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PT PathRaad Shebib: The Multi-Hyphenate Health Tech LeaderIn this episode, we sit down with Raad Shebib, PT, DPT, whose career path has taken him from patient care to the cutting edge of health technology. Today, as a product leader at Prompt Health, Raad is on a mission to transform electronic health records and reimagine how technology can serve clinicians and patients alike.A self-described multi-hyphenate, Raad has drawn from his diverse experiences to become highly adaptable—an asset he considers one of the most important drivers of his career. He also discusses how curiosity and a willingness to learn have shaped his trajectory from cl...
2025-09-021h 23PT PathPam Butterfield: Peace Corps, Ergonomics and Finding PurposeFrom the Peace Corps to prevention-focused care, Pam Butterfield has built a career around service, adaptability, and lifelong learning. In this episode of PT Path, she joins host Amber Fitzsimmons to reflect on her diverse background in health and wellness, integrative medicine, and healthcare ergonomics. Pam shares impactful experiences from acute rehab to her transformative time in the Peace Corps, her passion for yoga therapy, and her pivot into ergonomics. Deeply committed to serving underserved communities, Pam emphasizes the importance of seeking out opportunities, embracing change, and finding purpose through continued growth.Explore more of Pam’s wo...
2025-07-2346 min
Reimagining HealthcareIt’s Not Just About Nurses. It’s About ALL of Us.Last week, I stood alongside fellow nurses and other healthcare colleagues, social workers, physical therapists, chaplains, dietitians, rehab specialists, lab scientists, and more, in a 5-day labor solidarity strike at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland. While I’ve returned to work due to financial necessity, my courageous NUHW colleagues remain on open-ended strike, defending safe staffing, fair contracts, dignified care, the right to remain in their unions, and access affordable benefits and healthcare. Isn’t it ironic, that healthcare workers do not have access to affordable and quality healthcare? I've seen a crucial reality firsthand as a nurse case m...
2025-06-2901 min
Talk Dizzy To MeA Dizzy Dive into Vestibular Migraine and PPPDWe are kicking off the new year and a new season with a great guest! Dr. Kristen Steenerson, MD brings her expertise to the conversation with a deeper dive into Vestibular Migraine and Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness. Whether you're a patient or a clinician, you surely don't want to skip this episode!
Kristen K. Steenerson, MD is a board-certified neurologist with fellowship training in vestibular neurology. She graduated cum laude from Claremont McKenna College, received her MD from the University of Utah, completed neurology residency at Mayo Clinic Arizona, and fellowship at Barrow Neurological Institute. She directs...
2025-01-1555 min
The Better Outcomes Show121: Designing Healthcare Spaces
Ever considered the process of Designing Healthcare Spaces?
As an OT, I know my way around accessible design. In fact, I spent a good bit of time between 2017-2020 doing a lot of home accessibility assessments as part of a clinical consulting roll. But, there’s a difference between making sure something is physically accessible and designing healthcare spaces. Not only do healthcare spaces require more in the way of codes and regulations, but there are other factors that need to be considered. Things like space, traffic, bathroom locations, etc. all impact the ef...
2024-04-1047 min
GeriPal - A Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine PodcastPalliative Rehab?!?: Ann Henshaw, Tamra Keeney, and Sarguni SinghOften podcasts meet clinical reality. That’s why we do this podcast- to address real world issues in palliative care, geriatrics, and bioethics. But rarely does the podcast and clinical reality meet in the same day. Within hours of recording this podcast, I joined a family meeting of an older patient who had multiple medical problems including cancer, and a slow but inexorable decline in function, weight, and cognition. Physical therapy had walked with him that day and noted improvement compared to previous walks, suggesting that he should be discharged to a skilled nursing facility for rehabilitation on di...
2023-10-2651 min
The Health Technology PodcastZack Gray: The Opioid Crises Treatment GapHow is it that opioid overdose is the number one cause of death for Americans under 50, but over 80% of people struggling with opioid addiction can't get access to care?
Zack Gray calls this the treatment gap. To him, the problem isn't a lack of quality treatment but a lack of access to treatment. At Ophelia, Zack places evidence-based care in the hands of those who need it the most. By lowering costs and bringing drug rehab to patients' homes, Zack is closing the treatment gap through telemedicine.
In this episode, Zack discusses his personal journey...
2023-09-1134 min
The Health Technology PodcastPatricia Bradley: The Full Continuum of CareThe road to recovery doesn’t always end in the hospital for patients with neu – rO- logic- al diseases. In fact, their time in rehab centers and at home are critical for long-term improvement.
At MindMaze, Patricia Bradley brings her leadership and marketing expertise to the health tech arena. With a diverse background in Pharma and digital health, Patricia is scaling a comprehensive solution for brain health and recovery.
MindMaze uses digital therapeutics and technologies to optimize motor and cognitive recovery in patients across the continuum of care. In this episode, Patricia discusses her ascent into he...
2023-07-0339 min
Pediheart: Pediatric Cardiology TodayPediheart Podcast #249: Impact Of BMI On Clinical Outcomes In The Adult Fontan PatientThis week we delve into the world of adult congenital heart disease when we review a recent work from the ACHD team at UCSF that assesses the impact of BMI on clinical outcomes in the single ventricle adult Fontan patient. What is the cause of elevation in BMI in some Fontan patients? Is obesity the only explanation? Is BMI a modifiable risk factor for our Fontan patients and should exercise be 'prescribed' for these patients? If so prescribed, what type of exercise is best for the Fontan patient? This week's work's senior author, Dr. Anushree Agarwal, Assistant Professor of Medicine...
2023-04-2828 min
TuTu Thin: A Podcast for Dancers | Be a healthy dancer/athlete in mind, body and spirit.Kendall Alway, PT, DPT InterviewI am excited to welcome Kendall Alway PT, DPT to the TuTu Thin Podcast. She is a former professional dancer with over 20 years of ballet training and 21 years of experience as a dance physical therapist. In 2013 she founded SF Performing Arts PT in San Francisco, CA and in 2021, launched Pointe Safe, a continuing education program for ballet teachers. She is the former director of the ODC Healthy Dancers' Clinic and is on clinical faculty for the University of California San Francisco, Samuel Merritt University, and Rocky Mountain University. She has presented at the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science (IA...
2023-03-3126 min
GeriPal - A Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine PodcastPalliative Care in India: M.R. RajagopalIn today’s podcast we talk with Dr. Rajagopal (goes by “Raj”), one of the pioneers of palliative care in India. Raj is an anesthesiologist turned palliative care doctor. He is also author of the book, “Walk with the Weary: Lessons in Humanity in Health Care,” and was featured in this Atlantic article. Raj is the founder of Pallium, an organization dedicated to improving palliative care throughout India. We are joined by guest-host Tom McNally, a rehab and pediatric palliative care doc at UCSF. In this podcast, we cover a great deal of ground, including: Early challenges Dr. Raj faced in p...
2022-05-1247 min
Ask Dr. DrewCOVID-19 Boosters with Infectious Diseases Expert Dr. Peter Chin-Hong Infectious diseases expert Dr. Peter Chin-Hong believes a booster dose could move the vaccines from preventing serious illness or death to preventing contraction of COVID-19 altogether. He discusses his research with Dr. Drew LIVE. Dr. Peter Chin-Hong is Associate Dean for Regional Campuses. He is a medical educator who specializes in treating infectious diseases, particularly infections that develop in patients who have suppressed immune systems. He directs the immunocompromised host infectious diseases program at UCSF. His research focuses on donor derived infections in transplant recipients and molecular diagnostics of infectious diseases in patients with suppressed immune systems.
2021-12-031h 16
Because We Are StrongINTERVIEW: Jessica Del Toro "Miracle Baby of Colorado"Meet Jessica Romero⬇️My name is Jessica Romero I was born October 26, 1983 at Denver General Hospital in Denver, Colorado. I was born 3 months premature weighing one pound, 7 ounces. The Rocky Mountain News crowned me the “Miracle Baby of Colorado". Everything was developed except my lungs. I was born with a collapsed left lung in which i was diagnosed with Pulmonary Hypertension Disease in December 2010. PH is a type of blood pressure in the lungs Because of My disease and condition i remaines on oxygen my whole life. Imagine it this way having a paper or plastic bag ov...
2021-08-0325 min
Mind Your BrainEpisode 43: Customized Outcome Therapy and Prosthetics with Dr. Sally Foster-ChangThe Institute for Cognitive Prosthetics (ICP) offers a telehealth modality of cognitive rehabilitation that creates an active relationship between the patient, the therapist and technology. In episode 43, we hear from Dr. Sally Foster-Chang, Chief Medical Officer for ICP, to learn about how this computer technology rehabilitation works and how it is customized to support patient outcomes.
For more information about ICP, visit: https://brain-rehab.com/
Dr. Foster-Chang has over 35 years of experience in occupational health (OH) and primary care. A clinical nurse practitioner, she worked nationally with the VA as an administrator of the OH...
2021-06-2924 min
QPOD - queer journeys podcastACL & MCL tear, surgery, and recovery. Rebelspud's experience w/ Dr. Christina Allen, MD (UCSF)Queer athlete Rebelspud comes onto the channel today to give a recap of her ACL & MCL tear, surgery, recovery, and rehabilitation. We wanted to share her experience to help those out there who are about to go through the same thing or are currently living it at the moment. We talk about how she maintained her mental well-being during recovery and tips for folks in their journey. Thank you Rebel Spud for being on the show today, find out more on her YouTube with diary-style vlogs, updates, and rehab exercises: https://www.youtube.com/rebelspud
2021-02-1926 min
The Hand to Shoulder Podcast005: The Social Determinants of Health with Dr. Zachary D. Rethorn PT, DPTHave you ever considered economics, education, neighborhood, and lifestyle choices of each of your patient's when treating them and how this may impact their treatment? Today we are joined by Dr. Zachary D. Rethorn to educate us on this topic. Dr. Zachary D. Rethorn is a board-certified orthopedic physical therapist and certified health coach with clinical and research expertise in musculoskeletal pain conditions, physical activity, and health promotion. He earned his undergraduate degree in Exercise Science from Belmont University followed by his DPT degree from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Dr. Rethorn has completed a residency in orthopedic...
2021-02-1657 min
The ZOTRx PodcastEpisode 3: Lending a Helping Hand (Jeremie Aviado)For the third episode, we have alum Jeremie Aviado, PharmD, to share his story with us!Jeremie, who graduated from UCI in 2016, found his dedication for pharmacy when a medical incident happened to him during his time working as a pharmacy technician at a community pharmacy. He was touched by the care that the pharmacists in the hospital, where he was volunteering at the time, provided for his recovery. He continued his pharmacy journey by actively engaging in hospital and drug rehab center work during his time at UCSF. He is currently planning to pursue his pharmacy c...
2020-11-2326 min
What The Cup !? A PodcastEp. 7 - Dr. Christina Allen "Disparities in Sports Medicine"Hey there all you knuckleheads! Special treat for all of the sports fans, rehab fans, and orthopedic surgery fans out there - one of our family members at UCSF in the orthopedic surgery dept, previous Cal team ortho for multiple teams, team ortho for the previously disbanded but champion SF Deltas soccer team, USA soccer and taekwondo team ortho, and newly appointed Chief of Sports Medicine and Head Team Physician at Yale. Please welcome, Dr. Christina Allen!
2020-07-2242 min
The Health Technology PodcastHarsh Vathsangam: Virtual Cardiac Rehab at Moving AnalyticsHarsh Vathsangam, PhD, CEO & Co-Founder, Moving Analytics
Harsh Vathsangam is the CEO of Moving Analytics. He is driven by a passion for taking technological solutions and applying them to benefit people’s lives. Prior to Moving Analytics, Harsh received his PhD from the University of Southern California working at the intersection of artificial intelligence and mobile health. He is the author of several peer-reviewed publications in machine learning and chronic disease management. He was a USC Annenberg Fellow and winner of USC PhD Achievement Award in recognition of outstanding academic research. He is also one of the in...
2020-03-3031 min