Gastro Broadcast

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Latest Episodes

Episode #71: The Impact of Anxiety on Inflammatory Bowel Disease | Michael Weinstein & Larry Kosinski | SonarMD
February 04, 2025

Dr. Michael Weinstein interviews Dr. Larry Kosinski about new data from SonarMD describing the association between anxiety and increased risk for flares and higher disease severity in inflammatory bow

Episode #70: Health Care Policy Advocacy & What to Expect in 2025 | Lisa Mathew & Kathleen Teixeira | AGA
January 14, 2025

Host Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Kathleen Teixeira, vice president of public policy and advocacy for the American Gastroenterological Association. Lisa and Kathleen discuss what policies will be

Episode #69: Understanding the Financial Burden of IBD | Kevin Harlen & Laura Wingate | Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation
December 17, 2024

Kevin Harlen interviews Laura Wingate, chief education, support, and advocacy officer with the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation about a recent survey which shows that more than 40 percent of patients with

Episode #68: Insights on GLP-1 Medications and Endoscopy Prep | Fred Rosenberg & Ruchi Mathur | Cedars-Sinai
November 26, 2024

Dr. Fred Rosenberg interviews Dr. Ruchi Mathur, director of the Diabetes Program in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and an endocrinologist at the Weight Loss Center, at Cedars-S

Episode #67: Understanding Nutritional Strategies for IBD | Naresh Gunaratnam, Kim Beall & Ashwin Ananthakrishnan
November 12, 2024

Dr. Naresh Gunaratnam interviews Kim Beall, co-founder and managing director of Nutritional Therapy for IBD and Dr. Ashwin Ananthakrishnan, who is the Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Cr

Episode #66: This Colonoscopy Prep Includes Chocolate Chip Cookies |Lisa Mathew & Jeff Scott | Happy Colon Foods
October 22, 2024

Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Dr. Jeff Scott, a gastroenterologist and founder of Happy Colon Foods, a company that prepares meal kits that are compliant with the diet requirements before a colorectal sc

Episode #65: Identifying High-Risk Barrett’s Esophagus Patients | Lisa Mathew & Raman Muthusamy | UCLA School of Medicine
October 08, 2024

Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Dr. Raman Muthusamy, professor of clinical medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and medical director of endoscopy for UCLA Health, about a new clinical g

Episode #64: Pros & Cons of New Blood Test for Colorectal Cancer | Fred Rosenberg & Lauren Bleich | Gastro Health
September 24, 2024

Dr. Fred Rosenberg interviews Dr. Lauren Bleich of Gastro Health, who serves as president of the Massachusetts Gastroenterology Association about a new blood-based screening test for colorectal cancer

Episode #63: Despite ACA Mandate Most Patients Pay for Bowel Prep | Michael Weinstein & Eric Shah | University of Michigan
September 10, 2024

Dr. Michael Weinstein interviews Dr. Eric Shah, director of the Michigan Medicine GI Physiology Laboratories about a study showing that despite a federal law that says bowel preparations needed for co

Episode #62: Data-Driven Solutions to Improve Healthcare Delivery | Lisa Mathew & Mitesh Rao | OMNY Health
July 09, 2024

Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Dr. Mitesh Rao, chief executive officer of OMNY Health, about the organization's work to connect the healthcare ecosystem through data and insights to transform healthcare d