Vanderbilt HealthLine is a live, call-in program that lets viewers get answers to their medical questions from doctors right here in Middle Tennessee. Vanderbilt HealthLine is hosted by NewsChannel 5's Nick Beres and sponsored by Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Call in at 737-PLUS (7587) with your questions and comments!
Airs:
8 a.m. every other Thursday on NewsChannel 5+ (5.2 over the air, or Comcast channel 250)
Re-airs:
3pm of the day it airs
Topics of discussion on Vanderbilt HealthLine:
Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012:
Spine
Gina Walton, MD - Physiatrist, & Joseph Cheng, MD - Neurosurgeon
Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012:
Brain Cancer
Reid Thompson, MD - Neuro-Surgeon, Anthony Cmelak, MD - Radiation Oncologist & Paul Moots, MD - Neuro-Oncologist
Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012:
Treating Aortic Aneurism
Thomas Naslund, MD - Vascular Surgery & Louis Garrard, MD - Vascular Surgery
Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012:
Replacing valves
John Byrne, MD - Cardiac Surgeon, & David Shao, MD - Interventional Cardiologist
Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012:
Medical weight loss
John Cleek, MD - Bariatrician, Caroline Crow, MS, RD, LDN - Licensed Dietitian & Mike Wigger, MS, CSCS - Excercise Physiologist
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012:
Heart attack
Elias Haddad, MD - Cardiologist & Carol Scott, MSN, BSN, CFNP - Cardiology
Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012:
Hereditary Cancer
Georgia Wiesner, MD, MS - Director of Clinical and Translational Hereditary Cancer Program & Sara Lewis, LCGC, MS, BS - Genetic Counselor
Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012:
Advances in valve replacement
Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013:
Otolaryngology and balance issues
Devin McCaslin, PhD - Clinical Coordinator, Pat Flemming, PT, DSc, GCS, & Alejandro Rivas, MD - Otolaryngologist
Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013:
Migraine
Lisa D. Hermann, M.D. - Assistant Professor, Cerebrovascular and General Neurology Divisions
Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013:
Cholesterol
Sergio Fazio, M.D., Ph.D. - Professor of Medicine and Pathology; Director, Vanderbilt Lipid Laboratory; Co-director, Atherosclerosis Research Unit
Cindy Osborn, R.R., L.D.N, C.D.E - Clinical Dietitian, Cardiovascular Medicine Division
Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013:
Innovative Treatment for Depression: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Psychiatrists: Dr. Nathaniel Clark, Dr. Vidya Raj, and Dr. Warren Taylor
Thursday, Mar. 7, 2013:
Managing Allergies and Asthma
John Fahrenholz, MD - Vanderbilt Asthma Sinus Allergy Program
Stokes Peebles, MD - Vanderbilt Allergy Pulmonary & Critical Care
Donna Hummell, MD - Vanderbilt Pediatric Allergy & Immunology
Thursday, Mar. 21, 2013:
Stroke
Dr. J. Mocco, Neurologist
Dr. Michael Froehler, Neurologist
Thursday, Apr. 4, 2013:
Movement disorders (Parkinsons disease & Essential Tremor)
Marc Huntoon, M.D., Kurt Dittrich, M.D., Tracy Jackson, M.D.
Thursday, Apr. 18, 2013:
Eye Health
Paul Sternberg, M.D. - Ophthalmologist, Chairman Vanderbilt Eye Institute
Randolph R. Evans, M.D. - Ophthalmologist, Vanderbilt Eye Institute
Thursday, May 2, 2013:
Hearing loss and advances in hearing aids
Susan Logan, M.S., CCC-A
Clinical Audiologist- Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center
Todd Ricketts, PhD
Hearing Aid and Cochlear Implant Research- Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center
Krissie Rigsby, Au.D., CCC-A
Clinical Audiologist- Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center
Thursday, May 16, 2013:
Integrative health
Dr. Gurjeet Birdee – Physician, Researcher and Yogi
Dr. Michelle Foote-Pearce – Integrative Health Psychotherapist
Thursday, May 30, 2013:
Sports Medicine
Scott Arthur, M.D. - Orthopaedic Surgeon
Charlie Cox, M.D. - Orthopaedic Surgeon
Rebecca Dickinson, PT, COMT - Clinical Coordinator for Sports Therapy
Thursday, Jun. 13, 2013:
Blood related diseases
Madan Jagasia, M.D., M.B.B.S., M.S.Section Chief, Hematology and Stem Cell Transplant Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Stephen A. Strickland, Jr., M.D., MSCIHematologist/Oncologist Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Jennifer Domm, M.D., Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Monroe Carell Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Thursday, Jun. 27, 2013:
DBS/movement disorders
Joseph Neimat, MD - Neurosurgeon
Christopher Tolleson, MD - Neurologist
