INTERVIEWS

Guest: Dr. Kurt Newman

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Kurt Newman, MD, is president and CEO of Children’s National Health System in Washington, D.C. A native of North Carolina and graduate of Duke medical school, Dr. Newman has been a practicing surgeon and chief of surgery at Children’s National for over thirty years and is a professor of surgery and pediatrics at George Washington University Medical School. He helped create the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, dedicated to making children’s surgery less invasive and pain free, and is a strong advocate for the expansion of mental health treatment for kids. He and his wife Alison (a neonatal nurse practitioner) are the parents of two sons and live in Bethesda, Maryland.  

Segment Overview: In this segment, Dr. Kurt Newman discusses how a pediatrician’s knowledge of the strategies and personnel of a hospital can be fundamental, even life saving.

Guests: Dr. Peter N. Schmidt, Ph.D and John Lehr

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio:

John L. Lehr, Chief Executive Officer

John L. Lehr brings to the Parkinson’s Foundation more than two decades of nonprofit fundraising and management experience, with a strong focus in the voluntary healthcare and medical research sectors. Before joining the foundation, John served as President of Orr Associates, Inc. (OAI), a consulting firm that serves the nonprofit sector. At OAI, John was responsible for daily operations of the firm, as well as management of leading clients including Georgetown University, MedStar Health and Special Olympics.

Peter N. Schmidt, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Chief Research & Clinical Officer

Peter Schmidt, Ph.D., is Senior Vice President, Chief Research & Clinical Officer, at the Parkinson’s Foundation and oversees research, education and outreach initiatives. Dr. Schmidt leads the foundation’s Parkinson’s Outcomes Project, the largest clinical study ever conducted in Parkinson’s disease and is active in research in diverse clinical areas in Parkinson’s. He serves as an advisor to several government, industry and foundation initiatives, with the focus to set clinical standards. He is involved in several national-scale quality initiatives, including with the U.S. National Quality Forum and the Fresco Network in Italy. He serves on advisory committees for projects in wearable sensors, Huntington’s disease, Glut1 deficiency syndrome, cystic fibrosis, inpatient rehabilitation and telemedicine. His work has been covered widely in the press.

Segment Overview: Parkinson’s Foundation Clinical Officer Dr. Peter Schmidt and Chief Executive Officer John Lehr discuss the top key findings of the “Parkinson’s Outcomes Project” the largest clinical study of Parkinson’s disease in history.

Guest: Bel Kambach

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Bel Kambach, 50 (St. Cloud, MN/Dominican Republic) – Bel, who has stage 4 PBC and awaits a live liver donor to save her life, works as a college professor of geography during the school year and is a speaker on a luxury cruise line during the summer. She speaks 6 languages and has visited 103 countries. She was initially misdiagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis and tried 27 different medications before finally being diagnosed with PBC at the Mayo Clinic three years later in 2012. A single mom, Bel’s story is a remarkable one, including her multi-year fight for a diagnosis, her eventual liver failure, and her ongoing and dramatic search for a live liver donor.  Incredibly, she’s done all of this while attending to her students, and navigating the ups and downs of being a single parent.  Bel is also an ambassador for the LiveHer National Photography Project. Learn more at: www.Facebook.com/LiveHerPBC  

Segment Overview: Bel Kambach talks about her life as she awaits a live liver-donor to save her life from PBC or Primary Biliary Cholangitis. Bel is also an ambassador for the LiveHer National Photography Project.

Guest: Dr. Laura Berman

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Laura Berman, PhD, is a world renowned sex and relationship educator and therapist; popular TV, radio and Internet host; New York Times best-selling author; and assistant clinical professor of ob-gyn and psychiatry at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago. Considered a thought leader in her field, Dr. Berman has helped countless couples build stronger relationships, improve their sex lives, and achieve a heightened level of intimacy through her TV and radio shows, books, columns and website, along with her private practice based in Chicago. Dr. Berman is a New York Times best-selling author of many books on sexual health and pleasure, a weekly columnist for the Chicago Sun Times, and host of the radio program “Uncovered with Dr. Laura Berman.” She has appeared on Fox News, CNN and the TODAY Show, as well as in The New York Times, USA Today, and every major woman’s magazine. Dr. Berman serves on the advisory board for The Dr. Oz Show and is a regular guest on The Steve Harvey Show.  

Segment Overview: Dr. Laura Berman discusses some of the sexual effects of menopause and how to identify and address them.

Guests: Dr. Warren J. Wexelman & Bob Harper  

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio:

Bob Harper

Health and Fitness expert, television star, and three-time #1 New York Times bestselling author, Bob Harper, is one of the most successful lifestyle experts in the world. Having starred as a trainer on all 16 seasons of The Biggest Loser, Bob brought his dynamic personality to the role of host on season 17. However in February 2017, he suffered a severe heart attack that forever changed his life. Harper’s experience as a heart attack survivor gave him a new purpose on Today, where he appears frequently as a health expert. Aside from Today, he can be seen on the set of The Rachael Ray Show, where he regularly co-hosts.

Warren J. Wexelman, MD

Warren J. Wexelman, MD, or as he is also known as, “The Rockdoc”, is a lifelong Brooklynite and has been a practicing cardiologist in Brooklyn for over 30 years. He served as Associate Chief Medical Officer, Director of Clinical Therapeutics, Chair of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee for 23 years. Dr. Wexelman was the Founding Director of the Cardiac Rehabilitation & Exercise Program at Maimonides Medical Center.  Dr. Wexelman is presently on the faculty of the NYU Langone School of Medicine and Medical Center and the President of the American Heart Association in Brooklyn. He has been the Medical Director for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer NYC since 2002.

Segment Overview: In this segment, celebrity fitness trainer Bob Harper and Dr. Warren Wexelman talk about focusing on recovery and seeking support after a massive heart attack and helping to raise awareness.

Guest: Dr. Jeremy Cumpston

Presenter: Tabetha Moreto

Guest Bio: Dr. Jeremy Cumpston has been a general practitioner for some 28 years. He has a special interest in Anti-Ageing and Men’s health and has worked in the past as a men’s health physician. Dr. Cumpston graduated from Adelaide University in 1990 and has worked as a general practitioner for some 28 years. He has had a special interest in Anti-Ageing and Men’s health and has, in the past worked as a men’s health physician at the renowned St Vincent’s Private Clinic in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. He has been following the work of Dr Ross Grant and his team in the field of NAD research for the last three years with a particular interest in its applications to treating addiction. Dr. Cumpston is the great grandson of John L. Cumpston, first Australian Chief Medical Officer and founder of the Australian Department of Health.

Segment Overview: In today’s interview, Dr. Jeremy Cumpston joins the program and explains about NAD+, an amazing compound that helps those struggling with addiction and mental health issues such as PTSD. He also talks about the benefits of NAD+.

Guest: Dr. Marla Dubinsky and UC patient Jordan Wilson

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Dr. Dubinsky received her medical degree from Queen’s University, Canada. She completed her Pediatric Residency at Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, Canada and her Clinical Fellowship in Gastroenterology and Nutrition at Sainte-Justine Hospital at the University of Montreal, Canada, She then completed her Research Fellowship in Inflammatory Bowel Disease at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where she then served as the Director of the Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center before coming to Mount Sinai as the Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Kravis Children’s Hospital at Mount Sinai. Her primary research focuses on the influence of genetics and immune responses on the variability in clinical presentations, treatment responses and prognosis of early-onset IBD. Her other interests include the impact of IBD on fertility and pregnancy. She has lectured widely both nationally and internationally and has published in 83 peer reviewed journals including Gastroenterology, The Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, and the American Journal of Gastroenterology. She also currently sits on the editorial boards of several leading journals, including Gastroenterology, American Journal of Gastroenterology, and Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology.

Segment Overview: Dr. Marla Dubinsky and UC patient Jordan Wilson share some of the ins and outs of living with ulcerative colitis and discuss preliminary findings from a new survey.

Guest: Dr. Faith Oliver

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Dr. Faith Oliver, affectionately known as Dr. Faith, is an award-winning Oral Surgeon in private practice in the Dallas, Texas-area. Dr. Faith is a graduate of the Baylor College of Dentistry and completed her Oral and Maxillofacial residency at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C. She is also the Chief Oral Surgeon of Brown Mobile Dentistry, a company that travels throughout cities in the Dallas-Fort Worth region, providing oral surgery and general dentistry services for patients who are homebound or confined to nursing homes or rehabilitation facilities. Committed to helping people look and feel better about themselves, Dr. Faith recently and successfully launched, Faces by Dr. Faith,  and is an esteemed member of the American Academy of Facial Esthetics. She wears many hats as a wife, mom, business owner, servant leader, and increasingly sought-after speaker. Dr. Faith says. She lives by the creed: Don’t just make a living. Make a difference.

Segment Overview: Dr. Faith Oliver, a Dallas-based oral surgeon, talks about the importance of oral care and the types of services that are available to people who might be missing teeth, are in the public eye, face embarrassment, etc.

Guest: Jim Kelly

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Jim Kelly was diagnosed with cancer in his upper jaw in 2013. He underwent surgery, but after a follow-up test, Kelly found out the cancer had returned and he would need to begin treatment for his cancer. It was a long and challenging road, but in August 2014, doctors gave Kelly the good news that they could no longer find evidence of any cancer. Jim Kelly began his professional football career in 1986, following two years with the United States Football League’s Houston Gamblers. During his 11 years with the Buffalo Bills, he led the team to six AFC East Championships and four consecutive championship appearances. Kelly holds the all-time football record for most yards gained per completion in a single game, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002. He became known for his motto: “You have to be Kelly tough.” This motto, which built on the importance of being physically and mentally strong and able to bounce back from injuries, took on a new – and more important – meaning after his cancer diagnosis.

Segment Overview: Pro Football Hall of Famer and former Buffalo Bill Jim Kelly talks about his personal experience with cancer, the role education, family, support, health and nutrition played during his journey and his role in the Your Cancer Game Plan Challenge, and the cancer advocacy community, designed to help people impacted by cancer and their loved ones manage the emotional, health, and communication challenges of a cancer journey.

Guest: Lee Jordan

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Lee Jordan is an ACE Certified Health Coach, Behavior Change Specialist & Personal Trainer focusing on lifestyle-based chronic disease prevention. Lee has helped people all over the United States break the chains of obesity and live a full life through his physician endorsed wellness program “30 Seconds to Victory™.” Leveraging years of experience as an executive with a top global IT firm he has mitigated if not eliminated geographic and time barriers typically challenging fitness/wellness professionals through the use wearable, cloud based and portable technology. He works as a subject-matter expert, spokesperson, industry presenter and educator for the American Council on Exercise, the largest nonprofit health & fitness certification, education and training organization in the world communicating about lifestyle based chronic disease prevention. You can often find Lee quoted in such publications as The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, U.S. News & World Report Dr. Oz The Good Life, CNN, SHAPE and many others. B.S. Behavioral Science.  M.S. Kinesiology and Integrative Wellness (Summer 2018)

Segment Overview: Lee Jordan, an ACE (American Council on Exercise) Certified Health Coach talks about his work as a health coach, his own journey, and helping people through digital apps. After battling obesity himself, Lee has dedicated his career to helping others combat obesity and rediscover a life of freedom. He is not a typical trainer, but a health coach. The approach is different and the results are measured beyond a scale.