JOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association) Podcast

Dr. Richard Harris is an anesthesiologist and professional cave diver who trained in Australia, the UK, and New Zealand. He has worked in diving and aviation medicine around the world. In 2019, Dr. Harris was named Australian of the Year in recognition of the role he played in helping orchestrate the rescue of a soccer team and their coach who were trapped in the Tham Luang Cave in Thailand. In th...

Dr. Lisa Heidi Shulman M.D. is a Professor Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. A Developmental Pediatrician with over 30 years at the institution, Dr. Shulman is the Director of Autism Services, and interim Director of the Rose F. Kennedy Children’s Evaluation & Rehabilitation Center at Montefiore. She also directs the Leadership Educ...

We’re All A Little “Crazy” is a 501c3 founded by 15-year professional sports executive, Eric Kussin, bringing together Athletes, Celebrities, and Expert Practitioners. After a successful career that started at the NBA League Office, and led to senior management positions with a number of professional sports teams, Eric’s mental health took a sudden and rapid decline. Due to unresolved personal lif...

Sara Chana Silverstein is a Master Herbalist and international board certified lactation consultant. She is a keynote speaker at medical conferences across the US. She does TV shows, podcasts and radio shoes across the US and internationally teaching people how to safely integrate botanical medicine with conventional medicine. Her specialty is using botanicals to help with emotional health for wom...

Madeleine Berg, MS, RD, CDN is a registered dietitian nutritionist with degrees from Cornell University and NYU. Madeleine has a private practice specializing in weight loss and medical nutrition therapy. She has published articles in both popular and scientific journals and is the author of OMG! You Think I'm Fat!?! How to talk (or NOT talk) about your child's weight. Madeleine is also a...

Dr. Chana Weinstock Neuberger is a Medical Oncologist and Hematologist who has been a Genitourinary Oncology Team Leader at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration since 2017. She is a graduate of Bais Yaakov Toronto and BJJ, and then graduated with high distinction from the University of Toronto before completing her MD at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. After her training, she practiced T...

Strauss Allergy & Asthma Therapy opened its Westbury office in 2007, but Dr. Raphael (Ralph) Strauss has been a practicing allergist for over 30 years. Dr. Strauss is certified by the American Board of Allergy & Immunology. After graduating cum laude from Brandeis University, he began his medical career at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, where he received his medical degree in 1986. He did...

Dr. Mel Houser (she/they) is an autistic family physician with a clinical focus on providing primary care for neurodivergent patients across the lifespan. She is the Founder and Executive Director of All Brains Belong VT, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization in Montpelier, Vermont that uses universal design principles to provide healthcare, social connection opportunities, and neurodiversity-related...

Painful Periods, Pelvic Pain with Dr. Chani Yondorf by JOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association) Podcast https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/Painful-Periods--Pelvic-Pain-with-Dr--Chani-Yondorf-e1ntfh4 Ladies, We Need to Talk! by JOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association) Podcast https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/Ladies--We-Need-to-Talk-e1eqv55 Gynecologic Overview - JOWMA Women's He...

Deetza (Franklin) Rosen is a licensed mental health counselor and certified school counselor who has been working with children and families since 2008. She is passionate about social emotional learning: teaching children valuable life skills as a preventative rather than reactive measure.  Deetza has recently launched a children's project, entitled "Reel Feel Media", which teaches c...

Miriam (Pascal) Cohen is the founder of OvertimeCook.com, one of the world’s leading destinations for kosher recipes, and author of Something Sweet, Real Life Kosher Cooking, and More Real Life Koser Cooking. A self-taught cook and baker, Miriam shares her passion for recipes, food, and photography on her website. Miriam has garnered a large and loyal following of home cooks who appreciate her exp...

A graduate of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University, Dr. Kadish received postdoctoral training at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, and at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a fellow in cardiology. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and cardiac electrophysiology. Prior to join...

Rabbi Barry Eichenbaum, Psy. D. completed his PsyD in clinical psychology from Ferkauf Graduate School of Yeshiva University. He also received semicha from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University. Barry has extensive experience in providing exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), in which he was trained under nationally re...

Bracha Goetz is the Harvard-educated author of 41 Jewish children’s books and a candid memoir for adults about her journey in Judaism.  Her books can be found in Jewish bookstores and at www.goetzbookshop.com.

This episode is dedicated in loving memory of Lawrence (Aryeh Shalom) Rosenberg, z"l.   Dr. Rebecca Rosenberg is currently a pediatrician at Hassenfeld Children's Hospital (HCH) at NYU Langone, taking care of children and families from birth to adolescence in the hospital, including healthy newborns. She is also a complex care pediatrician and have the privilege of caring for children with me...

Yaffi Lvova, RDN is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and twin mom who is passionate about providing nutrition education for the pregnant or breastfeeding woman, help with nutrition for colicky or fussy babies, and assistance with initial food introduction. Yaffi graduated magna cum laude with a bachelors of science in nutrition and dietetics from Arizona State University in 2010 and went on to...

Naamit Kurshan Gerber, MD is an associate professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Perlmutter Cancer Center of the NYU Langone Medical Center. Dr. Gerber received her AB in the history of science from Harvard College and her M.D. from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She completed her training in radiation oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Gerber s...

Marion Nestle is Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Emerita, at New York University, in the department she chaired from 1988-2003 and from which she retired in September 2017. She is also Visiting Professor of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell. She holds honorary degrees from Transylvania University in Kentucky and the Macaulay Honors College of the City Univer...

Dr. Judith Fridovich-Keil joined the faculty at Emory in 1991. She is currently a professor in the department of Human Genetics, School of Medicine at Emory. Her research focus: inborn errors of metabolism (galactosemia). Dr. Fridovich-Keil received her AB in Biochemistry, Princeton University (1983), and her PhD in Biology from MIT (1988). She completed her postdoctoral training at Dana Farber Ca...

Nechama Nerenburg is a wife and mother of 4 children. She has worked as a doula for over 20 year. In her training, Nechama has completed courses in Breast Feeding, Emergency Birth, EMT, Neonatal Resuscitation, Techniques on More Efficient Pushing, BRM Body Balancing, to alleviate pain during pregnancy and for easier birth.   https://mishpacha.com/dear-doula/ https://evidencebasedbirth.com/the...

Dr. Rachel Berman is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Academic General Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. After earning her BA in Social Anthropology at Harvard University in 2004, Dr. Berman attended Boston University's School of Medicine and School of Public Health, earning her MD and Masters of Public Health degrees in...

Rahel Bayar is a sought after keynote speaker, trainer, workshop facilitator and consultant. Rahel is trusted by companies, K-12 schools, camps and organizations across the country to deliver inspiring abuse and harassment prevention training, and inspire those she meets to work collaboratively to create safe spaces. She uses her expertise as a former sex crimes and child abuse prosecutor, and a f...

Dr. Maureen Nemetski is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Attending Physician at Hackensack University Medical Center - Joseph M Sanzari Children’s Hospital, and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. She obtained her MD/PhD from New York University School of Medicine, and completed a Pediatrics Residency at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Cent...

Leah Vitale MOT, OTR/L, CLC received her Masters of Occupational Therapy from James Madison University in 2010. She is a certified lactation counselor and maintains a NY state license as well as a national certification and membership with the American Occupational Therapy Association and National Association for Neonatal Therapist. She brings over ten years of experience, and has dedicated hersel...

Barry M. Prizant, PhD, CCC-SLP is recognized as among the world’s leading authorities on autism, and as an innovator of respectful, person- and family-centered approaches for autistic individuals and those with other neurodevelopmental conditions. He currently is the Director of Childhood Communication Services, a private practice, and has fifty years of experience as a scholar, researcher, and in...