Search Podcasts
The Wizard shares answers to his most frequently asked questions.
Additional Info
- Segment Number 4
- Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1549we1d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Robert Abel Jr., MD
- Guest Bio
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD
Learn how a neuro-ophthalmologist can help you.
Additional Info
- Segment Number 3
- Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1549we1c.mp3
- Featured Speaker David A. Bellows, MD, FACS
- Guest Website The Medical Eye Center
-
Guest Bio
Dr. David A. Bellows is an ophthalmologist who specializes in neuro-ophthalmology and glaucoma. He has served on the faculty of Tufts/New England Medical Center and has also served as past chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at Catholic Medical Center and Director of its Laser Vision Correction Center. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society and the European Neuro-Ophthalmology Society. He is a member of the editorial staff of the Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD
Learn about a new way to stop the cause of your dry eyes.
Additional Info
- Segment Number 1
- Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1549we1a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Kathryn Najafi-Tagol, MD
- Guest Website Eye Institute of Marin
-
Guest Bio
Dr. Kathryn Najafi-Tagol is a fellowship trained glaucoma specialist and refractive cataract surgeon with special interest in treatment of blepharitis and dry eyes. Kathryn is the founder and medical director of Eye Institute of Marin located in Marin County north of Golden Gate Bridge in the San Francisco Bay area. She is also the ophthalmologist who has done basic research and developed pure form of HOCL, known as Neutrox™ for use in Ophthalmology branded as Avenova™.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD
Learn ways to effectively manage your glaucoma.
Additional Info
- Segment Number 5
- Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1548we1e.mp3
- Featured Speaker Ravi Patel, MD
- Guest Website Atlantic Eye Physicians
-
Guest Bio
Dr. Ravi Patel is a Board Certified Ophthalmologist and practices at Atlantic Eye Physicians in Monmouth County, NJ. His practice sub-specializes in corneal disease and refractive surgery. He is currently on the faculty at Wills Eye Hospital where he teaches residents and fellows about the latest options in corneal refractive surgery. His innovative approach with modern technology allows patients a fully customized treatment where there is no one size fits all.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD
Learn more about pinkeye and how to prevent it from spreading.
Additional Info
- Segment Number 4
- Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1548we1d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Robert Abel Jr., MD
- Guest Bio
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD
The key to managing chronic diseases and achieving optimal health is to keep your lymphatic system open and flowing.
Additional Info
- Segment Number 3
- Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1548we1c.mp3
- Featured Speaker Gerald M. Lemole, MD
- Book Title The Healing Diet: A Total Health Program to Purify Your Lymph System and Reduce the Risk of Heart Disease, Arthritis, and Cancer
-
Guest Bio
Gerald M. Lemole, M.D., was appointed Medical Director of Christiania Care's Preventive Medicine and Rehabilitation Institute and Center for Integrative Health in January, 2007 thru June 2010. Prior to his appointment as Medical Director, Dr. Lemole was Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery at the Medical Center of Delaware since 1986 when he performed the first open heart operation in the state of Delaware. In 2006, Dr. Lemole was appointed the first W. L. Samuel Carpenter III Distinguished Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery, Christiana Care Health System.
Dr. Lemole received his undergraduate degree from Villanova University in Philadelphia in 1958 and his doctor of medicine degree from Temple University School of Medicine in 1962 He completed his residency in general surgery at Temple University Hospital in 1967 and went on to cardiac surgical training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, from 1967 to 1969. In 1968 he was a member of the surgical team that performed the first successful heart transplant in the United States. At Baylor, Dr. Lemole became certified by the American Board of Surgery and served as an instructor in surgery. In 1970 he became certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. In 2012 Dr. Lemole became certified by the American Board of Integrative Medicine. In 2015, Dr. Lemole passed advanced board certification by the American Board of Integrative Medicine (ABoIM) now under The American Board of Physician Specialties.
Dr. Lemole returned to Philadelphia from Texas in 1969. That same year he performed the first coronary bypass in the tri-state area of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. At age 32, he was named Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Temple University. He was concomitantly Chief of Surgery at Deborah Heart & Lung Center, Brown Mills, New Jersey, from 1972 to 1984. In 1975, at age 38, he became a full professor at Temple, an achievement that also made him one of the youngest full professors of surgery in the United States. In 1982, while visiting Turkey, Dr. Lemole performed the nation's first successful coronary artery bypass procedure. He is presently full Professor of Surgery at Temple University and Thomas Jefferson Medical College.
Dr. Lemole has written over 150 articles, book chapters and editorials for professional publications. Dr. Lemole has been a visiting professor at the Universities of Dublin and Istanbul, the Royal College of Surgeons-IRE, Chinese Military Medical Universities in Shanghai, Xian, and Shen Yeng, the Military Medical College of Ankara, Turkey, Fengtai Heart Institute, Beijing, China, and Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital, and has lectured at many other medical centers and universities in the United States and around the world. He is listed in the publication, Who's Who in the United States and Marguis' Who's Who Directory of Medical Specialists.
Dr. Lemole has written several books on Integrative Medicine, including most recently, FACING FACIAL PAIN for the Trigeminal Neuralgia Association, THE HEALING DIET, published by William Morrow, and AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH TO CARDIAC CARE for Medtronic and a second edition for St. Jude Medical. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD
Caused by the type-1 herpes simplex virus, eye herpes (ocular herpes) is a common, recurrent viral infection affecting the eyes.
Additional Info
- Segment Number 2
- Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1548we1b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Robert Abel Jr., MD
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD
Cornea transplants have paved the way for organ donation.
Additional Info
- Segment Number 1
- Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1548we1a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Jim Quirk, President of the Lions Eye Bank of Delaware Valley
- Guest Website Lions Eye Bank of Delaware Valley
-
Guest Bio
Jim Quirk began his eye banking career as the Technical Operations Manager at the Medical Eye Bank of Delaware, which subsequently merged with Lions Eye Bank of Delaware Valley (LEBDV). During his time at LEBDV, Mr. Quirk held the positions of Quality Assurance Director, Serology Lab Supervisor, Executive Vice President and is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Quirk has extensive community involvement in support of transplantation. He was appointed by Delaware's Governor to serve as Co-Chairman on the state's Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Board. He is also an appointed member of the Pennsylvania Organ Donation Advisory Committee to the Governor. As a member of New Jersey's Coalition on Donation, he works closely on initiatives with Coalition members which include representatives from an eye banks, tissue banks, OPOs, government and the State's hospital association. Mr. Quirk serves on the Eye Bank Association of America's Board of Directors, Finance committee, Medical Advisory Board and is Co-Chair of the association's Accreditation Board. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD
Did you know that the health of your eyes and the health of your gut are connected?
Additional Info
- Segment Number 5
- Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1547we1e.mp3
- Featured Speaker Alan Keith Tillotson, LAc, RH, PhD
- Book Title The One Earth Herbal Sourcebook, Ayurveda in Nepal
- Guest Website The Tilloston Institute of Natural Health
-
Guest Bio
Alan Tillotson is a Registered Herbalist who has been practicing herbal medicine for over 30 years, and is a professional member (R.H.) of the peer reviewed American Herbalists Guild. He holds an accredited Master's degree in Asian Medical Systems (Goddard College), a non-accredited Ph.D. in Integrative Health Sciences (IUPS), and is licensed to Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in Delaware (L.AC.). Alan is well known in America for his apprenticeship study of Ayurvedic herbology beginning in 1976 in Nepal under Vaidya Mana Bajra Bajracharya. He has studied and practiced Chinese medicine in detail working side by side with his wife Naixin Hu Tillotson since 1991.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD
Learn about the fascinating history of the eye.
Additional Info
- Segment Number 4
- Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1547we1d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Robert Abel Jr., MD
- Guest Bio
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD
