Dean's Chat - All Things Podiatric Medicine

Dean's Chat Co-hosts, Dr. Jeffrey Jensen and Dr. Johanna Richey are joined by Dr. Edgardo Rodriguez-Collazo. Edgardo R. Rodriguez-Collazo, DPM has a storied career serving in the following roles as a Director, Founder, and Board Member: Chicago Foot & Ankle Deformity Correction Center *CPME Deformity Correction & Limb Reconstruction Fellowship Program. Associate Director: Ascension Health Saint Jo...

Join Dean's Chat host Dr. Jeffrey Jensen as he interviews PodPatrol fellow podcasters, Dr. Jeff Dikis and Dr. Leland Jaffe. They discuss the excitement of collaborating in the podcast world and the journey of starting a new podcast. Dr. Dikis and Dr. Jaffe share their experience of finding their way through podcasting, emphasizing the importance of enjoying the process. Tune in to learn more about...

Come along, as Dean's chat co-hosts Drs. Jeffrey Jensen and Johanna Richey interview Dr. Robert Tim Yoho. As noted in the introduction, Dr. Yoho has "Been There, Done That" in our profession. We discuss his career, starting back to his undergraduate days, and his research opportunities that ultimately changed the way he felt about podiatric education and scholarly work as Dean of the Des Moines Un...

"Podiatrist for a Day", on April 20, 2024, more than 30 pre-med students from throughout Texas converged on San Antonio for an "immersion" experience! The students had to opportunity to scrub in, gown and glove, do "table rounds", see a cadaver workshop, tour the wound care and hyperbaric oxygen center, and participate in a suture workshop. They also were introduced to different aspects of podiatr...

Come along, as Dean's chat co-hosts Doctors Jeff Jensen and Johanna Richey interview podiatric power couple Drs. Amber Shane and Chris Reeves. Join us as we discuss all things podiatric medicine as we dive into the benefits and challenges as a married couple both with busy podiatric clinics, surgical and call schedules, resident teaching, leadership roles in professional organizations, and their b...

In today's episode, Dr. Jensen and Dr. Richey welcome College Advisors on Dean's Chat! Our guests are in the trenches as undergraduate Pre-Health advisors – Heidi Lang joins us from Saginaw Valley State University, and Celeste Crowe joins us from Appalachian State University. Also, welcome to AACPM's Jennifer Bessette!  This a tremendous discussion on post-covid recruiting into the health professi...

Dean's Chat host, Dr. Jeffrey Jensen, is joined by three students who participated in the inaugural APMSA mission trip to Guatemala; Danica Pratta (Class of 2025) from Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, Kayla Curlis (Class of 2024) from Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine, and Tori Barnhart (Class of 2026) from Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine. Also joining us to d...

Dean's Chat Co-hosts, Dr. Jeffrey Jensen and Dr. Johanna Richey are joined by Dr. Paul Kim, Medical Director at the University of Texas – Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Kim received his undergraduate degree from CU-Boulder and then went to the Kent State College of Podiatric Medicine. He completed his 3-year surgical residency at Inova Medical Center and also received a Master's Degree in Clinic...

Dean's Chat hosts, Dr. Jeffrey Jensen, and Dr. Johanna Richey, are joined by Ms. Carmen Massel, a 1st year student at the Western University of Health Sciences, College of Podiatric Medicine. Carmen made history on December 29, 2023, as the first female National Lacrosse League official when the San Diego Seals played the Rochester Nighthawks. Carmen played and officiated lacrosse since she was 12...

Dean's Chat host, Dr. Jeffrey Jensen welcomes Dr. Kristine Hoffman to Dean's Chat. Dr. Hoffman is currently the director of the Denver Health Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Residency Program, Chief of Podiatry, and an attending physician in the Department of Orthopedics at Denver Health Medical Center. Additionally, she is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopedics at the University o...

Dean's Chat hosts, Dr. Jensen, and Dr. Richey, interview a tremendous leader in podiatric medicine and surgery, Dr. Thanh Dinh. Dr. Dinh is the Residency Director for the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Podiatric Surgical Residency. We discuss the residency program, teaching styles, giving valuable feedback to residents, and the clerkship experience. She is an Assistant Professor in the Depar...

Dean's Chat host, Dr. Jeffrey Jensen is joined by Dr. Tea Nguyen, for an informative discussion on Dr. Tea Nguyen's Direct Care 12-week teaching module. Tea also has a podcast, "The Direct Care Way." Her passion for direct care has resulted in helping other physicians transition into direct care, not insurance-based practice.  Dr. Nguyen states, "Frustrated with restricted care, mounting paperwork...

Dean's chat Co-hosts, Doctors Jeffrey Jensen and Johanna Richey interview the founders of the non-profit CMC STEPS (Collaborative Medical Content- Student Transatlantic Education Podiatric Surgery) whose mission is to enhance the educational experience of podiatric medical students across the world! Tune in as we discuss their unique friendship that has withstood the test of time.  Doctors Christi...

Dean's Chat Co-hosts, Dr. Jeffrey Jensen and Dr. Johanna Richey are joined by Dr. Jeffrey Baker, DPM, a podiatric physician and surgeon at the Weil Foot & Ankle Institute practicing in Lincoln Park, Chicago area. Dr. Baker graduated from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts in 1992 with his degree in Athletic Training and Cardiovascular Health and Exercise. Dr. Baker completed his Doct...

Join us as Dean's chat co-hosts Doctors Jeff Jensen and Johanna Richey interview Dr. Matthew Cobb and Dr. Haywan Chiu, founders of the Foot and Ankle Surgical Academy.  Dr. Cobb received his doctorate of podiatric medicine from the California School of Podiatric Medicine with Samuel Merritt University in Oakland in 2005. He went on to complete his 3-year surgical residency training program with Ka...

Dean's Chat hosts, Dr. Jeffrey Jensen and Dr. Johanna Richey are joined by Dr. Randy Kaplan from Detroit, Michigan. Rand, and his brothers, Gary and Dale, grew up "in podiatry", as their father Earl G. Kaplan drove the profession to unseen heights with his supporting cast! All three brothers went on to become podiatric physicians! Dr. Randy Kaplan's daughter, Rachel Height-Kaplan, graduated from t...

Join us as Doctors Jeffrey Jensen and Johanna Richey interview Dr. Ben Cullen! Dr. Cullen is currently the residency director for the San Diego Scripps Podiatric Surgical residency program. He completed his undergraduate degree from the University of California Santa Cruz with his Bachelor's degree in Arts, Economics, and Psychology. He completed his Doctorate in Podiatric Medicine at the Californ...

Dean's chat Co-hosts, Doctors Jeff Jensen and Johanna Richey interview Dr. Kwasi Kwaadu, Assistant Residency Director from Temple University and director of the Charcot and Limb Salvage Center!  Originally from Ghana, Dr. Kwaadu talks about how his childhood has influenced his perspective and his career. Dr. Kwaadu graduated in 2005 with his undergraduate degree from Temple University and went on...

Hi Everyone - this 2nd episode of Dean's Chat was "On Location", from Reykjavic, Iceland. Dr. Jeffrey Jensen attended the Global Podiatry Summit March 3-6, 2024, and conducted interviews that are spliced into this podcast. The meeting was a gathering of podiatrists from 31 countries, representing the International Federation of Podiatrists. This episode has interviews with podiatrists from the USA...

Dean's Chat hosts, Doctors Jeffrey Jensen and Johanna Richey, are joined by a legendary podiatric physician, Dr. Allen Jacobs. Join us for a trip down memory lane in podiatric medicine; from early residency training at Kern/Civic Hospital to opening up hospitals for podiatric privileges in St. Louis, to training residents for 4 decades. Dr. Jacobs is a true icon in our profession! Dr. Jacobs highl...

Dr. Jeffrey Jensen and Dr. Johanna Richey welcome Dr. Kyle Fiala to the Deans Chat podcast! Dr. Fiala is a clinical professor of Orthopedic surgery at the University of Missouri. Join us as we discuss his unique role as a faculty attending to orthopedic residents in their 3rd and 4th years of training. Dr. Fiala discusses his experience with academia and highlights the importance of leaning into n...

Join Dean's Chat hosts Drs. Jeffrey Jensen and Johanna Richey as they interview Dr. Mark Hoffbauer! Dr. Hoffbauer is currently the Fellowship director of the West Virginia University Wheeling Hospital Foot and Ankle Advanced Surgical Fellowship.  Listen as they discuss the current landscape in Podiatric Fellowship programs and what a fellowship can offer. Dr. Hoffbauer graduated from Washington Je...

Hi Everyone - this episode of Dean's Chat was "On Location", back from Reykjavic, Iceland. Dr. Jensen had the opportunity to attend the Global Podiatry Summit March 3-6, 2024. The meeting was a gathering of podiatrists from 31 countries, representing the International Federation of Podiatrists, all with similar goals of advancing podiatry to help patients across the globe. This Part 1 episode has...

On this episode of Dean's Chat, Dr. Jeffrey Jensen and Dr. Joanna Richey are joined by Dr. Jack Schuberth in the studio for part 2 of his interview. Dr. Schuberth is a long-time leader and innovator in podiatric medicine. Since 1984, Dr. Schuberth has been an Attending Staff in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Service with the Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Foundation Hospita...

Dean's Chat hosts, Drs. Jeffrey Jensen and Dr. Johanna Richey are joined by Dr. Glenn Weinraub, a successful podiatric surgeon from San Leandro, California. Dr. Weinraub has always lived life to the fullest extent with hobbies such as dirt bike racing and working as a ski patrol for Mammoth Mountain. It was in Mammoth where he was first introduced to patients who sustained lower extremity injuries...