Both Sides of the Stethoscope
Join Dr. Colby Salerno a cardiologist and Dr. Alin Gragossian an ICU doctor, both heart transplant recipients, as they discuss their unique view of medicine from both the perspective of physicians as well as the perspective as patients.
Episodes
45 episodes
The Process of Getting Listed for Organ Transplant with Dr. Ken Sutha
In this episode Dr. Ken Sutha returns to discuss the process of getting listed for transplant. We had previously gotten a listener email asking about this process so we are finally going to discuss it. All three of us have seen the process from...
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Episode 44
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41:47
Celebrating Heart Month by Discussing Heart Disease, Prevention and Terminology
Happy Heart Month! Welcome back to the podcast. In this episode Alin and Colby discuss all things cardiovascular health. Alin asks Colby all the common questions they both encounter and Colby does some teaching about medical terminology and how...
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Episode 43
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44:19
Online Medical Education and Avoiding Misinformation with Dr. Ali Haider aka @YourHeartDoc
In this episode Alin and Colby chat with Dr. Ali Haider. You may know him from his social media accounts as @YourHeartDoc. They discuss Dr. Haider's career path into interventional cardiology and dive into what made him start producing medical ...
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Episode 42
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31:49
Bonus Days, Post Transplant Coping and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Education with Alison Conklin
In this episode Alin and Colby have a discussion with Alison Conklin. Alison is a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patient and heart transplant recipient who recently created and magazine called Bonus Days, dedicated to sharing stories of transplant...
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Episode 41
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33:37
Motivating others and building a community post transplant with Brittany Clayborne PsyD
In this episode Colby and Alin speak with Dr. Brittany Clayborne PsyD. Brittany has overcome peripartum cardiomyopathy, heart transplantation and stage 4 lymphoma while at the say time getting her doctorate in psychology and starting a non prof...
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Episode 40
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35:08
Discussing Organ Transplant Policy with Dr. Macey Levan
Macey Levan, PhD, JD is a donation/transplant advocate (a living donor!!!), associate professor, and the Director for Transplant Applied Research Qualitative Core at NYU. She knows everything policy-related with organ donation and transplantati...
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Episode 39
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33:23
Pediatric Heart Transplants and Congenital Heart Disease with Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon Dr. Thomas Maxey
Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon Dr. Thomas Maxey joins Alin and Colby to discuss his career path into the world of pediatric heart surgery. Discussions include pediatric heart transplant, congenital heart disease, transition of care from child to adu...
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Episode 38
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35:09
Discussion with Sara Siqueiros, mom of THREE heart transplant recipients
In this episode Alin and Colby have a discussion with Sara Siquerios. Sara is the caregiver of all caregivers, as she cares for three children all of whom have had heart transplants. Sara's three children were all diagnosed with restrictive car...
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Episode 37
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39:28
Interview with heart transplant recipient Tyler Chavez, PA
In this episode Alin and Colby have a discussion with Tyler Chavez, a heart transplant recipient and surgical physician assistant. They discuss Tyler's incredible story of beating cancer as a child, his acute onset heart failure that saw him op...
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Episode 36
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41:04
The Art of Medicine, Resilience, Heart Function Not Failure and More with Dr. Anu Lala
In this episode Alin and Colby sit down and chat with Dr. Anu Lala. They discuss dealing with a diagnosis of heart failure, the approach to changing the narrative to heart function not failure, and patient advocacy. Dr. Lala also turns the tabl...
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Episode 35
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43:44
Heart Failure Gadgets and more with Dr. Philip Adamson, Chief Medical Officer at Abbott
In this episode Alin and Colby have an insightful conversation with Dr. Philip Adamson. Phil Adamson is Divisional Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for the Heart Failure Division at Abbott. In this capacity, Dr. Adamson is responsible f...
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Episode 34
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40:13
A Deep Dive into Transplant Meds with Mary Chandran, PharmD and Adina Petrosan, PharmD
In this episode Alin and Colby have an in depth conversation with two transplant pharmacists. Mary Chandran and Adina Petrosan teach us about the medications that are the mainstay of transplant medicine. We discuss the needs for these meds, sid...
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Episode 33
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41:16
Transplant Medicine is Fun! A Discussion with Dr. Jon R. Friedman, Chief Medical Officer of Transplant Genomics
In this episode we have a riveting discussion with Dr. Jon Friedman the Chief Medical Officer of Transplant Genomics. Dr. Friedman, joined Transplant Genomics as Chief Medical Officer in February 2022 after 22 years with Optum/United ...
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Episode 32
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50:23
Part 2: Interview with Matthew Brady who has been living with a heart transplant for 31 Years
In this episode we pick right back up with our interview with Matt. In part 2 we discuss being a professional patient, new fears that come with having a transplant and parenthood and navigating the healthcare system. &nbs...
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Episode 31
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26:51
Part 1: Interview with Matthew Brady who has been living with a heart transplant for 31 Years
In part 1 of this 2 part episode we talk with Matt Brady. Matt is 31 year post heart transplant that he received due to a viral illness at the age of 7. In this first part we discuss what led to his transplant, how he dealt with a transplant at...
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Episode 30
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32:38
Both Sides of Organ Donation: A discussion with Laura Reff, the mother of Alin's organ donor
In this episode Alin and Colby have an open and honest discussion with Laura Reff. Laura is the mom of Alin's heart donor Lucy. Tune in to hear about Lucy's story and legacy, being a donor family, the relationship between Alin and Lucy's family...
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Episode 29
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28:37
Making Room for Rheum. Interview with rheumatologist Dr. Brittany Panico.
In this episode Alin and Colby have a discussion with rheumatologist Dr. Brittany Panico. They discuss everything from post transplant concerns in the field of rheumatology, auto-immune diseases, and the amazing but also dreaded medication pred...
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Episode 28
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39:41
Is there a role for AI in organ transplantation and other fields of medicine? A discussion with advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist Dr. Rohan Goswami.
In this episode Alin and Colby welcome on Dr. Rohan Goswami. Dr. Goswami is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville Florida. He specializes in the use of AI in the field of heart transplant...
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Episode 27
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45:17
How do organs get transported? A discussion with Paragonix CEO Lisa Anderson, Ph.D.
In this episode Alin and Colby have a enlightening discussion with Lisa Anderson, Ph.D. the CEO of a company called Paragonix. Paragonix Technologies is a leading developer, manufacturer, and service provider in the organ transplant industry, e...
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Episode 26
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33:09
Interview with Rishi Kumar, MD, FACC
In this episode Alin and Colby interview Dr. Rishi Kumar. Dr. Kumar is a cardiac anesthesiologist and a cardiovascular intensivist. Listen for a great discussion about what happens in the OR during cardiothoracic cases, the process of organ tra...
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Episode 25
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34:07
Skin Care in the Immunosuppressed
In this episode Alin and Colby discuss all things dermatology with double board certified dermatologist Dr. May Hall. Dr. Hall explains to us the risks of skin cancer in the immunocompromised population, sunscreen and clothing recommendations, ...
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Episode 24
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27:25
Celebrating Donate Life Month with a Story of Living Donation
In this episode Alin and Colby discuss an amazing story of living donation to celebrate donate life month! Dr. Ezra Lichtman and Dr. Amos Lichtman join the podcast to share their story. When Amos needed a liver transplant his brother Ezra did n...
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Episode 23
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37:37
What's it like getting a heart transplant in the UK? An interview with heart transplant recipient Hannah Sharma
In this episode Alin and Colby interview Hannah Sharma. Hannah is a heart transplant recipient who lives across the pond in the UK. They discuss her time waiting for transplant, the cause of her heart failure and look into the differences betwe...
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Episode 22
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40:32
Surviving Cardiac Arrest. An interview with Mike Papale
In this episode Alin and Colby discuss surviving cardiac arrest with Mike Papale. Mike discusses his story of his cardiac arrest, coming to terms with his diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and tells us about his recent book he wrote call...
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Episode 21
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40:41
Life after LVAD and Heart Transplant with guest Andrew (AJ) Jones
In this episode Alin and Colby interview Andrew (AJ) Jones. AJ developed acute heart failure and needed first an LVAD and then a heart transplant. AJ gives us the details of these procedures, how he lived his life as a fitness enthusiast afterw...
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Episode 20
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43:45