Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry

Let's talk about Colorectal Cancer ... It is the second leading cause of Cancer Related Death for Men & Women One of the most common symptoms of colorectal cancer can be no symptoms at all. The rate of colon cancer is increasing among adults younger than 50. I can keep going but the underlying issue is that colon cancer is a disease that we have been losing the battle on for quite some time and if...

Let's talk about The New Covid-19 Vaccine ... Covid-19 Vaccinations are going to be the way we get back to normal sooner rather than later so this is an exciting time in our battle against the virus as the Johnson and Johnson Vaccine has received emergency authorization use, joining Moderna & Pfizer. There are several differences with the Johnson and Johnson vaccine that I will go over on today's...

My Final Covid-19 Vaccine Experience ... When I released my first episode detailing my experience with getting the first of two vaccine doses against the coronavirus, the total number of coronavirus cases stood at approximately 15 million. Unfortunately as I type this out the number stands at 27 million and likely by the time you read it that number will be outdated. That was less a month ago and...

Let's talk about How To Rise Above Others Wants ... This week on the podcast we have Sarah McGriff, a woman with many professional hats. She is an author, film producer, and nurse who took the join the podcast to discuss a slew of topics such as her concern about the mental health disparities in the Black community, stigmas surrounding the black community, and the importance of being an advocate f...

Let's talk about My COVID-19 Vaccine Experience... At the time of writing this post, we have two different vaccines that are available for distribution. In episode 162 we talked about who would be getting the vaccines first, starting with the front line workers in health care. I had the fortunate opportunity to get my vaccine right after Christmas break so I wanted to discuss my experience. I thin...

Let's talk about the COVID-19 Vaccine? ... We are almost 15 million cases of COVID-19 here in the United States later and with no end of sight, one thing we are sure of is that a vaccine is on the horizon. With the demand for the vaccine set to be extremely high the decision on who gets the vaccine and when they get the vaccine is up for discussion. Unfortunately, I have heard from quite a few peo...

Let's talk about Covid-19 as 2020 is about to close... Thirteen million cases later and we seem to have less of a handle on the coronavirus as we did in March. In March we were just learning about this new virus but little did we know what we had in store for us for 2020. Its almost been a year and the pandemic is still alive & well, there are parts of the country and world still in lockdown, and...

We are Back in Action! Welcome to Season 5! I am so excited to open the new season with you all. In this season we talk about my top 3 most downloaded episode for season 4, what you can expect for season 5, and just me sincerely thanking you for sticking around! If not for you, this show will never make it to episode 160! I hope to continue seeing you here as I post more helpful episodes for all o...

Let's talk about Shooting for the stars ... On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry we have Dr. Stephen L. Noble, a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon. He is a decorated United States Navy veteran having served seven years on active duty as a general surgeon and cardiothoracic surgeon. He deployed to Afghanistan in 2016 as part of Operation Resolute Support. His clinical i...

Let's talk about a wake-up call after the death of a hero... Over the weekend, the world was shocked over the death of actor Chadwick Boseman who is best known for playing Black Panther in the hit Marvel superhero franchise. Gone too soon, the actor lost his battle against colon cancer at the age of 43 and died at his home in Los Angeles with his wife and family by his side. Over 75 percent of col...

Let's talk about Mental Wellness in the Black Community... On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry we have Dr. Archana Shrestha, an emergency physician, life coach, best-selling author and entrepreneur. She is the founder and chief wellness officer at Mighty Mom, MD and the co-founder of the widely-read Women in White Coats blog. Archana's mission and purpose is to uplift and...

Let's talk about Mental Wellness in the Black Community... On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry we have Tiara Nicole Riley, a motivational speaker who focuses on mental health, time management, and women's empowerment. She has experience speaking to large and intimate audiences while maintaining connection and engagement throughout. In this episode, we talk about mental wel...

Let's talk about No place for discrimination in medicine... On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry we have Dr. Kat Ogle a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician, currently practicing at The George Washington University Hospital, Washington VA Medical Center and United Medical Center in Washington, DC. As a first-generation college graduate and physician she began her ca...

Let's talk about Discrimination in the Medical Field... On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry we have Dr. Petrina Craine from Memphis, TN. She is an Emergency Room Physician currently practicing in New York. Her interests include advocating for underserved communities, promoting diversity and inclusion, and creating health media as a physician journalist. This week she is on...

Matters of the Heart with Dr. Crystal On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry we have Dr. Crystal Maxwell, Dr. Crystal Maxwell is from Foxworth, MS where she graduated with honors from West Marion High School as Valedictorian in 1999. She proceeded to Spelman College and graduated Magna Cum Laude College with a B.S. in Biology in 2003. She graduated from the University of Tenn...

Let's talk about Tips For The Resident Physicians ... On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry I want to dedicate this one to my recent graduate class of 2020. As I get ready to usher in a new academic year I wanted to impart some wisdom into the new resident classes across the country. In this episode, I talk about the journey of becoming a residency program director, what it...

Let's talk about COVID-19, the Epidemiological Perspective ... On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry we have an esteemed guest and friend Velton Showell, MPH to help us make sense of all the numbers we see associated with the coronavirus. On this episode, we talk about the importance of public health and the lack of support it has received during this crisis. We will learn a...

Let's talk about COVID-19 The Hospitalist Experience ... On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry I am on for a solo episode to discuss what it has been like for a hospitalist (hospital physician) during this pandemic due to COVID-19. This episode I talk about life pre-COVID-19 in the hospital and what all changed when the pandemic was made official and the public finally caugh...

Let's talk about how doctors can study outside the boarders ... On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry we have Dr. Kimberly Brown, Co-Author of STILLMD to join the podcast to discuss her book as well as her journey into medicine. We discussed before how the pathway to get into medicine isn't the same for all the doctors who ultimately make it and we learned that it is no diff...

Let's talk about Healthful strategies for finding nutritional balance during the coronavirus pandemic... On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry we have Certified Diabetes Educator and Registered Dietitian Marlisa Brown. She is the Marlisa is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator Author, and Chef. She has been president of Total Wellness Inc. for more than 2 ½ de...

Let's talk about COVID-19 and the African-American Community... On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry we have Dr. Nicole T. Rochester is a board-certified pediatrician, independent health advocate, TEDx and keynote speaker, and the CEO of Your GPS Doc, LLC, an innovative company that helps aging individuals, those with chronic illnesses, and their family caregivers navigate...

Let's talk about Urinary Incontinence On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry we have Dr. Fenwa Milhouse, a fellowship-trained urologist who specializes in female pelvic medicine and urogenital reconstruction. Born in Nigeria her family immigrated to the US where she would eventually end up at the University of Texas at Houston for medical school. She first received her callin...

Let's talk about Navigating a Medical Success Story... On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry we have Dr. Brittany Brinley, a physician and entrepreneur who grew up in a small town in Ohio and despite not having any support growing up, having to drive over 30 mins just to see her pediatrician and being apart of a senior class that had less than 100 students she persisted on h...

Let's talk about Caring for Caregivers On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry we have Dr. Kristyn Smith, a repeat guest of the show and current third year emergency room resident. With the global pandemic right at our footsteps a trend that that has unfortunately grown since the first outbreak was reported is the associated bias we have in healthcare. Implicit biases involve...

Let's talk about Caring for Caregivers On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry we have Tammy Flynn, a single mother of four who is passionate about helping individuals find a voice as a champion for their loved ones, especially within the medical and educational systems. She is the host of the On-Air Advocate Podcast which helps to educate, support & empower all those with dif...