Dr. Lindsey A. Criswell, is the director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS). Prior to joining NIAMS, Dr. Criswell was vice chancellor of research at the University of California, San Francisco. She has a bachelor’s degree in genetics and a master’s degree in public health from the University of California, Berkeley, and an M.D. from UCSF. As the NIAMS director, Dr. Criswell oversees the Institute’s annual budget of nearly $625 million, which supp...
Sep 13, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 59
Dan Dworkis, MD PhD FACEP is the Chief Medical Officer at the Mission Critical Team Institute, a board-certified emergency physician, and an assistant professor of emergency medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC where he works at LAC+USC. He performed his emergency medicine residency with Harvard Medical School at the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency at Massachusetts General Hospital / Brigham Health, and holds an MD and PhD in molecular medicine from the Boston Universit...
Aug 22, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Intro: Dr. Thomas Varghese Jr. is the Associate Chief Medical Quality Officer and Chief Value Officer at the Huntsman Cancer Institute, and Chief of General Thoracic Surgery at the University of Utah. Dr. Varghese is a national leader in minimally invasive applications for general thoracic surgery, recognized by Castle Connolly as one of America’s “Top Docs”, and is ranked in the top 10% of the nation by Press Ganey for patient satisfaction scores. His research interests bridge the world of Educ...
Aug 08, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 57
COL (Dr.) Cristin Mount is an Army Critical Care Medicine physician currently stationed at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, WA. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Scranton and completed medical school at the Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, Maryland in 2003. She did an Internal Medicine Internship and Residency at Madigan and moved to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., for Critical Care Medicine fellowship. After fellowship, she returned to Mad...
Jul 18, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Intro: In this episode we interview Dr. Karla Williams and Dr. KeAndrea Titer. They are assistant professors of Internal Medicine at The University of Alabama at Birmingham. They are passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion and both work to design initiatives and curriculum focused on recruitment, education, and building community. This includes the AIRR initiative, which we discuss in the episode. In this episode, we discuss creating a welcoming culture in medicine and working to drive...
Jul 04, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Today we have the privilege of having a panel of three guests for this episode. Today’s guests are the Chief Residents in Internal Medicine at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. They include John Blickle, Melanie Wiseman, and Rainey Johnson. All three of them have dedicated time to the study and practice of medical leadership and we look forward to following them as they continue to grow as leaders. In this episode we discuss the transition from trainee to leader, how to make leadersh...
Jun 20, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 54
James (Jim) Wright obtained his MD from the University of Alberta in 1968, his FRCP(C) in Internal Medicine in 1975 and his Ph.D. in Pharmacology from McGill University in 1976. He is a practicing specialist in Internal Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology. He is also Co-Managing Director of the Therapeutics Initiative, Editor-in-Chief of the Therapeutics Letter and Coordinating Editor of the Cochrane Hypertension Review Group. He sits on the Editorial Boards of PLoS One and the Cochrane Library. ...
May 31, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Dr. Paul Thomas is a board-certified family medicine physician practicing in Detroit, Michigan. His practice is Plum Health DPC, a Direct Primary Care service that is the first of its kind in Detroit. His mission is to deliver affordable, accessible health care services in Detroit and beyond. He has been featured on WDIV-TV Channel 4, WXYZ Channel 7, Crain's Detroit Business and CBS Radio. He has been a speaker at TEDxDetroit. He is a graduate of Wayne State University School of Medicine and now...
May 09, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Dr. Peter Pronovost is a world-renowned patient safety champion, innovator, critical care physician, researcher, and entrepreneur. His scientific work leveraging checklists to reduce catheter-related bloodstream infections has saved thousands of lives and earned him high-profile accolades, including being named one of TIme’s 100 most influential people and receiving a coveted MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” in 2008. As Chief Quality & Clinical Transformation Officer at University Hospita...
Apr 25, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 51
We wanted to start by saying thank you to all our listeners for their feedback and the comments over the past two years and everyone who has played a role in helping us launch and produce this podcast. This marks our 50th episode of Leading the Rounds and we couldn’t have asked for a better guest! Today we have the Vice President of Performance Science at WHOOP, Kristen Holmes. Kristen drives thought leadership by engaging with industry leading researchers and partners to better understand perfo...
Apr 11, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Douglas Johnston, MD, is Vice Chairman, Program Director, and staff cardiac surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic. He attended Dartmouth College where he was a Presidential Scholar, earning his degree in Anthropology and Classical studies with Honor and Distinction. In the process he performed field research in tuberculosis among refugee communities in India. Dr. Johnston then went on to complete his medical education at Harvard Medical School, where he was a Harvard National Scholar. Dr. Johnston com...
Mar 28, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 49
John Abramson served as a family physician for 22 years. And was voted “best doctor” numerous times. He is a Harvard Medical School faculty member, where he currently teaches health care policy. He transitioned to litigation as a consultant to the FBI and Department of Justice and served in many trials against big pharmaceutical companies. Dr. Abramson has appeared on more than 65 national television shows and podcasts, including the Today Show, the Joe Rogan Experience, Dr. Oz Show, Lex Friedma...
Mar 14, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Dr. Cam Patterson is a renowned cardiologist and healthcare administrator who currently serves as chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Patterson previously held numerous academic and clinical appointments at the University of North Carolina, including as physician-in-chief at the UNC Center for Heart and Vascular Care and executive director of the UNC McAllister Heart Institute.He was previously senior vice president and chief operating officer of New York-Presby...
Feb 28, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Dr. Benjamin M. Scirica is a cardiovascular medicine specialist and associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS). He is the director of quality initiatives at Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s (BWH) Cardiovascular Division and a senior investigator at the Thrombolysis and Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) Study Group, where he is director of the Electrocardiography Core Laboratory. Dr. Scirica received his medical degree from HMS. He completed an internal medicine residency and a card...
Feb 14, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Brian Ferguson has spent his career working in high-performance organizations, as well as learning from leaders and decision-makers in US national security, the military, and technology. He has used those experiences to build Arena Labs , healthcares first performance platform. Brian is also a Partner + Co-Founder of the Liminal Collective, a unique company human performance focused company “enabling humanity’s boldest endeavors.” Liminal is currently working in civilian space travel, deep sea e...
Jan 31, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Joel Bervell is a third year Ghanaian-American medical student at Washington State University. Joel graduated from Yale University, where he served as an elected member of Yale student government, and director of a longitudinal mentorship program based in low-income neighborhoods. He completed a Masters in Medical Science at Boston University and spent a year working as a clinical research assistant at Providence Hospital. At Washington State University, Joel served as Medical Student Council Pr...
Jan 17, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Intro: Dr. Lauren Weber graduated from the University of Florida in 2003 and was commissioned into the U.S. Navy prior to attending medical school at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. She graduated medical school and departed to attend the Aeromedical Officer course. There she completed flight and aeromedical training in order to earn her wings and become a Navy Flight Surgeon. She received the Boeing Rescue Award for the first long range MEDEVAC in an Osprey. After retur...
Jan 03, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 43
James L. Madara, MD, serves as the CEO and executive vice president of the American Medical Association and adjunct professor of pathology at Northwestern University. Dr. Madara has helped sculpt the organization’s long-term strategic plan. He also serves as chairman of Health2047 Inc., the wholly-owned innovation subsidiary of the AMA, created to overcome systemic dysfunction in U.S. health care. Prior to the AMA, Dr. Madara spent the first 22 years of his career at Harvard Medical School, rece...
Dec 20, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Intro: Scott Tillema is an FBI trained hostage negotiator and active law enforcement officer. Scott teaches organizations how to use the power of life saving negotiation principles to enhance their work. He has developed a powerful model for safely resolving crisis situations, which is now being recognized and adapted by the private sector for use in sales, communication, influence, and leadership. He was invited to the most famous speaking stage in the world, TED, to share his approach to negot...
Dec 06, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Dr. Ely is the Grant W. Liddle Chair in Medicine, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine and co-director of the Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction and Survivorship (CIBS) Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is also a practicing intensivist with a focus on Geriatric ICU Care. Dr. Ely’s research has focused on improving the care and outcomes of critically ill patients with ICU-acquired brain disease His team developed the primary too...
Nov 22, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Intro: Hey everyone and welcome to this episode of leading the rounds, where we look to inspire physician leaders through conversations about personal growth, leadership education, and health systems literacy. As always, if you like what we’re doing at Leading the Rounds, give us a positive rating on Apple Podcasts, Connect with us on Social Media, and you can now support us on Patreon. In today’s interview, we speak with Dr. Joshua Liao. Dr. Liao is a board-certified internal medicine physician...
Nov 08, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Intro: Colonel Joshua D. Hartzell serves as the Program Director of the National Capital Consortium Internal Medicine Residency at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Dr. Hartzell attended the Uniformed Services University (USU) School of Medicine and then went to Walter Reed Army Medical Center for his residency in Internal Medicine.He served as Chief Resident until starting his Infectious Diseases Fellowship. He has also served in the United States Army for 19 years, which included d...
Oct 25, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Today we spoke with Dr. Brent Lacey. He is a gastroenterologist by training who has a passion for financial management and career coaching. He is the founder of The Scope of Practice in which he runs a podcast, blog, and personal coaching service surrounding physician finances. He has spent hundreds of hours coaching and teaching these principles to people at all stages of their career. He hopes to continue to help others experience the joy of achieving financial independence and success in mana...
Oct 11, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Intro: Matt Abrahams is a passionate, collaborative and innovative educator on organizational behavior, communication, and speaking at The Stanford University School of Business. Specifically, he teaches Effective Virtual Communication and Essentials of Strategic Communication. Matt is also Co-Founder and Principal at Bold Echo Communications Solutions, a presentation and communication skills company based in Silicon Valley that helps people improve their presentation skills. Matt published the ...
Sep 27, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Dimitrios Tsatiris, MD is a practicing board-certified psychiatrist specializing in the field of anxiety management. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of psychiatry at Northeast Ohio Medical University. He studies and writes about the interface of anxiety and achievement. His popular Psychology Today blog “Anxiety in High-Achievers” is viewed by more than 20,000 readers per month. He is passionate about empowering people to break free from the shackles of anxiety and develop a healthy relatio...
Sep 13, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Elisabeth Rosenthal is a physician and journalist who is currently working as the editor-in-chief of Kaiser Health News. She graduated from Harvard Medical School and completed residency and worked as an Emergency Physician before she began working for the New York Times as a reporter. In 2017, she published a book titled, “An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take it Back”, which looks at the American healthcare system and how financial incentives have impact...
Aug 30, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 34
In this episode we interview coach Mark Dantonio. Coach Dantonio is the former head coach of the Michigan State University football team. He was the coach for 13 seasons and was the winningest coach in Michigan State history with 114 wins. He had an impressive career as head coach where he led his team to three Big Ten Championships, Rose Bowl and Cotton Bowl victories, and an appearance in the 2015 College Football Playoff. In addition to his success on the field, he also was a leader off of it...
Aug 16, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Dr. Gregory Corradino is a neurosurgeon by trade, a business owner, and most recently an author of the book, “Beyond Medical School: secrets of successful doctors”. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and the North American Spine Society. He is also the Vice President of East Tennessee Brain and Spine. Dr. Corradino also enjoys painting, traveling, and spending time with his wife and children. Welcome to leading the rounds! ...
Aug 02, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Dr. Colin West is a professor of Medicine, Medical Education and Biostatistics at The Mayo Clinic. His research focuses primarily on physician well-being, evidence-based medicine, biostatistics, and medical education. He has won numerous awards for work and is a thought-leader in these fields. Dr. West has developed and evaluated a comprehensive evidence-based medicine curriculum for Mayo Medical School and enacted change at the national level in the internal medicine resident career plans and c...
Jul 19, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Welcome to this episode of leading the rounds where we interview Dr. Lauge Sokol-Hessner. Dr. Sokol-Hessner, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard University and the Associate Director of Inpatient Quality Improvement at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is also faculty for the IHI Virtual Expedition: Is Your Organization Conversation Ready? which educates on end of life conversations with families and patients. We hope you enjoy this episode where we discuss the importanc...
Jul 05, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 30
