White Coats, Real Talk

In the thirty-sixth episode of White Coats, Real Talk , Atharva and Akshara Anand speak with Dr. Kathryn Holroyd, a neurologist at Columbia University specializing in neuroinfectious and neuroinflammatory disorders, with global experience studying HIV-related brain disease. Working at the intersection of neurology, immunology, and global health, Dr. Holroyd cares for patients affected by complex i...

In the thirty-fifth of White Coats, Real Talk , Atharva and Akshara Anand speak with Dr. Anastasia Vishnevetsky, neurologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and instructor of neurology at Harvard Medical School, specializing in neuroimmunology and complex autoimmune diseases of the nervous system. Working at the front lines of neurological care, Dr. Vishnevetsky treats conditions such as neuromy...

In the thirty-fourth episode of W hite Coats, Real Talk , Atharva and Akshara Anand speak with Dr. Alison Holley Affinati, Assistant Professor of Endocrinology of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School. Working at the intersection of research and patient care, Dr. Affinati specializes in diabetes, a condition affecting millions worldwide, many of whom remain undiagnosed. In...

In this episode of White Coats, Real Talk , Atharva and Akshara Anand speak with Dr. Andrew Todd Weber, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine in Gastroenterology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Working on the front lines of digestive health, Dr. Weber treats complex conditions such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. In this conversation, he breaks d...

In the thirty-second episode of White Coats, Real Talk, Atharva and Akshara Anand speak with Dr. Jenny Pan, clinical instructor at Stanford School of Medicine and an abdominal transplant surgeon specializing in kidney transplantation. Working at the front lines of transplant medicine, Dr. Pan guides patients through end-stage kidney disease, living donation, and the complex realities of life befor...

In the thirty-first episode of White Coats, Real Talk , Atharva and Akshara Anand sit down with Edward K. Kasper, Traill Professor in Cardiology and Director of Outpatient Cardiology at Johns Hopkins Medicine. A leading voice in cardiovascular care, Dr. Kasper has spent decades treating heart failure, cardiomyopathy, and complex heart disease, while also empowering patients through his book Living...

In the thirtieth episode of White Coats, Real Talk , Atharva and Akshara Anand sit down with Dr. Andrew Cameron, Director of the Department of Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. A leader in liver transplantation and transplant innovation, Dr. Cameron has dedicated his career to expanding organ donation, improving transplant outcomes, and advancing technologies. In this con...

In the twenty-ninth episode of White Coats, Real Talk , Atharva and Akshara Anand sit down with Dr. Marc L. Melcher, Chief of the Division of Abdominal Transplantation at Stanford University and former Program Director of the Stanford Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship. With a career spanning adult and pediatric liver and kidney transplantation, Dr. Melcher is known for advancing donor-recipi...

In the twenty-eighth episode of White Coats, Real Talk , Atharva and Akshara Anand sit down with Dr. Douglas Liou, Clinical Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine. A specialist in thoracic surgery, Dr. Liou treats lung cancer, mediastinal tumors, airway disease, and complex chest trauma. Dr. Liou shares insights on precision in the operating room, t...

In the twenty-seventh episode of White Coats, Real Talk , Atharva and Akshara Anand sit down with Dr. Hiroshi Sogawa, Surgical Director of the Yale's School of Medicine Liver Transplant Program. With over two decades of experience spanning liver, kidney, pancreas, and multi-organ transplantation, Dr. Sogawa is known for pioneering advances in living donor liver transplants, minimally invasive surg...

In the twenty-sixth episode of White Coats, Real Talk , Atharva and Akshara Anand sit down with Dr. Daniel Minter, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases Specialist at the UCSF School of Medicine. Dr. Minter treats patients with a wide spectrum of bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic infections, with a focus on those who are immunocompromised and those facing neurologic infecti...

In the twenty-fifth episode of White Coats, Real Talk , Atharva and Akshara Anand sit down with Dr. Samir Mardini, Chair of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and one of the world’s leading face transplant surgeons. Dr. Mardini shares the remarkable story of Andy Sandness, the recipient of Mayo’s first face transplant, as told in the book Fac...

In the twenty-fourth episode of White Coats, Real Talk , Atharva and Akshara Anand sit down with Dr. Melissa Frey, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at Weill Cornell Medicine and Director of the Genetics and Personalized Cancer Prevention Program. A leader in cancer genetics and prevention, Dr. Frey cares for women with hereditary cancer syndr...

In the twenty-third episode of White Coats, Real Talk , Atharva and Akshara Anand sit down with Dr. Brian Kim, Vice Chair of Research and Site Chair of Dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Director of the Mark Lebwohl Center for Neuroinflammation and Sensation. A physician-scientist, neuroimmunologist, dermatologist, inventor, and entrepreneur, Dr. Kim is transforming ho...

In the twenty-second episode of White Coats, Real Talk, Atharva and Akshara Anand sit down with Dr. Julia Cron, Site Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital and Vice Chair in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Weill Cornell Medicine. Specializing in Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Dr. Cron addresses the questions many teens are hesitant to ask fr...

In the twenty-first episode of White Coats, Real Talk , Atharva and Akshara Anand sit down with Dr. Brian Clyne, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Vice Chair of Education at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. In addition, Dr. Clyne is the founder of the Medical Education Research Fellowship and Chair of the national AAMC Careers in Medicine Advisory Committee, where he plays a...

In the twentieth episode of White Coats, Real Talk , Atharva and Akshara Anand sit down with Dr. Tirsit S. Asfaw, a board-certified urogynecologist and Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology at Weill Cornell Medicine. Specializing in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Dr. Asfaw helps unpack the often-overlooked world of pelvic floor disorders. From the basics of...

In the eighteenth episode of White Coats, Real Talk , Atharva and Akshara Anand sit down with Dr. Rick Bold, Site Director of Mayo Clinic’s Comprehensive Cancer Center in Arizona and a leading surgical oncologist. They explore the world of cancer care beyond the operating room, discussing early detection, patient-centered surgery, innovation in treatment, and the challenges of access and awareness...

In the eighteenth episode of White Coats, Real Talk , Atharva and Akshara Anand sit down with Dr. Rick Bold, Site Director of Mayo Clinic’s Comprehensive Cancer Center in Arizona and a leading surgical oncologist. They explore the world of cancer care beyond the operating room, discussing early detection, patient-centered surgery, innovation in treatment, and the challenges of access and awareness...

In the seventeenth episode of White Coats, Real Talk, Atharva and Akshara Anand sit down with Dr. Dave Clarke, Chief of the Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Center at Dell Children’s Medical Center. They explore the world of pediatric epilepsy, where early diagnosis, personalized treatment, and a deep understanding of child development come together to offer hope to families navigating complex sei...

In the sixteenth episode of White Coats, Real Talk , Atharva and Akshara Anand sit down with Dr. Linda Peterson, Medical Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Professor of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis. They unpack the often-overlooked world of cardiac rehab where medicine, lifestyle change, and long-term recovery meet.

In the fifteenth episode of White Coats, Real Talk , Atharva and Akshara Anand sit down with Dr. Sona Arora, a board-certified anesthesiologist, Clinical Director at Grady Memorial Hospital, and Associate Program Director for the Emory Anesthesiology Residency. They explore the hidden world of anesthesiology from the science of “going under” to the life-or-death decisions made in trauma and geriat...

In the fourteenth episode of White Coats, Real Talk , Atharva and Akshara Anand sit down with Dr. Steven Schechter, a board-certified colorectal surgeon and Clinical Professor of Surgery at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. They dive into the often-overlooked world of colon and rectal health from early symptoms like bloating and constipation to life-changing surgeries that rest...

In the thirteenth episode, Atharva and Akshara Anand sit down with Dr. Adil Ahmed, an orthopedic surgeon at Baylor Medicine, to explore how injuries to the shoulder, elbow, wrist, and nerves are treated and how patients reclaim movement, strength, and confidence through surgery.

In the twelfth episode of White Coats, Real Talk , Atharva and Akshara Anand team up with Dr. Ekta Perera, a top allergist-immunologist, to unpack what happens when your immune system overreacts. From peanut allergies to pollen season, they explore why some people are more sensitive than others, how allergies develop, and the science behind diagnosing and treating them.