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The PathPod Podcast

A Pathology podcast for everyone.
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Episodes

Beyond the Scope: Dr. Melissa Upton on Mentoring, Wellness, Diversity and Cultural Courage

Dr. Kamran Mirza ( @KMirza ) goes Beyond The Scope with Dr. Melissa Upton ( @MelissaUpton7 ), Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington, Seattle. From mentorship, wellness, diversity & inclusion to cultural courage - this episode has it all. Learn the amazing story of how Dr. Upton's life experiences shaped the type of mentor and leader she is today. This one is not to be missed! Featured public domain music: US Army Blues, BugaBlue...

Oct 23, 20201 hr 6 minSeason 1Ep. 36

PathPod Quiz Show: Forensics to South American Pathology!

Test your pathology knowledge with our next Quiz Show! Join hosts Dr. Sara Jiang ( @Sara_Jiang ) and Dr. Christina Arnold ( @CArnold_GI ) with co-host Dr. Michael Arnold ( @MArnold_PedPath ). Our guests, Dr. Daniel Fajardo, Director of Genitourinary Pathology at Southeast Pathology Associates Labs, and UCSF pathology residents and co-hosts of the Dead Men Do Tell Tales Podcast ( @deadmendo ), Dr. Jordan Taylor ( @jet916 ) and Dr. Nicole Croom ( @nicnac363 ), play our games and attempt to win an ...

Oct 16, 20201 hr 6 minSeason 1Ep. 35

Beyond the Scope: Dr. Nicola Parry on Veterinary Pathology and Pets

In this segment, Beyond the Scope, we speak to pathologists about their pursuits and interests in and outside of pathology. How is veterinary pathology different from human pathology? What is special about fish kidneys? What's happening with COVID in animals? On this episode of Beyond the Scope, Dr. Sara Jiang ( @Sara_Jiang ) speaks with Dr. Nicola Parry ( @TuftsVetPath) , a veterinary pathologist, and Clinical Associate Professor and the head of Pathology at the Tufts Cummings School of Veterin...

Oct 02, 202031 minSeason 1Ep. 34

IHC Talk: DDIT3 and Mutation Specific IHC

The chromogen siblings talk with Dr. Greg Charville ( @Greg_Charville ) of Stanford University about his recent publication on DDIT3 as a diagnostic tool for myxoid liposarcoma in The American Journal of Surgical Pathology. Featured public domain music: Alpha Hydrae, Won't see it comin' ....

Sep 18, 202054 minSeason 1Ep. 33

PathPod Quiz Show: Pandemic Hobbies to Chemistry!

Test your pathology knowledge with our next Quiz Show! Join hosts Dr. Sara Jiang ( @Sara_Jiang ) and Dr. Christina Arnold ( @CArnold_GI ) with co-host Dr. Michael Arnold ( @MArnold_PedPath ) as guests Dr. Raul Gonzalez ( @RaulSGonzalezMD ), Dr. Swikrity U Bastoka ( @SwikrityUMD ), and medical student Amber Berumen ( @AmberMBerumen ) play our games and attempt to win an exclusive PathPod clear ruler! Featured public domain music by The U.S. Army Blues...

Sep 04, 202059 minSeason 1Ep. 32

PathPod Presents: MegaPOD!

Presenting MegaPOD! This is a special collaborative episode with other medical and pathology podcasters talking about the podcasting process and sharing ideas. Featuring the hosts of Deeper Levels ( @DeeperLevels ), Scope MD ( @ScopeMDpodcast ), Dead Men Do Tell Tales ( @deadmendo ), Computationally Yours ( @compbiopodcast ), People of Pathology ( @peopleofpath ), and PathPod ! Featured public domain music: Gameshow Brazz by John Bartmann...

Aug 28, 20201 hr 12 minSeason 1Ep. 31

PathPod Stories: PathPod Celebrates Love

In this episode, PathPod celebrates love! In Act I, we will hear two stories about falling in love through the lives of two different sets of lovebirds. Listen as they interview each other and tell us their stories of love during the COVID-19 pandemic. Find out which of the lovebirds describes themselves as H&E. In Act II, we will hear stories of thanks from PathPod listeners to their most special teachers. Listen to how their love of learning was sculpted and guided by the support of their ...

Aug 21, 20201 hr 5 minSeason 1Ep. 30

Beyond The Scope: Dr. Eva Wojcik on Getting out of the Basement and Getting into Paris

In this segment, Beyond the Scope, we speak to pathologists about their pursuits and interests outside of pathology. How can pathologists "get out of the basement"? How can getting IN the basement be a good thing? What does being a Chair have to do with camels? How can YOU help shape the next edition of the Paris System? On this episode of Beyond the Scope, Dr. Sara Jiang ( @Sara_Jiang ) speaks with Dr. Eva_Wojcik ( @Eva_Wojcik ), Chair of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at Loyola University...

Aug 14, 202042 minSeason 1Ep. 29

Beyond The Scope: Dr. Sarah Bean

In this episode of Beyond the Scope, Dr. Sanam Loghavi ( @sanamloghavi ) of MD Anderson Cancer Center speaks with Dr. Sarah Bean ( @DrSMBean ) a gynecologic, breast, and cytopathologist at Duke Health about pathology and her interests Beyond the Scope. How did she get interested in woodworking? What are the four phases of a mentoring relationship? What are her tips for work-life integration? What advice does she have for women in academics? Featured public domain music: US Army Blues, BugaBlue...

Aug 07, 20201 hrSeason 1Ep. 28

IHC Talk: Managing Laboratory IHC Testing

The chromogen siblings talk with Dr. Anja Roden ( @AnjaRodenMD ) of Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota, and Dr. Frank Ingram ( @Chucktowndoc ) of Presbyterian Pathology Group in Charlotte, North Carolina, about directing IHC laboratories and managing testing menus. Featured public domain music: Alpha Hydrae, Won't see it comin' ....

Jul 31, 20201 hrSeason 1Ep. 27

PathPod Quiz Show: Animals to Medical History

Test your pathology knowledge with our next Quiz Show! Join hosts Dr. Sara Jiang ( @Sara_Jiang ) and Dr. Christina Arnold ( @CArnold_GI ) with co-host Dr. Michael Arnold ( @MArnold_PedPath ) as guests Dr. Anne Herdman, Dr. Sarah Glogowski ( @sarah_glogowski ), and medical student Adil Menon ( @menona1994 ) play our games and attempt to win an exclusive PathPod clear ruler! Featured public domain music by The U.S. Army Blues...

Jul 24, 202057 minSeason 1Ep. 26

PathPod News Edition: How Institutional Racism Negatively Impacts Patient Care and Physician Training

This week, Dr. Meredith Pittman ( @merepitt ) speaks with Dr. Kevin Simon ( @DrKMSimon ), a psychiatrist at Boston Children's Hospital, about the role that structural racism plays in everyday encounters between physicians and patients, trainees and educators, and physician colleagues. They discuss the way that COVID-19 has highlighted race-based disparity, and Dr. Simon gives advice for dealing with kids during a pandemic and quarantine. Links to articles, essays, and books referenced in the aud...

Jul 17, 202046 minSeason 1Ep. 25

PathPod Quiz Show: Fruits and Comparative Pathology!

Test your pathology knowledge with our next Quiz Show! Join hosts Dr. Sara Jiang ( @Sara_Jiang ) and Dr. Christina Arnold ( @CArnold_GI ) with co-host Dr. Michael Arnold ( @MArnold_PedPath ) as guests Dr. Suzy Dintzis ( @SuzyDintzis ), Dr. Lisa Zhang ( @MLisaZhang ), and future pathologist Dr. Philip Hurst ( @pathophil ) play our games and attempt to win an exclusive PathPod clear ruler! Featured public domain music by The U.S. Army Blues...

Jul 10, 202048 minSeason 1Ep. 24

PathPod News Edition: Forensic Pathology During COVID-19

On this week's episode, Dr. Meredith Pittman ( @merepitt ) talks with Dr. Nicole Jackson ( @NicoleJacksonMD ) of the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office in Illinois and Dr. Rebecca Asch-Kendrick of the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office in Minnesota about what they do day-to-day and how COVID-19 and the opioid epidemic have impacted their practices. They also discuss terminology that has been in the lay press recently, including the cause and manner of death, homicide versus murder, and first a...

Jul 10, 202043 minSeason 1Ep. 23

PathPod Quiz Show: Comic Books to Anatomy!

Test your pathology knowledge with our next Quiz Show! Join hosts Dr. Sara Jiang ( @Sara_Jiang ) and Dr. Christina Arnold ( @CArnold_GI ) with co-host Dr. Michael Arnold ( @MArnold_PedPath ) as guests Dr. Kamran Mirza ( @Kmirza ), Dr. Michael Williams ( @bluehatcomics85 ), and Cullen Lilley ( @cullen_lilley ), incoming M2 and co-founder of PathElective.com , play our games and attempt to win a limited edition PathPod clear ruler! Featured public domain music by The U.S. Army Blues...

Jun 26, 202059 minSeason 1Ep. 22

Path Pod News Edition: Pandemic, Protests, and Wellness

In this episode of Path Pod News Edition, Dr. Meredith Pittman ( @merepitt ) talks with Dr. Carla Ellis ( @theglasspusher ) of Northwestern Medical Group about her role as the Director of Wellness, Diversity, and Inclusion as we live through a time of societal unrest. Dr. Ellis shares some of her tips for dealing with mental stressors, and we discuss the implications of racial inequities in medicine and beyond. The Chicago Tribune photograph referenced by Dr. Ellis can be found here: https://www...

Jun 26, 202038 minSeason 1Ep. 21

Beyond the Scope: Cory Nash, Pathologists' Assistant

In this episode of Beyond the Scope, Dr. Kamran Mirza ( @KMirza ) talks to Cory Nash ( @iplaywithorgans ), a Pathologists' Assistant at University of Chicago Medicine and the famous handle behind #GPOW (gross photo of the week) about how social media is changing the face of our field, his experience with training residents, how COVID19 has impacted the autopsy protocol and whether TikTok is the next big thing for pathology and laboratory medicine! Featured public domain music: US Army Blues, Bug...

Jun 26, 202045 minSeason 1Ep. 20

PathPod Stories: Happy Father's Day

In this episode, we celebrate Father’s Day with stories from pathologists and their Fathers. Dr. Kalisha Hill ( @kalishahillmd ), Chief Medical Officer at AMITA Health St. Mary's Hospital in Illinois, shares a conversation with her father Dr. Kim Williams, Chair of Cardiology at Rush University in Chicago. Dr. Celestine Trinidad ( @celestrinmd ), a pathologist in Metro Manila, Philippines shares how her father inspired her to go into medicine, and how the path veered from surgery to pathology. D...

Jun 19, 202058 minSeason 1Ep. 19

PathPod News Edition: Medicine and the LGBTQ2 Community with Miranda Schreiber

Dr. Meredith Pittman ( @merepitt ) talks with Miranda Schreiber ( @mir3019 ), a researcher in the department of Postgraduate Medical Education at the University of Toronto, about the fraught history between Medicine and the LGBTQ2 community. We discuss the patient-centered LGBTQ2 curriculum for University of Toronto residents that has been introduced by Miranda and her colleagues, as well as the need for large, systemic change to address healthcare inequalities. Featured public domain music: Loy...

Jun 19, 202032 minSeason 1Ep. 18

IHC Talk: Detecting COVID in Anatomic Pathology

The chromogen siblings talk with Dr. Kevin Zeng, Senior Molecular Scientist at the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), about his recent publication in JCI Insight describing IHC and in situ hybridization methods for detecting SARS-CoV-2. Featured public domain music: Alpha Hydrae, Won't see it comin' ....

Jun 12, 202053 minSeason 1Ep. 17

PathPod News Edition: Breast Pathology in the Setting of Gender-Affirming Hormonal Therapy

In this episode, Dr. Meredith Pittman ( @merepitt ) talks with Dr. Jan Heng of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Dr. Vanda Torous ( @VandaTorousMD ) of Massachusetts General Hospital about breast pathology and pathophysiology in the setting of gender-affirming hormonal therapy for our transgender patients. Featured public domain music: Loyalty Freak Music, I'M ON FIRE...

Jun 12, 202039 minSeason 1Ep. 16

PathPod News Edition: COVID-19 impact on pregnancy and perinatal health

In this edition of PathPod News, our host Dr. Meredith Pittman ( @MerePitt ) speaks with Dr. Jeffery Goldstein ( @JefferyAGoldst1 ) and Dr. Elisheva Shanes ( @ElishevaShanes ) of Northwestern Hospital Perinatal Pathology, and Dr. Malavika Prabhu of Weill-Cornell Maternal-Fetal Medicine about how COVID-19 impacts pregnancy and perinatal health. Featured public domain music: Loyalty Freak Music, I'M ON FIRE...

May 28, 202040 minSeason 1Ep. 13

Beyond The Scope: Dr. Evelyn Lockhart on Art and Transfusion Medicine

In this segment, Beyond the Scope, we speak to pathologists about their pursuits and interests outside of pathology. Why is visual communication important in a pandemic? What does animation have to do with transfusion medicine? How is creativity like a cat? On this episode of Beyond the Scope, Dr. Sara Jiang ( @Sara_Jiang) speaks with Dr. Evelyn Lockhart ( EvelynLockhart.com ), a transfusion medicine attending who is finishing a masters in Medical Illustration. Cover art: Dr. Evelyn Lockhart. Fe...

May 28, 202041 minSeason 1Ep. 12

PathPod News Edition: How is COVID-19 Impacting the Clinical Lab?

In this edition of PathPod News, our host Dr. Meredith Pittman ( @MerePitt ) speaks with Dr. Emily Schindler of Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri ( @mercysaintlouis ) about how COVID-19 has changed life in the clinical laboratory. Featured public domain music: Loyalty Freak Music, I'M ON FIRE...

May 22, 202024 minSeason 1Ep. 11

IHC Talk: Having A Blast with Hemepath

IHC Talk returns with a special Hemepath edition! Our hosts Dr. Michael Arnold ( @MArnold_PedPath ), Dr. Andrew Bellizzi ( @IHC_guy ) and Dr. Sanam Loghavi ( @sanamloghavi ) welcome special guests Dr. Kamran Mirza ( @KMirza ) and Dr. Eve Crane ( @ evemariecrane ) with Ginger the cat. Hear all the secrets about how our guests and hosts got interested in hematopathology, learn how flow cytometry compliments immunohistochemistry, and lots of other fun topics! Featured public domain music: Alpha Hyd...

May 22, 20201 hr 6 minSeason 1Ep. 10

Beyond the Scope: Michael Schubert, Editor of The Pathologist magazine

In this episode of Beyond the Scope, Dr. Kamran Mirza ( @KMirza ) talks to the Editor of The Pathologist magazine Michael Schubert ( @MichaelPathMag ) about the magazine, his experience learning about pathology and laboratory medicine, how to become an editor, what the Power List is all about, what quarantine looks like across the pond, and lots of things in between! Featured public domain music: US Army Blues, BugaBlue...

May 22, 202037 minSeason 1Ep. 9

PathPod Stories: The Wild and Wonderful World of Pathology

In our first episode of PathPod Stories, we hear from Dr. Kamran Mirza ( @KMirza ), Dr. Esmeralda Gavarrete ( @e_gavarret ), and fourth year medical student Emily Gardner ( @Defer2Permanent ) about their career journeys to pathology. As a special bonus, Dr. Daniela Hermelin ( @HermelinMD ) and Dr. Christina Arnold ( @CArnold_GI ) share the conversations they had with their sons on Mother's Day about their careers. Featured public domain music: Loyalty Freak Music, Dirty shoes blues ....

May 15, 202037 minSeason 1Ep. 8

PathPod News Edition: Renal Pathology of COVID-19

In this edition of PathPod News, our host Dr. Meredith Pittman ( @MerePitt ) speaks with Dr. Vanderlene Kung of Cedars-Sinai ( @CedarsSinai ) and Dr. Evan Farkash of the University of Michigan ( @UMichPath ) about renal pathology associated with COVID-19. Featured public domain music: Loyalty Freak Music, I'M ON FIRE...

May 15, 202033 minSeason 1Ep. 7
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