Gastro Broadcast

Gastro Broadcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 45: Breaking Down Barriers to CRC Screening (understanding the lives of patients outside the doctor’s office)
March 28, 2023

Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Giselle Carlotta-McDonald, who is the executive director of Project Access-New Haven, which employs community health workers to address colorectal cancer (CRC) screening dis

Episode #44: Increasing CRC Screening Rates in Latino Communities (awareness and access to care are key to success)
March 14, 2023

For Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Fred Rosenberg interviews Dr. Abdul Saied Calvino, a surgical oncologist at Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence, Rhode Island and assistant professor

Episode #43: If You're Caring for Patients, Don't Forget to Take Care of Yourself (how to reduce stress and address burnout)
February 07, 2023

Many independent GI practices are familiar with the effects of physician burnout, which has become an epidemic in the U.S. health care system. Almost two-thirds of physicians have reported signs of bu

Episode #42: Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast (and other reasons why pursuing an Executive MBA might be a good idea)
December 06, 2022

Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Dr. Vasu Appaleneni, a practicing gastroenterologist at Dayton Gastroenterology, and executive vice president of clinical innovation at One GI, a physician-led managed servi

Episode #41: Finding Community Through Girls With Guts (how its network works to empower women with IBD and ostomy)
November 15, 2022

Dr. Fred Rosenberg interviews Jenny Harrison, who is the director of communications of Girls with Guts, a non-profit organization that supports and empowers women with inflammatory bowel disease and/o

Episode #40: New Ways to Prevent Esophageal Cancer (make screening for Barrett's more accessible, less expensive)
October 17, 2022

Dr. Michael Weinstein interviews Dr. Prasad Iyer about new approaches to screening patients and detecting earlier stages of Barretts esophagus and associated dysplasia that can prevent esophageal can

Episode #39: The Next Generation GI Physicians are Ready (and they are excited about the future)
August 23, 2022

Dr. Naresh Gunaratnam interviews Dr. Justin Forde about what GI fellows are focused on and thinking about as they begin their careers and what innovations they may bring into the organizations they jo

Episode #38: How to Accelerate Value-Based Care (it starts with bringing together health care industry leaders)
July 19, 2022

Dr. Michael Weinstein interviews Dr. Lindee Goh, who leads the healthcare practice with Tapestry Networks, an organization that brings together health care industry leaders to learn from one another,

Episode #37: On Whatever Career Path You Choose, #FindYourTribe (Scrubs & Heels is focused on empowering women in GI)
June 28, 2022

Two out of five GI fellows are women but account for less 18 percent of practicing gastroenterologists, and the number of women in leadership positions is even lower. Dr. Anita Afzali and Dr. Aline C

Episode #36: We're Recording Live at DDW! (mergers, policy advocacy, GI fellowships and more...)
June 14, 2022

While at Digestive Disease Week last month, Dr. Michael Weinstein sat down to record a live interview with Dr. Nadeem Baig, vice president and chief medical officer of Allied Digestive Health in New