
Episode #107
The story of vagal nerve stimulation, immune mediated disease
In this episode of Rheuminations, guest host Leonard H. Calabrese, DO, sits down with David Chernoff, MD, chief medical officer of SetPoint Medical, to discuss the vagus nerve and recent developments in immune mediated disease. · The story of Kevin Tracey, MD. 5:08 · Going from cytokines to the vagus nerve to immune mediated inflammatory disease. 7:23 · The ups and downs of non-surgically implanted devices. 13:28 · The pivotal studies. 15:35 · Gadolinium MRI. 24:03 · The gut-brain immune axis. 29:35 We'd love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Brown at rheuminationspodcast@healio.com . Follow us on Twitter @HRheuminations @AdamJBrownMD @HealioRheum . Leonard H. Calabrese, DO, can be reached at CALABRL@ccf.org . Follow him @LCalabreseDO .






