Penn Medicine Physician Interviews

Drs. Christian Bermudez and Asad Ali Usman furnish a comprehensive overview of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) Program at Penn Medicine and its affiliates, which now averages 200 to 250 cases of ECMO support every year, and reflect on recent advances in technique, the novel introduction of ECMO for COVID-associated ARDS, and patient survival on ECMO for up to six months as bridge to transplantation.

Lorraine Boakye, MD, discusses the application and research behind wearable motion sensing accelerometers that measure changes in velocity throughout the day for patients recovering from Achilles tendon injuries.

Parsing a topic of great concern in the wake of acute brain injury, David Fischer, MD, reviews the RECOVER Program for Disorders of Consciousness at Penn Medicine. RECOVER (REcovery of COnsciousness Via Evidence-based medicine and Research) is an effort to establish a clinical infrastructure for decisions involving neuroprognostication, and to provide comprehensive, specialized, and longitudinal care to patients with disorders of consciousness resulting from acute brain injury.

In this episode, Drs. Charles Vollmer and Nuzhat Ahmad lead a discussion focusing on pancreatitis, and how the Penn Pancreatic Center of Excellence specializes in treatment.

In this episode, Drs. Samir Mehta and Derek Donegan review a new approach to pelvic fragility fracture repair at Penn Trauma and Fracture Services—a fixation device that curves to accommodate the unique structure of the pelvis.

In this episode Dr. Lawrence discusses TAVR vs. SAVR. Who is a candidate for TAVR or SAVR? Who is a candidate for TAVR or SAVR and what makes one the best choice for your patient.

Dr. Chase Brown discusses his personalized approach to CABG.

The first installment of the podcast series from the specialists at Penn Medicine. This podcast will feature Dr. Scott Kasner, Vice-Chair for Clinical Affairs in Neurology at Penn Medicine. He will highlight the SELECT2 thrombectomy study.

In this episode, neurosurgeons Neil Malhotra, MD,. and James Schuster, MD, PhD, discuss the nuances and intricacies of spinal cancer, and the innovations, early diagnosis, research, and expertise in surgery, radiology, and medicine that motivate spinal oncology care at the Penn Spine Center.

In this panel, Drs. Malhotra, Weber, Mahmoud, and Shuster highlight chordoma.

In this episode, Host Melanie Cole joins Dr. Samir Mehta, Chief of the division of Orthopaedic Trauma and Fracture Care at Penn Medicine to review the treatment of clavicle fractures.

In this episode, we're highlighting commonly missed orthopedic trauma injuries with Dr. Samir Mehta. 

In this episode, Dr. Benjamin D'Souza will lead a discussion focusing on heart failure with preserved ejection fraction or HFPEF, and the AIM HIRE study, which concerns a related therapy.

In this episode, Dr. Jeremy Cannon and Dr. Daniel Hashimoto lead an interactive discussion focusing on diaphragm pacing, a device system that offers an alternative to mechanical ventilation for individuals with ventilator-dependent spinal cord injury and central hypoventilation syndrome.

Host Melanie Cole, MS is joined by John M. Vasudevan, MD, CAQSM to discuss the Running Program and Endurance Sports Programs at Penn Medicine.

In this episode, Dr. Scott Kasner leads a discussion on SELECT2 Thrombectomy Study, and Penn's role in this study.

In this episode, Dr. Ty B. Dunn and transplant manager K. Louise Berry lead an interactive discussion highlighting total pancreatectomy islet auto
transplant.