Dr Zachary Rubin joins the Glaucomfleckens to talk about how more people these days have allergies, what the Lone Star Tick is, details the first medication to treat allergies, and how he got into hula hooping along with the origin of his bow ties. — Want to Learn About Dr. Zachary Rubin: Tik Tok / Instagram / YouTube: @rubin_allergy — To Get Tickets to Wife & Death: You can visit Glaucomflecken.com/live We want to hear YOUR stories (and medical puns)! Shoot us an email and say hi! knockknoc...
May 14, 2024•1 hr 6 min
This week on Knock Knock Eye, I talk about some of the commencement addresses he will be doing this year and why he did an extra year of med school, before getting into the main topic today, Dry Eye. — To Get Tickets to Wife & Death: You can visit Glaucomflecken.com/live We want to hear YOUR stories (and medical puns)! Shoot us an email and say hi! knockknockhi@human-content.com Can’t get enough of us? Shucks. You can support the show on Patreon for early episode access, exclusive bonus show...
May 09, 2024•43 min
In this episode of Glauc Talk, we trade some business ideas, discuss the greed and deceit of United Health Group and other health insurance companies, debate whether or not you should have children during medical school, and I teaches Kristin about the organ Omentum. — To Get Tickets to Wife & Death: You can visit Glaucomflecken.com/live We want to hear YOUR stories (and medical puns)! Shoot us an email and say hi! knockknockhi@human-content.com Can’t get enough of us? Shucks. You can suppor...
May 07, 2024•53 min
This week on Knock Knock Eye, I recap some of my latest Knock Knock Eyes, tell you about my surgery day, and then answer more of your most interesting questions including why your eyes get red when you take marijuana. — To Get Tickets to Wife & Death: You can visit Glaucomflecken.com/live We want to hear YOUR stories (and medical puns)! Shoot us an email and say hi! knockknockhi@human-content.com Can’t get enough of us? Shucks. You can support the show on Patreon for early episode access, ex...
May 02, 2024•35 min
In this special, Live from the Hollywood Improv podcast episode, we go through the medical eras by having somebody who newly matched to pediatrics, Tanya Alam, a PGY2 Psychiatry Resident, Adarsha Shivakumar, and a long time attending Nephrologist, Sayed Tabatabai. Enjoy the show and hope to see you at the next live event! — Want to Learn About our Guests? Adarsha Shivakumar Twitter: @TURB0DERP Sayed Tabatabai, M.D., Nephrologist Twitter / IG: @TheRealDoctorT Tanya Alam-Medical Student, Pediatric...
Apr 30, 2024•1 hr 29 min
This week on Knock Knock Eye, I share what has recently been going on in my life, before I give you the inside scoop on the correct way to clean your glasses and talk about Ocular Migraines. — To Get Tickets to Wife & Death: You can visit Glaucomflecken.com/live We want to hear YOUR stories (and medical puns)! Shoot us an email and say hi! knockknockhi@human-content.com Can’t get enough of us? Shucks. You can support the show on Patreon for early episode access, exclusive bonus shows, livest...
Apr 25, 2024•36 min
In this episode of Glauc Talk, Will and Kristin talk about their spider-killing dynamic, discuss the amazing process of doing an eyeball transplant, debate the top 5 specialties they wish Will would have done if he hadn’t gotten into ophthalmology, and ask each other why they are the way they are when it comes to things that annoy them! — To Get Tickets to Wife & Death: You can visit Glaucomflecken.com/live We want to hear YOUR stories (and medical puns)! Shoot us an email and say hi! knockk...
Apr 23, 2024•56 min
This week on Knock Knock Eye, I discuss my tough work day due to some curveballs that came into the office, including a patient with Diplopia. It's a tricky thing to figure out as it could be an eye problem or a brain problem. — We want to hear YOUR stories (and medical puns)! Shoot us an email and say hi! knockknockhi@human-content.com Can’t get enough of us? Shucks. You can support the show on Patreon for early episode access, exclusive bonus shows, livestream hangouts, and much more! – http:/...
Apr 18, 2024•38 min
Drs. Nii & Renee Darko, join the Glaucomfleckens to talk about the pressures of being children of immigrants, the time Nii was recruited to play intramural basketball in college, match day experiences, and discuss the struggles of overcoming student debt. — Want to Learn About Drs. Nii & Renee Darko? Instagram / Tik Tok: @docsoutsidethebox YouTube: @docsoutsidetheboxpodcast Twitter: @drniidarko — We want to hear YOUR stories (and medical puns)! Shoot us an email and say hi! knockknockhi@...
Apr 16, 2024•1 hr 9 min
This week on Knock Knock Eye, I discuss pediatric ophthalmology and retinopathy of prematurity, which is an eye disease that can happen in babies who are premature. — We want to hear YOUR stories (and medical puns)! Shoot us an email and say hi! knockknockhi@human-content.com Can’t get enough of us? Shucks. You can support the show on Patreon for early episode access, exclusive bonus shows, livestream hangouts, and much more! – http://www.patreon.com/glaucomflecken Today's episode is brought to ...
Apr 11, 2024•35 min
In this episode of Glauc Talk, Will and Kristin tell the tale behind their mild case of identity theft, share some Match Day and hospital reimbursement statistics, ask why certain things in medicine are the way they are, and talk about how April is testicular and young adult cancer month. — We want to hear YOUR stories (and medical puns)! Shoot us an email and say hi! knockknockhi@human-content.com Can’t get enough of us? Shucks. You can support the show on Patreon for early episode access, excl...
Apr 09, 2024•1 hr 2 min
This week on Knock Knock Eye, I discuss the very exciting Solar Eclipse coming up. I teach you how to look at the sun safely and what could happen to your eyes if you don't! — We want to hear YOUR stories (and medical puns)! Shoot us an email and say hi! knockknockhi@human-content.com Can’t get enough of us? Shucks. You can support the show on Patreon for early episode access, exclusive bonus shows, livestream hangouts, and much more! – http://www.patreon.com/glaucomflecken Today's episode is br...
Apr 04, 2024•32 min
Nurses, Amie Varley and Sara Fung, join the Glaucomfleckens to talk about the great resignation of nurses in the healthcare system, the unconstitutional bill that was passed and then reversed in Canada, discuss the awful Nurses Day gifts, talk about some of the most famous nurses in the world, and get into the idea behind their new book, The Wisdom of Nurses. — Want to Learn About Amie Varley and Sara Fung? Order The Wisdom Of Nurses Now: https://www.harpercollins.ca/9781443468718/the-wisdom-of-...
Apr 02, 2024•1 hr 8 min
This week on Knock Knock Eye, Will answers some questions that you asked on a YouTube community post, including are iOrganomic tips are actually good advice for computer users, are their eye exercises you can do that can you help you put off needing reading glasses, is blue light actually dangerous for your eyeballs, and much more! — We want to hear YOUR stories (and medical puns)! Shoot us an email and say hi! knockknockhi@human-content.com Can’t get enough of us? Shucks. You can support the sh...
Mar 28, 2024•36 min
In the first episode of Glauc Talk, Will and Kristin sit down to talk about the Change Healthcare cyber attack and how it compared to the Anthem cyber attack of 2015, they have a little couple therapy moment where they tell each other something they are wrong about, and Will tries to remember a disease associated with the Mesothelium. — We want to hear YOUR stories (and medical puns)! Shoot us an email and say hi! knockknockhi@human-content.com Can’t get enough of us? Shucks. You can support the...
Mar 26, 2024•54 min
This week on Knock Knock Eye, Will discusses the recent Match Day, how he spends the day liking every tweet, and what that means for all aspiring doctors. He then shares his 5 happiest moments from med school, before recapping what a call week is like for himself. It may not be as intense as other call weeks, but Will shares what issues he got called in for. — We want to hear YOUR stories (and medical puns)! Shoot us an email and say hi! knockknockhi@human-content.com Can’t get enough of us? Shu...
Mar 21, 2024•38 min
Author, Television Writer, and Board Certified Otolaryngologist, Dr Anthony Chin-Quee, joins the Glaucomfleckens to rank the five senses, before talking about his path to medicine from growing up in Brooklyn within an immigrant family to studying at Harvard, sharing his experience with depression while studying and working, and explains why he left the field of medicine to work in Hollywood. — Want to Learn About Dr Anthony Chin-Quee? Instagram: @wheyouat Twitter / X: @cq__md — To Get Tickets to...
Mar 19, 2024•1 hr 5 min
This week on Knock Knock Eye, Will brings on guest Maureen Johnson, the author of the popular book series, Truly Devious, who talks about how she is responsible for the Jonathan Prayer candles, before she gets into some smaller eye issues, but more importantly the main topic for the day, Acute macular Neuro retinopathy. which is also her bigger eye issue that Will discusses today. Maureen explains her systems and Will diagnoses her in the episode and gives her more information on her condition. ...
Mar 14, 2024•40 min
Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, Dr. Antonio J. Webb, joins the Glaucomfleckens to talk about how long he’s been creating social media content, why orthopedic surgeons have the stereotype of being strong and going to the gym, and his path to medicine from his childhood to his time in the military. — Want to Learn About Dr. Antonio J. Webb? YouTube: @antoniowebbmd Tik Tok / Instagram: @drantoniowebbmd Website: http://www.antoniowebbmd.com/ — To Get Tickets to Wife & Death: You can visit Glaucomfleck...
Mar 12, 2024•1 hr 9 min
This week on Knock Knock Eye, Will talks about his love / hate relationship with Twitter (now X) and the misinformation that is spewed on it, before getting into the main topic today, Ocular Melanoma and how it affects the inside of your eye. — To Get Tickets to Wife & Death: You can visit Glaucomflecken.com/live We want to hear YOUR stories (and medical puns)! Shoot us an email and say hi! knockknockhi@human-content.com Can’t get enough of us? Shucks. You can support the show on Patreon for...
Mar 07, 2024•35 min
Dr. Sylvia Owusu-Ansah & Dr. Rickquel Tripp, join the Glaucomfleckens to talk about their love for Pittsburgh and how CPR was perfected here, before talking about how they met and started working together on Akoma United. They also talk about their work doing CPR advocacy with athletes, so they know what to do when the need arises on the field. They explain how these big guys realize how physically taxing CPR can be. — Want to Learn About Dr. Sylvia Owusu-Ansah & Dr. Rickquel Tripp? Dr. ...
Mar 05, 2024•1 hr 10 min
This week on Knock Knock Eye, Will talks about the 4 year anniversary of Glaucomflecken skits, before getting into the main topic, EyeLids. Will covers the function of eyelids, who claims facial nerves, what goes on when your eyelids twitch, and when it can get more serious with blepharospasm or hemifacial spasm. — To Get Tickets to Wife & Death: You can visit Glaucomflecken.com/live We want to hear YOUR stories (and medical puns)! Shoot us an email and say hi! knockknockhi@human-content.com...
Feb 29, 2024•33 min
Dr. Sydnee and Justin McElroy, Co-hosts of Sawbones, join the Glaucomfleckens to talk about how they met and got into podcasting, how Dr. Sydnee sacrificed her social media algorithms for the sake of podcast content, what it’s like working together as a married couple, and how the hours you have to spend at the hospital as a resident is absolutely insane! Lastly, they go into how they went from people who went from going to church camps to people who have their political views today, including D...
Feb 27, 2024•1 hr 12 min
This week on Knock Knock Eye, Will talks about Damar Hamlin and the fact he was snubbed from being the NFL comeback player of the year award from the perspective of somebody who had a cardiac arrest, before getting into carotid cavernous fistulas. — To Get Tickets to Wife & Death: You can visit Glaucomflecken.com/live We want to hear YOUR stories (and medical puns)! Shoot us an email and say hi! knockknockhi@human-content.com Can’t get enough of us? Shucks. You can support the show on Patreo...
Feb 22, 2024•34 min
US Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, joins the Glaucomfleckens to talk about why he loves his job, how taking 10 minutes a day to give somebody your full attention can really help both your and your friends mental health, and how loneliness has a great effect on both physical and mental health. Vivek also talks about his five for five challenge and his We Are Made To Connect Tour. — Want to Learn About Dr. Vivek Murthy? Instagram: @drvivekmurthy Twitter: @vivek_murthy — To Get Tickets to Wife &...
Feb 20, 2024•1 hr 7 min
This week on Knock Knock Eye, Will talks about Heart Month, how you can learn Chest Compressions, and his recent trip to NYC for an AHA event, before going into the main topic of the day blood clots to the eye, or central retinal artery occlusions. This is essentially a stroke to the eye and we learn how it affects your vision, who's susceptible to this, and how to treat it. — We want to hear YOUR stories (and medical puns)! Shoot us an email and say hi! knockknockhi@human-content.com Can’t get ...
Feb 15, 2024•35 min
US Representative, Katie Porter, joins the Glaucomfleckens to talk about the healthcare system and the issues behind, including that fact that it will never get better if it remains a profit driven system and that congress treats it as sick care, rather than health care. They also discuss the health insurance companies and what we can do to fight against them. — Want to Learn About Katie Porter? Facebook/Instagram/Tik Tok: @KatiePorterOC — We want to hear YOUR stories (and medical puns)! Shoot u...
Feb 13, 2024•1 hr
This week on Knock Knock Eye, Will talks about the most recent time he was on call, before getting into the main topic for the day viral diseases that affect the eye, like herpes, retinitis, and more. Yes, Will only needs to be on call for 3 weeks a year. Rolling your eyes is approved. Anyway, onto the viral infections. Will explains how you break the news that you have herpes in your eye, the difference between eye herpes and the more commonly known herpes, what symptoms you will notice if you ...
Feb 08, 2024•29 min
Editor-In-Chief of KFF Health News and Emergency Physician, Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal, joins the Glaucomfleckens to talk about how big business is taking over healthcare, how she used to be a journalist at the New York Times and how she got there from being a practicing emergency physician. Dr. Rosenthal also talks about her time in China, her experience with health care in the 90s, and how the US health care system is so expensive, compared to her time aboard. — Want to Learn About Dr. Elisabeth ...
Feb 06, 2024•1 hr 13 min
This week on Knock Knock Eye, Will talks about United Health Care's profits in 2023 and how terrifying it is that they are vertically integrating the whole health care system, before getting into the main topic for the day, Macular Degeneration. Who and what does it affect, what makes it worse, how do you recognize it, and how do you treat it? We also find out the difference between the wet and dry form. Listen and find out! — We want to hear YOUR stories (and medical puns)! Shoot us an email an...
Feb 01, 2024•34 min
