White Coat Story

Gerald A. Grant, MD, is a neurosurgeon, scientist, and chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Duke University. Dr. Grant received his undergraduate degree in neurosciences at Duke University and his medical degree from Stanford University. He completed his residency in neurosurgery at the University of Washington in Seattle and fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery at Seattle Children’s Hospita...

Dr. Zain Khalpey's journey to co-founding the Applied Translational Artificial Research Institute (ATARI) in AI exemplifies the transformative potential of bridging medical expertise with cutting-edge technology. As a distinguished cardiac surgeon and Chief Medical AI Officer at Honor Health, Dr. Khalpey recognized AI's capacity to revolutionize healthcare.   His groundbreaking work in predictive...

Dr. Atheendar Venkataramani, MD, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the Perelman School of Medicine and a board-certified general internist at the University of Pennsylvania Presbyterian Medical Center. He is also Director of the Opportunity for Health Lab.    Dr. Venkataramani obtained his PhD in Health Policy in Economics from Yale University i...

Dr. Alex Hajduczok is a second-year Cardiology Fellow at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. He is pursuing an academic career in Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant with a particular interest in remote monitoring, hemodynamics, and wearable devices. He is passionate about improving health care delivery using innovative strategies and optimizing systems of care, and fighting bu...

Today on the podcast we have Dr. Michelle Kittleson MD PhD. Dr. Kittleson is a Cardiologist, Director of Post Graduate Medical Education and Heart Failure and Transplantation, and a Professor of Medicine at Cedars – Sinai California Heart Center. Dr. Kittleson attended both Harvard and Yale Medical Schools. She then completed her Residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a fellowship at Johns Hop...

Today on the podcast we have Dr. Margaret Stager MD FAAP. Dr. Stager is a Professor of Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Director of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics for the MetroHealth Medical System. Dr. Stager received her MD from the State University of New York (SUNY) Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. From...

Today on the podcast we have Dr. Melinda Manolas MD, MPH! Dr. Manolas is a third year resident at Weill-Cornell Hospital in New York who, upon completing her residency seeks a fellowship in endocrinology. Additionally, Dr. Manolas is a storyteller and digital educator with followings on twitter, Instagram, tiktok, and more. Dr. Manolas received her Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell Universit...

Today on our podcast we have Dr. Geoffrey Maracek! Dr. Maracek is an orthopedic trauma surgeon who treats fractures in the upper and lower extremities, pelvis, and acetabulum at Cedars-Sini in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Maracek completed his Bachelor’s Degree, MD, and Residency at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL. He then completed his fellowship at Harborview Medical Center. From there, he comple...

Dr. Gottfried is a Professor in Orthopedic Surgery, Professor in Neurosurgery, and Vice Chair for Clinical and Quality Outcomes at Duke University School of Medicine in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr. Gottfried received his M.D. in 2001 from the University of Arizona. From there, he went on to do his Residency in Neurosurgery and Fellowship in Spine Surgery at the University of Utah. Before becoming...

Dr. Galgano is an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Director of Spinal Oncology and Reconstructive Spinal Deformity Surgery, as well as Director of the Medical School Neurosurgery Clerkship Program at Suny Upstate University in Syracuse, NY. He specializes in Neurosurgery with a sub-specialty in spine surgery. Dr. Galgano attended St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indi...

Today on the podcast, we have Dr. Joseph Coselli. Dr. Coselli is a cardiothoracic surgeon; Program Director for the Aortic Surgery Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine, Cullen Foundation Endowed Chair at Baylor, and Professor and Executive Vice Chair of the Baylor College of Medicine Department of Surgery. Dr. Coselli received his Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Notre Dame. F...

Dr. Jamie Coleman is an acute care surgeon, Associate Professor of Surgery and Vice-Chair in the Department of Surgery at the University of Louisville. As an acute care surgeon, she specializes in trauma, emergency general surgery and surgical critical care. She completed her general surgery residency in Chicago at Cook County Hospital and Rush University and her trauma and surgical critical...

Dr. David Cohen is the Director of Clinical and Outcomes Research at the Cardiovascular Research Foundation in New York, NY. He is also a Professor of Medicine at Columbia University School of Medicine. In addition, he is a practicing interventional and structural cardiologist at St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn, NY as well as their Director of Academic Affairs. Dr. Cohen completed his MD at Harvard...

Dr. Lattermann is the Chief of Sports Medicine Service and Director of Cartilage Repair Center in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Lattermann completed his medical education at the Hannover Medical School in Hannover, Germany. From there, he went on to complete his residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Following...

Dr. Waddell is an Orthopedic Surgeon at OrthoAtlanta Piedmont and Piedmont west in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Waddell completed his undergraduate and medical school education from Louisiana State University (LSU). He then completed a general surgery preliminary internship and his orthopedic surgery residency at the Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. He then went on to complete his fellowship...

Dr. Balakrishnan is a neonatologist, quality improvement specialist, and clinician educator at Tampa General Hospital. Dr. Balakrishnan attended Sri Ramachandra Deemed University, Chennai Sri Ramachandra Medical College for medical school and an internship in internal medicine. Next, she did her residency in pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine. Finally, she did her fellowsh...

Dr. Samuel Poore, MD, Ph. D., is an associate professor in the Division of Plastic Surgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Dr. Poore completed his MD and PhD at Brown University. From there, he went on to complete his residency in surgery at the University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Finally, Dr. Poore did...

Today on our podcast, our guest is Dr. Amy Vinson! Dr. Vinson, MD, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP), is Senior Associate in Perioperative Anesthesia, Waltham Hospitalist, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital. Additionally, Dr. Vinson is Assistant Professor of Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School. In this po...

Today on the podcast our guest is Dr. David Cooke, MD, FACS, who is Vice Chair for Faculty Development and Wellness, Task-Force Chair of the Comprehensive Lung Cancer Screening Program, Head,  of the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Associate Director, Cardiothoracic Robotics Program, and Associate Professor at University of California (UC) Davis. Dr. Cooke received his Bachelor of the Ar...

This is part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Sosa. Our gest is Dr. Julie Ann Sosa, MD, MA, FACS, professor and chair of the Department of Surgery and holds the Leon Goldman, MD, Distinguished Professorship in Surgery at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Sosa received her Bachelor of Arts degree at Princeton University. From there, she went to Oxford University where she receive...

Our guest is Dr. Julie Ann Sosa, MD, MA, FACS, professor and chair of the Department of Surgery and holds the Leon Goldman, MD, Distinguished Professorship in Surgery at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Sosa received her Bachelor of Arts degree at Princeton University. From there, she went to Oxford University where she received her Master of Arts degree. After that, Dr. Sosa...

Dr. Bell is an assistant professor of medicine in the divisions of Infectious Diseases and International Health and Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at University of Virginia (UVA) located in Charlottesville, Virginia. He is also the Director of the medical intensive care unit (ICU). Dr. Bell graduated from UVA with a degree in African American studies. From there, he went on to complete...

Dr. Kamala Tamirisa is a clinical cardiac electrophysiologist at Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia, In Dallas Texas. Dr. Tamirisa completed her training in Internal Medicine and served as Chief Resident at St. Louis University. She then went on to complete her General Cardiology, Cardiac Electrophysiology, and Cardiac MRI fellowships at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. In this podcast you’l...

Today’s podcast is very special because it is our first international podcast! This White Coat Story is with Dr. Chris Armstrong! Dr. Armstrong is a general surgeon who specializes in Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery at Summit Surgical in Calgary Canada. Dr. Armstrong tells us about what should change in medicine today, and what led him to be a surgeon, some insights about the differences bet...

Dr. Michael Sgroi is Clinical Assistant Professor, Vascular Surgery at Stanford University and Associate Program Director. Dr. Sgroi completed his medical education at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine followed by residency at UC Irvine in General Surgery. From there, he went to Stanford University to finish his fellowship in Vascular Surgery where he then joined the faculty....