Black Men in Medicine

In this inspiring episode of Black Men in Medicine , host Dr. Corey Gatewood sits down with Dr. Eric Flenaugh, a distinguished Critical Care Interventional Pulmonologist based in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Flenaugh serves as Associate Professor of Medicine, Vice Chair, and Chief of the Pulmonary Section at Morehouse School of Medicine and Grady Memorial Hospital, where he has dedicated his career to ca...

The Black Men In Medicine Podcast is here to bring you that white coat drip! The gem dropping, collar popping, world rocking backstories of some brilliant minds in medicine. This podcast provides a platform where listeners can hear first-hand stories of triumph and challenge on the road to becoming a doctor. Listen in for specific advice for those on the MD path or to catch valuable life lessons f...

Dr. Augustus A. White III is an American surgeon who is the Ellen and Melvin Gordon Distinguished Professor of Medical Education and Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School and a former Orthopedic Surgeon-in-Chief at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. He was the President and Co-founder of the J. Robert Gladden Society, whose mission “is to increase diversity within t...

Matthew N. Anderson is a neurosurgeon, who trained at Brown University. He is interested in cerebrovascular neurosurgery, with a specific interest in interventional treatment of ischemic stroke and pediatric vascular malformations. Matthew is originally from Indianapolis, Indiana. He then went to Stanford University to complete his undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences. At Stanford, Matthew...

O. N. Ray Bignall II, MD, FAAP, FASN is Assistant Chief Diversity and Health Equity Officer at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He also serves as Director of Kidney Health Advocacy and Community Engagement for the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. A graduate of Howard University and M...

Dr. Emmanuel Boateng hails from Ghana, Africa. In this episode he shares the impact his parents had on his journey to medicine and what it means to be a first generation physician in his family. He discusses the resiliency needed to triumph hurdles in his journey and how that persistence landed him at Vanderbilt University to practice Internal Medicine.  He provides detailed stories on what h...

Quinn Capers IV, M.D.,  is a Professor and the inaugural Vice Chair for Diversity and Inclusion in the  Department of Internal Medicine  at UT Southwestern Medical Center, and a member of its Division of Cardiology . He holds the Rody P. Cox, M.D. Professorship in Internal Medicine, and serves as the university's Associate Dean for Faculty Diversity. Originally from Ohio, Dr. Capers...

Dr. Chase Richard, Emergency Medicine physician, discusses the importance of self confidence and the mentality you must possess to acquire goals you set for yourself. He explains the story of how we went from being a Stanford Dean Award recipient to an Emergence Medicine physician. In addition he provides insight on why he choose to obtain an MBA to compliment his medical degree. Bring your umbrel...

Albert Coombs DMD, private practice owner of Smile Services DC, breaks down what it takes to become a business owner and the grit to become a successful Doctor of Dental Medicine. He provides a glimpse of some of the struggles along his journey, and the fulfillment he experiences on a daily basis by following his dream. This episode is drenched with white coat drip and filled with gems for all lis...

Dr. Malcolm Debaun reflects on his journey from the inner city of St. Louis, MO to  Stanford University in the Silicon Valley and beyond. He provides insight on some of the difficulties he faces as a black man in America and how that has affected his mission as a physician.  Visit us to learn more @ BlackMenInMed.com