DocTalk with Genetic Counselor Sonika Sachanandani-Phulwani. September 27, 2017

On the show we often get to sit back and have a great chat with medical professionals about things that matter to us.

This week it was all about genetics and genetic testing with Genetic Counselor Sonika Sachanandani-Phulwani.

It was interesting to learn that there may even be dietary reasons we want to have genetic testing BUT even the genetic counselor was not sold on the idea yet.

The cancer conversation was very interesting.

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Here are the questions we set out to work through.

Specializations

• Pre-marital counseling
• Pre-conception counseling
• Pre-natal counseling
• Cancer
• Metabolic, cardio and neuro genetics
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1. What drew you to this field?
2. How do you work with doctors in the clinic?

• What is genetics?
• What is genetic testing and its applications.
• The link between cancer and genetics.
• What are gene mutations?
• How does cancer occur?
• Hereditary vs. Non-hereditary cancer.
• Latest debate: Is there a third factor contributing to cancer?
• Prevention and Management through Early detection and treatment.
• Importance of genetic counseling.
• Case studies.
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DocTalk with Dr. Fabrizio September 13, 2017

Dr. Fabrizio from the Valiant Clinic joins us to talk Pulmonology.

Here is where the conversation went.

Dr. Fabrizio  is a European educated and trained Consultant Pulmonologist. He has over 16 years’ experience in treating all aspects of pulmonary conditions including, but not limited to Asthma, COPD, Interstitial lung diseases and Respiratory tract infections. He specializes in diagnosing

lung cancer and providing Smoking cessation and sleep medicine programs.

Dr. Facchini attended University of Ferrara, Italy and University College London, United Kingdom. Before moving to Dubai he worked as Consultant at different teaching hospitals in Italy and the United Kingdom, including University of Ferrara, Coventry and Leeds.

asthma and linking it to the Dubai summer weather, as well as the upcoming bronchitis season and how people can avoid suffering from that. He will also be discussing sleep apnea.

Seeing more kids and younger people

Asthma, and sports, adults

Smoking related conditions, ecigarettes, vapour

Bronchitis, lung cancer (lung cancer screening)

-not only caused by smoking, 20 years ago microcitoma-smoke related

-now 50% of the time cancer is deep in the lung and caused by small particles in the air and maybe from ecigarettes

Snoring and sleep

Infections, TB

Fibrosis in the lungs

Air conditioning

Aviation pulmonology

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