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Interviews with people doing interesting things in pathology and related fields
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Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Today my guest is pathology resident Dr Pranav Patwardhan.
What we discuss with Dr Patwardhan:
- How he became interested in pathology and some of his experiences training in India
- His Facebook page Understanding Pathology
- Being named to The Pathologist Power List three times
- His article The Art of Algorithms
- The process of creating an algorithm
- Using algorithms for teaching
Links for this episode:
- Dr Patwardhan on Twitter
- Understanding Pathology on Facebook
- The Art of Algorithms in The Pathologist magazine
- University of Pittsburgh Department of Pathology
People of Pathology Podcast
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
My guest today is Dr Barbarajean Magnani. Dr Magnani is a Pathologist and Toxicologist, and is the author of The Queen of All Poisons.
What we discuss with Dr Magnani:
- Her work as a toxicology consultant and as Pathologist in Chief at Tufts University School of Medicine
- How her Master's degree in Marine Environmental Science led to her interest in toxins
- How a series of stories she wrote for the Journal of Clinical Chemistry became Lily Robinson and the Art of Secret Poisoning
- The inspiration for the character Dr Lily Robinson
- How Michael Crichton had an influence on her writing
- The visible pathologist and how Lily Robinson portrays this
- The sequel to The Queen of All Poisons, called The Power of Poison, to be released in March 2021
Links for this episode:
Dr Magnani:
The Queen of All Poisons from Amazon
The Art of Secret Poisoning from AACC
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Monday Nov 09, 2020
Monday Nov 09, 2020
Today my guest is Anatomist and PhD candidate Mikaela Stiver
What we discuss with Mikaela:
- Her academic career from Human Kinetics and Neuroscience to Anatomy and Rehabilitation Science
- Her research on the 3D structure of the trapezius
- Her teaching experience and what she finds rewarding about it
- Developing online resources in anatomy and histology
- Using #AnatomyDoodle to learn and teach anatomy and embryology
- Her work with Let's Talk Science
- RehabINK and the RehabINK Podcast
Links for this episode:
Mikaela Stiver:
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Monday Nov 02, 2020
Monday Nov 02, 2020
My guest today is Forensic pathologist Dr Patrick Hansma
What we discuss with Dr Hansma:
- His experience as a diener and how that led to becoming a forensic pathologist
- The development of the book from a short story and poem to a novel
- The inspirations for some of the main characters
- Greenwood Cemetery and how it was inspired by a real cemetery
- The use of biblical and literary quotes throughout the book
- His collection of antiquarian books
Links for this episode:
- The Grave Below on Amazon
- Interview with Dr Hansma from Fine Books Magazine
- The Grave Below on Instagram
- The Grave Below on Facebook
People of Pathology Podcast
Monday Oct 26, 2020
Monday Oct 26, 2020
Today my guest is Liver Pathologist Dr Neil Theise.
What we discuss with Dr Theise:
- How he became a liver pathologist
- His work in redefining the microanatomy of the canals of Hering
- The paper he coauthored in 2018 on the interstitium, and some of the implications of that work
- Complexity theory and the self organizing universe, and how they relate to pathology
- The concept of Beginner's Mind
Links for this episode:
- "Structure and Distribution of an Unrecognized Interstitium in Human Tissues" in Nature
- "Meet Your Interstitium, A Newfound Organ" in Scientific American
- "The Canals of Hering and Hepatic Stem Cells in Humans" in Hepatology
- Self Organizing Universe on Youtube
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Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
My guest today is Pathologists Assistant Alyse Gray. Alyse is the author of Compendium Pandemica: A Guide to Horrible Infectious Diseases.
What we discuss with Alyse Gray:
- The status of Death, It's a Living, her book in progress
- Why humor can be useful in education
- How studying the histories of diseases can inform our current state of the world
- How Syphilus was named from a poem, and the Tuskegee Study
- Vaccines and how they have improved our way of living
- The Horrible Infectious Diseases Survival Guide
Links for this episode:
- Order Compendium Pandemica here
- Alyse Gray:
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Monday Oct 12, 2020
Monday Oct 12, 2020
My guest today is Anatomical Pathology Technologist Gemma Norburn
What we discuss with Gemma:
- What an Anatomical Pathology Technologist is, and how she chose this career
- The Association of Anatomical Pathology Technology and how Gemma is involved
- Some similarities between the UK Anatomical Pathology Technologist and the US Pathologists' Assistant
- Gemma's blog Mortuary Gem, and the inspiration for it
- Death Cafe and how she got involved
Links for this episode:
- Gemma Norburn on Twitter
- Mortuary Gem blog
- Association of Anatomical Pathology Technology website
- Gemma on the Partly Political Broadcast on Spotify
- Gemma on BBC Sounds Jacob Hawley's Job Centre podcast
- Gemma on BBC Radio 1xtra here
- Death Cafe website
People of Pathology Podcast:
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Today my guest is Bone and Soft Tissue Pathologist Dr Syed Hoda.
What we discuss with Dr Hoda:
- How he came to choose bone and soft tissue as a specialty
- His appearances on Doctor Radio and pathCast
- Family Connect - helping to communicate with families of COVID patients and how he became involved
- His thoughts on advocating for pathology and some things we can do
- His recent appearance on the Genius: Sciencing Our Human Potential podcast
- Being featured in the documentary film When the Shifts Change
Links for this episode:
- Dr Hoda on Twitter
- Doctor Radio episode here
- pathCast episode on YouTube
- When The Shifts Change trailer here
- Genius: Sciencing Our Human Potential episode
- Doctors Who Create website
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Monday Sep 28, 2020
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Today my guest is Cullen Lilley, a second year medical student.
What we discuss with Cullen:
- His education in biological sciences and music
- Studying microbiology and working for the CDC
- Bioethics and health policy and why this is important
- His involvement as a cofounder of Path Elective
- How and why he started MicroMedEd
Links for this episode:
Cullen Lilley on Twitter
MicroMedEd on Instagram
MicroMedEd on the Path Elective website
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Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Today my guest is Dissection Room Technician Gina Bond.
What we discuss with Gina:
- How a human osteology course changed her career path
- Her job as a Dissection Room Technician
- Body donation and why this is important
- Restoring and cataloging a pathology specimen collection
- Her blog, The Donation Diaries
Links for this episode:
- Gina Bond on Twitter
- The Donation Diaries
- Barts Pathology Museum
- London Natural History Museum
- University of Sheffield Medical Teaching Unit
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