Ask the Expert

Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center physicians and associates are available to answer health questions from the public. 

Our staff at Banner Good Samaritan are recognized experts in the community on many topics involving both general health and the latest medical breakthroughs.

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

 Blood Disorders

• What is anemia  Featuring: Michael Berman, MD

 Cancer Care

• What is cancer?
  Featuring: Saima Saeed, MD 
• Cancer and genetics
  Featuring: Saima Saeed, MD 
• How common is cancer?
  Featuring: Saima Saeed, MD
• What do I need to know about skin cancer?
  Featuring: Saima Saeed, MD

 General Health

• Valley Fever Symptoms Featuring: Ronald Servi, MD
• Advance Directives Featuring: Edward Perrin, MD
• What is the difference between Hepatitis A, B and C?
  Featuring Richard Manch, MD
• West Nile Virus Featuring Michael Soubolle, PhD
• Children and flu restrictions Featuring: Felipe Gutierrez, MD

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

Heart Attacks:

• Heart Attacks and Women  Featuring: Nathan Laufer, MD  
• Risk Factors for Heart Attack and Stroke 
  Featuring: Nathan Laufer, MD

Heart Disease:

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

 Maternal-Fetal

• Twin-twin transfusion Featuring Garrett Lam, MD
• What do pregnant women need to know about H1N1? Featuring Michael Urig, MD
  
  

 Neurology

• Risks of stroke Featuring Jeremy Payne, MD
  

 Pharmacy

• What is the correct procedure for disposing unused or out-of-date medications?
  Featuring Butch David

Safety

• Carbon monoxide hazards  Featuring Bob Baron, MD

 Vascular

• How can I get rid of the spider veins in my legs? Featuring Charles Raker, MD

 Women's Health

• Alternatives to hysterectomy Featuring Kevin Hirsch, MD
• New drugs for osteoporosis Featuring Steven Brown, MD