Podcasts about esophageal diseases

On today's episode, meet Dr. Robert Van Haren. Dr. Van Haren is a thoracic surgeon at the University of Cincinnati UC Health. He received his Bachelor's Degree from the University of Michigan and his Medical Degree from Michigan State. He completed his surgical training at the University of Miami Jackson Memorial, followed by a thoracic surgery fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center. His training was focused on minimally invasive techniques such as robotic surgery and comprehensive multidisciplinary care for complex cancers, and while in training he completed a clinical research fellowship and obtained a Master's Degree in public health at the University of Miami. His current clinical and research efforts focus on improving outcomes after surgery for lung and esophageal diseases.

Suneel Kamath, MD, hematologist/medical oncologist and Siva Raja, MD, PhD, Surgical Director of the Center for Esophageal Diseases joins the Cancer Advances podcast to discuss the Esophageal Cancer Program. Listen as Dr. Kamath and Dr. Raja discuss this multidisciplinary program and the significant advancements that have been made over the last several years including less invasive therapies to treat esophageal cancer.

In this episode, Marie-Pier Tetreault, PhD, assistant professor of Medicine in the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Northwestern Medicine, discusses her research published in Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

This podcast was made possible by support from Sanofi Genzyme & Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Eric Shah and Dr. Evan Dellon discuss the explosion of research into understanding pathogenesis of EoE, research, treatments on the horizon, and the rising prevalence of EoE. Dr. Dellon is a Professor of Medicine and Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology, and the Director of the Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill.

Esophageal diseases are extremely common, and symptoms such as trouble swallowing, chest pain, regurgitation and choking diminish quality of life. There can also be psychosocial effects for patients with these diseases that includes hypervigilance — a heightened focus on physical symptoms — and symptom-specific anxiety such as fear of choking. Identifying patients with issues could help providers better treat their disease. That's according to a new Northwestern Medicine study published in the journal Gastroenterology.

Siva Raja MD, PhD, FACS, thoracic surgeon and surgical director, Center for Esophageal Diseases leads a discussion with Madhu Sanaka, MD, FACG, FASGE, director of Advanced Endoscopy and gastroenterologist Amir Bhatt, MD on Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD), a minimally invasive option for treating early esophageal and gastric cancer. Part 4: Choosing a Center for Esophageal Cancer.

Siva Raja MD, PhD, FACS, thoracic surgeon and surgical director, Center for Esophageal Diseases leads a discussion with Madhu Sanaka, MD, FACG, FASGE, director of Advanced Endoscopy and gastroenterologist Amir Bhatt, MD on Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD), a minimally invasive option for treating early esophageal and gastric cancer. Part 3: Innovations, treatments for advanced esophageal cancer.

Siva Raja MD, PhD, FACS, thoracic surgeon and surgical director, Center for Esophageal Diseases leads a discussion with Madhu Sanaka, MD, FACG, FASGE, director of Advanced Endoscopy and gastroenterologist Amir Bhatt, MD on Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD), a minimally invasive option for treating early esophageal and gastric cancer. Part 2: ESD (Endoscopic submucosal dissection) benefits, what to expect, when can you eat, outcomes

Siva Raja, MD, PhD, FACS, Thoracic surgeon and Surgical Director, Center for Esophageal Diseases leads a discussion with Madhu Sanaka, MD, FACG, FASGE, Director of Advanced Endoscopy and gastroenterologist Amir Bhatt, MD on Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), a minimally invasive option for treating early esophageal and gastric cancer. Part 1: Treatments such as EMR – endoscopic mucosal resection and ESD – Endoscopic submucosal dissection

Srinadh Komanduri, MD, MS, professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and a member Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University discusses the link between heartburn and esophageal cancer. He shares the innovative research is being conducted in this area at Northwestern Medicine, where he stands as to implementing screening programs for esophageal cancer and how Northwestern Medicine and it's the Center for Esophageal Diseases play an important role in managing this disease.

An editorial in the April issue of Gastroenterology looks at how the introduction of esophageal pressure topography has changed our understanding of achalasia and esophageal motor diseases. Dr. Kuemmerle speaks to author Dr. John E. Pandolfino of Northwes