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Amir Davoodi is a medical student at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. He also holds dual American and Iranian citizenship. Listen to Amir talk about recent civil unrest in Iran, the bioethical dilemmas faced by Iranian doctors and the role of physicians in the political sphere.
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Maggie Burzynski is a second year medical student at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and a LGBTQ+ health advocate. Listen to Maggie discuss the care of LGBTQ+ patients, the use of gender-neutral language in the clinical setting and her experiences as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
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Dr. Jeffrey Greeson is the director of the Mindfulness, Stress and Health Lab at Rowan University. Listen to Jeff discuss the health benefits of mindfulness, the challenges of measuring outcomes in mindfulness research and the distinctions between secular mindfulness and traditional Buddhist practice.
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Dr. Paschal Nwako is the county health officer in Camden County, NJ. Listen to Paschal discuss health education initiatives, underfunding of public health programs and the role of public health departments during COVID-19.
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Dr. Gregg Furie is an internal medicine physician and medical director for climate and sustainability at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA. Listen to Gregg discuss the effects of climate change on our health, ongoing policy initiatives to reduce healthcare emissions and his approach to addressing climate change with patients.
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Dr. Henry Fraimow is an infectious disease physician at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, NJ. Listen to Henry discuss common patient questions about COVID-19, the early months of the pandemic and the challenges of conducting research during the peak of COVID-19.
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Dr. Keri Cronin is an internal medicine resident at Mount Sinai Morningside and West in New York City. In 2021, during her second year of medical school, Dr. Cronin was diagnosed with stage 4 non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Listen to Keri talk about her treatment journey, the importance of peer support among cancer survivors and the rising rates of cancer in young adults.
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Dr. Rolando Del Maestro is professor emeritus in neuro-oncology at McGill University and is the current president of the American Osler Society. Listen to Rolando discuss the art of neurosurgery, the legacy of Sir William Osler and the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare.
Please visit the website below to read Dr. Del Maestro's essay "The Best Part Started with a Kiss: Memories and Reflections". This piece was published in the June 2023 edition of the American Osler Society's publication, The Oslerian.
Website: https://www.americanosler.org/content/the-oslerian
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Sarah Digregorio is a freelance healthcare journalist from Brooklyn, New York. She is also the author of Taking Care: The Story of Nursing and Its Power to Change Our World. Listen to Sarah talk about the nurse-patient relationship, healthcare billing and the political nature of nursing.
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Dr. Sarah Perelman is the chief resident in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, NJ. Listen to Sarah talk about research in the ED, her experiences during COVID-19 and management of patients who suffer from substance abuse and gun violence.
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David Price is the executive director at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick, MD. Listen to David discuss the medications used by Civil War physicians, the legacy of Dr. Jonathan Letterman and the similarities between the Civil War and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Rev. Caroline Peacock is the director of spiritual health at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. Listen to Caroline talk about spiritual distress in cancer patients, mystical experiences and the role of spiritual care practitioners in providing psychedelic-assisted therapy.
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Dr. Faith Young is an addiction medicine specialist with Cooper University Healthcare in Camden, NJ. Listen to Fay talk about her journey in medicine, her approach to palliative care and her experiences working with patients who struggle with addiction.
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Ashley Shaw is a reiki practitioner in Pitman, NJ. Listen to Ashley talk about the fundamentals of reiki, the relationship between meditation and reiki, and how reiki can complement mainstream healthcare.
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Parker Lyons is a senior financial analyst at Twitter in San Diego, California. In December 2021, Parker was hospitalized for two months at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota due to complications stemming from ulcerative colitis. Listen to Parker discuss his near-death experiences, the healing power of relationships and the brokenness in our healthcare system.
A written account of Parker's health journey:
Part 1: https://medium.com/p/f06e0501a1c6
Part 2: https://medium.com/@parkerhlyons13/im-freaking-alive-an-update-bet-the-under-94d6200fb902
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Dr. Edward Viner is a Professor of Medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU) in Camden, NJ. He is also the founding director of CMSRU's Center for Humanism. Listen to Ed discuss the commercialization of medicine, the electronic medical record and CMSRU's role in the Camden community.
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Dr. Aly Cohen is an integrative rheumatologist and environmental health expert in Princeton, NJ. Listen to Aly discuss the regulation of chemicals in consumer products, the effects of these chemicals on our health, and her experiences navigating the healthcare payment structure. See below for more information about Dr. Cohen:
Dr. Aly Cohen is triple board-certified in rheumatology, internal medicine, and integrative medicine, as well as an environmental health expert in Princeton, New Jersey. She has collaborated with the Environmental Working Group, Cancer Schmancer, and other disease- prevention organizations, and is coeditor of the textbook, Integrative Environmental Medicine, part of the Oxford University Press/Weil Integrative Medicine, Academic Series. In 2015, she created TheSmartHuman.com to share environmental health, disease prevention, and wellness information with the public. She lectures nationally on environmental health topics for elementary/ high schools, colleges/ universities, medical schools, and physician- training programs, and she is a regular expert guest for television, print, and podcasts. She has been the recipient of countless awards, including Top Docs NJ in rheumatology from 2016-2021, the NJ Healthcare Heroes Award in Education for The Smart Human educational platform in 2015, and the 2016 Burton L. Eichler Award for humanitarianism.
Dr Aly Cohen is the co-author of the, bestselling, consumer guidebook, Non-Toxic: Guide to Living Healthy in a Chemical World, published by Oxford University Press, and part of the Dr. Weil Healthy Living Guides.
Dr. Cohen is working to educate and empower the next generation to make safer, smarter lifestyle choices through the creation of environmental health and prevention curricula for schools nationally. Her TEDx talk, “How to Protect Your Kids from Toxic Chemicals", can be found on YouTube, and you can follow her health and wellness tips and recommendations on Facebook at The Smart Human, Twitter, and Instagram: @thesmarthuman. Sign up for The Smart Human newsletter, read her latest posts at TheSmartHuman.com, and listen to her podcast The Smart Human.
Dr. Cohen is a member of the medical advisory board for “Cancer Schmancer”, actor Fran Drescher's cancer prevention foundation, and she was a speaker at the Annual Cancer Schmancer Health Summit in January 2022.
She lives on a farm in New Jersey with her husband, two sons, and lots of furry friends.
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Lou Shapiro is President and CEO of Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. Listen to Lou talk about his experiences during COVID-19, the growth of telehealth and the ongoing trend of mergers and acquisitions within healthcare.
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Dr. Ansara Vaz is an attending anesthesiologist with NYU Langone Health. She also serves as the vice chair of the diversity committee in NYU's Department of Anesthesiology. Listen to Ansara talk about the medications used by anesthesiologists, the reasons why promoting diversity in medicine is important and her first-hand experiences of racism in our healthcare system.
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Dr. Oleg Fabrikant is an oriental medicine physician with Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City. Listen to Oleg discuss acupuncture, herbal medicine and the holistic nature of disease.
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