Monday, June 18th on the Doctor Ira Breite Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine Show on SiriusXM 110: Doctor Radio!

A very brief post father's day dinner update.  First, kudos to my children, who knew that taking me out for decent pizza, and not some fancy weirdness, would make my day. And now, bearing that pizza in mind, let's talk about the show!  We are going to start the show talking about pediatric gastroesophageal reflux disease with Dr. Jennifer Lightdale, a pediatric gastroenterologist at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center.  Call us with your kid reflux questions at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!  After that, we will expand the conversation to all things digestive for Gastroenterology Update.  Call me with any of your GI questions or send me a tweet!

So Dr. Billy will be joining me at 9AM Eastern to talk about the interaction between you, your doctor, and the ER when you get sent there for one reason or another.  Its a tricky dance, and its important to get right.  We will end the show with Ask Doctor Ira, where you can ask me any medical questions: anything you forgot to ask your doctor ask me!  Give me a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS or send me a tweet.

Monday, June 11, 2018 on the Doctor Ira Breite Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine Show on SiriusXM 110: Doctor Radio!

OK! Getting ready for the Tony's and my show at the same time! Dr. Caterina Oneto is coming on from 8 to 9 tomorrow to talk about the big news from Digestive Disease Week and answer your questions on all things digestive at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

Summer is here! And that means, well, summer disease. Join me and Dr. Nitin Damle, the former President of the American College of Physicians, as we talk about the most common diseases of summer.

We will end the show with Ask Doctor Ira, where you can ask me any medical questions on any topic at all. Give us a buzz at 1-877-NYU-DOCS or send me a Tweet.

Monday, June 4, 2018 on the Doctor Ira Breite Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine Show on SiriusXM 110: Doctor Radio

Is 45 the new 50?  We'll be talking about whether colon cancer screening start at 45 and not 50. Find out the latest with me as I'm joined by Dr. Durado Brooks of the American Cancer Society and Dr. Andrea Cercek of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. After that we will expand the conversation to any topic in Gastroenterology during GI Update. Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS with your Gastroenterology related questions or send me a tweet!

While many people are very, very aware of the their reflux, there is a group of people who have gastrointestinal reflux disease and don't even know it. Join me and Dr. Jonathan Aviv as we talk about silent reflux and what you can do about it.

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

Monday, May 21st, 2018 on the Doctor Ira Breite Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine Show on SiriusXM 110: Doctor Radio!

A very brief update on tomorrows show as I watch basketball.  We are going to be talking Ehlers-Danlos syndrome with Dr. Clare Francomano of The Greater Baltimore Medical Center.  We will have Gastroenterology Update, where I will tell you the latest and greatest in the world of digestive disease and answer your questions at 1-877-NYU-DOCS.  There is a lot of food poisoning going around, and Dr. Robert Brackett of the Illinois Institute of Technology will be joining us to talk all about it.  We will end the show with Ask Doctor Ira, where you can ask me any questions on any medical topic: anything you forgot to ask your doctor ask me!  Give a call or tweet at 1-877-NYU-DOCS.

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Monday, May 14th on the Doctor Ira Breite Show on SiriusXM 110: Doctor Radio!

Happy Mother's day to everyone!  Before the festivities, I'm getting ready for a really interesting show tomorrow on Doctor Radio. Starting with Saladin and what killed him!  OK, if you, like me, need to brush up a little on medieval and near eastern history, don't worry: we will do that to. Join me as I speak with Dr. Philip Mackowiak of the University of Maryland school of medicine as we talk about what killed the first sultan of Egypt and Syria.

After that, it will be time for Gastroenterology Update, where I will tell you the latest in greatest in the world of digestive disease and answer your questions at 1-877-NYU-DOCS! (or a tweet of course)

I've been thinking of a thousand punny jokes to describe rhythm, but the better part of valor is just to say we going to be talking about heart rhythm and arrhythmias with Dr. Kevin Campbell as we talk the latest from the Heart Rhythm Societies annual meeting. 

Just rewatched Thor Ragnorock today.  There was a cameo appearance by Dr. Stephen Strange.  I never really thought about it, but there really are a lot of doctors in the comics.  Join me and Bob Breetall, the holder of the Guiness Book Records for number of comics books owned as we talk Doctors in the comics!



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Monday, May 7th, 2018 on the Doctor Ira Breite Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine Show on SiriusXM 110: Doctor Radio!

A brief update on tomorrow's show.  Dr. Tod Cooperman of Consumerlab.com will be joining us to talk supplements, CBD oil, vitamin labeling and more.  Supplement questions? Let us know at 1-877-NYU-DOCS.  GI update follows.  Any digestive disease questions? Let me know with a call or tweet! Then we have a medical mystery with Dr. Marlana Orloff-Dacey of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia....find out!  We will end the show with Ask Doctor Ira, where you can ask me any medical question: anything you forgot to ask your doctor ask me!  Give me a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

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Monday, April 30, 2018 on the Doctor Ira Breite Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine Show on SiriusXM 110: Doctor Radio!

Medicine is becoming more specialized by the day.  Now, even sub-specialists have groups of physicians who concentrate their practices in hospitals.  Find out about gastroenterology in the hospital with me and Dr. Melissa Latorre at 8AMET.  Loved one in the hospital with a stomach or liver issue?  Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS or send me a tweet!

Speaking of GI, after the break it will be time for Gastroenterology Update! Not just inpatient: I do it all.  Any digestive disease issues?  Ask me!

Spring is here (though sometimes I am not sure about that).  And, here in New York, that means Lyme Disease. Join me and Dr. Brian Fallon of Columbia University as we talk about the neurological and neuropsychiatric issues that come from lyme and other tick born diseases!

We will end the show with Ask Doctor Ira, where you can ask me any medical question on any topic at all...anything you forgot to ask your doctor ask me!


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