Alice Stewart was persecuted professionally and financially for her unpopular research. Dr. Gayle Greene, Professor of Literature and Women’s Studies at Scripps College, Claremont, California and author of The Woman Who Knew Too Much, joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss Alice Stewart’s life.

Guest: Masha Gessen Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Blood Matters: From Inherited Illness to Designer Babies is the work of Moscow-based author and journalist, Masha Gessen. Ms. Gessen discusses her book, based in part upon her experience as a carrier of the BRCA gene, with host Dr. Michael Greenberg.

Guest: Robert Klitzman, MD Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Dr. Robert Klitzman , author of When Doctors Become Patients, discusses how by being on the other side of the stethoscope the doctor/patient may gain insight, empathy and a better understanding of the needs of those he treats. Join host Dr. Maurie Pickard to learn some of the first hand lessons Dr. Klitzman gained as a patient as well as those lessons learned by other physician patients who contributed to the research of this fascinating book.

Guest: Gayle Greene, PhD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD What is it like to be a patient with insomnia? To be told it’s your fault, to just rela, or to take any one or combination of a myriad of medications? Dr. Gayle Greene weaves together her personal experience with insomnia and the latest sleep science from her book Insomniac with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Guest: Gary Small, MD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Dr Gary Small is Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and the Parlow-Solomon Professor on Aging at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He is a leading expert on memory and aging, joining host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss his latest book, The Longevity Bible.

Guest: Sandeep Jauhar, MD Host: Gary Kohn, MD Dr. Gary Kohn speaks with Dr. Sandeep Jauhar, physicist, cardiologist, medical writer, and director of the Heart Failure Program at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York regarding his book, Intern: A doctor's initiation.

Guest: Sandeep Jauhar, MD Host: Gary Kohn, MD Dr. Sandeep Jauhar, physicist, cardiologist, medical writer, and Director of the Heart Failure Program at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York City speaks with your host, Dr. Gary Kohn about the transitional period of internship in his book, "Intern: A Doctor's Initiation". Dr. Jauhar relates common experiences through highlights of his own career move towards medicine, and his evolution as a doctor.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Robert Schimmel Robert Schimmel, named one of Comedy Central's 100 greatest Comics, had Showtime and HBO specials, best selling CDs, a Fox TV pilot, and consistently sold-out club dates. He was a recipient of the Celebration of Life Award from the National Lymphoma Society. Mr. Schimmel discussed his book, Cancer on $5 a day* *Chemo Not Included: How Humor Got Me Through the Toughest Journey of My Life.

Guest: George Makari, MD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Sex, conflict, ids and egos – our guest today has authored “The Revolution in Mind: The Creation of Psychoanalysis” which instructs us in the history of this movement and how innovators like Freud and Jung can be viewed through the lens of their cultural times. Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes the Director of the Institute for the History of Psychiatry at Cornell Weill Medical College, George Makari, MD to discuss his latest book.

Guest: Aine Collier, EdD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD “A mysterious epidemic, hitherto unknown, which had struck terror into all hearts by the rapidity of its spread, the ravages it made, and the apparent helplessness of the physicians to cure it.” This 16th century writer was discussing syphilis. Author Aine Collier joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to explore the history of sexually transmitted disease and the early treatments used to combat them.

Guest: Aine Collier, EdD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Rarely do we encounter an issue in medicine as divisive as contraception. Author Aine Collier from the University of Maryland discusses the history of birth control with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Aine Collier, EdD The history of the condom is a fascinating saga of sex, money, science, and politics. Professor Aine Collier chats with host Dr. Leslie Lundt about her book, The Humble Little Condom.

Guest: Sandeep Jauhar, MD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD How does the process of training to become a physician change us and our preconceptions of doctoring and medicine? And how has our understanding of that process shifted over time? Cardiologist and author Dr. Sandeep Jauhar joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss his career as a physician writer and his chronicle of a grueling time, Intern: A Doctor’s Initiation (2006, Farrar, Straus and Giroux).

Guest: Taner Edis, PhD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Why is the US more religious than Western Europe? Why does stem-cell research stir up so much controversy? ReachMD Book Club host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes author Taner Edis, PhD to discuss his book, Science and Nonbelief.

Guest: Taner Edis, PhD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Richard Dawkins is famous for saying science supports religious nonbelief, but many good scientists, such as Francis Collins, are religious and strongly oppose Dawkins's position. Where do you stand on this question? Physics professor and author Taner Edis, PhD discusses his book, Science and Nonbelief with host Dr. Leslie Lundt on the ReachMD Book Club.

Guest: David Kertzer, PhD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD We all know that sometimes the answers to today’s problems can be found in the past. Our guest today will take us to 19th century Italy where we will have a glimpse into a dark page of social and medical history. At one time, up to 10% of European men had syphilis – its victims were rumored to include Beethoven, Van Gogh, Baudelaire, Oscar Wilde, Flaubert. But the syphilis epidemic had another side that hasn’t gotten much attention. Dr. David Kertzer of Brown University has written a detailed account of how one Italian woman contracted syphilis from an infant. He joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss his latest book, “Amalia’s Tale”.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Richard Blau, MD Dr. Richard H. Blau is the founder and Medical Director of The Arthritis Institute of Long Island in Long Island, New York and a Founding Fellow of the American College of Rheumatology. Hear Dr. Blau as he discusses his book, Too Young to Feel Old: The Arthritis Doctor's 28-Day Formula for Pain-Free Living.

Guest: Stanley Kardatzke, MD Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Dr. Stanley Kardatzke, author of Decisive Surgery for a Dying Healthcare System, discusses affordable medical care with the cost-effective, prepaid medical plan used in his practice.

Guest: Dan Shapiro, PhD Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Dr. Dan Shapiro, Director of the Medical Humanities Program and Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the University of Arizona in Tuscon, Arizona, discusses his book, Delivering Amelia: The Story of a Young Gifted Obstetrician's Mistake and the Psychologist Who Helped Her.