Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP Guest: Erin D. Michos, MD, MHS Severe hypertriglyceridemia (sHTG) affects more than 3 million people, but it often flies under the clinical radar. 1-3 When triglycerides are at or above a 500 mg/dL threshold, it’s no longer just an isolated lab value—it’s a level of hypertriglyceridemia where the clinical implications change, and where a more careful…
Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO, FACOFP Guest: Laura Sass, MD Pediatric influenza carries a significant clinical burden, with children under four experiencing one of the highest rates of influenza-related illness, healthcare visits, and hospitalization. 1,2 Seasonal influenza vaccination remains an evidence-based strategy to reduce illness and severe outcomes, with a well-established safety profile and…
Host: Maria Berrocal How much money are retina surgeons losing on secondary IOL procedures? In this episode of Clinical Minute: Retina, host Maria Berrocal, MD, speaks with Nimesh "Nemo" Patel, MD, whose research uncovered how many cases are unprofitable under current Medicare reimbursement rates, and assess how much cash surgeons burn per case. Dr. Patel discusses the implications for patient…
Guest: Howard Fine, M.D. Dr. Howard Fine, a neuro-oncologist at NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine, discusses how a new approach to glioblastoma research may expand treatment options and advance precision oncology. His preclinical model, GLICO, uses cerebral organoids, or mini brains, to create a more accurate representation of glioblastoma tumor biology. Through an advanced,…
What do large registry data reveal about outcomes after intraocular foreign body removal, and how should those findings shape surgical planning and patient counseling? In this episode of New Retina Radio Journal Club with VBS, Jordan Deaner, MD, moderates a discussion with Vaidehi Dedania, MD, and Rehan Hussain, MD, on a 2025 IRIS Registry analysis of nearly 4,800 eyes. The group reviews the…
Host: Maria Berrocal Guest: Audina Berrocal, MD Does socioeconomic status influence outcomes in proliferative sickle retinopathy? In this episode of Clinical Minute: Retina, host Maria Berrocal, MD, speaks with Audina "Nina" Berrocal, MD, of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, who published a retrospective review of more than 100 patients with proliferative sickle retinopathy. They explore whether the…
Host: Priya Vakharia, MD Guest: Andrew Moshfeghi, MD The SOL-1 Phase 3 superiority trial compared the efficacy and safety of the investigational product OTX-TKI (axitinib intravitreal hydrogel) with aflibercept 2 mg. The primary endpoint was proportion of subjects who maintained visual acuity, defined as <15 Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study letters of best-corrected visual acuity loss…
Guest: Ibrahim Hussain, M.D. Neurological spine surgeon Dr. Ibrahim Hussain explains how expandable cages are being used in minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions to optimize patient outcomes. These cages can be inserted with a very low profile to restore height and lordosis, and enable a faster recovery. At Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian, surgeons are pursuing innovative…
Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP Guest: Sarah Sammons, MD Despite advances in the treatment of HR-positive HER2-negative advanced breast cancer, patients with PIK3CA -mutated disease who progress after a CDK4/6 inhibitor still face limited effective and tolerable treatment options. 1 This unmet need has fueled interest in zovegalisib (formerly RLY-2608), a next generation,…
Guest: Mirella Mourad, M.D. On this episode of Advances in Care, host Erin Welsh is joined by Dr. Mirella Mourad, maternal-fetal medicine specialist at NewYork-Presbyterian and co-director of the Preterm Birth Prevention Center at Columbia, to explore a groundbreaking new technology aimed at improving the diagnosis and treatment of preterm birth. Preterm birth impacts approximately 1 in 10…