The DaVinci Hour

In this episode we interview Amy Baxter, M.D., Founder & CEO of PainCare Labs. Dr. Baxter first tells us about her career as a pediatric emergency medicine physician conducting pain care research and how that lead her to becoming a medical device inventor and entrepreneur. Dr. Baxter describes how she developed the prototype for Buzzy, a device that uses cooling and mechanical stimulation to numb...

In this episode we interview Thomas Mroz, M.D., Chair of the Orthopaedic and Rheumatologic Institute, Director of the Spine Research Lab, and a Staff orthopaedic spine surgeon at Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Mroz gives us an overview of how balances his time between being Institute Chair, clinical practice, clinical research, and his innovation projects. He also discusses key attributes and experiences f...

In this episode we interview Dr. Patrick Beeman, M.D., an OBGYN, Addiction Medicine Specialist, and the Co-Founder & CEO of medical and health podcast platforms InsideTheBoards and Ars Longa Media. Dr. Beeman tells how he went from being a philosophy major in undergrad to becoming an OBGYN and recently gaining additional specialization in Addiction Medicine all while keeping his passion for medica...

In this episode we interview Hari Trivedi, M.D., an Attending Radiologist and AI Researcher at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Trivedi describes how he splits his time between AI research and his clinical practice specializing in Emergency and Trauma Imaging. He describes the current main applications of AI in radiology and how the role of AI has continued to evolve into becoming a tool f...

In this episode we interview J. David Prologo, M.D., an Interventional Radiologist at Emory University with additional Board Certification in Obesity Medicine, and the Author of The Catching Point Transformation. Dr. Prologo discusses his interventional radiology practice and how the field of IR has evolved to retool previously developed procedures to be treat patients with obesity. He also descri...

In this episode we interview Dan Lambert, a serial entrepreneur and CEO of PathologyWatch, a company providing innovative and easy-to-use digital pathology services for dermatology practices. Dan outlines the services provided by PathologyWatch and how they solve multiple clinical needs for Dermatology practices. He also discusses how his team is researching ways to integrate AI into their digital...

In this episode we interview Dr. Susan Kimmel, an Attending Psychiatrist at University Hospitals-Cleveland Medical Center. Dr. Kimmel gives an overview of her diverse practice that includes forensic psychiatry, inpatient psychiatry, and running a University student mental health clinic. She describes in-depth the field of forensic psychiatry and the role psychiatrists can play in the legal system....

In this episode we interview Dr. Timothy Grosel, an Ophthalmology Resident at Emory University. Dr. Grosel provides insights into the typical day, rotations, call schedule, and fellowship opportunities for ophthalmology residents. He also provides advice for medical students interested in applying to ophthalmology residency and highlights the key differences between the SF Match for ophthalmology...

In this episode we interview Dr. Mouhammad Jumaa, an Interventional Neurologist at ProMedica Health Care and University of Toledo Medical Center. Dr. Jumaa discusses his clinical schedule, the variety of interventional procedures he performs, stroke call, and new innovations in his field. He also discusses the different training pathways available to become a neurointerventionalist from neurology,...

In this episode we interview Dr. Matthew T. Brown, a Cardiology Fellow at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Brown walks the listeners through the typical day of a cardiology fellow, cardiology fellowship rotations, and a typical cardiology call shift. He also provides advice for medical students applying to medicine residency and for medicine residents applying to cardiology fellowship. He...

In this episode our Host, Dr. Maxwell Cooper discusses the system he uses for managing his time and how he balances being a radiology resident with hosting a podcast, running DaVinci Academy, working on a medical device development project, and clinical research. He gives insight into how he organizes his tasks, schedules his time, and how picking projects you are passionate about is critical to s...

In this episode we interview Dr. Harrison Nguyen, Dermatology Chief Resident at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Nguyen provides insights into the typical schedule of a dermatologist, procedures performed by dermatologists, subspecialties of dermatology, and the business side of dermatology. Dr. Nguyen offers his advice for medical students interested in applying to dermatology residency....

In this episode we interview Dr. Emily Blum, a pediatric Urologist with Georgia Urology, the Medical Director at the Global Center for Medical Innovation, and Founder of BlumIM, LLC. Dr. Blum gives insight the field of pediatric urology, including the types of pathology she treats, common procedures, and her clinical schedule. Dr. Blum also describes her work as a medical innovations consultant at...

In this podcast episode we interview Dr. Cullen Ruff, an Attending Radiologist at Fairfax Radiology Centers in Virginia, and the author of the book "Looking Within: Understanding Ourselves Through Human Imaging" which provides non-fiction narratives about finding new discoveries in patients through medical imaging and how that provides a unique window into their lives. Dr. Ruff describes his path...

In this episode we interview Dr. Joseph Lahorra, the Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery and the Heart & Vascular Institute Chair at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital. Dr. Lahorra provides us insights into the typical day of a cardiac surgeon, the common procedures he performs, how cardiac surgery has evolved, and new innovations in heart care. He also provides advice for medical students applyi...

In this podcast episode we interview Dr. Brent Weinberg, an attending neuroradiologist and physician-scientist at Emory University. Dr. Weinberg gives an overview of his clinical work as a neuroradiologist and his work as a physician-scientist researching brain tumor imaging. He also provides insights on how medical students and residents can develop their research skills. The discussion also incl...

In this episode we interview Dr. Tye Chang, an Anesthesiology Resident at Emory University. Dr. Chang gives an overview of the field of anesthesiology, a typical day for an anesthesiology resident, anesthesia call, and the anesthesiology subspecialties. He also provides advice for medical students applying to anesthesiology residency. To learn more about DaVinci Academy visit: https://www.dviacade...

In this episode we interview Dr. John Moon, an Integrated Interventional Radiology Resident at Emory University and Founder & CEO of BioFlow Medical Devices. Dr. Moon gives an overview of the field of IR, the different IR training pathways, the intern year options for IR residency, and the typical day of an IR resident. He also provides advice for medical students applying to IR residency and sele...

In this episode we interview Dr. Kevin Reinard, an Attending Neurosurgeon at Promedica Toledo Hospital in Toledo, OH. Dr. Reinard provides insight into a neurosurgeon's day-to-day responsibilities, the variety of neurosurgery procedures, neurosurgery trauma call, and new innovation in neurosurgery. He also provides advice for medical students applying to neurosurgery residency.   *Views expressed...

In this episode Dr. Maxwell Cooper interviews Dr. Jared Schprechman, a Hospitalist Medicine Attending at Alton Memorial Hospital of the Barnes-Jewish Health System. Dr. Schprechman gives insight into the typical day, responsibilities, and lifestyle of a hospitalist. He also provides advice for medical students and internal medicine residents interested in pursuing a career in Hospitalist Medicine....

In this episode Dr. Maxwell Cooper interviews Duane Mancini, the Host of the Project Medtech Podcast. This episode provides an introduction to the process of medical device development and how medical students and residents can get involved. The discussion also touched on networking, forming a team, seeking funding, and product development.  *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the indivi...

In this episode Dr. Maxwell Cooper (Radiology Resident at Emory) and Dr. Harry Owusu-Dapaah (Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Incoming Anesthesia Resident at Brown University) discuss how to make the big decision of choosing your specialty as a medical student. Dr. Owusu-Dapaah also tells his story of changing career paths from internal medicine to anesthesia and provides advice to current...

In this episode Dr. Maxwell Cooper (TY-Radiology Intern at Emory) and Dr. Nikita Ashcherkin (Medicine Intern at Mayo Clinic Arizona) discuss the big transition from medical school to intern year. They provide advice for preparing for intern year, how to tackle the first month, and ways to grow during intern year.  *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective...

In this episode we interview Dr. Ronit Shah, an orthopaedic surgery resident at Temple University. Dr. Shah shares experiences from his life as orthopaedic resident, discusses the orthopaedic research year he completed at CHOP/UPenn between M3 and M4 year, and provides advice for applying to orthopaedic surgery residency. Dr. Shah is also a co-author of the Principles of Clinical Biochemistry Text...