Monday, March 6, 2017 on the Doctor Ira Breite Show on SiriusXM 110: Doctor Radio!

March has definitely blown in like a lion here in the Northeast. Cold and windy.  But March is also a month where we celebrate the awareness of many medical problems, including kidney disease and colon cancer.  At 8AM, Dr. Joseph Vassalotti, a nephrologist and Chief Medical Officer of the National Kidney Foundation as we talk about this very important organ.

Kidney questions?  Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS

After this we will have GI Update, where I will tell you the latest and greatest in the world of digestive disease and answer your questions and tweets at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

March happens to be colon cancer prevention month.  One disturbing trend we have been seeing is the rice of colon cancer in younger people than we usually screen for this disease.  Join me as I speak with Gina Neri, a colon cancer survivor and mother of three and Dr. Jerald Wishner, MD, the director of the Institute of Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery at Northern Westchester Hospital about what its like to be be young, pregnant, and find out you have colon cancer.

We will end the show with Ask Doctor Ira, where you can ask me any questions on any medical problem at all: anything you forgot to ask your doctor ask me!  Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS.

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Monday, February 27th, 2017 on the Doctor Ira Breite Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine Show on SiriusXM 110: Doctor Radio!

Heartburn.  GERD.  Call it what you will, its not fun to have.  Although medications are great at treating this condition, there is some worry about using them long term and many people would prefer not to take anything at all.  Surgery has been around for over 40 years, and minimally invasive surgery has been performed since the 1990's.  But does it work?  Join us as we speak to Dr. Francisco Schlottman of the UNC Medical Center For Esophageal Disease and Swallowing as we talk about his new research showing that laparoscopic results are just as good as open surgery (and cheaper, too!)

GERD?  Thinking Surgery?  Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS.

After this we have a very open office.  We will taking your phone calls, tweets,  and emails as we have "Ask Doctor Ira/ GI Update: Expanded Edition."  Anything you forgot to ask your doctor, ask me!

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Monday, February 13th, 2017 on the Doctor Ira Breite Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine Show on SiriusXM 110, Doctor Radio!

We are thinking about hearts here at Doctor Radio.  Not only is Tuesday Valentine's Day, but all February is Women's Heart Month.  Join me and Dr. Kevin Campbell as we talk about arrhythmia and women! From SVT to WPW to a-fib we have it all!  Yes, its a lot of acronyms, but we are going to get through them all.

Questions? Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS

After that we will have gastroenterology update: Board Review Edition!  As I go through my review to recertify, I will let you know some of the interesting things I've learned as well as answering your questions and tweets on all things digestive.

Curcumin.  You're thinking spice, and maybe yellow rice.  Dr. Ajay Goel, PhD of Baylor University is thinking epigenetics and possible cancer prevention. Join us as we talk about the genetics, epigenetics (this is a vocabulary and buzzword filled show) and gastrointestinal cancers!

We will end the show as usual with Ask Doctor Ira.  Anything you forgot to ask your doctor ask me!  Give a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

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Monday, February 6th, 2017 on the Doctor Ira Breite Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology Show on SiriusXM 110: Doctor Radio

Feeling a little stiff from all the recent back and forth in the country? Maybe even a little nauseated.  Join me and Dr. Eric Ruderman of the Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University as we talk about rheumatoid arthritis and some of its gastrointestinal complications.

After that we just switch to gastroenterology.  It will be time for Gastroenterology update, where I will tell you the latest and greatest in the world of digestive disease and answer your questions on all things digestive at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

Lest we forget, the Flu is going around, big time.  Join me and Doctor Radio's Medical Director Dr. Marc Siegel as we go over winter illness.  Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

We will end the show, as always, with Ask Doctor Ira, where you can ask me any medical question at all: anything you forgot to ask your doctor ask me!  Give me a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS

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Monday, January 30th on the Doctor Ira Breite Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology Show on SiriusXM 110: Doctor Radio.

With so much going on in the world, its important to step back and think about your health.  So we will.  Rachel Meltzer Warren will be coming on to talk about healthy diet and teenagers.  And Dr. Steven Griffen of JDRF will be coming on to talk type 1 diabetes.  And of course, Gastroenterology Update and #askdoctorira at 1-877-NYU-DOCS (8:30 and 9:30 respectively)

Monday, January 23, 2017 on the Doctor Ira Breite Show on SiriusXM 110: Doctor Radio

Finally I'm back.  So many holidays at this time of the year, and everything on a Monday.  But, until President's Day at least, I'm back.  Starting with diet talk from registered dietician Danielle Capalino.  Join us as we talk about the microbiome, the FODMAP diet, and of course, fitting into yoga pants (I am not sure anyone would want to see me in them but that is probably besides the point.)

Diet and probiotic questions? Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS.

Speaking of the abdomen

Of course, we will have GI Update (board review edition) and Ask Doctor Ira.

If you've ever had abdominal surgery, a baby, or even deconditioning to your belly, you know how hard it an be to strengthen this often problematic area of your body.  Join me and Scott Sailor, the President of the National Athletic Training Association, as we talk about that all important core.

Had abdominal or pelvic surgery?  Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS or tweet me.

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Monday, January 9th, 2017 on the Doctor Ira Breite Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine Show on SiriusXM 110: Doctor Radio!

I'm back!  And we have a pretty digestive show planned.  Dr. Caterina Oneto will be joining me to talk about digestive issues ranging from the microbiome to the bile duct.  Questions about your constipation, diarrhea, gas or bloat?  Let us know at 1-877-NYU-DOCS.

The mesentery?  What's the mesentery?  I thought I knew, and I may have been taught wrong.  Find out about this old, but new organ at 9AM Eastern when I speak with Dr. Calvin Coffey, the Foundation Chair of Surgery at the Graduate Entry Medical School at the University of Limerick and University Hospitals Limerick in Ireland.  Professor  Coffey and his colleagues recently published a study about the mesentery, refuting what we had been taught about it the past 100 years!

We will end the show with Ask Doctor Ira, where you can ask me any question on any medical topic at all: anything you forgot to ask your doctor ask me!  Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS or send me a tweet!


image from Dr. Coffey's paper in Lancet