Shadow Me Next!
Shadow Me Next! is a podcast where we take you behind the scenes of the medical world. I'm Ashley Love, a Physician Assistant, and I will be sharing my journey in medicine and exploring the lives of various healthcare professionals. Each episode, I'll interview doctors, NPs, PAs, nurses, and allied health workers, uncovering their unique stories, the joys and challenges they face, and what drives them in their careers. Whether you're a pre-med student or simply curious about the healthcare field, we invite you to join us as we take a conversational and personal look into the lives and minds of leaders in Medicine. Access you want, stories you need. You're always invited to Shadow Me Next!
Want to be a guest on Shadow Me Next!? Send Ashley Love a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/175073392605879105bc831fc
Episodes
63 episodes
What if heart attacks weren’t a surprise? The practice of preventing heart disease | Dr. Jeffrey Boone, MD
What if heart attacks weren’t a surprise? Dr. Jeffrey Boone of Boone Heart Institute shows how imaging plus modern meds can make heart disease optional. Bold claim, big data. Listen and tell us: would y...
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Episode 62
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When anonymity is required to share medical stories | Roberts Essex, PA-C
What if medicine chooses you before you choose it? In this episode of Shadow Me Next, I sit down with Roberts Essex, a seasoned physician assistant who chose to speak under a pen name so he could tell his story honestly. He is a vet...
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Episode 61
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The Quiet Truth about Poor Sleep from a Sleep Doctor | Dr. Benjamin Long MD
Sleepless nights rarely start in the bedroom. They usually begin with a racing mind, a tender story, or a belief we’re afraid to say out loud. We sit down with Dr. Benjamin Long, a dual board certified sleep medicine physician and pediatrician,...
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Episode 60
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32:10
Holding The Line Between Crisis And Care | Jessi Beyer, MHP
The quietest lifesaving moments often happen between a slammed door and a deep breath. We sit down with crisis mental health clinician and SWAT negotiator Jessi Beyer to unpack what it really takes to bring a volatile scene down, earn trust in ...
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Episode 59
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48:49
From Oncology To Biotech and Drug Development: Courage, Patients, And Progress | Dr. Satya (Nanu) Das
What happens when the humanity of oncology collides with the creative engine of biotech? We sit down with Dr. Satya (Nanu) Das, a former gastrointestinal oncologist who left a thriving academic career to build the next generation of cancer ther...
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Episode 58
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44:36
Adapting And Advancing: A Doctor’s Journey Through Grief Across Continents | Dr. Oluwole Babatunde, MD
What if your hardest seasons became the fuel for your life’s most meaningful work? We sit down with Dr. Oluwole Babatunde, a physician who turned early loss, cross-continental training, and relentless study into a compassionate career in psychi...
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Episode 57
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From ICU To Helicopter: A Nurse’s 46-Year Fight To Prevent Harm | Dr. Julie Siemers, DNP
A 97% pulse ox can lull anyone into a false sense of safety, until ventilation fails and the patient quietly slips into danger. That tension between what looks stable and what is actually happening runs through our conversation with Dr. Julie S...
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Episode 56
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From Exam Rooms To Academia: A PA’s Purpose-Driven Path | Dr. Kenneth Bothelo, DMSc, PA-C
We start with a simple question: what is your why? Today we sit down with Dr. Ken Botelho, a seasoned primary care PA and the founding director behind a new Doctor of Medical Science program, to explore how purpose, presence, and me...
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Episode 55
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More Than Colonoscopies: The Multiverse of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Dr. Doug Adler, MD
Curiosity is a skill, and it can carry a medical career farther than raw talent. We sit down with interventional gastroenterologist Dr. Doug Adler to unpack 30 years of change in training, technology, and the mindset it takes to serve patients ...
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Episode 54
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How Functional And Integrative Medicine Restore Real Health | Dr. Aimee Duffy, MD
Connect with Dr. Duffy at: aimeeduffymd.comFeeling “fine” on paper but worn out in real life? We sit down to virtually shadow Dr. Amiee Duffy, a board-certified family physician and founder of Carolina Integrative Medicine. Dr. Duffy tra...
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Episode 53
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From Standard Medical Protocols To Curiosity-Driven Care | Dr. Aaron Hartman, MD
To learn more about Dr. Aaron Hartman, visit: aaronhartmanmd.comDr. Aaron Hartman—triple board certified in family, integrative, and functional medicine—walks us through his path from military ro...
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Episode 52
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From Bedside To Bedrock: Why Sexual Health Is Healthcare | Dr. Stephanie Zwonitzer, DNP
Want a front-row seat to the human side of sexual health and urology? We sit down with Dr. Stephanie “Dr. Z” Zwonitzer, a urology and sexual health nurse practitioner, to explore how candor, education, and empathy turn the most awkward appointm...
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Episode 51
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Medicine, Motherhood, And The Art Of Asking For Help | Dr. Kristen Cain, MD
The most powerful moments in medicine often unfold after the diagnosis, in the quiet where plans are made and hope is rebuilt. Join us as we sit down with Dr. Kristen Cain, a physician who is double board certified in OBGYN and reproductive end...
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Episode 50
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The Care We Need Requires More Than Medicine | Dr. Monique Nugent, MD
What if the most important part of your hospital stay happens after you leave? We sit down with a seasoned hospitalist who treats complex conditions on the floor and still argues that health is mostly made at home, at work, and in the community...
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Episode 50
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How One Surgeon Challenged the Way Childhood Obesity is Treated | Dr. Evan Nadler, MD
A surgeon stands at a national podium, defends operating on children with severe obesity, and gets asked how he sleeps at night. Two decades later, he’s helped shape national guidelines and is building new ways for families to access care. That...
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Episode 48
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24:37
Notes from the ER: why chaos, service, and community shape better care and better leaders | Dr. Josh McConkey, MD
What does it take to run toward chaos and know you will like the result? We sit down with Dr. Josh McConkey, an emergency physician, Air Force Reserve commander, and combat veteran, for a candid tour of the ER and the deeper forces that sustain...
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Episode 46
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So You Think Job Security Exists? A Locums PA Says, "Hold My Severance." | Fedna Morency, PA-C
What if losing your “secure” job became the moment you claimed real freedom? That’s the turning point we explore with PA Fedna Morensi as she traces a winding path from athletic training and dance dreams to orthopedic surgery and a locum lifest...
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Episode 46
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Using your gut in medicine (just don't insert the lightbulb) | Jenn Johnson, RN
What if the most powerful tool in your clinical toolkit isn’t a monitor or a protocol, but a feeling you’ve learned to trust? We sit down with ER nurse Jenn Johnson to follow her unexpected path from failing organic chemistry to thriving in eme...
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Episode 45
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From PA to Physician, all for the NICU | Dr. Joanne Amos, DO
What drives someone to leave a successful career as a Physician Assistant and return to medical school? For Dr. Joanne Amos, it was discovering her true calling in one of medicine's most demanding specialties: the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.<...
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Episode 44
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Beyond the OR: Medicine, Mentorship, and Making a Difference | Dr. Kushagra Verma, MD
Dr. Kushagra Verma's journey reminds us that finding your calling often happens through unexpected rotations and powerful mentorships rather than childhood dreams.What makes his approach to spine surgery truly distinctive is the blend o...
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Episode 43
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Turning TBI Trauma into Purpose: One NP's Journey | Kelly Tuttle, FNP
What happens when a medical provider becomes the patient? Kelly Tuttle's journey shows us how personal experience can transform professional practice and create unique connections with patients.Kelly spent two decades as a cardiology nu...
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Episode 42
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Reading the Room: The Art of Connecting with Young Patients | Rachelle Hodel, APRN
When Rachelle Hodel set her sights on working with babies, nothing would stand in her way, not even the absence of a job posting. Armed with determination and a freshly written cover letter, she walked straight into the nursery manager's office...
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Episode 41
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Perseverance in Pediatric Rheumatology: A Medical Marathon | Kristin Graham, APRN
Kristin takes us deep into the world of pediatric autoimmune disease, where conditions like juvenile idiopathic arthritis, lupus, and dermatomyositis affect multiple body systems and require tremendous coordination across specialties. With stri...
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Episode 40
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What dying teaches us about truly living | Jenny Lytle, BSN
When a hospice nurse with thirty years of experience speaks about what matters most at the end of life, it's a story worth listening to. Jenny Lytle's journey into nursing began with an unlikely inspiration, a childhood fascination with thermom...
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Episode 39
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How Resilience Shapes Healthcare from a PA School Faculty Member| Pete Breitinger, PA-C
Pete Breitinger's journey to respected PA educator spans more than three decades and reveals the profound human connections at the heart of healthcare. What begins as a candid reflection on his unexpected path into medicine transforms into a ma...
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Episode 38
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