Docs Talk Story

In this episode, we talk story with Dr. Teresa Schiff-Elfalan. Born and raised in Aiea, Dr. Schiff-Elfalan is a Maryknoll School graduate. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Southern California and medical education here at the John A Burns School of Medicine. Dr. Schiff then went on to complete her family medicine residency at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center in Mart...

In this episode, we talk story with Dr. Tom Feng! He completed his undergrad at Princeton University and medical education at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Feng then went on to complete his urology residency at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and his fellowship in robotic surgery and advanced laparoscopy at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, WA . He currently works at Kaiser Per...

In this episode, we talk story with Dr. Paul Ho! He was born in Hong Kong but raised in Philadelphia, PA. He completed his undergrad and Masters of Science at the University of Pennsylvania and medical education at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. Dr. Ho completed his internal medicine residency at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and his cardiology and interventional card...

In this episode, we talk story with Dr. Jennifer Mbuthia, an allergist and immunologist with the Queen Emma Clinics at the Queen’s Medical Center. She is originally from Long Island, NY, and completed her undergraduate and medical education at Brown University. Dr. Mbuthia then went on to complete her pediatrics residency at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu and her allergy & immunology...

We're back - and with new hosts Morgan, Richard, and Ryan! In this episode, we talk story with Dr. Winona Lee, the Director of the ‘Imi Ho‘ola Post-Baccalaureate Program, Principal Investigator of the Native Hawaiian Center of Excellence, and JABSOM Association of American Medical Colleges Diversity Officer! Dr. Lee attended medical school at JABSOM and completed her pediatrics residency at th...

In this episode, we talk story with Dr. Jeremy King, a pediatric gastroenterologist at Kapiolani Medical Center and Assistant Professor in Pediatrics at JABSOM! Dr. King attended medical school at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, completed pediatrics residency at Cooper University Hospital in New Jersey, and then went onto pursue a gastroenterology fellowship! Join us as we talk about...

In this episode, we talk story with Dr. Donna Ching, a triple-boarded pediatrics, adult psychiatry, and child psychiatry doc in Hilo, who also continues to do locum tenens all across the mainland! Dr. Ching attended UH Manoa for her undergraduate, MPH, and MD degrees (in the first class of PBL at JABSOM), and then went on to a Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Child Psychiatry Combination Program for reside...

In this episode, we talk story with Dr. Emilie Stickley, an Ob/Gyn in Hilo, Hawaii. Dr. Stickley not only has a full-time practice, she also homeschools her four children and runs her family farm. Join us as we talk story about her experiences with training in the military as well as the way she balances her work and personal life. 

In this episode, we talk story with Dr. Kyle Chun, an orthopedic surgeon at Orthopedic Associates of Hawaii and an assistant professor at JABSOM. Dr. Chun attended medical school here at the University of Hawaii, continued on to residency at the University of Washington, and completed a sports medicine fellowship at the Southern California Orthopedic Institute. Join us as we talk about how being i...

In this episode we talk story with Dr. Christie Izutsu, a nephrologist and JABSOM’s Internal Medicine Clerkship director. Dr. Izutsu was born and raised here in Hawaii, graduated from JABSOM, and went on to complete her IM residency and nephrology fellowship at UC San Diego. She now practices nephrology in various hospitals, clinics, and hemodialysis centers in Hawaii and American Samoa (pre-COVID...

In this episode, we talk story with Dr. Gregg Kokame, the Chief of Ophthalmology at JABSOM. Dr. Gregg Kokame is the first person in the Asia Pacific region to successfully complete a bionic eye surgery. He is also heavily involved in research and has over 100 publications and over 70 clinical trials. 

In this episode we talk story with Dr. Kareem Khozaim, a Ob/Gyn in Hilo! He attended medical school at University of Cincinnati, Ob/Gyn residency at Indiana University, and spent time in American Samoa and Kenya before serving at Bay Clinic and Hilo Medical Center for the past 4 years. Join us as we talk about global health,  rural medicine, and existing stereotypes in Ob/Gyn! 

In this episode we talk story  with Dr. William Haning, a psychiatrist and addiction medicine physician as well as a Professor of Psychiatry at the John A. Burns School of Medicine. He attended medical school and residency at JABSOM where he completed Psychiatry and later completed an addiction medicine fellowship at Tripler Hospital. Dr. Haning has worked in a variety of places, such as the milit...

Today we talk story with Dr. Fay Gao, a neurologist specializing in movement disorders. In this episode, we learn about the pathway to movement disorders specialist, as well as the lifestyle and patient population that a movement disorders specialists sees. 

In this episode, we talk story with Dr. Janet Berreman, the Kauai District Health Officer for the Hawaii State Department of Health. Dr. Berreman was born in New York and raised in California. She attended medical school, residency, and fellowship at UCSF where she completed Pediatrics with a Primary Care focus and took a Chief Residency year training in Ambulatory Pediatrics. She went on to pract...

In this episode, we talk story with Dr. Stacy Brown, a Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology doc at Queen’s Medical Center! Dr. Brown attended medical school at Cornell and went on to do her neurology residency and Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology fellowship at Yale. She is also an assistant professor at JABSOM and Program Director of Neuroscience Research at Queen's. Join us a...

In this episode, Charissa talks story with Dr. Greg Sakamoto, a dermatologist who has his own private practice in Honolulu. Dr. Sakamoto is a Hawaii boy who grew up in Waialua and attended medical school here at JABSOM. He went on to pursue an internship in internal medicine at the University of Hawaii and then completed his residency at the Harvard Medical School Dermatology Residency Program in...

In this special episode, Enze and Rylie co-host an episode with Drs. Oishi and Tam to discuss balancing life outside of medicine. Dr. Oishi is a general surgeon at Kuakini, and Dr. Tam is an internal medicine doctor and faculty at JABSOM. We hope you enjoy this fun episode full of practical advice for medical students, from preclerkship years all the way until match day. 

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Robert Ruggieri, an Emergency Medicine physician who worked at Queen's Medical Center before opening Queen's Island Urgent Care in 2006. Tune in to hear about his journey to Emergency Medicine, a typical day of an Emergency Medicine physician & Urgent Care physician, the process of undertaking the business side of medicine, and advice for medical stu...

To start off Season 2, we talk story with Dr. Daniel Fischberg, a pain and palliative care specialist at Queen’s Medical Center. Dr. Fischberg is a MD/PhD, attending medical school at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City and earning his PhD in Biomedical Sciences from City University of New York. He completed his internal medicine residency at Mount Sinai Hospital and went on to pursue...

Welcome to Season 2 of Docs Talk Story! In this episode, we introduce our newest team members Charissa, Jaimee, and Rae. Don't miss an episode of this season! We have yet another great line-up of local doctors on the show this season! 

In this episode, we had so much fun talking story with Dr. Jennifer King, a pediatric sports medicine doc at the Kapiolani Bone and Joint Center...and first Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine on the show! Dr. King attended medical school at Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine and went on to complete pediatrics residency and sports medicine fellowship at Cooper University Hospital in New Jerse...

In this episode, we talk story with Dr. Kyra Len, a pediatric hospitalist at the Kapiolani Medical Center. Join us as we talk about Dr. Len's typical day as a pediatric hospitalist, as well as how she balances her administrative roles with her clinical practice and her family. 

In this episode, we talk story with Dr. Mike Tom, a geriatrician at Queen’s Medical Center. Dr. Tom is a 2013 JABSOM grad, who went on to internal medicine residency and geriatrics fellowship training here in Hawaii. Join us as we talk about the various options to practice as a geriatrician, the complexity of geriatric medicine, and the hope we can bring to these challenging end-of-life care situa...

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Russell Woo, a pediatric surgeon at Kapiolani Medical Center, as well as Associate Professor of Surgery and the Associate Chair for Research. Tune in to hear about the pathway to pediatric surgery, the typical day of a pediatric surgeon, and some pearls of advice for medical students hoping to go into pediatric surgery!