VDF Podcasts Are Here!

The Vascular Disease Foundation is proud to announce that we now offer audio HealthCasts that cover all aspects of vascular disease. Our guests are the leading scientific and clinical experts in their respective fields.

HealthCasts are hosted by Dr. David Meyerson and are produced by Dr. Kerry Stewart, who also participates in the discussions with Dr. Meyerson and his guests. Dr. Meyerson is a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins and is also a scientific advisor to VDF. Dr. Stewart is a Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins and a member of the VDF Board of Directors. Currently available are eight episodes of the HealthCasts, whose topics include the following:

Episode 1: Introduction to the VDF; What Is PAD?
This premiere episode of the VDF HealthCast describes the goals of the Vascular Disease Foundation and provides an overview of peripheral arterial disease.

Episode 2: VDF Health—The Vascular Laboratory
Dr. Heather Gornik, a cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic, discusses how diagnostic vascular tests are performed and what blood vessel conditions can be detected.

Episode 3: More about VDF, PAD, and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
Drs. David Meyerson and Kerry Stewart answer our listeners' questions.

Episode 4: More about PAD Diagnosis and Treatment, and Critical Leg Ischemia and Its Treatment
Dr. Alain Drooz, president of VDF and an interventional radiologist in Fairfax, Virginia, discusses peripheral arterial disease (PAD), how it can be prevented, diagnosed, and treated.

Episode 5: Carotid Artery Disease; FAQ's about Travel and Blood Clots
Dr. Michael Jaff, a vascular medicine specialist who is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard University and Director of Vascular Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, provides information about the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of carotid artery disease, a condition that, if left untreated, can cause life-devastating and life-threatening strokes.

Episode 6: Exercise and Peripheral Arterial Disease
Dr. Judith Regensteiner, Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, Colorado, discusses the role of exercise training and physical activity for preventing and treating vascular disease and diabetes.

Episode 7: Smoking Part 1: Its Harmful Effects and Getting Ready to Quit
Dr. Susan J. Bartlett, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Maryland discusses the harmful effects of smoking and how to get ready to quit.

Episode 8: Smoking Part 2: Steps to Take to Quit Smoking
This follow-up to Episode 7 again features Dr. Susan J. Bartlett, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Maryland and focuses on the specific steps needed to quit smoking and remain free of this harmful addiction.

HealthCasts may be found online at www.vdf.org/resources. Listening instructions may be found online as well. VDF would like to thank all of the guests and especially Drs. Meyerson and Stewart for volunteering their time, energy, and expertise to the creation and production of these informative HealthCasts.