Patients Come First

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Katie Coleman, a young woman from Texas who was diagnosed with a rare, advanced form of kidney cancer and has used online platforms to document her journey through treatment and recovery. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact us on Twitter or Instagram using the #Patie...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Dr. Connor Berlin, a UVA Health neurosurgery resident, about his travel to Ukraine to volunteer at a hospital and treat injured soldiers and civilians impacted by combat hostilities. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact us on Twitter or Instagram using the #PatientsCo...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Katie Hougasian, a young nurse at Lewis Gale Medical Center who suffered a stroke during a work shift, about that experience, her recovery, her efforts to raise awareness about the risk of stroke, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact us on Twitter or Instagr...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features Elise Cope, PhD, an assistant professor in the UVA School of Medicine’s Department of Neuroscience, for a conversation about social memory, the research of the Cope Lab regarding social memory and brain function and cognition, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact us on Twitte...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features Felicia Wilson, who works with the Hospital-based Violence Intervention Program at Riverside Regional Medical Center, for a conversation about her work, the Riverside Hand-in-Hand program, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact us on Twitter or Instagram using the #PatientsCome...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features an inspiring young man from the Richmond area with a real spirit of strength and perseverance. Khalil Watson , who was paralyzed several years ago by an assailant, recently walked across the stage for his college graduation with the aid of assistive mobility technology from Sheltering Arms Institute , where he has been a rehabilitation pa...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Erika Canouse, a physician assistant with Inova Health System who works with neurosurgery patients, for a conversation about her work, background, her family and professional connection to the D.C. United team from MLS, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact u...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Laura Noonan , a social media personality who uses content creation to get real, in an engaging way, about the difference between the reality and fantasy of being married to a physician. The conversation covers the story of how she and her husband met, what inspired her to share her experience on social media, and more....

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Leslie Horton, a nurse and certified dog trainer who serves as Inova Health System’s Animal Assisted Care Coordinator, for a conversation about her clinical and canine experience, the role animals can play in helping patients during recovery, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcas...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Dr. Rebecca Kaltman, Executive Director of the Inova Saville Cancer Screening and Prevention Center, for a conversation about her work, the screening and treatment services Inova provides to patients, her own journey as a cancer survivor, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vh...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Nate Ledford, the Staffing Resource Office Nurse Manager at UVA Health, for a conversation about innovative nurse recruiting initiatives at UVA at a time when health care staffing shortages remain a concern across the industry, foster parenting, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpod...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Dr. Ivan Harnden, gastroenterologist at Fauquier Health, for a conversation about his family life, career, colonoscopy screening, men's health and wellness tips, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact us on Twitter or Instagram using the #PatientsComeFirst has...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Amber Egyud, the Chief Operating and Chief Nursing Officer at Chesapeake Regional Healthcare, about her nursing career, her leadership responsibilities, efforts to support staff wellness, human trafficking awareness, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact us o...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Tyler Quinn, a cancer survivor and nurse at Valley Health's Winchester Medical Center, for a conversation about how the circumstances around a leukemia diagnosis inspired him to work in health care, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact us on Twitter or Insta...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Dr. Jennifer Wells, the Director of Women’s Mental Health in Carilion Clinic’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, for a conversation about her work to support patients experiencing mental health and substance use challenges, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhh...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Dr. Anup Gangavalli, a spine surgeon affiliated with HCA Virginia’s Parham Doctors’ Hospital, for a conversation about his work in augmented reality surgery, his passion for restoring vintage motorcycles, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact us on Twitter or...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Dennis Haley, a retired professional football player now working as Director of Quality Management at Carilion Clinic, for a conversation about his upbringing in the Roanoke area, his playing days, his transition to working with Carilion, an inspirational book he wrote about his own journey and obstacles, and more. Send...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Dr. Willoughby Hundley, a physician from Southside Virginia who previously work for VCU Community Memorial Hospital, for a conversation about his career as an emergency physician and medical examiner and how that work helped inspire his side gig as a crime novelist with five published books to his credit. Send questions,...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First Podcast features an interview with Dr. Brian Weinshenker, a neurologist with UVA Health, for a conversation about his career, including his role in advancing care for multiple sclerosis patients, his induction into the 2023 class of the Giants of Multiple Sclerosis, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First Podcast features an interview with Dr. Vijay Ramakrishnan, a radiologist at Clinch Valley Health, for a conversation about automated breast ultrasound technology, its diagnostic benefits for patients with dense breast tissue, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact us on Twitter or Instagram usi...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First Podcast features an interview with Wendy Burch, RRT, a respiratory therapist at VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital in South Hill who unexpectedly was pressed into duty to deliver a baby when her daughter went into labor in the garage at her Arizona home while Burch was visiting the family. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pc...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First Podcast features a conversation with two women, Janell Hull and Mary Small, who were strangers when each underwent heart transplant procedures at VCU Health at roughly the same time and ultimately developed a lasting bond of friendship through shared experience. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact us...

The latest episode of VHHA’s Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Carol Olson, MA, LPC, ATR, CSAC, a licensed professional counselor with the VCU Health Injury and Violence Prevention Program who manages both Project Empower and IVPP Counseling, for a conversation about her background in the arts, how that brought her to counseling, and working with individuals impacted by domest...

The latest episode of VHHA’s Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Dr. Nathaniel Saint-Preux, a Fauquier Health surgeon, for a conversation about his background and Haitian roots, the field of robotic surgery, the value of offering advanced medical services to people in rural communities, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or...

The latest episode of VHHA’s Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Dr. Richard Santen, professor emeritus of endocrinology and metabolism at the University of Virginia, for a conversation about how he's spending his retirement years using his medical skills and telehealth technology to help diabetes patients in remote rural communities through a network of federally qualified heal...