Penn Primary Care Podcast

In this podcast, Dr Williams speaks with cardiologist and exercise expert Dr Neel Chokshi and clinical lipidologist Dr Dan Soffer about the role of exercise in health. They discuss the benefits of exercise, how much exercise is appropriate, and deconstruct the current "lingo" used in the fitness media and how that relates to an exercise prescription for patients. 

In this podcast, Dr. Williams speaks with Dr. Kevin Leahy and Dr. Jennifer Douglas, both ENT physicians, on the  common concerns involving the nasopharynx and laryngeal systems, including acute and chronic sinusitis, post nasal drip, and disorders of the voice

In this podcast, we detour away from purely clinical discussion to recruit a bit! We highlight what it's like to work as a primary care physician at Penn Medicine. Dr Williams speaks with Dr Joseph Teel and Dr Ada Emuwa about the dynamics of working in primary care for Penn Medicine. We highlight the common concerns physicians have about the field of primary care and how Penn is addressing those i...

In this episode, Dr Williams speaks with ENT physician Dr Tifffany Hwa of the Penn Adult Hearing Loss center about hearing loss, tinnitus, and other common ear issues.

In this episode, Dr Williams speaks with Dr Mindy Ganguly of the Penn Epilepsy Center about the modern management of seizures and seizures disorders.

In this podcast, Dr Williams speaks with Dr Adrian Popescu and Dr Douglas Gugger of the Penn Spine Center about the various forms of procedures that can help patients with back pathology, including disk herniations and degenerative lumbar disease.

In this podcast, Dr Williams speaks with Dr Tara Mitchell and Dr Emily Chu of the Penn Melanoma program about the latest advances in the detection and management of all stages of melanoma.

In this podcast, Dr Williams speaks with Dr Anastassia Amaro, director of the Obesity and Metabolic Center at Penn, about the new drugs for obesity. The discussion starts with the physiology and pharmacology of both semaglutide and tirzepatide, and then covers the practical aspects of prescribing these drugs to patients.

In this podcast, Dr Williams is joined by spine surgeons Dr Jon Yoon and Dr David Casper to discuss the anatomy of the spine and what causes back pain in human beings, as well as the surgical options to treat it.

In this podcast, Dr. Williams speaks with Dr. Jason Karlawish, Co-director of the Penn Memory Center and national expert on neurodegenerative diseases, about the evaluation and diagnosis of cognitive impairment, highlighting the various dementia subtypes and how to distinguish between them.

In this podcast, Dr. Wiliams speaks with pancreatic cancer experts Dr. Ursina Teitelbaum and Dr. Nuzhat Ahmad about pancreatic cancer diagnosis and management, and then Dr. Bryon Katona joins to discuss pancreatic cancer prevention and GI oncology genetic workups in general.

In this podcast, Dr. Williams brings back Dr. Daniel Soffer and Dr. Doug Jacoby from Penn Preventive Cardiology to discuss the role of Apo-B and Lipoprotein(a) in cardiac risk evaluation.

In this podcast, Dr Williams speaks with Dr Bill Jaffe, urologist at Penn, to get practical guidance on how to tackle common male urologic concerns in primary care, including BPH, overactive bladder, ED, and low testosterone.

In this podcast, Dr Williams speaks with Dr Jeff Jaeger and Dr Maggie Lowenstein, addiction experts at Penn, about the management of opiate use disorder in primary care. The FDA recently approved all providers with a DEA to prescribe Suboxone and now every PCP can help to carry the weight of this staggering epidemic.

In this podcast, Dr Williams speaks with Dr Benjamin D’Souza, Cardiac Electrophysiologist at Penn, about the nuts and bolts of managing patients with atrial fibrillation. They start with the fundamentals and then highlight the significant advances that have revolutionized the way we manage atrial fibrillation.

Maternal mortaility- death associated with pregnancy- has dramatically increased in recent years and is much higher in the US than similar countries. In this podcast, Dr Williams speaks with Dr Mario DeMarco and Dr Monica Sanghavi about practical ways all physicians can ensure women get through the pregnancy period safely, with a special focus on the transition after pregnancy back in to primary c...

In this podcast, Dr Williams is joined by Dr Howard Hermann, the director of the TAVR program at Penn, and Dr Carl Reynolds, cardiologist at Penn, to discuss aortic stenosis management and how the development of catheter-based valve replacement (TAVR) has changed the therapeutic landscape.

In this episode, Dr. Williams continues the conversation about Value-Based Primary Care with Dr. Matthew Press and Dr. Kevin Fosnocht, focusing more on the practical aspects as well as the changes in the financial landscape that are occurring as a result of the transition to value-based payment.

Value-based primary care is a major revolution in primary care occurring throughout the country and at Penn. In this episode, Dr. Williams speaks with Dr. Matthew Press, the executive director of Penn Primary Care, and Dr. Kevin Fosnocht, CMO of Tandigm Health, about the changes this is bringing to primary care.

In this episode, Dr. Williams speaks with Dr. Ben Abella, national expert on cardiac arrest and resuscitation at Penn, about how best to achieve favorable outcomes from cardiac arrest in the community.

In this podcast, Dr. Williams speaks with Dr. Lee Goldberg and Dr. Stuart Prenner from the Advanced Heart Failure program at Penn about the management of both HfREF and HfPEF in light of recent studies and the new guidelines from the AHA/ACC.

In part 2 of this 2-part series- Dr. Williams speaks with Dr. Lee Goldberg and Dr. Stuart Prenner from the Advanced Heart Failure program at Penn about the management of both HfREF and HfPEF in light of recent studies and the new guidelines from the AHA/ACC.

In this podcast, Dr Williams has back Dr Carrie Burns and Dr Christina Mitchell to discuss a selection of issues related to calcium in primary care, including the fundamentals of Vitamin D, primary hyperparathyroidism management, and advanced therapies for osteoporosis.

In this podcast, Dr. Williams is joined by Dr. Shazia Savul and Dr. Joseph Teel to discuss the management of ADHD in primary care.

In this episode, Dr Williams speaks with Dr Vincent Lo Re and Dr Jessie Torgersen about the astonishing progress made in the treatment of hepatitis C and how that impacts our screening and referral strategies