Penn Medicine Physician Interviews

Advancing Meningioma Care: A Multidisciplinary Approach at Penn Medicine

Neurosurgeon Christina Jackson, MD, and radiation-oncologist Emily Lebow, MD, offer their unique perspectives on recent advances in the surgical and radiotherapeutic management of meningioma,…

Melanoma – a Model Disease for Scientific Innovation

Clinician-researcher Ravi K. Amaravadi, MD, recalls a time within recent memory when no therapies existed for Stage IV metastatic melanoma, and reflects upon the 17 FDA-approved therapies now…

Proton Therapy As De-Intensification Strategy For HPV+ Head and Neck Cancers

Penn radiation oncologist Alexander Lin, MD, reviews the groundbreaking clinical study that established the equivalency of proton therapy to photon radiation (IMRT) as an adjunct for patients with…

T Cell Lymphomas—Navigating The Journey From Diagnosis To Treatment And Beyond

Hematologist-oncologist Colin Thomas, MD, and dermopathologist Jina Chung, MD, review the diagnosis and treatment of the T cell lymphomas, including  the nodal and extra nodal (cutaneous) variants,…

Muscle-Sparing Direct Anterior Approach To Total Hip Arthroplasty

Dr. Kimberly Stevenson offers an orthopaedic surgeon’s perspective on the muscle-sparing direct anterior approach (DAA) to total hip arthroscopy. DAA brings about a faster recovery than the classic…

Gynecologic Oncology: The Known, The Mystery, And The Promise

In an illuminating discussion, gynecologic oncologist Noah Goldman, MD, discusses the cinorehensive scope of his practice at Penn Medicine Princeton Health, including the types of cancers he treats,…

The Center for Precision Surgery Marks 10 Years of Illuminating Cancer Cells in Practice and Research

Sickle Cell Anemia at Penn Medicine: What’s New and What’s Next

Drs Nadia Dawn Ali and Scott Peslak examine the pathology of sickle cell disease, its variable effects, and recent advances in treatment, including stem cell therapies and other new FDA-approved…

The Vessel is in the Details: Management of Acute and Chronic Dissection of the Aorta

Melanie Freas, MD, and cardiac surgery NP Katelyn Rosemann offer a comprehensive overview of the management of acute and chronic types A & B aortic dissection, with a consideration of long-term…

Biomarker Testing as a Determinant of Treatment in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Dr. Melina Marmarelis offers an overview of biomarker testing—and particularly liquid biopsy—as a fulcrum of precision medicine at Penn Medicine in the determination of tailored treatments for…

Transorbital Approach: Syncing Neurosurgery, Oculoplastics, ENT, For Skull Base Tumor Resection

Surgeons Christina Jackson, César Briceño, and Jennifer Douglas of Penn Neurosurgery, Oculoplastics, and ENT discuss their combined roles in the transorbital approach (TOA) to tumors of the skull…

Now leading the ABOS, Charles Nelson, MD, of Penn Orthopaedics, has mentorship, AI, in sight.

Penn Orthopaedics surgeon Charles Nelson, MD, reflects on his role as recently elected President of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, as well as the organization’s history, its role in the…

Bariatric Surgery and Obesity Medicine

Lisa Dobruskin., MD, reviews the management of obesity at Penn Princeton Bariatrics with a focus on continuity of patient-oriented care and the pathophysiology of weight gain and loss. Dr. Dobruskin…

Discussion on Treatment of Abdominal Wall Hernias, Including Ventral Hernias and Inguinal Hernias

Abdominal wall hernias appear at points of congenital or acquired weakness in the abdominal muscle wall, and their correction involves an understanding of both the nature of the precipitating flaw…

Bicuspid Aortic Valve Surveillance at Penn Medicine

For more than two decades, advanced practice providers at the Penn Surveillance Clinic have monitored and counseled patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) disease. A congenital disorder, BAV is…

Penn Pregnancy Early Access Center (PEACE)

Obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. Sarita Sonalkar provides an insightful review of the Penn Pregnancy Early Access Center, or PEACE Program, an integrated family planning and urgent pregnancy care…

Preventing a Silent Killer: Aortic Aneurysms Detection and Management

Aortic aneurysms contribute to thousands of aortic dissections and ruptures every year in the United States, and are virtually undetectable in the general population. In this podcast, cardiac surgeon…

The heart in 16/16 time: treating ventricular tachycardia

Drs Timothy Markman and Keith Cengel review the devices, medications and surgical approaches to ventricular tachycardia (VT), an arrhythmia linked to sudden death, our current understanding of the…

Unnerving Resistant Hypertension: Renal Denervation

Is there a surgical answer to intractable hypertension? Drs. Taisei Kobayashi and Debra Cohen offer their clinical insights (surgery and nephrology, respectively) on catheter-based renal denervation…

Navigating Multiple Myeloma – A Roadmap For Long-Term Care

The second most common hematologic malignancy, multiple myeloma has an incidence of ~35,000 new cases a year in the United States. In this episode, Drs. Adam Cohen and Shivani Kapur convene to lay…