Post-Call: Frontline Health Stories

Dr. Alopi Patel is an anesthesiologist and pain specialist focused at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. She states that the current opioid crisis and COVID-19 crisis has significant challenges for women's health requiring much needed support in the United States on the frontlines. Guests: Dr. Alopi Patel, Anesthesiologist and Pain Specialist, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Host: Dr. Anita Gupta, https://anitagupta.com/about Connect on Twitter @DocAnitaGupta, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts Official Hashtag: #PostCall Website: https://www.thepostcall.com

Dr. Rita Agarwal is an anesthesiologist at Stanford University. She states that the current omnicron and COVID-19 crisis has significant challenges requiring much needed support for healthcare workers in the United States on the frontlines. Guests: Dr. Rita Agarwal, Anesthesiologist, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA Host: Dr. Anita Gupta, https://anitagupta.com/about Connect on Twitter @DocAnitaGupta, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts Official Hashtag: #PostCall Website: https://www.thepostcall.com

Dr. Lalitha Sundararaman is an anesthesiologist and clinical instructor at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School. She is also Co-Founder and Director Prana Holistic Center Chennai. She states that the current COVID-19 crisis in India has significant challenges ahead requiring much needed hospital beds and oxygen tanks. Guests: Dr. Lalitha Sundararaman, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, Anesthesiologist, www.pranaholistic.in Host: Dr. Anita Gupta, https://anitagupta.com/about Connect on Twitter @DocAnitaGupta, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts Official Hashtag: #PostCall Website: https://www.thepostcall.com

Dr. Shelley George is an anesthesiologist and associate program director at Temple University School of Medicine and currently frontline managing patients in Center City Philadelphia. She states that the the current crisis in Philadelphia is improving and there is hope and we have learned a great deal from the pandemic. However, there are still significant challenges ahead managing critically ill patients on the frontline especially in inner city and urban city centers such as Philadelphia. Guests: Dr. Shelley George, Temple University, Philadelphia, Anesthesiologist Host: Dr. Anita Gupta, https://anitagupta.com/about Connect on Twitter @DocAnitaGupta, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts Official Hashtag: #PostCall Website: https://www.thepostcall.com

Dr. Anjana Kundu is a pediatric anesthesiologist on the frontlines in Ohio managing patients with COVID-19. She has been an advocate in creating, growing and leading pediatric pain management and palliative care programs and has played key roles in founding and leading national organizations, including the Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine. Guests: Dr. Anjana Kundu, Pediatric Anesthesiologist, based in Ohio Host: Dr. Anita Gupta, https://anitagupta.com/about Connect on Twitter @DocAnitaGupta, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts Official Hashtag: #PostCall Website: https://www.thepostcall.com

Kathleen Bailey, a nurse practitioner in the Medical Intensive Care Unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital, is caring for people with some of the most severe cases of COVID-19. She stated in a interview, that 'It's busy, the patients are sick, but most of them are getting better so I think that is sort of what keeps us going," Bailey said. Bailey has been a nurse since 2004 and a nurse practitioner since 2014. Helping others has been her dream since she was a child. "My aunt is a nurse, and I just saw the impact she had on people and how she helped people, and I knew that was in my blood and what I wanted to do," she said. Guests: Kathleen Bailey, Johns Hopkins, Intensive Care Unit @KatBaileyNP Host: Dr. Anita Gupta, https://anitagupta.com/about Connect on Twitter @DocAnitaGupta, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts Official Hashtag: #PostCall Website: https://www.thepostcall.com

Dr. Taras Grosh is an anesthesiologist specializing in regional and orthopedic anesthesia as well as the management of acute and chronic pain. He uses peripheral nerve blocks to help patients to have less surgical procedures with less pain, require fewer opioids, and subsequently have fewer opioid-related complications. Guests: Dr. Taras Grosh, University of Pennsylvania, PA Host: Dr. Anita Gupta, https://anitagupta.com/about Connect on Twitter @DocAnitaGupta, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts Official Hashtag: #PostCall Website: https://www.thepostcall.com

Dr. Shravani Durbhakula, M.D., creator of neuromodulation video curriculum called PainRounds.org, board certified interventional pain physician and anesthesiologist, faculty of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Director of Medical Education for the Pain Treatment Center, the Program Director of the multi-disciplinary pain fellowship, and the Course Director of the School of Medicine Topics in Interdisciplinary Medicine Pain curriculum. She has been featured on National Public Radio for her work in education innovation and in British Medical Journal's International Women's Day 2020. Guests: Dr. Sharvani Durbhakula, MD, Connect on Twitter @ShravaniD_MD Host: Dr. Anita Gupta - https://anitagupta.com/about Connect on Twitter @Docanitagupta, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts Official Hashtag: #PostCall Hosted by Dr. Anita Gupta Website: https://www.thepostcall.com

Dr. Leena Mathew, M.D., a Board Certified Anesthesiologist and Interventional Pain Management specialist with 20 years of experience at Columbia University. She is the Director of the Pain Medicine Fellowship at Columbia University and is a health and wellness coach with training in Functional Medicine and Acupuncture. Dr. Mathew is a member of Columbia University's Academy of Clinical Excellence. She is the named as a Top Doctors in America, Exceptional Women in Medicine and ranked as New York Magazine's Best Doctors. Guests: Dr. Leena Mathew, MD, Connect on Twitter @lmathew9001 Host: Dr. Anita Gupta, https://anitagupta.com/about Connect on Twitter @DocAnitaGupta, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts Official Hashtag: #PostCall Website: https://www.thepostcall.com

Somya Bajaj, former Goldman Sachs analyst, she is currently appointed at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington DC, leading large scale infrastructure projects to develop the global economies of diverse regions to improve business growth focused in US and India. Somya has worked with the Government of Brazil and the African Development Bank to increase investment in pharmaceutical manufacturing and make medicines affordable and accessible. Over her career, she has focused her work on the improvement of the quality of health. She is the author of Their Way, The Highway which are personal accounts of the people she worked with across India. As a co-founder of Citizens for Public Leadership, an NGO that trains the youth to engage in politics, she is determined to involve the brightest minds to ensure equitable access for the most vulnerable focused on health equity, economics, and education. Somya attended Princeton University for a Masters in Economics and Public Policy with focused interest in equitable access and education. Guests: Somya Bajaj, World Bank, Fmr. Goldman Sachs Analyst Host: Dr. Anita Gupta, https://anitagupta.com/about, Connect on Twitter @DocAnitaGupta, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts Official Hashtag: #PostCall Website: https://www.thepostcall.com

Dr. Nieca Goldberg, MD, is a cardiologist and a nationally recognized pioneer in women's heart health. Dr. Nieca Goldberg is Medical Director of NYU Women's Heart Program, Senior Advisor Women's Health Strategy NYU Langone Health, the founder and former Medical Director of the Joan H. Tisch Center for Women's Health at the NYU Langone Medical Center and Clinical Associate Professor, NYU Grossman School of Medicine. She is also the Co-Medical Director of the 92nd Street Y's Cardio Rehab Program, a cardiologist, author, radio show host on Doctor Radio SIRIUS XM 81 of “Beyond the Heart,” and a nationally recognized pioneer in women's heart health. Dr. Goldberg is a national spokesperson for the American Heart Association and started the “Go Red For Women” campaign. Guests: Dr. Nieca Goldberg Host: Dr. Anita Gupta - https://anitagupta.com/about Connect on Twitter @DocAnitaGupta, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts Official Hashtag: #PostCall Website: https://www.thepostcall.com

Marsha B. Henderson, Fmr. FDA (Food and Drug Administration) Assoc. Commissioner of the Office of Women's Health. She is a leading, nationally recognized drug policy leader, activist change agent for the health of women and their families. As the Fmr. Associate Commissioner for Women's Health at the FDA for a decade, she was an executive manager addressing top policy matters focused on women's health, policy, research and educational strategy. Guests: Ms. Marsha Henderson, Connect on LinkedIn Host: Dr. Anita Gupta, https://anitagupta.com/about Connect on Twitter @DocAnitaGupta, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts Official Hashtag: #PostCall Website: https://www.thepostcall.com

Dr. Ali Nairizi on his top tips to treat pain while at home with COVID-19. Dr. Nairizi is a Board Certified Interventional Pain Specialist and Board Certified Anesthesiologist who is dedicated to treating patients with a wide array of chronic pain conditions, such as back, neck, shoulder, hip and knee pain. He is very passionate about his patients and his goal is to provide them with the best care possible. He believes that a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach that is tailored to the patient's needs provides the best results. He also understands that successful treatment of painful conditions depends on identifying the underlying cause for the pain, not just masking it. Guest: Dr. Ali Nairizi, Reno Tahoe Pain Associates Host: Dr. Anita Gupta - https://anitagupta.com/about Connect on Twitter @DocAnitaGupta, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts Official Hashtag: #PostCall Website: https://www.thepostcall.com

Dr. Sydelle Ross is an anesthesiologist and pain specialist who practices hospice and palliative medicine. She holds board certifications in all three disciplines and currently practices in the NJ Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. As an award-winning, classically trained vocalist, Dr Ross incorporates music into her medical practice as a way of providing comfort to patients who are battling life-threatening illnesses, as well as patients who are at the end of life. She is the creator and host of a podcast series entitled Prescriptions In Song. Dr. Ross highlights evidence in the medical literature that lends support to the therapeutic effect of music and she features guests who have dedicated their lives to promoting its healing power. Guests: Dr. Sydelle Ross, Prescriptions in Song Host: Dr. Anita Gupta - https://anitagupta.com/about Connect on Twitter @DocAnitaGupta, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts Official Hashtag: #PostCall Website: https://www.thepostcall.com

Ann Tashi Slater is an international author, university professor on the patient experience in based in Tokyo at Japan Women's University. Ann focuses her work on patient experience and importantly importance of health identity, family legacy, dialogue across generations and borders. She will discuss her own personal patient experience and how that impacts today's crisis and the responsibility of future of health to consider the patient experience decision making. She has made vital contributions to The New Yorker, The Paris Review, The New York Times, Guernica, Granta, Tricycle, and the HuffPost, and many more. She speaks and teaches across the global in US, Asia, and Europe at Princeton University, Columbia University, the Asia Society, The Rubin Museum of Art, Oxford, and The American University of Paris. Click here to read "Traveling in Bardo," the essay she discusses in this interview. (www.anntashislater.com) Guest: Ann Tashi Slater - www.anntashislater.com Host: Dr. Anita Gupta - https://anitagupta.com/about Connect on Twitter @DocAnitaGupta, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts Official Hashtag: #PostCall Website: https://www.thepostcall.com

Justin Harvey is a financial expert for healthcare professionals and the founder of APM Wealth. Justin works during COVID-19 to drive business and financial acumen for healthcare professionals and physician anesthesiologists, to improve financial knowledge, savvy performance success. He is energized by educating physicians on business topics and helping them to be informed and in control of their financial and professional lives. He is the host of the Anesthesia Success podcast on the business of anesthesia. Guest: Justin Harvey, APM Wealth Host: Dr. Anita Gupta - https://anitagupta.com/about Connect on Twitter @DocAnitaGupta, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts Official Hashtag: #PostCall Website: https://www.thepostcall.com

Maneesha Ghiya is the Founder, Managing Partner of FemHealth Ventures, which is focused on developing and growing women's health-related companies through investment capital and strategic guidance. Maneesha is also Co-Founder, Strategic Advisor for ExSight Ventures, a healthcare-focused venture capital firm specializing in early stage investments in innovative ophthalmic drugs, devices, and diagnostics. She has been investing in healthcare for over 20 years on the private, venture capitalist, and healthcare specialist at hedge funds. She has invested in several public and private healthcare companies within therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics, and digital health. Maneesha earned an MBA from Harvard Business School. She graduated summa cum laude with two bachelor's degrees (part of the dual-degree Management and Technology Program) from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and the engineering school at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a Judge for the Harvard Business School VC Day competition and a member of Impact100 Essex. Maneesha serves on the Board of Directors for HealthyWomen.org and also serves on the Board of the University of Pennsylvania Metro Club of New Jersey. Maneesha's board work includes advising healthcare start-ups on financial matters, capital raising, market sizing, strategic planning, and valuation milestones. Guests: Maneesha Ghiya, FemHealth Ventures Host: Dr. Anita Gupta - https://anitagupta.com/about Connect on Twitter @DocAnitaGupta, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts Official Hashtag: #PostCall Website: https://www.thepostcall.com

Lynda Moss is the fmr. State Senator and an executive leader of the Foundation for Community Vitality, executive director of the Western Heritage Center and elected to the Montana Senate and served on the Judiciary, Local Government and Public Health Committees and was appointed to serve on the Legislative Audit Committee and the National Council of State Legislature Economic Development, Trade and Cultural Affairs Committee. Moss sponsored and directed legislation that established the Governor's Historic and Cultural Advisory Council to develop statewide policy recommendations. Moss was the Majority Whip and selected to serve as the Senate representative to Reforming States Group focused on national and international healthcare policy, supported by the Milbank Memorial Trust. During her tenure, Senator Moss was a Private Advisor at the United National Permanent Forum for Indigenous People, a Flemming Fellow and participant in Emerging State Leadership Program at the University of Virginia. Currently Lynda serves as the Board Chair of the Northwest Area Foundation and on the boards of the Montana State Fund, the American Craft Council and Montana Innocence Program Advisory Committee and CEO of Moss Consulting. Guests: Lynda Moss, Fmr. State Senator, Board Chair, NW Area Foundation Host: Dr. Anita Gupta, https://anitagupta.com/about Connect on Twitter @DocAnitaGupta, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts Official Hashtag: #Post Call Website: https://www.thepostcall.com

Heather McCullough, Goldman Sachs 10K Small Business, Co-Founder of Society 54 and board member Mental Health America, Central Carolinas For more than 18 years, she has brought game-changing results to the legal professional services firms across the country. As the director of business and practice development at one of the most well-respected law firms in the Carolinas, Heather oversaw all aspects of firm and attorney business development, including client relations, communications, events and marketing – all while keeping a keen eye on budgets and ROI. Heather has led and restructured operational changes while working inside law firms, which makes her an ideal advisor for firms that want to challenge the status quo and lead change. Guests: Heather McCullough, Co-Founder, Society 54 Host: Dr. Anita Gupta - https://anitagupta.com/about Connect on Twitter @DocAnitaGupta, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts Official Hashtag: #PostCall Website: https://www.thepostcall.com

Dr. Shayla Cornick, CEO of CYCLED in Washington DC shares her business success during COVID-19 crisis and tips on staying fit during the COVID-19 pandemic in the DC metro area as a woman entrepreneur. Dr. Shayla Cornick is an educator, researcher and entrepreneur. She has a strong passion for fitness and education, and an unyielding desire to help others discover their best. Guests: Dr. Shayla Cornick - https://www.cycledstudios.com Connect on Twitter @CYCLEDstudios Host: Dr. Anita Gupta, https://anitagupta.com/about Connect on Twitter @DocAnitaGupta, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts Official Hashtag: #PostCall Website: https://www.thepostcall.com

Post-Call, is podcast hosted by Dr. Anita Gupta is a nationally recognized anesthesiologist and pharmacist discussing frontline health stories impacting society today. Website: https://www.thepostcall.com