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Interviews with people doing interesting things in pathology and related fields
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Monday Feb 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Today my guest is Bruce Goldfarb, author of OCME: Life in America's Top Forensic Medical Center
What we discuss with Bruce:
- His background as an EMT and a journalist
- How his skillset led to his position as Executive Assistant to the Chief Medical Examiner at the OCME
- Some of the history of the OCME in Baltimore
- How the opioid epidemic created massive burden for the OCME
- The effect of COVID on forensic investigations
- How staffing and funding issues can affect medical examiners offices
Links for this episode:
Bruce Goldfarb on Instagram
18 Tiny Deaths on Amazon
OCME: Life in America's Top Forensic Medical Center on Amazon
People of Pathology Podcast:
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Today my guest is GI Pathologist Dr Cindy Wang
What we discuss with Dr Wang:
- How she chose medicine as a career
- How she discovered pathology and which subspecialties she was interested in
- How and why she started her YouTube channel, H&E Life
- Why she chooses to talk about her own experiences as a resident and fellow on her channel
- The importance of learning grossing as a resident
- How to address myths about pathology
- What it's like to be recognized as the voice of H&E Life
- Her interest in baking and why it is important to have interests outside of medicine
Links for this episode:
Dr Wang on Instagram
Dr Wang on Twitter
People of Pathology Podcast:
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Today my guest is Forensic Anthropologist Evan Bird
What we discuss with Evan:
- How he got interested in forensic anthropology and how educational path
- The importance of networking in the forensic field
- His experience in teaching and how that helps him in other areas
- How he became a consultant with federal agencies
- His experience during the COVID pandemic and how mass fatality procedures were changed because of it
- How and why he started his Instagram page, The Corpse Review
- How he uses The Corpse Review to help people learn about forensics
Links for this episode:
The Corpse Review on Instagram
Northeast Crime Scene Institute
People of Pathology Podcast:
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Today my guest is Oncologic Breast Surgeon Dr Jeannie Shen
What we discuss with Dr Shen:
- How she was inspired to become a doctor and her path into surgery
- Why she chose to specialize in breast cancer surgery
- How surgeons help to drive technology and advancements
- Advancements in breast cancer screening and its effect on surgery options
- How the COVID pandemic affected breast cancer screening
- Her relationship with pathology and why this is important
- Advancements in breast cancer treatment and what might be coming in the future
Links for this episode:
Dr Shen's bio from Cedars-Sinai
Jennie Shen, MD on Breast Cancer video
Shen Named Breast Program Medical Director
People of Pathology Podcast:
Monday Jan 09, 2023
Monday Jan 09, 2023
Today my guest is Retired Homicide Detective Tom McAndrew
What we discuss with Tom:
- How and why he got into law enforcement
- Pursuing his education while working in law enforcement
- His involvement in the Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Investigation Assessment Unit
- Investigative Genetic Genealogy and how it is used in cold cases
- The initiative he started in Pennsylvania to locate and identify unidentified decedents
- How he got involved with the Vidocq Society
- Some examples of cold cases that he helped to solve
- His thoughts on the most important advancements in forensic investigations throughout his career
Links for this episode:
Investigative Genetic Genealogy
Innovative Forensic Investigations
People of Pathology Podcast:
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Eylül Gün
What we discuss with Dr Gün:
- Her experience as an exchange student in the US and her favorite American sports
- How she decided on a career in pathology
- Her interests in gynecologic, urologic, and forensic pathology
- Her involvement with the Social Media Commission and the Path Art contest
- How she became interested in teaching, and using Twitter as a teaching method
- The Endometriosis Foundation of America and EndoNews
- The importance of international collaboration
Links for this episode:
Dr Eylül Gün on Twitter
Endometriosis Foundation of America
People of Pathology Podcast:
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Greg Fuller
What we discuss with Dr Fuller:
- How he became interested in neuropathology
- How studying English has an influence on his work now
- His early mentors and how they helped steer his career
- The concept of Diagnostic Medicine and why it is important
- The 8 Data Sphere Model and how it is used to make a diagnosis
- How the methods of Sherlock Holmes are similar to Diagnostic Medicine
- Some of the highlights of Dr Fuller's career
Links for this episode:
Dr Greg Fuller on Twitter
Dr Fuller on the Follow Your Path Podcast
People of Pathology Podcast:
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Today my guest is Pathologist, Toxicologist, and Author Dr Barbarajean Magnani
What we discuss with Dr Magnani:
- When she started working on A Message in Poison after finishing the previous book
- Why she included a new character in this book, a forensic pathologist
- The further development of the relationship between Dr Robinson and Rose, who is now a medical student
- The Trolley Problem, and how Lily Robinson embodies that
- How she has changed as a writer over the course of the series, and if the series will continue
- The Poison Blog, and why she started it
- Where the inspiration for some of the blog posts comes from
- The CAP Foundation See, Test, and Treat program
Links for this episode:
Dr Magnani's Website
A Message in Poison on Amazon
CAP Foundation - See, Test, and Treat
People of Pathology Podcast:
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Today my guest is Pathologist and Author Dr Sophia K Apple.
What we discuss with Dr Apple:
- How she became interested in writing
- Her first two novels, and why she decided to write a nonfiction book
- Her path to medical school and pathology, and why she chose breast pathology
- What "the Unseen Doctors" means to her
- Why communication between pathologists and other doctors is so important
- Why she wanted to help educate patients with this book
- How she got into teaching, and why it is rewarding for her
Links for this episode:
Dr Sophia Apple's Website
Who Says You Have Breast Cancer? The Unseen Doctors: Pathologists Who Determine the Name of a Patient's Illness on Amazon
People of Pathology Podcast:
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Aleš Ryška
What we discuss with Dr Ryška:
- Why he decided to go to medical school and how he discovered pathology
- His thoughts on why students are not choosing medicine as a career, and what to do about that
- How he got involved in the Czech Society of Pathology and the European Society of Pathology
- his role as current President of the ESP
- The recent European Congress of Pathology and why it was a hybrid format for the first time
- The state of molecular pathology in Europe
- Multidisciplinary Molecular Tumor Boards, and the role the Pathologist should have in molecular testing
Links for this episode:
NSCLC molecular testing in Central and Eastern European countries
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