Ask the Expert

Here are topics covered by Banner Good Samaritan experts. For a more comprehensive list of topics, please go to Banner Health Ask the Expert:

• Blood Disorders
• Cancer Care
• General Health
• Heart Care
• Maternity
• Neurology
• Pharmacy
• Safety
• Vascular
• Women's Health

 Blood Disorders

• What is anemia  
  Featuring: Michael Berman, MD

 Cancer Care

• Protection from cervical cancer Featuring Dr. Shana Wingo, MD
• Hereditary colon cancer Featuring Jennifer Siettmann, MS, GC
• Mouth sores from chemotherapy Featuring Bruce A. Spigner, DDS
• Emotional impact of cancer diagnosis Featuring Mona Amini, MD
• Is masectomy the best option? Featuring Charles Castillo, MD
• Reducing my chances of breast cancer Featuring Alfredo Nino, MD
• Should I be worried about additional mammograms Featuring Alfredo Nino, MD
• Mammograms, breast MRIs, ultrasound - what is the difference Featuring Alfredo Nino, MD
• Limiting radiation exposure for breast cancer patients Featuring Thomas B. Daniels, MD

 General Health

• Lactose Inolerance Featuring Mary Ellen Dirlam, MD, PhD
• Wound care with diabetes Featuring Dana A. Jamison, MD
• Worry versus anxiety Featuring Mona Amini, MD
• Diabetes and Periodontal Disease Featuring Bruce A. Spigner, DDS
• Advance directives Featuring: Edward Perrin, MD
• Donating blood ahead of your own surgery Featuring: Charles Castillo, MD
• Cuts, scrapes and medical care Featuring Gavin Parisi, MD
• Children and flu restrictions Featuring: Felipe Gutierrez, MD
• Holiday foods and diabetes Featuring Alison Peckumn, D.O.
• What is the difference between Hepatitis A, B and C?
  Featuring Richard Manch, MD
• HPV vaccinations for boys Featuring Jackie Agenbroad
• Top five Internet health care myths Featuring Sandra Miller, MD
• What is low kidney function? Featuring Amandeep Khurana, MD
• How can I decrease my medication costs? Featuring Steven Brown, MD
• Running in the heat Featuring Moneesh Bhow, MD
• Preventing runners' injuries Featuring Spencer Niemann, DPM
• Sinuplasty to help with sinuses Featuring Ryan Rehl, MD
• Is one soda a day bad for you? Featuring Joselyn Jedick, D.O.
• Third-hand smoke Featuring Ronald Servi D.O.
• Is my wound created by a spider bite? Featuring Yadwinder Dhillon, MD
• What can I do about my sunburn? Featuring Margaret Kessler, MD
• Body contouring after massive weight loss Featuring Remus Repta, MD
• West Nile Virus Featuring Michael Soubolle, PhD
• Valley Fever symptoms Featuring: Ronald Servi, D.O.

 Heart Care
Atrial Fibrillation

• My cardiologist says I have atrial fibrillation.  What is A Fib and is it common? Featuring Wilber Su, MD
• Why does A Fib occur? Featuring Wilber Su, MD
• What are the risks of untreated A Fib? Featuring Wilber Su, MD
• What are my treatment options for A Fib? Featuring Wilber Su, MD
• What is atrial fibrillation ablation? Featuring Wilber Su, MD
• Atrial Fibrillation  Featuring: H. Kenith Fang, MD

Heart Attacks:

• Heart Attacks and Women  Featuring: Nathan Laufer, MD  
• Risk Factors for Heart Attack and Stroke 
  Featuring: Nathan Laufer, MD
• Does taking an aspirin reduce my chances of a heart attack? Featuring Steven Brown, MD

Heart Disease:

• Unstable Angina and Coronary Artery Disease
  Featuring: Nathan Laufer, MD

Heart Healthy:

• How much salt is too much? Featuring Roger Bryne, D.O.

Heart Surgery:

• Robotic Heart Surgery  Featuring: H. Kenith Fang, MD
• Alternative to open heart surgery Featuring Timothy Byrne, D.O.
• Aortic stenosis Featuring Tim Byrne, D.O.

Maternity

• Pregnancy after 35 Featuring Laurie Erickson, MD
• Calcium during pregnancy Featuring Lexine Hebets, MD, FACOG
• Baby blues or postpartum depression? Featuring Mona Amini, MD
• Biological clock Featuring Drew Moffitt, MD
• What is a Birth Plan? Featuring Michael Urig, MD
• Benefits of cord blood banking Featuring Jordan Perlow, MD
• Pregnancy and deep vein thrombosis Featuring Candice Wood, MD
• Diabetes and pregnancy Featuring Michael Urig, MD
• Diet and exercise for new moms Featuring John Martin, MD 
  The benefits of exercising while pregnant Featuring Michael Urig, MD
• The importance of folic acid Featuring Laurie Erickson, MD
• H1N1 and Pregnant Women Featuring: Jordan Perlow, MD
• What do pregnant women need to know about H1N1? Featuring Michael Urig, MD
• Can I drink water during labor? Featuring Michael Urig, MD
• Advice for new moms Featuring Michael Urig, MD
• Can your obesity affect your baby? Featuring Jordan Perlow, MD
• How do I know when I am ovulating Featuring Michael Urig, MD
• Dealing with pain before my delivery Featuring Michael Urig, MD
• Prenatal Testing Featuring Michael Urig, MD
• Pregnancy and sleep positions Featuring Laurie Erickson, MD

Orthopedics

• Avoiding sprained ankles while running Featuring Spencer Niemann, DPM, FACFAS
• Ankle replacements to treat arthritis Featuring Spencer Niemann

  Neurology

• Rehab after stroke Featuring Robert Djergaian, MD
• Risks of stroke Featuring Jeremy Payne, MD
• Link between sleep apnea and stoke Featuring Douglas Franz, MD

 Pharmacy

• What is the correct procedure for disposing unused or out-of-date medications? Featuring Butch David
• Drug interactions with GERD medicine Featuring Suzanne Sorof, MD

Safety

• Carbon monoxide hazards  Featuring Bob Baron, MD
• Do I really need a helmet for skiing? Featuring Chris Salvino, MD
• Are energy drinks safe? Featuring Frank LoVecchio, DO 

 Vascular

• How can I get rid of the spider veins in my legs? Featuring Charles Raker, MD
• Deep vein thrombosis Featuring Charles Raker, MD
• What is peripheral artery disease screening? Featuring Siddarth Bhende, MD
• Peripheral artery disease and leg pain Featuring Douglas Carlon, MD
• Cramps in my legs Featuring Douglas Carlon, MD

 Women's Health

At what age should you start seeing a gynecologist? Featuring Staci Mayer, MD, FACOG
The transition years of perimenopause Featuring Scott Crawford, MD, FACOG
Yeast infections Featuring Mary Ellen Dirlam, MD, PhD
Hormone replacement therapy and health risks Featuring John W. Martin, III, MD
• Alternatives to hysterectomy Featuring Kevin Hirsch, MD
• New drugs for osteoporosis Featuring Steven Brown, MD
• When and how often should I get a Pap smear? Featuring John W. Martin, III, MD
• Perimenopause Featuring John W. Martin III, MD 
• Is it PMS or something else? Featuring La Dan Goble, MD
• Soy supplements for menopause Featuring Jackie Agenbroad
• Vitamin D and menopause Featuring John W. Martin III, MD