Medical Editor Heidi Godman has been the Suncoast's leading health journalist for more than a decade. She reports daily on the latest medical advances and treatments. Heidi is a member of the Florida State University College of Medicine Community Board. She is the first television broadcaster in the nation to be named a journalism fellow of the American Academy of Neurology.

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Healthsmart - 11/19/09
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Ask The Doc: Kirk Voelker, Ph.D.Pulmonologist - 877-822-6669
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Ask The Doc: Dr. Gerald Grubbs, Interventional Radiologist
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Dr. Janice Eakle, Oncologist
Healthsmart - 11/17/09
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Kristina Miltenberger, March of Dimes and Dr. Washington Hill, SMH Director Maternal Fetal Medicine
Healthsmart - 11/16/09
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Zerona Lipo Laser
Healthsmart - 11/12/09
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Interview with Jay Lockaby, Wellness Community of SW FL and Nancy Flemming, Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Foundation
Healthsmart - 11/12/09
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Ask The Doc: Kirk Voelker, Ph.D., Pulmonologist
Healthsmart - 11/11/09
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Interview with Dr. Al Sessa, Sarasota Surgical Arts
Healthsmart - 11/10/09
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Dr. Kirk Voelker, Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Healthsmart - 11/09/09
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