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PodMed is a weekly discussion of the latest medical news – featuring Rick Lange, M.D., chief of clinical cardiology and Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine.

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Listen Now	Welch Library Host Alonzo LaMont, Welch Communications Specialist and Co-Host Victoria Goode, Welch Library Informationist discuss upcoming Podcast Guest Johns Hopkins President Ronald Danies. Also, the current status of Welch Library along with the Welch Library presence in the Zayed Tower Building.
Listen Now	Miller Discusses Health Care Reform Dr. Edward Miller, former dean and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine, describes a Hopkins model for managing many of the newly insured. MORE
Listen Now Subscribe to Neuro podcasts series	Choosing a Spine Surgeon Dr. Ziya Gokaslan explains how to choose a spine surgeon. MORE
Listen Now Subscribe to Neuro podcasts series	Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Neurosurgeon Dr. Daniele Rigamonti discusses normal pressure hydrocephalus. MORE
Listen Now	Lean Sigma Dr. Erich Aldrich, Chair of the Quality Improvement Committee for Neurology discusses the importance of using Lean Sigma, a novel business approach, provided by The Center for Innovation in Quality Patient Care at Johns Hopkins Medicine. MORE
Listen Now	Anne and Mike Armstrong Medical Education building Dr. Edward Miller, former dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine talks about the new Anne and Mike Armstrong Medical Education building and how critical it is to the new medical school curriculum. MORE
Listen Now	New Medical School Curriculum Dr. David Nichols, vice dean for education and Dr. Patricia Thomas, associate dean of curriculum from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine talk about the new medical school curriculum ‘Genes to Society’. MORE
Listen Now	Epilepsy Surgery Johns Hopkins neurologist Gregory Bergey discusses the benefits of epilepsy surgery. MORE
Listen Now	Kidney Donation Pamela Paulk, vice president of human resources, is donating a kidney as part of a series of “domino” kidney transplants. Because of her generosity, a fellow employee at The Johns Hopkins Hospital will receive a kidney transplant. She also hopes to increase public awareness of the importance of organ donation and is telling her story throughout her personal journey. MORE
Listen Now	Team Approach to Treating Brain Tumors Neurosurgeon Alessandro Olivi discusses his team’s multi-disciplinary approach to the treatment of brain tumors. MORE
Listen Now	Epilepsy in Children Neurologist Patty Vining discusses the diagnosis and management of childhood epilepsy at Johns Hopkins. MORE
Listen Now	Brain Tumors Neurosurgeon Jon Weingart talks about 'low grade' brain tumors and their treatment at Johns Hopkins. MORE
Listen Now	Molecular Approaches to Prostate Cancer Shawn Lupold, Ph.D., assistant professor of urology, discusses molecular approaches to prostate cancer. MORE
Listen Now	"Hopkins" / ABC Podcast Arjun Chanmugam, M.D., director of education for Johns Hopkins Emergency Medicine, discusses how emergency room staff often must address not only the immediate medical needs of the patient, but also the needs of the patient's family and law enforcement. MORE * This discussion is based on an episode in the six-part documentary program called "Hopkins" that airs on the ABC Television Network. For more details on the the show, visit: http://hopkins.abcnews.com
Listen Now Subscribe to GI Podcast series	GI Second Opinions Anthony Kalloo, M.D., chief of gastroenterology and hepatology at Johns Hopkins, talks about the importance of getting a second opinion in gastroenterology.
Listen Now	"Hopkins" / ABC Podcast Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, M.D. talks about when blood splattered in his eye during surgery. MORE * This experience of Dr. Quinones is based on an episode in the six-part documentary program called "Hopkins" that airs on the ABC Television Network. For more details on the the show, visit: http://hopkins.abcnews.com
Listen Now	"Hopkins" / ABC Podcast Dr. Edward Miller, former dean and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine, talks about why Hopkins agreed to allow the ABC Television Network to film the documentary series. MORE
Listen Now	Expectant Management Ballentine Carter, M.D., Director of Adult Urology at the Brady Urological Institute, comments on expectant management of prostate cancer. MORE
Listen Now	Prostate Cancer David Berman, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of pathology, oncology and urology at Johns Hopkins, discusses the different ways he and his lab are looking at how prostate cancer develops. MORE
Listen Now Podcast PowerPoint	Urobotics Dan Stoianovici, Ph.D., director of the Johns Hopkins URobotics program, discusses robotics role in urology. MORE
Listen Now Subscribe to Neuro podcasts series	Craniosynostosis Pediatric neurosurgeon Edward Ahn, M.D., talks about positional plaigiocephaly and craniosynostosis in infants. MORE
Listen Now	Sublingual Immunotherapy Sandra Lin, M.D., assistant professor of professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at Johns Hopkins, discusses the pros and cons of sublingual immunotherapy. MORE
Listen Now Subscribe to Neuro podcasts series	Chiari malformation Johns Hopkins pediatric neurosurgeon George Jallo, M.D., discusses Chiari malformation. MORE
Listen Now Subscribe to Neuro Podcasts series	Hydrocephalus Johns Hopkins pediatric neurosurgeon George Jallo, M.D. explains what hydrocephalus is, how it is diagnosed and the treatment. MORE
Listen Now PowerPoint Podcast	Primary and Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease Roger Blumenthal, M.D., dicusses prevention of cardiovascular disease. MORE
Listen Now Subscribe to Neuro Podcasts series	Selecting the Right Neurosurgeon Henry Brem, M.D., director of neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins, explains the importance of picking the right neurosurgeon. MORE
Listen Now PowerPoint Podcast	Genetics and Heart Disease Dan Judge, M.D., talks about the genetics of heart disease. MORE
Listen Now Subscribe to GI Podcast series	Nutrition Gerard Mullin, M.D., gastroenterologist at Johns Hopkins, talks about managing nutritional aspects of GI conditions. Part of our GI Podcast series. MORE
Listen Now Subscribe to Neuro Podcasts	Pituitary Tumors Roberto Salvatori, M.D., associate professor of medicine in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, discusses pituary tumors. MORE
Listen Now Subscribe to Neuro Podcasts	Brain Tumors Dr. Jon Weingart, a neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins, explains the most common types of brain tumors, their treatment and cutting edge research that may help in their treatment. MORE
Listen Now Subscribe to GI Podcast series	Ulcerative Colitis Mary Harris, M.D., gastroenterologist at Johns Hopkins, talks about ulcerative colitis. Part of our GI Podcast series. MORE May 2007
Listen Now	HPV Causes Throat Cancers Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have conclusive evidence that human papillomavirus (HPV) causes some throat cancers in both men and women. MORE
Listen Now PowerPoint Podcast	Prostate Cancer Expectant Management H. Ballentine Carter, M.D., professor of urology at Johns Hopkins discusses prostate cancer expectant management.
Listen Now Subscribe to GI Podcast series	Heartburn Patrick Okolo, M.D., M.P.H., chief of gastrointestinal endoscopy at Johns Hopkins, discusses the prevention, diagnosis and management of heartburn. Part of our GI Podcast series. MORE April 2007
Listen Now Powerpoint Podcast	Prostate Cancer Antigen Testing and Screening H. Ballentine Carter, M.D., professor of urology at Johns Hopkins discusses prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing and prostate cancer screening.
Listen Now Subscribe to GI Podcast series	Colon Cancer Screening Francis Giardiello, M.D., professor of gastroenterology at Johns Hopkins, discusses options for colon cancer screening. Part of our GI Podcast series. March 2007
Listen Now	Lasker Award Winner, Carol Greider Carol Greider, Ph.D., one of the world’s pioneering researchers on the structure of chromosome ends known as telomeres, awarded to share the 2006 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research. MORE
Listen Now	Kimmel Cancer Center Genetic Code for Breast and Colon Cancers Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists have completed the first draft of the genetic code for breast and colon cancers. Their report identifies close to 200 mutated genes, now linked to these cancers, most of which were not previously recognized as associated with tumor initiation, growth, spread or control. MORE
Listen Now Powerpoint Podcast	Lucentis Julia Haller, professor of ophthalmology at Johns Hopkins explains why controversy swirls around Lucentis, a new drug approved by the FDA for the treatment of macular degeneration.