Penn Primary Care Podcast

In this podcast, Dr Williams speaks with Dr Stuart Isaacs, an international expert on monkeypox, and Dr Anne Norris to review what primary care providers need to know about the diagnosis, management, and prevention of monkeypox.

In this podcast, Dr Williams discusses the workup of pancreatic cystic lesions with Dr Nuzhat Ahmad and Dr Charles Vollmer, the co-directors of Penn Medicine's Pancreatic Cystic Lesion program. Cystic lesions of the pancreas are frequently seen on abdominal imaging, and most require workup and surveillance for cancer.

Dr. Williams is joined by Dr. Richard Wender, Chair of Family Medicine at Penn, to discuss the updated guidelines for cancer screening in primary care.

In this episode, Dr. Williams is joined by Dr. Jumy Fadugba, the head of Allergy at Penn, and Dr. Tiffany Dharia to discuss allergic rhinitis and how it is best managed in primary care.

In this episode, Dr. Williams is joined by Dr. Corrine Rhodes and Dr. Anil Vachani to discuss pulmonary nodules and their management.

In this episode, Dr. Williams is joined by Dr. Lola Fayanju, Dr. Amber-Nicole Bird, and Dr. Christine Edmonds in a discussion focusing on the diagnosing and early management of breast cancer. the importance of mammograms and screening. and treatment options.

In this episode, Dr Williams is joined by urologic surgeon Phil Pierorazio and oncologist Vivek Narayan to discuss the nuances of prostate cancer screening and treatment. In this episode, Dr Williams is joined by urologic surgeon Phil Pierorazio and oncologist Vivek Narayan to discuss the nuances of prostate cancer screening and treatment.

In this episode, Dr. Williams is joined by the Chair of Medicine at Penn, Dr. Michael Parmacek, and the Vice-Chair, Dr. Charles Abrams, as well as Infectious Disease expert Dr. Steve Gluckman to talk about the Omicron wave, the continued effectiveness of vaccines, and the emergence of new therapeutic options for treating Covid.

In this podcast, Dr. Williams is joined by Dr. Daniel Soffer and Dr. Douglas Jacoby to discuss lipid management in more detail.  We review the strategies lipid specialists use to stratify and manage patients.

Dr. Daniel Soffer and Gregory Troutman lead a discussion on lipid management.

Jordana Cohen, MD, MSCE,Alison Purcell, MSN, CRNP, and Matthew Rusk, MD, lead an interactive discussion on hypertension.

Depression and anxiety are common in primary care and primary care physicians manage them regularly. In the Penn system, a collaborative care model known as Penn Integrated Care (PIC) allows for collaboration between mental health providers and primary care physicians.  In this podcast, we discuss this model with Dr Joseph Teel and Dr Eleanor Anderson, a psychiatrist. We also review the fundamenta...

Kendal Williams, MD, MPH, is joined by Rani Nandiwanda, MD, and Anastassia Amaro, MD, the medical director of the Obesity and Metabolic Center at Penn Medicine, to discuss the primary care management of obesity. They review both dietary approaches and the latest pharmacological options for obesity.

In this episode, Kendal Williams, MD, MPH, is joined by Infectious Disease physicians Steve Gluckman, MD, and Kathleen Degnan, MD. We answer common questions patients are asking us about COVID and particularly deal with the issue of risk and how to manage risk in the rapidly changing pandemic landscape.

Penn Medicine internist Kendal Williams, MD, MPH, and Jordana Cohen, MD, MSCE, discuss common patient experiences and observations of Hypertension with Alison Purcell, MSN, CRNP.

Internist and host Amber-Nicole Bird, MD, reviews two common osteoporosis case studies with internist Deepa Rani Nandiwada, MD, and endocrinologist Mona Al Mukaddam, MD, MS.

Internist Kendal Williams, MD, MPH, discuss common questions and management practices of Type 2 Diabetes at Penn Medicine with three guests: Internist Amber-Nicole Bird, MD; Endocrinologist Carrie Burns MD; and Endocrinologist Christina Mitchell, MD.

In the inaugural episode, internist Kendal Williams, MD, MPH, explores the pandemic's current state for primary care providers. He reviews post-COVID care at Penn Medicine with three guests: Internist Jeffrey Howard Millstein, MD, infectious disease specialist, Stephen J. Gluckman, MD, and physiatrist Benjamin Abramoff, MD.