Liver Talks: The Liver Fellow Network Podcast

In this episode, we explore disparities within the field of liver transplantation with Dr. Lauren Nephew, an Assistant Professor of Medicine and researcher at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Nephew talks with Alex about disparities throughout the spectrum of care as well as potential solutions.  Link to Dr. Nephew's paper in Liver Transplantation: https://aasldpubs.onlinelibrar...

Much like Thin Lizzy, we're back...in town?....it's a new year and a new season of Liver Talks! In this episode, we focus on the challenge of achieving hepatitis C elimination with Dr. Ponni Perumalswami, hepatologist from the University of Michigan. We start by outlining our hopes for this next series of episodes (0:00-3:03), followed by an illuminating discussion with Dr. Perumalswami (3:07-31:3...

Adam and Alex wrap up the Liver Meeting series by talking to Dr. Kamron Pourmond of THE Mount Sinai Hospital about burnout among hepatologists. His oral presentation on burnout takes place Monday, 11/16 during the Health Services session, which begins at 10:30am.  Hosts:  Adam Winters @adam_c_winters Alex Vogel @AlexSVogel @liverfellow Music Credits: “Tropkicks”, Broke for Free “Somethin...

It's day 2 of the Liver Meeting and day 2 of Liver Talks' almost but not quite daily podcast special. Alex and Adam welcome in third-year medicine resident Dr. Christina Gainey of USC to talk about using large databases to generate research projects, rural/urban disparities in HCC and her favorite liver cell. What is it?! You'll have to listen! Check out Dr. Gainey's oral presentation on Monday 11...

It's The Liver Meeting DIGITAL EXPERIENCE (DEE EX)!  Adam and Alex talk to Dr. Russell Rosenblatt of Weill Cornell about his Liver Meeting experience and then touch upon some of the work he's presenting over the course of the weekend. Keep an eye out for additional episodes on Saturday 11/14 and Sunday 11/15! Music Credits: “Tropkicks”, Broke for Free “Something Elated”, Broke for Free “Take...

Alex and Adam share the podcasting plan for the upcoming Liver Meeting Digital Experience (0:15-2:33) before welcoming in Dr. Oren Fix to discuss 'Modeling the Hepatology Workforce in the United States: A Predicted Critical Shortage,' a recent study published in Hepatology (2:42-28:38). Finally, the hosts talk voting plans for next month's election (28:47-32:41).  Link to Modeling the Hepatol...

Another one!  Alex and Adam start by discussing GI fellowship application season and offer a few tips to those applying (1:07-10:23). Then, Dr. Arpan Patel from the UCLA Medical Center joins the show for an enlightening discussion on the challenging intersection between palliative care and hepatology (10:29-39:43). Finally, in honor of Taylor Swift's new album, "folklore",  they breakdow...

Adam and Alex start by discussing the recent LFN post on tips for new GI fellows (0:00-13:00). Then, Alex interviews Dr. Kathleen Viveiros, a transplant hepatologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital, to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the treatment of patients with liver disease (13:16-46:25) while Adam gets caught rounding late. Finally, in the free style segment, Adam delivers an extremely tepi...

Adam and Alex introduce Decompensated! In this short teaser we outline our goals for the podcast and prove to ourselves that we just might be able to edit a podcast.