MD Roundtable

Send us Fan Mail This episode features Dr. Mohammed Qadeer, who is an Interventional Gastroenterologist and the Medical Director of Endoluminal Surgery at Advocate Aurora Medical center in Kenosha, WI.  Dr. Qadeer recently achieved a very rare milestone in his specialty.  He has performed more than 1,100 Third Space Endoscopy (TSE) procedures at Aurora Medical center.  He discusses how he ended up...

Send us Fan Mail Join me on this very informative podcast as we kick off season #5 of MD Roundtable! I feature Joseph Zucchi, PA-C, as he discusses the indications, benefits, risks and the latest oral GLP-1's on the market. Joseph Zucchi, PA-C is the Clinical Supervisor and Physician Associate at Transition Medical Weight Loss in Salem, New Hampshire, where he leads a multidisciplinary obesit...

Send us Fan Mail Join me on this heart warming podcast as I feature Dr. Aziz Rahman, a board-certified Interventional Radiologist who worked in Nasser Hospital in Gaza.  Dr. Rahman who visited Gaza twice in 2025, shares stories of his medical mission and urges people to continue speaking about the situation, emphasizing the message from residents,  "don't stop talking about us." He...

Send us Fan Mail This episode features Dr. Sylvia Owusu-Ansah, who is Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.  She discusses her journey of growing up in Namibia to ending up at the Johns Hopkins Medical center for her fellowship training.  She also discusses how she received the role to be the EMS Medical Director and Medical Adviso...

Send us Fan Mail Join me on this podcast episode as I feature Dr. Jacob Abraham, a Heart Failure/ Structural Cardiologist who practiced clinical medicine for 16 years.  He decided to take the leap from clinical medicine to the Implantable Heart Failure Management industry with a  focus on developing technology for patients with heart failure. He is currently the Senior VP with Edwards Life Science...

Send us Fan Mail Join on me this new episode as I feature Dr. Teddy Totimeh who is a consultant Neurosurgeon at the Accra Medical center in Ghana, West Africa.  He is passionate about neuro-endoscopy and its growing role in both pediatric and adult neurosurgery patients.  He is active in neurosurgery advocacy and leadership across the continent and holds executive committee membership of (Internat...

Send us Fan Mail Join me on this podcast as I feature Dr. Eduardo Mireles-Cabodevilia who is Medical Director of the ICU at the Cleveland Clinic and Director of Simulation and Advanced Skills Center.  He also serves as associate Professor of Medicine and is Vice Chair in the division of Critical Care medicine at the Cleveland Clinic.  He discusses the value of SEVA (Standardized Education for Vent...

Send us Fan Mail Join me on this episode as I feature Kevin Bergman, MD who is the co-founder of the Global Ultrasound Institute and Sheila Masheti who is the Operations Leader for their East Africa branch in Kenya.  The Global Ultrasound Institute provides comprehensive POCUS training through online courses, in-person workshops, and personalized mentorship. GUSI provides comprehensive POCUS train...

Send us Fan Mail Join me on this special episode as we are featuring Dr. Sujith Kalathiveetil who sub­spe­cial­izes in the diag­no­sis and man­age­ment of struc­tur­al heart dis­ease.  He is an expert in car­diac imag­ing (car­diac CT, 3D echocar­dio­g­ra­phy, nuclear car­di­ol­o­gy). He serves as med­ical direc­tor of echocar­dio­g­ra­phy for DuPage Med­ical Group, Illinois.  He discusses the uti...

Send us Fan Mail This is a very special episode as we are featuring Dr. Jasleen Pannu who is an interventional pulmonologist, lung cancer advocate, and mentor on a mission to save lives through early detection and equity in care. At Ohio State, she leads the Early Lung Cancer Detection Program at The James Cancer center — combining AI, community outreach, and advanced bronchoscopy to catch cancer...

Send us Fan Mail This is a very special episode as we are featuring Guillaume Marescaux who is Vice President of IRCAD Africa and Dr. Michelle Smith who is the acting CEO of IRCAD Africa based in Kigali City, Rwanda.   IRCAD is revolutionizing minimally invasive surgery training for African surgeons! "IRCAD (Research Institute against Digestive Cancer) was founded in 1994 in Strasbourg, Franc...

Send us Fan Mail Join me on this special episode as we are featuring the legendary Dr. Giles Peek who is an ECMOlogist and Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at UF Shands Children's Hospital Congenital Heart Center at UF HEALTH in Gainesville, FL.  He is also an active member of ELSO (Extracorporeal Life Support Organization) since 1994. He has published numerous research papers on ECMO and...

Send us Fan Mail Join me on my podcast as I feature Dr. Niranjan Hiremath who is "Hybrid" Cardiac Surgeon and adjunct Professor and Senior Consultant of the Cardiovascular and Aortic Program and Surgical lead- of the Apollo Aortic Program in Delhi, India.  He discusses his unique journey growing up in Bangalore, India and who inspired him to become a Heart Surgeon!  He also discusses wha...

Send us Fan Mail Join me on my podcast as I feature Dr. Dina Al Rameni who is a Cardiac Surgeon and a Mechanical Circulatory Support specialist at Hartford Hospital in Connecticut and Assistant Professor at UConn.  She discusses her unique journey growing up in a small village in Jordan and what inspired her to become a Heart Surgeon! She discusses the latest advances in Heart transplant surgery a...

Send us Fan Mail Join me on my podcast as I feature Dr. Anita Asgar who was recently named section head of Interventional Cardiology with Northwestern Medicine  at the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute in Chicago, IL.  She is a structural cardiologist with an interest in valvular heart disease.  She discusses her unique journey growing up in Canada and what inspired her to become a Cardiologist!  She...

Send us Fan Mail Join me on this podcast as I feature Dr. Pedro Salinas, Director of CICU at Advocate-Aurora St. Lukes Medical center in Milwaukee, WI.  He is also a Fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography and Director of Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Critical Care Fellowship and Internal Medicine residency programs.   He discusses in detail the physiology and impact of the right ven...

Send us Fan Mail Join me on my podcast as I feature Dr. Edda Weimann as she discusses what is Planetary Health and how it impacts all of us.  She also discusses how Rwanda has become a country that is also recognized as a leader in climate action on the global stage!   She is a Pediatric Endocrinologist by training and specializes in International Health systems.   She is also a Professor of Plane...

Send us Fan Mail Join me on my podcast as I feature Dr. Andres Henao who is an Infectious Disease specialist and associate Professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical center.  He is also director of the Travel Clinic at the University of Colorado.  He discusses his experience working at the Peruvian National Amazon University where he seen and treated many patients with unique tropica...

Send us Fan Mail Join me on my podcast as I feature Dr. Jyothi Puthumana who is the Director of Interventional Echocardiography at the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at Northwestern Medical Center in Chicago, IL.  He is also Professor of Medicine with the Feinberg School of Medicine.  He discusses his unique journey from his early days growing up on a coffee plantation in Southern India to how he...

Send us Fan Mail This is a special episode as I feature Kelli Newman, President of the Houston-based communication strategies firm, Newman & Newman, where she leads a team of talented professionals dedicated to advancing the success of purpose-driven clients. Her work centers on formulation of brand messaging strategies and development of award-winning marketing communication tools for corpora...

Send us Fan Mail This is a special episode as I feature Dr. Keith Dindi who is a pioneer, a champion and just a truly inspiring Cardiothoracic surgeon who decided to stay in his home country of Kenya to provide life saving cardiac surgeries! Dr. Dindi speaks about his up-bringing and his journey from a small village in the western part of Kenya near the Ugandan border to his fellowship training in...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I am joined by Dr. Alex Cedeno-Rodriguez who is a Thoracic surgeon at Advocate-Aurora Lutheran General Hospital.  He is using state of the art minimally invasive techniques using robotic surgery and also collaborates with Interventional Pulmonology using a team approach.   Dr. Cedeno-Rodriguez also talks about his upbringing in Puerto Rico and his interests outside...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of MDRoundtable, we are joined by Pamela Bonnett who is the Chief Executive Officer of Ultrasound AI.  Their AI software predicts likely delivery dates based on ultrasounds performed as early as eight weeks gestation. Its unique presentation allows obstetricians to understand the likelihood of preterm delivery and highlights specific anatomical areas of concern. Pa...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode of MD Roundtable, Dr. Ted Thachenkary is joined by Dr. Oleksandr Babliak from Kyiv, Ukraine.   Dr. Babliak is the Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Dobrobut Medical Center in Kyiv, Ukraine.   He discusses the variety of minimally invasive cardiac surgery techniques he is providing. He also discusses the current situation in Ukraine and despite all the current str...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode of MD Roundtable, Dr. Ted Thachenkary is joined by Dr. Ajay Sahajpal. Dr. Sahajpal is the system medical director of the Abdominal Transplant Program with Advocate-Aurora Health in Milwaukee, WI. He talks about his journey from medical school in Canada eventually leading him on his path to Transplant Medicine.   He also discusses updates in Kidney transplan...