BackTable ENT & Allergy

In this episode of BackTable ENT, Dr. Varun Varadarajan speaks with Michael Johnson, a business lawyer, about evaluating and negotiating physician employment contracts in private practice and academic settings. --- EARN CME Reflect on how this Podcast applies to your day-to-day and earn free AMA PRA Category 1 CMEs: https://earnc.me/nqV1Cs --- SHOW NOTES First Michael explains how hiring a contrac...

In this episode, host Dr. Bryan Hartley interviews head and neck surgeon and entrepreneur Dr. Alex Langerman about the story of his startup, ExplORer Surgical and his idea generation advice for physician-innovators. --- EARN CME Reflect on how this Podcast applies to your day-to-day and earn free AMA PRA Category 1 CMEs: https://earnc.me/5yb4nD --- SHOW NOTES Dr. Langerman starts by describing his...

In this episode of BackTable ENT, Dr. Gopi Shah and Dr. Melanie Sulistio, associate dean of student affairs at UT Southwestern, talk about the importance and art of having difficult discussions with patients and medical colleagues. --- EARN CME Reflect on how this Podcast applies to your day-to-day and earn free AMA PRA Category 1 CMEs: https://earnc.me/ZCPAAr --- SHOW NOTES First, Dr. Sulistio ex...

In this episode of BackTable ENT, Dr. Gopi Shah discusses microtia repair techniques with Dr. Mai Thy Truong, fellowship director of pediatric otolaryngology at Stanford University. --- EARN CME Reflect on how this Podcast applies to your day-to-day and earn free AMA PRA Category 1 CMEs: https://earnc.me/U3ERR8 --- SHOW NOTES First, the doctors discuss the preoperative workup for children with mic...

In this episode of BackTable ENT, Dr. Shah and Dr. Agan invite two comprehensive dentists, Dr. Abhishek Nagaraj and Dr. Anushka Gaglani, back to the show to discuss diagnosis and treatment of xerostomia. --- SHOW NOTES First, the doctors explain common causes of xerostomia, which include multiple medications and comorbid conditions. Lifestyle factors, such as mouth breathing, alcohol consumption,...

In this episode of BackTable, Dr. Bagrodia interviews Dr. William Flanary, a physician-comedian popularly known as Dr. Glaucomflecken, about lessons he has learned as a two-time testicular cancer survivor and the importance of humor in medicine. --- EARN CME Reflect on how this Podcast applies to your day-to-day and earn free AMA PRA Category 1 CMEs: https://earnc.me/VJvXZx --- SHOW NOTES First, D...

In this episode of BackTable ENT, Dr. Shah and Dr. Agan speak with two comprehensive dentists, Dr. Abhishek Nagaraj and Dr. Anushka Gaglani, about common dentistry complaints and their treatments in head and neck cancer patients. --- SHOW NOTES First, the dentists discuss the role of dental clearance before radiation or surgery initiation. Dr. Nagaraj explains that dental clearance is when dentist...

In this episode of BackTable ENT, Dr. Gopi Shah, Dr. Walter Kutz (UT Southwestern), and Dr. Daniel Choo (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital) discuss indications and repair techniques for tympanic membrane perforation in children. --- CHECK OUT OUR SPONSOR Cook Medical Otolaryngology https://www.cookmedical.com/otolaryngology --- EARN CME Reflect on how this Podcast applies to your day-to-day and earn...

In this episode of BackTable ENT, Dr. Ashley Agan interviews Dr. Rebecca Howell, division chief of laryngology at University of Cincinnati, about her diagnosis and management of Zenker’s diverticulum. --- CHECK OUT OUR SPONSOR Cook Medical Otolaryngology https://www.cookmedical.com/otolaryngology --- EARN CME Reflect on how this Podcast applies to your day-to-day and earn free AMA PRA Category 1 C...

In this episode of BackTable ENT, Dr. Gopi Shah, Dr. Romaine Johnson (UT Southwestern), and Dr. Alex Chiu (University of Kansas) discuss health disparities research and the Health Equity Collaborative. --- EARN CME Reflect on how this Podcast applies to your day-to-day and earn free AMA PRA Category 1 CMEs: https://earnc.me/ZkIxQ0 --- SHOW NOTES First, Dr. Chiu explains the difference between equa...

In this episode of BackTable ENT, Dr. Gopi Shah and Dr. Julie Wei, president of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, discuss how lifestyle medicine can resolve common chronic pediatric ENT complaints. --- SHOW NOTES First, Dr. Wei explains the “milk and cookie disease”, a condition she coined that relates to a triad of symptoms in children that include chronic cough, nasal congestion,...

In this episode of BackTable ENT, Dr. Gopi Shah discusses a lean approach to pediatric airway foreign body aspiration with Dr. Wolfgang Stehr, a pediatric surgeon and medical director of surgery at Presbyterian Healthcare in Albuquerque. --- SHOW NOTES First, the doctors discuss the typical presentation of a pediatric patient who has aspirated an object. They agree that the most common scenario is...

In this episode of BackTable ENT, Dr. Gopi Shah and Dr. Amal Isaiah, a pediatric otolaryngologist at the University of Maryland, discuss how to apply to US residency programs as an international medical graduate (IMG) and the unique challenges applicants may face during the process. --- EARN CME Reflect on how this Podcast applies to your day-to-day and earn free AMA PRA Category 1 CMEs: https://e...

In this episode of BackTable ENT, Dr. Gopi Shah, Dr. Ashley Agan, and Dr. Sarah Bowe discuss new developments in the ENT residency match process as well as advice for future applicants. --- EARN CME Reflect on how this Podcast applies to your day-to-day and earn free AMA PRA Category 1 CMEs: https://earnc.me/aXEKIr --- SHOW NOTES First, the doctors explain new policies in the match process. In 201...

In this episode of BackTable ENT, Dr. Julie Wei brings Taymi Santiago, a human resources partner, about the process and benefits of taking a leave of absence. --- SHOW NOTES First, Santiago recounts why she chose a career in HR, which gave her the ability to support others. She explains various reasons for taking a leave of absence, such as personal illness or illness of loved one, maternity/pater...

In this episode of BackTable ENT, Dr. Julie Wei discusses navigating disability insurance as a physician with Dr. Stephanie Pearson, a former OB/GYN who started her own personal insurance brokerage firm. --- SHOW NOTES First, Dr. Pearson shares about her struggle with disability. Early in her career, she suffered a traumatic injury that led to the development of a frozen shoulder and ended her cli...

In this episode of BackTable ENT, Dr. Julie Wei speaks with Marshall Gifford, an expert in financial physician well-being, about benefits of financial planning and financial tips for residents transitioning into independent practice. --- SHOW NOTES First, Gifford explains that the transition from residency to independent practice is a window of opportunity for earning compound interest, even for p...

In this episode of BackTable ENT, Dr. Julie Wei speaks with Dr. Gita Pensa, an emergency medicine physician, about her journey to becoming a physician coach. --- SHOW NOTES After enduring a 12 year malpractice lawsuit, Dr. Pensa explains why she chose to become a physician coach focused on helping physicians maintain their wellness through malpractice lawsuits. She started out by creating her own...

In this episode of BackTable ENT, Dr. Shah and Dr. Agan discuss turbinate hypertrophy, turbinate reduction, and empty nose syndrome with Dr. Jayakar V. Nayak, associate professor of otolaryngology at Stanford University. --- SHOW NOTES First, Dr. Nayak gives an introduction to nasal obstruction, which may be present in patients presenting with congestion or a “stuffy nose”. Common causes of nasal...

In this episode of BackTable ENT, Dr. Shah and Dr. Agan talk about in-office management of salivary stones and tips for sialolithotomy. --- CHECK OUT OUR SPONSOR Cook Medical Otolaryngology https://www.cookmedical.com/otolaryngology --- SHOW NOTES First, Dr. Agan discusses the typical patient presentation of sialolithiasis, or salivary gland stones. Sialolithiasis patients have swelling and pain i...

In this episode of BackTable ENT, Dr. Shah and Dr. Agan interview Dr. Sujana Chandrasekhar, a private practice neurotologist, about diagnosis and treatment of patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL). --- CHECK OUT OUR SPONSOR Cook Medical Otolaryngology https://www.cookmedical.com/otolaryngology --- SHOW NOTES First, Dr. Chandrasekhar explains the formal definition of sudden hearin...

In this episode of BackTable, Dr. Puya Dehgani-Mobaraki, president of Associazione Naso Sano, discusses his research and his experience as a rhinologist with SARS-CoV-2 and its effect on the olfactory system. --- EARN CME Reflect on how this Podcast applies to your day-to-day and earn free AMA PRA Category 1 CMEs: https://earnc.me/4UhYPr --- SHOW NOTES First, Dr. Dehgani-Mobaraki explains the goal...

In this episode of BackTable, Dr. Ashley Agan and guest co-host Dipan Desai (Johns Hopkins) interview David Goldenberg (Penn State) about evaluation and surgical management of parathyroid disease. --- EARN CME Reflect on how this Podcast applies to your day-to-day and earn free AMA PRA Category 1 CMEs: https://earnc.me/xT6cpR --- SHOW NOTES First, the doctors discuss the typical primary parathyroi...

In this crossover episode of BackTable, Dr. Eric Gantwerker interviews Dr. Chris Kaufmann and Dr. Marlan Hansen from the University of Iowa about their startup company, iotaMotion, which has developed the first FDA-approved robotic cochlear implant insertion system. --- CHECK OUT OUR SPONSOR FOR THIS EPISODE iotaMotion https://iotamotion.com/ --- SHOW NOTES First, Dr. Kaufmann and Dr. Hansen speak...

In this episode of BackTable ENT, Dr. Ashley Agan interviews laryngologist Dr. Inna Husain about diagnosis, treatment, and multidisciplinary care of patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR). --- SHOW NOTES First, Dr. Husain defines LPR as acidic and/or non-acidic reflux that causes direct and indirect effects on the upper aerodigestive system. She emphasizes the importance of utilizing subclas...