Experts
This page contains interviews with well respected and renowned experts… individuals who are esteemed in their fields, and who share their expertise, ideas, strategies, and experience to help people interested in improving their coping skills.
Dr. Noel Rose is an internationally renowned expert in autoimmune disease; he has been doing research in this specialty for more than 50 years. Dr. Rose was instrumental in establishing the whole field of autoimmunity, and his textbook, “The Autoimmune Diseases” is a classic. He is currently professor of pathology and molecular microbiology and immunology and Director of the Johns Hopkins University Center for Autoimmune Disease Research, and is Chairman Emeritus of the Scientific Advisory Board of the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association.
Psychologist Dr. Ofer Zur is my guest, and we discuss “The Crisis of the Digital Divide in the Family.” We talk about how most members of the “older generations” (the digital immigrants) approach the internet and modern technology very differently than most members of the “younger generations” (the digital natives), and what the implications are for family relationships, child development, and the use of technology in everyday life.
Dr. Bernie Siegel is a physician turned author, who has written several well-known books including, “Love, Medicine, and Miracles”, “How to Live Between Office Visits” and “Prescriptions for Living: Inspirational Lessons for a Joyful, Loving Life”. He is internationally known as an expert on the relationship between the patient and the healing process as it evolves throughout one's life.
First aired in 2004, this discussion is with one of the most famous psychologists in history. We discuss the development of innovative psychological strategies from its earliest roots to the modern form of cognitive therapy in use worldwide today.
The whole issue of verbal abuse affects many people. The comments of my guest, Patricia Evans, can be very helpful, both in understanding, and dealing with the problem. We discuss what verbal abuse is, and what you can do about it, as well as talking about her latest book “Victory Over Verbal Abuse”.
Virtually everyone knows someone who has an autoimmune disease… there are over 100 of them. There is only one national nonprofit health agency dedicated to bringing a national focus to autoimmunity, the major cause of serious chronic diseases (affecting approximately 50 million Americans!), and that is the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA). This show features the founder and President of AARDA, Virginia Ladd.
The oldest advocacy organization for people with lupus is the Lupus Foundation of America. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., and with chapters across the country, the Lupus Foundation focuses both on research to hopefully lead to a cure for the disease, and educational and support services for people living with lupus. This show features Lupus Foundation president and CEO Sandra Raymond.
Dr. Daniel Wallace is a renowned rheumatologist and author, attending physician at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and a clinical professor of medicine at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine. Internationally respected as a leading expert on lupus, Dr. Wallace is the author of “The Lupus Book”. He is also a former board member of the Lupus Foundation of America, and the founder of Lupus LA.
This page contains interviews with experts from the New York tri-state region who share their expertise, ideas, strategies, and experience to help people interested in improving their coping skills.
