Doctor Podcasts

The leading physician-hosted video podcasts that inform, inspire and build trust in health and medicine.
Created & Hosted by Robert Cykiert, M.D.

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EPISODE 146:
Excellent Vision Without Glasses After Cataract Surgery: New Johnson & Johnson TECNIS PureSee IOL.

Cataract surgery just entered a golden age with the recent historic FDA approval of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) TECNIS PureSee IOL (intraocular lens). In Episode 146 of the @DoctorPodcasts Show, host Dr. Robert Cykiert speaks with world-renowned cataract surgeon, Dr. Eric Donnenfeld, and J&J Vision Senior Medical Director and ophthalmologist, Dr. Brian Schwam, to break down this major milestone. If you or a loved one suffer from blurry vision, halos and glare due to cataracts, standard monofocal IOL lenses often lock you into wearing reading glasses all the time. The J&J Tecnis PureSee represents a massive premium IOL leap forward—using a purely refractive design rather than older diffractive rings. This allows patients to maintain maximum contrast sensitivity and crisp vision across all distances - distance, intermediate and near - without losing light intensity, contrast and brightness. Discover why 97% of PureSee patients recommend this treatment and whether you are a prime candidate for this IOL lens. Subscribe to The DoctorPodcasts Show for frequent medical expert insights!

#Cataract #Tecnis #EyeHealth #Ophthalmology #DoctorPodcasts #PureSee

Important Safety Information: https://t.co/LzHuH3OxI8

0:00 - Introducing the J&J Tecnis PureSee Lens Breakthrough
0:21 - Welcome to The Doctor Podcast Show Ep. 146 1:03 - Meet Expert Pioneers Dr. Donnenfeld & Dr. Schwam
3:16 - What is a Cataract and Why Do We Get Them? 4:23 - Main Symptoms: Blurry Vision, Glare, and Halos 5:21 - Standard Monofocal Lenses vs. Premium Options 8:52 - How Multifocal and Extended Depth of Focus (EDOF) Work
10:09 - The Biggest Trade-offs of Older Eye Implants 11:55 - Rigorous FDA Clinical Trials Criteria Explained 15:21 - Refractive vs. Diffractive Design: Stopping Light Splitting
17:41 - Over 500,000 Safe International Implantations 22:26 - Real-World Evidence & High Patient Satisfaction 23:24 - Who is a Good Candidate for the PureSee Lens? 25:36 - 25 Years of Innovation at J&J Vision
27:32 - Final Expert Advice: Choosing the Right Ophthalmologist
29:10 - The Future of Eye Care: AI and Robotic Cataract Surgery

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EPISODE 148:
David Battinelli MD, Dean, Zucker School of Medicine @ZuckerSoM Physician-in-Chief Northwell Health @NorthwellHealth, author of https://t.co/spDytqrHCZ discusses how to change traditional medical school curricula to prepare physicians for modern medicine in AI age

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EPISODE 147:
Deadly #Hantavirus just killed 3 people on a cruise ship. It’s the rare strain that spreads between humans. Top Hantavirus expert Dr. Steven Bradfute breaks down the virus details, prevention, symptoms, treatment, & what you need to know about rats and cruise ships

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W.H.O. declares new Ebola virus outbreak in Africa
"a public health emergency of international concern." https://t.co/uNAP50QGeb. Watch my video podcast ⤵️ on the last major Ebola outbreak that killed thousands and threatened a worldwide pandemic.

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EPISODE 49:
The Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa happened in 2014. Thousands of people in #Liberia died as the world feared spread. Watch how heroes Dr. Tolbert Nyenswah, Mardia Stone, MD, MPH with help from the USA, UN, WHO, Europe, China joined & stopped the epidemic. Read Dr. Nyenswah's and Dr. Stone's fascinating book about Collapse and Resiliency: The Inside Story of Liberia's Unprecedented Ebola Response: https://t.co/yFaDqKwLMK

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RUN/RACE Interlude 32.
Ran Brooklyn Half Marathon (13.1 miles) race this morning from Prospect Park to Coney Island Boardwalk, with @CentralParkTC. Did it in 2 hours, 12 minutes, 50 seconds, or 10:08/mile. Annoyingly slower than my 3/15/26 Half: 2:11:13, or 10:01/mile. More work!

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EPISODE 145:
Got dry mouth, dry eyes, joint pains, chronic fatigue? Get checked for often-undiagnosed @SjogrensOrg Disease. Watch video podcast with rheumatologist & Sjogren's expert, Sara McCoy, M.D. discussing @NovartisNews about #ianalumab FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation.

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RUN/RACE Interlude 31:
Ran 1-mile race this evening at Icahn Stadium in NYC on a 400 meter outdoor track with @CentralParkTC. Did it in 8:08, 25 seconds faster than a year ago on same track. Slow improvement. Previous mile races:
4/4/26 (200m indoor track)> 8:02
3/20/26 (200m indoor track)> 7:58
2/12/26 (200m indoor track)> 8:05
9/7/25 (5th Ave. Mile outdoor)> 7:43
5/23/25 (200m indoor track)> 8:39
5/2/25 (400m outdoor track)> 8:33
3/8/25 (200m indoor track)> 8:41

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EPISODE 144:
Want to ditch your reading glasses & bifocals? New, FDA-approved YUVEZZI eye drops made by @Tenpoint_Tx are changing how we treat presbyopia. Two top eye doctors reveal how this 2-ingredient drop gives you sharp up-close and reading vision, without surgery. Watch⤵️

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EPISODE 143:
Young fit athletes🏃‍♀️🏀🏈sometimes collapse & suddenly die during competition due to silent Hypertrophic obstructive CardioMyopathy (HCM) heart disease. Watch cardiologist @MartinMaronMD discuss how @Cytokinetics new FDA-approved drug
MYQORZO, treats this condition.⤵️

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EPISODE 142:
Ataxia explained: The rare neurodegenerative disease with decades-long difficulty getting approved treatments. Watch https://t.co/p4LIznDPnG CEO discuss patient & family support, research progress, regulatory hurdles and real world evidence for new clinical trials.

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EPISODE 141:
A London surgeon @ProkarUrol remotely operated on a prostate cancer patient 1,500 miles away with a robot and only 0.06 second delay. This is the beginning of @ElonMusk's prediction: Access to best robot surgeons available anywhere in the world. Watch my Vodcast⤵️

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EPISODE #140:
Heart flipping into overdrive without warning? Pounding chest, dizzy, panicked, & it stops suddenly. That's PSVT for millions. Before: ER dashes, IV meds, daily pills, or ablation. Today: CARDAMYST Nasal Spray, self-administered @ home, works fast, cuts anxiety.

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RUNNING/RACING Interlude 30:
Ran 4-mile race at Central Park today w/ @CentralParkTC. Did it in 35:21 or 8:51/mile.
Fastest time in over 4 years for same distance & course:
4/12/26> 35:21 or 8:51/mile
11/23/25> 35:44 or 8:56/mile
11/20/22> 43:40 or 10:55/mile
7/16/22> 39:42 or 9:56/mile
6/26/22> 41:46 or 10:27/mile
4/3/22> 42:04 or 10:31/mile
11/21/21> 34:39 or 8:40/mile

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EPISODE 138:
A DukeHealth neurosurgeon invented a breakthrough "NEURAPHERESIS" device for treating brain bleeds from strokes or aneurysms. It will likely save lives, improve quality of life, & may have many other future brain health uses. Watch📺Dr. Lad explain how it works.

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EPISODE 139:
Severe asthma controlling your life? One of the world’s top asthma experts, Michael Wechsler, M.D., explains a brand-new, game-changing FDA-approved biologic treatment, EXDENSUR, that needs only 2 injections a year & slashes attacks dramatically. Watch the📺podcast

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EPISODE 137:
Liver transplant survivor, Terri Milton, shares how her fatty liver disease silently progressed to cirrhosis and cancer. Liver expert, Sonal Kumar, M.D., explains how this happens, how to diagnose and prevent it, and the indications for a new treatment, REZDIFFRA.

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EPISODE 136:
Conversation with Geneticist Carlos A. Bacino, MD on Achondroplasia Dwarfism and the brand-new FDA-approved once-weekly treatment YUVIWEL. We discuss the condition, real-life challenges, breaking stereotypes, & how YUVIWEL offers great new hope for kids & families.

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RUNNING/RACING Interlude 29:
Ran 1-mile race at indoor 200 meter NY Armory track today w/ @CentralParkTC. Age is catching up with me. Did it in 8:02, 4 seconds slower than same track 2 weeks ago😢See below for previous 1-mile results:
3/20/26 (200m indoor track)> 7:58
2/12/26 (200m indoor track)> 8:05
9/7/25 (5th Ave. Mile outdoor)> 7:43
5/23/25 (200m indoor track)> 8:39
5/2/25 (400m outdoor track)> 8:33
3/8/25 (200m indoor track)> 8:41

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@elonmusk Elon Musk is a Space Cowboy https://t.co/CwCJjdkry2. Listen carefully to Steve Miller's lyrics at 92 seconds into the song.
@MarioNawfal @Gwynne_Shotwell

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EPISODE 135:
The Psychiatrist Who Stared Into the Minds of Nazis… and Found Something More Terrifying Than Monsters! Watch Jack El-Hai, author of the book that became the hit 2025 film "Nuremberg" starring Rami Malek as Dr. Douglas Kelley & Russell Crowe as Hermann Göring.

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