Heartline: Changemaking in Healthcare

Episode 4: Dr. JoAn Monaco is a native New Yorker trained in plastic and reconstructive surgery with advanced fellowship training in aesthetic surgery. Her practice focuses on facial, breast, and body rejuvenation. She also served as the Program Director of the prestigious Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital Aesthetic Surgery Fellowship for seven years, training up-and-coming plastic surgeons i...

Episode 3: Dr. Torree McGowan, MD, FACEP, is a graduate of Oregon Health and Science University. She completed her emergency medicine residency with the US Air Force through the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium. She then served 12 years Active Duty military and is a combat veteran with deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. She is currently a Lieutenant Colonel in the Orego...

In episode 2, Dr. Landa discusses her unique role as the first woman physician to be assigned to a Marine Ground Combat Unit. She discusses walking the line between being tough in a male-dominated culture and channeling compassion and authenticity.   Commander (CDR) Kat Landa, MD FACEP, is an Active Duty Assistant Professor of Military and Emergency Medicine at the Uniformed Services University an...

In episode 1, Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Kat Landa, MD FACEP is an Active Duty, Assistant Professor of Military and Emergency Medicine at the Uniformed Services University and Clinical Faculty at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command, San Diego. In this episode, Dr. Landa discusses her unique role as the very first woman physician to be assigned to a Marine Ground Combat Unit. She discusse...

Welcome to "Heartline," a podcast dedicated to exploring the inspiring journeys and impactful work of healthcare changemakers leading the charge in transforming healthcare. Despite the United States spending more on healthcare than any other developed nation, key quality outcomes like life expectancy and maternal mortality lag behind. With over half of American physicians experiencing burnout, the...