Doctor's Inn

Welcome to the very first episode of Stories From the Innkeeper — a new series within Doctor’s Inn centered around personal stories, reflections, and the parts of medicine we don’t always talk about enough. For our first episode, I’m joined by two of my close friends and classmates, Thomas (Tommy) Pawlowski and Anish Rana, as we reflect on a question that quietly follows many medical students thro...

In this episode of Doctor’s Inn, we sit down with Dr. Diego Sueldo , an endocrinology resident at Dos de Mayo Hospital in Lima, Peru—one of the country’s busiest and most historic public hospitals. Drawing from firsthand experience working in a resource-limited system, Dr. Sueldo offers an unfiltered look at what it truly means to practice medicine when access to labs, imaging, and medications is...

Dr. John Crary is a MD/PhD and board-certified neuropathologist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Crary is a leading physician-scientist whose work has redefined how brain diseases are diagnosed, from primary age-related tauopathy (PART) to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). We explore the evolving landscape of neuropathologies, break...

Dr. Fatima Daoud is a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist and the first OBGYN guest on Doctor’s Inn. Dr. Daoud is a clinical assistant professor at Stony Brook University and a widely recognized voice in women’s health—featured on Buzzfeed, Cosmopolitan, The Washington Post, Teen Vogue, and more for her advocacy in debunking misinformation and promoting accessible, equitable care. In this ep...

Dr. Stephanie Saucier is a cardiologist specializing in Preventative Cardiology and women’s heart health.  Dr. Saucier’s medical journey spanned across Ross University School of Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and currently at Hartford Hospital Healthcare’s Heart and Vascular Institute, where she is the director of women's heart wellness program and the medical director of...

We are starting off Season 2 with Dr. Richard J Brown, who is a double-board certified general surgeon and plastic & reconstructive surgeon. WIth nearly 1 million YouTube subscribers, nearly 1 billion views, and 7.8million followers on Tiktok, Dr. Brown has reached a wide range of audience to educate, entertain, and inspire. Dr. Brown’s medical journey spanned across Chicago Medical School, No...

Dr. Tayyaba Ahmed is a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist. She completed the BS/DO program at New York Institute of Technology and was trained at the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, Northwell Health Plainview Hospital and the NYU Langone Medical Center. Dr. Ahmed is a contributing author to a textbook which is considered a staple during every Physiatrist’s training.  The fou...

Tony Adkins is a Physician Assistant in pediatric neurosurgery at Children's Hospital of Orange County. He also works at the emergency department at St Joseph's Hospital. He is known as the “dancing doc” on social media and his philosophy on treating patients is to individualize each patient on the best practice rooted in a recovery model. Due to his widely-recognized uplifting nature as a...

This episode was co-hosted by a pre-PA student to ask catered questions about PA school and lifestyle. Physician Assistant Brie Marks is currently working in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at St. Luke's University Health Network. Brie got her bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University, and later her master’s degree from DeSales University in Center Valley. Brie has experienced wo...

Dr. Betsy Grunch is a neuro and spine surgeon based at the Longstreet Clinic in Georgia. She got her M.D. at the Medical College of Georgia and completed both her neurosurgery residency and her spine surgery fellowship at Duke University Medical Center. Her main interests are minimally invasive spine surgeries, artificial disc replacements, and the overall advancement of neurotrauma, which include...

Dr. Anisha Kumar is an otolaryngologist with specializations in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. Dr. Kumar graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's degree and Stanford University with a medical degree. She completed her otolaryngology residency at Johns Hopkins. She received training from world-renowned surgeons at Johns Hopkins and did considerable study on patient values...

Dr. Peter Valenzuela is a family medicine specialist currently based in California where he is Chief Medical Officer for Mercy Medical Group. He attended medical school at UT Southwestern in Dallas and completed his family medicine residency at John Peter Smith Hospital. Dr. Valenzuela spent four years as Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs and Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medic...

Dr. Jill Grimes is a board-certified family medicine physician with a passion for preventative medicine. She earned her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine, and completed her family medicine residency in Austin, Texas. From co-authoring medical textbooks to serving as a clinical instructor in academic medicine, Dr. Grimes is very much involved with medical studies. She authored her firs...

Dr. Pouya Hemmati is a cardiothoracic surgeon affiliated with the esteemed Mayo Clinic. He received his medical degree from University of Minnesota and has been in practice at Rochester, Minnesota. His research interests include congenital cardiac surgery, surgical history, and surgical ergonomics. At Mayo Clinic, he serves on the residency diversity committee. Having previously been a personal tr...

Dr. Tiffany Libby is a dermatologist and the director of Mohs Micrographic & Dermatologic Surgery at her workplace. Dr. Libby earned her B.S./M.D. degree in seven years at Stevens Institute of Technology and Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. She did her internship in internal medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Dr...

Dr. Laura Vater is a writer, lecturer, and hematological oncologist. As a physician writer, she writes narrative medicine articles and is currently working on her first novel.  In 2017, she created a program to assist patients and professionals in organizing and prioritizing their health information (the SMILE Scale), which is now used in schools and clinics across the U.S. and the U.K. She g...

Dr. Kelly Casperson is a urology specialist with advanced training in pelvic medicine and surgery. She specializes in urogynecology, which deals with female-specific urological disorders such as stress urine incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, and vaginal atrophy caused by menopause and sexual health. She has a very successful podcast titled “You Are Not Broken” with over 300,000 downloads where...

Dr. Alexander Perelman is a gastroenterologist who graduated from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine and pursued an internal medicine residency at Yale School of Medicine, followed by a fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology at the University of Connecticut Health Center. Dr. Perelman's areas of expertise include esophageal disease, inflammatory bowel disease, colon cancer screeni...

Edward Chamata is a plastic surgeon who specializes in facial, breast, and body aesthetic surgery. Dr. Chamata received his plastic and reconstructive surgery training at the esteemed Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He excelled in his class and received the Baron Hardy Award, a prestigious award granted for exceptional academic achievement. Dr. Chamata is an accomplished artist whose medica...

Dr. Mohammad Rimawi is a board-certified podiatrist with specializations in foot deformities and traumatic injuries practicing in NYC. Dr. Rimawi earned his doctorate from the New York College of Podiatric Medicine. He graduated above the 90th percentile of his class and served as class president for four years. Dr. Rimawi continued on to a three-year reconstructive foot and ankle surgery residenc...

For episode 10, we invited 10 medical students to come and talk to you about their journey through medicine so far. This episode is a sequel to episode 0 where we featured 10 doctors. With the same concept in mind, we asked the medical students 3 questions on general advice, study strategies, time optimization techniques, and unique features of their medical schools. Our featured medical students...

Dr. Jovita Oruwari is a board-certified breast surgeon practicing at Bridgeton, Missouri. She is affiliated with SSM Health Depaul Hospital. Dr. Oruwari did her fellowship in breast diseases at Brown University Women and Infants Hospital. She attended medical school at New Jersey University and completed general surgery residency at University Hospital. Dr. Oruwari is a member of the American Soci...

Dr. David Janiczek is the chief anesthesiology resident at the University of Illinois-Chicago Department of Anesthesiology. He completed both his undergrad and medical school at the University of Iowa. While he was a medical student at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Dr. Janiczek served in the medical admissions committee for two consecutive years. He has reviewed hundreds of ap...

Dr. Alex Schupper is a 2nd year neurosurgery resident at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital. He did his undergrad at Johns Hopkins and his medical school at UC San Diego. Dr. Schupper is a highly-proactive neurosurgeon who has a multifaceted array of experiences. He has over 30 publications in scientific research, making him a competitive applicant for top residency programs. Dr....

For this special episode, Doctor's Inn hosted a virtual prehealth collaboration with WebShadowers, The Premed Consultants, and Medsembly. WebShadowers, founded by Airyn Hutt and Isis Ramos, is a platform that hosts virtual shadowing opportunities (with credible hours) for premed students. The Premed Consultants, founded by the popular Tiktok medical student Adam Nessim, is an advising and prep com...