Safe Travels

This episode of Radio Rounds aired on Sunday February 26. Check out streaming audio of this episode on WYSO.org and the free podcast download on our iTunes page! Also (coming soon): FULL RECAP!

Featured Guest: Assist America CEO Brian Mulligan discusses the unique emergency medical services that his company helps procure for medical students and leisure-seekers alike when they are traveling far from home.

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Technically Speaking

This episode aired on Sunday November 13, 2011. You can listen to this episode in its entirety on WYSO.org or download the free podcast on our iTunes page!

Featured Guest: Dr. William Hanson, Director of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center and a pioneer in the field of medical technology. Author of “The Edge of Medicine,” Dr. Hanson shares real stories about the exciting ways in which technology is changing — if not revolutionizing — the practice of medicine.

Dr. Hanson offers his insight on the future of medicine — when our understanding of disease now may seem archaic.  In addition, he discusses the struggle of the medical profession to use current technology to, for instance, transfer information about patients between hospitals and offices.

Dr. Hanson also shares some interesting new technology that may give physicians the ability to diagnose disease simply by smell!  His experiences with medical technology advancements allow him to share with the Radio Rounds crew some ethical concerns that may arise through these dramatic changes in medicine and the way physicians treat disease and health.

Remember, as always, the free-to-download podcast of this episode (and all past episodes) can be found on our iTunes page! And you can listen to this episode in its entirety on WYSO.org!

Foundation for House M.D.

This episode aired on Sunday November 6, 2011. You can listen to this episode in its entirety on WYSO.org or download the free podcast on our iTunes page!

Medical dramas and sitcoms have gained momentum in the past decade, and this episode of Radio Rounds explores one of the more popular shows of the decade: House.

Featured Guest: Dr. Harley Liker, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at the UCLA Medical Center and Medical Technical Advisor for the television program House M.D. on Fox.

Dr. Liker shares with hosts Teresa Lee and Yojan Patel how his friendship with David Shore, the creator of House, got him involved with the pilot episode and how his role on the program has evolved over the years.  In addition he discusses where he finds inspiration while contributing to the show’s scripts and how the show’s creative license gives him a unique opportunity to address social politics of medicine and misconceptions associated with certain rare diseases.

Dr. Liker addresses the interesting issue presented by dramas centered on professionals and their careers.  They must “technically” please the professionals who actually work in the field while providing enough entertainment to grab the attention of the general audience.  In addition, Dr. Liker shares similarities and differences between his own medical practice and Dr. House’s.

To watch past episodes of House, visit www.fox.com/house.

Remember, as always, the free-to-download podcast of this episode (and all past episodes) can be found on our iTunes page! And you can listen to this episode in its entirety on WYSO.org !

 

The Gift of Life

You can hear a clip from this episode on our BEST OF SEASON ONE file, available as a free podcast download on iTunes.

This week, we were joined in the studio by Dr. Thav Thambi-Pillai, a transplant surgeon, and Dr. John Donnelly, a family physician who received a life-changing pancreas transplant in 2004. Dr. Thambi-Pillai and Dr. Donnelly talked with us about organ donation, the transplant process, and the personal side to the field of organ transplantation.

Particularly memorable in this episode is Dr. Donnelly’s vivid recollection of the process he underwent many years ago in order to receive a life-saving pancreas transplant.

JAMA – The Editor-in-Chief

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This was the 25th episode of Radio Rounds, and hosts and founders Avash Kalra, Lakshman Swamy, and Shamie Das take a fond look back at their favorite memories from the show since it premiered in April 2009. In addition, they welcome special guest Dr. Catherine DeAngelis, the Editor-in-Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association — one of the premier medical journals in the world.

In November 2009, Executive Producer Shamie Das traveled to Houston, TX, to the American Medical Association (AMA) National Interim Conference, where he met keynote speaker Dr. DeAngelis and recorded this interview. Dr. DeAngelis is also a Professor of Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and has been the recipient of seven honorary doctorate degrees and numerous awards for humanitarianism and medical excellence.

In the interview, she discusses how she came to be the Editor-in-Chief of JAMA and her views on evidence-based medicine and medical education.