Penn Medicine Physician Interviews

Dina Jacobs MD discusses Penn Medicine's multiple sclerosis team approach to treatment.

Gene Chang MD, PhD discusses mitral valve disease. He shares when it’s appropriate to refer, the clinical indications and the treatment options available at Penn Medicine.

Erica Pettke MD, MPH gives an update on the current guidelines for colorectal cancer screenings. She shares exciting advances in treatment and when it is important to refer to the specialists at Penn Medicine.

Rachel Brandstadter MD discusses MS and women's health at Penn Medicine. She shares what makes women particularly susceptible to the effects of MS and does MS symptom onset occurs in predictable patterns in women. She offers the latest treatments available specifically for women with MS and importantly other health areas women with MS need to pay extra attention to that they may be neglecting.

Penn Medicine’s ventricular assist device (VAD) implant specialists are among the most experienced in the nation. Listen as Joyce Wald DO, FACC discusses heart failure, VAD / TXP and why early referral is so important for these patients.

Christopher Perrone, MD discusses how and when to refer an MS patient to Penn Medicine. He shares what defines a multiple sclerosis expert and what combination of symptoms in a previously unaffected patient would suggest the need for referral. He focuses on how a PCP can tell the difference between poor compliance and possibly a drug that's waning in efficacy and at what point it is appropriate fo...

In this panel discussion, Anjali Tiku Owens MD and Sharlene Day MD speak about the interdisciplinary team at the Center for Inherited Cardiac Disease Program at Penn Medicine. They examine the importance of family members being evaluated and how the program identifies those who may be affected. They offer the latest treatment options and research available for patients with inherited cardiac disea...

Caroline Cox, MD discusses gender confirmation surgery at Penn Medicine. She shares an overview of the LGBTQ Program and services offered at Penn Medicine

Daniel Yoshor, MD, is Penn Medicine’s New Chair of Neurosurgery. Join us as he discusses his research and the COVID-19 pandemic. In this podcast, he shares the development of a neurotechnology called the bionic eye and whether he thinks the discovery of other sequelae among Covid survivors would evolve over time and possibly have other implications for COVID patients including epilepsy or pituitar...

Developments in cancer treatment and care have dramatically improved survival for cancer patients, allowing them to live longer, fuller lives. However, just as these treatments can damage and kill cancer cells, they can also damage other parts of the body, including the heart. Michael Fradley MD joins the show to discuss the Penn Medicine Cardio-Oncology Program that offers specialized cardiac car...

Dimitriy Petrov, MD discusses a new program at Penn Medicine that’s offering remote second opinions to people who have received a brain or spine diagnosis. He tells us how the program works and what patients can benefit from this program.

Monika Sanghavi MD discusses spontaneous coronary artery dissection and heart attacks in women. She shares some of the factors that contribute to the pathogensis of SCAD, some studies that should lead clinicians to evaluate and treat it differently than the atherosclerotic blockages of arteries they were trained to look for, and the importance of thinking about SCAD as a diagnostic possibility bef...

In this panel, Vincent Arlet, MD and Ali Ozturk MD discuss The Adult Spinal Deformity program at Penn Medicine. He shares how patients who once were told that nothing could be done for their severe spinal deformity can now can gain significant improvement in function and quality of life at the Penn Adult Spine Deformity Program.

In this podcast, Patrick Connolly MD shares how and when to refer to a spine specialist at Penn Medicine. He discusses diagnosis that require Neuro and Ortho specialists, how Penn specialists work with primary care physicians and the benefits of referring to the experts at the Penn Medicine Spine Center.

Monique Tanna, MD discusses CardioMEMS™ technology at Penn Medicine. She shares the benefits and cost effectiveness that has been shown with the CardioMEMS™ Heart Failure System and how it helps to monitor a patient and possibly ward off issues before they become problematic and end up with hospital readmission.

Penn Medicine's Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer Program offers comprehensive care for the full spectrum of GI cancers. From diagnoses to complex cases to clinical trials and survivorship care, our team of experts works together to fight GI cancers. Robert Roses, MD discusses Penn Medicine's Gastric Cancer and Surgery Program. He shares how our physicians are nationally and internationally recognized...

In this panel discussion, Neil Malhotra MD and Amrit Khalsa MD examine the types of minimally invasive and traditional spine surgeries. They share the benefits and differences of each and when it is important to refer to the specialists at The Penn Medicine Spine Center.

William C. Welch MD FACS FICS discusses the benefits of a spine center model and how Penn's Spine Center functions to give the best outcomes to your patients.

Michael E. Hodde DO, FAAPMR and Arthur Kitt MD, MPH discuss the latest treatment options and procedures they perform at the Penn Medicine Spine Center and when it is important to refer to the specialists at Penn Medicine Spine Center.

In this panel discussion, Noel Williams MD and John Kucharczuk MD discuss Penn’s Esophageal Cancer and Surgery Program and when it is important to refer a patient to the specialists at Penn Medicine.

The HIPEC team at Penn Medicine is led by surgical oncologist Dr. Giorgos Karakousi. The HIPEC team includes specialists from medical oncology, anesthesiology, pathology, radiology, and critical care. Giorgos Karakousis MD, FACS discusses why HIPEC is usually performed at academic medical centers like Penn Medicine and shares what makes it one of the most innovative treatments available today for...

The Abramson Cancer Center recently awarded a Translational Center for Excellence grant to the Ovarian Cancer Research Center. Ronny Drapkin, MD, PhD examines advances in Ovarian Cancer treatment research and what the objectives are for the Ovarian TCE.

Pancreatic Cancer will afflict over 55,000 people a year in the US. Often referred to as a silent disease because most people do not experience symptoms until its later stages, pancreatic cancer is annually the second most mortal cancer. The 5-year survival rate is just 8% for all patients with the diagnosis, but improves to around 25% if surgery can be performed. Penn Surgery has one of the stron...

Andrew Kuntz, MD discusses the shoulder pain protocol and what makes shoulder and elbow orthopaedic care unique at Penn Orthopaedics.