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Medical Murmurs PodcastPediatric Neurologist - Marisa Prelack - Medical Murmurs - S01E15Marisa Prelack is a pediatric neurologist with the Division of Neurology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, with a particular focus on the care of children with epilepsy.
“[I see] absolutely crazy things. A lot of patients ask me why I went into this field and I tell them, well, I get to be a detective. I get to play with kids and I got to reassure or try to reassure parents.”
We talk cases. A boy with temporal lobe seizures experiencing the sensation of deja vu. A child with“Alice in Wonderlan...2020-11-0940 min
Medical Murmurs PodcastJudy Chertok - Family & Community Medicine - Medical Murmurs - MSE - S01E12Family and Community Medicine Physician and Associate Professor at Penn, Dr. Judy Chertok in Ep 12 of Medical Murmurs Podcast, Medical Student Edition. Dr. Chertok talks about the richness of relationships in Family Practice, and how that drew her to the specialty. She was interested in many more specialized areas during medical school, but ultimately wanted the variety and flexibility that Family Medicine offered.
“I think in family medicine you have to be comfortable with ambiguity. You have to be comfortable, not necessarily knowing everything at that moment, being comfortable looking things up, being comfortable asking ques...2020-09-2228 minMedical Murmurs PodcastJudy Chertok - Family & Community Medicine - Medical Murmurs - S01E11Family and Community Medicine Physician and Associate Professor at Penn, Dr. Judy Chertok in Ep. 11 of Medical Murmurs Podcast. Throughout her career she has been involved in providing care for those who are struggling. In medical school she co-founded a medical clinic for homeless people in Harlem, New York. Now she spends part of each week running a clinic for people with opioid addiction and opioid use disorder. She talks about some miraculous outcomes with the clinic’s team approach and suboxone. “He’s living on the streets, he has Hepatitis C, he uses IV heroin every couple of hours. He...2020-09-2244 min
Medical Murmurs PodcastPayel Gupta - Allergist Immunologist - Medical Murmurs - S01E25Allergist + Immunologist + Asthma specialist Payel Gupta, Medical Murmurs #medicalmurmurs Ep 25: “I was always that kid that was sneezing and itching, I had eczema. And then I also had asthma. And I always felt different. I always had my inhaler.” Then, at 12, her own mother had a severe asthma attack while at home with the kids, and died from it. We talk about why both food allergies and seasonal allergies are becoming more common. The anxiety for parents of children with serious food allergies. New treatments which have revolutionized the management of asthma and allergies. Dr. Gupta talks about an asth...2020-09-091h 20
Medical Murmurs PodcastNeurosurgeon Spine Surgeon Jack Jallo - Medical Murmurs - Medical Student Edition - S01E24Jack Jallo is a neurosurgeon and spine surgeon at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals in Philadelphia.
"The sacrifices that you were expected to make in terms of your personal life were fairly significant. I think that's still the case. I think neurosurgery residents are still some of the hardest working residents in the hospital."
"I think we've come a long way in the field and most people do well now, but not everyone does well . . . the illnesses that you're taking care of are very significant or life changing for the patients that you're treating, and you h...2020-07-1012 minMedical Murmurs PodcastNeurosurgeon Spine Surgeon Jack Jallo - Medical Murmurs - S01E23Jack Jallo is a neurosurgeon and spine surgeon at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals in Philadelphia. A laminectomy gets an octogenarian back to ballroom dancing. Training with a high-speed drill, to get through an egg shell without perforating the membrane inside the shell. “The appeal of neurosurgery is the combination of the acuity of the diseases that you're managing, but also the delicacy that's required.”
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Medical Murmurs PodcastOrthopedic Spine Surgeon Alex Vaccaro - Medical Murmurs - Medical Student Edition - S01E22Dr. Alex Vaccaro is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in spine surgery including traumatic spinal injuries. He is the Chair of Orthopedic Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia and the President of Rothman Orthopedics, one of the leading orthopedic institutions in the United States.
In this Medical Student Edition of Medical Murmurs, Dr. Vaccaro talks about both the sacrifices and the satisfactions of orthopedics. The long commitment in training, the satisfaction of definitive fixes and the thank you letters which come with those. He talks about differentiating yourself as a residency applicant. And what it takes...2020-05-2810 min
Medical Murmurs PodcastOrthopedic Spine Surgeon Alex Vaccaro - Medical Murmurs - S01E21Dr. Alex Vaccaro is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in spine surgery including traumatic spinal injuries. He is the Chair of Orthopedic Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia and the President of Rothman Orthopedics, one of the leading orthopedic institutions in the United States.
We talk about the importance of hope. "So when his mom says to me, will my son walk again, I say, you know something, I don't know the answer to that, but I hope so because time will tell . . . I have patients come in who are paralyzed, but we've intervened early and...2020-05-2857 min
Medical Murmurs PodcastEmergency Physicians - Mert Erogul - Joshua Schiller - Medical Murmurs - Medical Student Edition - S01E20Drs. Mert Erogul and Joshua Schiller are emergency physicians based in NYC. They talk about the highs and the lows of a life in emergency medicine, how they chose their specialty, who might be suited to a life in EM, and suggestions for how to match. Being Prepared to work anywhere, any time. The importance of resilience, flexibility, when to roll with the punches and when to take a stand. The blessings and pitfalls of pattern recognition. And much more.
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Medical Murmurs PodcastEmergency Physicians - Mert Erogul - Joshua Schiller - Medical Murmurs - S01E19Drs. Mert Erogul and Joshua Schiller are emergency physicians based in NYC and creators of the Airway Stories podcast (airwaystories.org). This episode, we change the format a little, to share some stories about being an ER doc in New York City in the time of COVID-19. Patients who seemed to have pulled through suddenly coding. Text messages on a cell phone while a patient dies. The eerie silence of the ER.
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Medical Murmurs PodcastGastroenterologist Dmitriy Kedrin - Medical Murmurs - Medical Student Edition - s01e10Why gamers make good gastroenterologists. What it's like to switch from research to full time clinical practice. Tips on choosing a GI fellowship. Why gastroenterology requires you to be able to manage disease processes in every system in the body.
Dr. Dmitriy Kedrin is a gastroenterologist who practices in New Hampshire. He is also the creator and host of the GI Pearls podcast.
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2020-04-2234 minMedical Murmurs PodcastGastroenterologist Dmitriy Kedrin - Medical Murmurs - s01e09Dietary restrictions snowballing out of control. Fear of food. Living in a mental fog with cirrhosis. Why gamers make good gastroenterologists.
Dr. Dmitriy Kedrin is a gastroenterologist who practices in New Hampshire. He is also the creator and host of the GI Pearls podcast.
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2020-04-2246 min
Medical Murmurs PodcastPsychiatrist Lorenzo Norris - Medical Murmurs - Medical Student Edition - S01E08Dr. Lorenzo Norris is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University, and the host and creator of the MDEdge Psychcast podcast. Consult and Liason Psychiatry; Who is suited to become a psychiatrist? "A high level of emotional intelligence awareness, pristine boundaries, and the ability to recognize, contain or transform pain your own or someone else's."
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2020-03-2019 minMedical Murmurs PodcastPsychiatrist Lorenzo Norris - Medical Murmurs - S01E07Dr. Lorenzo Norris is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University, and the host and creator of the MDEdge Psychcast podcast. Palliative psychiatry for patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Finding meaning in endings. “End of life does not result in a lack of meaning.” How maintaining the spirit of curiosity prevents mistakes and prevents a doctor from falling into simple pattern recognition. "Back then the idea of a black male wanting to be a physician . . . that's just a moonshot."
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Medical Murmurs PodcastOtolaryngologist (ENT) Bradley Block - Medical Murmurs - Medical Student Edition - S01E06How to match into ENT; A day in the life of an otolaryngologist; Continuity of care and variety of work; the happiest specialty in medicine!
Dr. Bradley Block is an Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon who sees adults and children and is based in New York. He's also the creator and host of the podcast, The Physician's Guide to Doctoring.
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2020-02-0818 minMedical Murmurs PodcastOtolaryngologist (ENT) - Bradley Block - Medical Murmurs S01E05The pleasure of a simple fix - tongue tie; opening the neck like a book; helping patients with debilitating Meniere's disease; sudden unexplained hearing loss in a musician.
Dr. Bradley Block is an Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon who sees adults and children and is based in New York. He's also the creator and host of the podcast, The Physician's Guide to Doctoring.
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Medical Murmurs PodcastAnesthesiologist Intensivist - Jed Wolpaw - Medical Murmurs - Medical Student Edition - S01E04A day in clinical anesthesia / intensive care. Creating anesthesia plans with residents. Teaching opportunities. Who is suited to anesthesia and critical care. How to match into anesthesia. Balancing research and extracurricular volunteer / service activities. How to build a successful and satisfying career in anesthesia. Dr. Jed Wolpaw is an Anesthesiologist and Intensivist at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, and the creator and host of the ACCRAC podcast.
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2020-02-0633 minMedical Murmurs PodcastAnesthesiologist Intensivist - Jed Wolpaw - Medical Murmurs S01E03Vigilence and Engagement in Anesthesia; Preparing for what might go wrong; A cardiac arrest during surgery; Switching careers from education to medicine; Being an educator in medicine; Teaching patients and families; Communication in medicine; end-of-life decisions; Make patients comfortable before surgery; Meeting your spouse in medicine. Dr. Jed Wolpaw is an Anesthesiologist and Intensivist at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, and the creator and host of the ACCRAC podcast.
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Medical Murmurs PodcastTrauma Surgeon Ju Lin Wang - Medical Murmurs - Medical Student Edition - S01E02Healing with the hands; How to match as an International Medical Graduate (IMG); The joy of working in a team on the sickest patients; How military conflicts have led to advances in trauma care; Tourniquets saving lives; Transfusions in massive trauma; Whole blood; How to match into trauma; How to choose a good surgeon; Dr. Ju Lin Wang is a trauma surgeon at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, NJ.
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2020-02-0624 minMedical Murmurs PodcastTrauma Surgeon - Ju Lin Wang - Medical Murmurs S01E01The look of death, gunshot wounds to the abdomen, finding the bleed, when to go to CT scan, major vessel injuries, patients bleeding out on the table. Dr. Ju Lin Wang is a Trauma Surgeon at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, NJ.
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