D.O. or Do Not: The Osteopathic Physician's Journey for Premed & Medical Students

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, we have Dr. Tuvia Marciano. Dr. Marciano is a pediatric gastroenterologist at NYU Langone on Long Island. He graduated from the New York Institute of Technology in 2000 and completed his pediatrics residency at Downstate Medical Center before moving on to finish his pediatric gastroenterology fellowship in 2007 at the prestigious Montefiore Medical Center. Dr....

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Ariel Nassim is a sports medicine physician at Nassim Medical in New York. He graduated from New York College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his internal medicine residency at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai Beth Israel. He also completed a sports medicine fellowship at Drexel University College of Medicine. In addition to his regular practice, Dr. Nassim has...

Send us Fan Mail Today, we will be speaking with Dr. Jim MacKenzie, a child psychiatrist in Chicago. Dr. MacKenzie graduated from the Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He then completed his residency in psychiatry at Loyola University followed by a fellowship in child psychiatry at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago. He went on to practice academic medicine, but recently tr...

Send us Fan Mail For our fourth and final Osteopathic Medicine Month episode, we had the pleasure to host Student Doctor Edith Waskel, OMS-IV, and Student Doctor Edward Ng, OMS-IV, MS. Edie and Ed are current fourth-year osteopathic medical students and soon-to-be graduates of the Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (WU-COMP) in Pomona, California....

Send us Fan Mail For our third Osteopathic Medicine Month episode, we had the honor to host pediatrician Dr. Tyree Winters, DO, FACOP, FAAP. Dr. Winters is both the Pediatric Residency Associate Program Director and the third-year medical student pediatric clerkship director at Goryeb Children’s Hospital. Dr. Winters is committed to community pediatrics and child advocacy and maintains a special i...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, we have the privilege of speaking with Dr. Gerard Baltazar, with whom I will be working in the future at my residency. Dr. Baltazar is a trauma and intensive care surgeon at NYU Langone Health. He obtained his undergraduate degree in biology and fine arts from Georgetown University and his D.O. degree from Touro University in 2007. Dr. Baltazar completed his ge...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the first episode in our series highlighting physicians for  Osteopathic Awareness Month. Today, we interview Jason Haxton, who has been awarded an "honorary D.O." because of his role as the director of the Museum of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, MO. for the past 20 years. Today, he will share with us some of the fascinating history of osteopathy. The co...

Send us Fan Mail Today, we have a special episode for you in celebration of National Doctor’s Day. For the past 14 months, we have been interviewing osteopathic physicians about their career journeys and experiences. We like to ask them about the best advice they have for students entering the field of medicine. Today, we have compiled for you some of the most valuable advice we have heard from ou...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to our 39th episode and the fourth installment in the resident physician series. Today, we have Dr. Tara Gaston, a fifth-year orthopedic resident at Rowan University and Jefferson-Kennedy Hospital. Prior to receiving her DO degree at Rowan University, she obtained a master's in physiology and biophysics and a bachelor's in biology at Gettysburg College. She is ma...

Send us Fan Mail Third-year osteopathic medical student Madli Vahtra is joined by her colleague, Tiffany Carlson, in speaking to Dr. Teresa Hubka, a D.O. practicing obstetrics and gynecology in Chicago. Dr. Hubka graduated from Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed an internship year in New Jersey at the Atlantic City Medical Center and her residency in OB/GYN at Mer...

Send us Fan Mail Carisa Champion is the third resident DO physician we have had on the podcast. She is currently a fourth-year surgical resident at the University of Florida Health in Jacksonville, FL. In medical school, she not only graduated with a concomitant doctor of osteopathy degree and a jurisprudence doctorate, making her a physician and lawyer, but also a master's in public health....

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, we have Dr. Cindy Hoffman. Dr. Hoffman graduated from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1985 and completed both family medicine and dermatology residencies by 1990. Dr. Hoffman's practice ranges from general dermatology to Mohs surgery and even cosmetic and laser treatments. She rounds out her busy schedule by acting as the dermatology reside...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of D.O. or Do Not, I interview Dr. Ashley Peterson. She grew up as a military kid, started kindergarten at age four, and attended UNC Charlotte, graduating at the ripe age of 19 with a degree in anthropology. She then went directly to the Georgia campus of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and is very candid about her mistakes and successes there. As a s...

Send us Fan Mail For our fourth Black History Month episode, we had the privilege to speak with Dr. Darnita Anderson Hill, DO. Dr. Anderson Hill is the daughter of Dr. William Anderson, DO, a surgeon and pioneer in the Civil Rights Movement who we interviewed previously this month. At a young age, Dr. Anderson Hill knew she wanted to pursue a career as a physician. Ultimately, her passion led her...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Jennifer Caudle is a board-certified family medicine physician and associate professor in the department of Family Medicine at Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Caudle was a faculty member in the Johns Hopkins University/Sinai Hospital residency program in internal medicine in Baltimore, MD, and an instructor of medicine at the Joh...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I have the privilege of interviewing Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee, a woman whose accolades include building a successful family practice during the 70’s, a difficult feat at the time for a woman and an African American, to becoming the first woman of color to hold the position of dean at an American medical school. Dr. Lee tells us about growing up in Detroit as the eldes...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Anderson is a 93-year-old African American osteopathic physician who is currently a professor of surgery and senior advisor to the dean at the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSU-COM). He holds the distinction of being the first African American on the American Osteopathic Association Board of Trustees and served as the president of the American Oste...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we are lucky to have a special guest: Dr. Jamie Lanzillotta. In prior episodes of our podcast, we have tended to focus on the excitement of specialties such as neurosurgery or emergency department and doctors who work on the frontlines saving lives. Today, we host a different type of “superhero”, who, in my opinion, is more impressive: a doctor who can balance her...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, we welcome Dr. Rebeccah Rodriguez, a Latin American trailblazer and osteopathic physician who serves on the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee as a Team USA physician and was on the medical staff at the Olympic Training Site in Chula Vista, California, as team physician for over 10 years. Dr. Rodríguez earned her medical degree from the ATSU-Kirks...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, we welcome Dr. John Gimpel. Dr. Gimpel is the president and CEO of the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners. The NBOME is the organization that administers the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination or COMLEX- USA for short, which ensures that osteopathic physicians have competency for licensure and practice. In today’s conversa...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we will speak with Dr. David Rhoiney. Dr. Rhoiney is the model of success, but his path was far from easy. He is a minority physician who clearly demonstrates that strength of will and hard work can overcome any hardship. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy before graduating from A.T. Still University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2014 and becoming a general s...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Anne Kozlowski is a diagnostic radiologist who works at Tulsa Radiology Associates, which is affiliated with St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Dr. Kozlowski went to medical school at the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and has more than 20 years of experience in her field of radiology.  Dr. Kozlowski will share with us her journey, from star...

Send us Fan Mail ​Richard Morgan was a board-certified physician specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation who trained at the Rusk Institute of NYU Medical Center. He graduated from NYCOM in 1998. He then went into private practice in New York City with a focus on sports medicine and musculoskeletal disorders. Throughout his early career, where he was triggered by an early injury and su...

Send us Fan Mail Today, I am excited to be interviewing Dr. Rodney Bates, who serves as professor and chair of primary care at ICOM. Dr. Bates is a favorite of almost every student at ICOM. Dr. Bates has over 12 years of extensive experience as an internal medicine doctor, working both in a large practice and as a hospitalist before joining the school’s faculty. Dr. Bates will describe what it was...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Qiuping Zhou is a board-certified attending physician specializing in emergency medicine and critical care medicine at North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, part of Northwell Health. She is the director of the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Zucker Schoo...