Radiologists

The Radiologists host Satheesh Krishna welcomes Dr. Kate Hanneman, our cardiac radiologist and a leading advocate for environmental sustainability in radiology.We talk about how our understanding of sustainability has changes over the years, the impact of different imaging modalities on planetary health, environmental benefits and drawbacks of using AI in our field and so much more!The content provided in this episode is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.Produced by The Levchuk Agency Inc.Thanks for listening! Watch Radiologists on YouTube hereFollow us on: XInstagramLinkedInVisit our website: imagingtoronto.com

New episode of our podcast Radiologists—from our new studio is now LIVE!(you can watch it on Youtube here)The host Satheesh Krishna sits down with Dr. Eran Shlomovitz, trained in both radiology and surgery—a rare and powerful combination— to talk about the intersection of the two specialties, how this dual expertise informs clinical decisions, and the unique path it takes to become skilled in both fields.The content provided in this episode is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.Produced by The Levchuk Agency Inc.Thanks for listening! Watch Radiologists on YouTube hereFollow us on: XInstagramLinkedInVisit our website: imagingtoronto.com

Watch this episode on YouTube here.In this episode of our podcast, we explore the critical role of communication in radiology. While we often work behind the scenes, effective communication with referring physicians, colleagues, and even patients can significantly impact patient care and professional success. Our expert guest Dawn Martin shares practical tips and strategies to enhance clarity in communication, raise self-awareness and build relational competence in the demanding world of health care.The content provided in this episode is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.Produced by Inna LevchukThanks for listening! Watch Radiologists on YouTube hereFollow us on: XInstagramLinkedInVisit our website: imagingtoronto.com

Watch this episode on YouTube here.Honest discussion that every radiologist needs to hear: insights on burnout, stress management, and strategies for maintaining a healthy work-life balance.The guest of this episode of Radiologists is Dr. Louise Harris, a cardiologist and MD Wellness Lead at University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto.The content provided in this episode is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.Produced by Inna LevchukThanks for listening! Watch Radiologists on YouTube hereFollow us on: XInstagramLinkedInVisit our website: imagingtoronto.com

Watch this episode on YouTube hereInterventional Neuroradiology (also sometimes referred to as "endovascular neurosurgery and "interventional neurology") is a relatively young field, yet it has achieved remarkable progress since its inception. Our guest is Dr. Pascal Mosimann, our interventional neuroradiologist and Division Head, Interventional and Diagnostic Neuroradiology at University Health Network. In this episode of Radiologists we talk about what interventional neuroradiology is, why Canada is a great place to become a specialist in this field, the challenges this specialty faces today and its bright future as well as the incredible opportunities it holds, how one can become an interventional neuroradiologist and who is best suited for this field, and, as always, so much more!The content provided in this episode is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.Produced by Inna LevchukThanks for listening! Watch Radiologists on YouTube hereFollow us on: XInstagramLinkedInVisit our website: imagingtoronto.com

Watch this episode on YouTube here.Dr. Dilkash Kajal, known for his expertise in prenatal imaging, joins our podcast Radiologists to talk about what prenatal radiology entails, ultrasound and MRI modalities used, the role of 3D ultrasound, challenges a prenatal radiologist faces, advice to trainees and so much more.The content provided in this episode is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.Produced by Inna LevchukThanks for listening! Watch Radiologists on YouTube hereFollow us on: XInstagramLinkedInVisit our website: imagingtoronto.com

Watch this episode on YouTube here.This episode of the podcast Radiologists features Dr. Birgit Ertl-Wagner, Radiologist-in-Chief at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto.How pediatric radiology differs from adult radiology, why communication is vital in this subspecialty, its challenges and opportunities for the future, how safety is managed for children, is work-life balance in pediatric radiology more attainable than in adult radiology and what makes a great pediatric radiologist.The content provided in this episode is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.Produced by Inna LevchukThanks for listening! Watch Radiologists on YouTube hereFollow us on: XInstagramLinkedInVisit our website: imagingtoronto.com

Guests of this episode of Radiologists are Drs. Nasir Jaffer and Korosh Khalili. How they got interested in international work, how Dr. Khalili's honeymoon turned into a mission to underserved countries, how both physicians managed to provide help with limited resources and infrastructure, and often -- a language barrier; how such experiences changed their perspective on healthcare and radiology, what the global radiological community can do to help underserved countries, and so much more!The content provided in this episode is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.Produced by Inna LevchukThanks for listening! Watch Radiologists on YouTube hereFollow us on: XInstagramLinkedInVisit our website: imagingtoronto.com

Watch this episode on YouTube here.Our podcast studio welcomes world renowned radiation oncologist, past Medical Director of the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto and a recipient of the Order of Canada Dr. Mary Gospodarowicz. In this episode we talk about how radiation oncology has been developing in Canada and how it compares to the European model, how radiation oncologists get trained in radiology and vice versa, why we may need to rethink medical specialties, why now is the time to improve the healthcare system and so much more!The content provided in this episode is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.Produced by Inna LevchukThanks for listening! Watch Radiologists on YouTube hereFollow us on: XInstagramLinkedInVisit our website: imagingtoronto.com

Community VS Academic radiology: what are the main opportunities, benefits and challenges of each setting? Why do many radiologists go into the community and how to attract radiologists to the academia? What's the financial aspect of each setting and where can you find the perfect work-life balance?We talk about this and more with our interventional radiologist Dr. Aziz Qazi who has experience working in both settings. Watch this episode on YouTube here.The content provided in this episode is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.Produced by Inna LevchukThanks for listening! Watch Radiologists on YouTube hereFollow us on: XInstagramLinkedInVisit our website: imagingtoronto.com

Watch this episode on YouTube hereIn this episode of Radiologists, we uncover the secrets to finding the perfect mentor in medicine, including radiology. Learn how mentorship can boost your career at any stage, why mid-career mentors are game-changers for radiologists, and get tips on becoming an outstanding mentor. Plus, find out the best time to start sharing your expertise with others - and so much more!Our guest is Dr. Supriya Kulkarni, our breast radiologist, president of the Canadian Society of Breast Imaging, and Division Lead, Division of Breast Imaging at the University of Toronto.The content provided in this episode is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.Produced by Inna LevchukThanks for listening! Watch Radiologists on YouTube hereFollow us on: XInstagramLinkedInVisit our website: imagingtoronto.com

You can watch this episode from our Toronto studio on our YouTube channel.In this new episode of our podcast Radiologists, we talk about radiology fellowships in Canada and how being a fellow is different in Canada vs in Europe.Our guest is our current fellow Dr. Farah Cadour who soon will be joining us as staff. How international fellowship experience gives you a different perspective, why Canada (and Toronto) is such a great place for becoming a true expert in your field, how make the most out of your fellowship and more!The content provided in this episode is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.Produced by Inna LevchukThanks for listening! Watch Radiologists on YouTube hereFollow us on: XInstagramLinkedInVisit our website: imagingtoronto.com

You can watch this episode on YouTube here.Get ready for our next podcast episode featuring Dr. Rakesh Mohankumar, our MSK radiologist, as we discuss mid-career in radiology! The identity of a mid-career radiologist, the common challenges faced during this phase and some effective strategies to overcome them, the importance of mentorship even when you are past your early career and how to maintain a healthy work-life balance—join us for this episode as we explore the multitude of opportunities that the mid-career has to offer!The content provided in this episode is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.Produced by Inna LevchukThanks for listening! Watch Radiologists on YouTube hereFollow us on: XInstagramLinkedInVisit our website: imagingtoronto.com

Dr. Kieran Murphy joins our host Satheesh Krishna in the Radiologists studio. Dr. Murphy is an interventional radiologist, researcher, innovator, an inventor with over 80 patents, and an owner of a few international companies.What creativity in medicine means, the challenges and rewards of being creative in medicine and beyond, how to maximize your creative potential, balancing the clinical and creative side, the flow state, what to do when things don't work out the way you plan, when it's time to walk away from your idea, how to find the energy to keep going, and so much more!WATCH THIS EPISODE on YouTub here.The content provided in this episode is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.Produced by Inna LevchukThanks for listening! Watch Radiologists on YouTube hereFollow us on: XInstagramLinkedInVisit our website: imagingtoronto.com

The episode you've been waiting for: interventional radiology with a very special guest, father of interventional radiology in Canada Dr. Martin Simons.What it was like to practice interventional radiology when radiology was still in its infancy and the subspecialty didn't even exist, about setting up one of the most competitive training programs, why radiologists make the best interventional radiologists, what makes a good interventionalist (it's not just the technical skills) - and so much more!Watch this episode on YouTube hereThe content provided in this episode is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.Produced by Inna LevchukThanks for listening! Watch Radiologists on YouTube hereFollow us on: XInstagramLinkedInVisit our website: imagingtoronto.com

What it's like and what it takes to be a successful academic radiologist and a mom of three? In this empowering episode, we dive into the inspiring journey of Dr. Elsie Nguyen, an associate professor of cardiothoracic imaging at the University of Toronto, a cardiothoracic imaging lead and a happy mom of three children.How motherhood helps Elsie be a better physician, if radiology offers a more mother-friendly career compared to other areas of medicine, the challenges and what should be done to better support women who want to be a caring parent and a successful radiologist, the importance of self-care and more!Remember that you can watch this episode and see us on YouTube here.The content provided in this episode is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.Produced by Inna LevchukThanks for listening! Watch Radiologists on YouTube hereFollow us on: XInstagramLinkedInVisit our website: imagingtoronto.com

Remember that starting with this episode you can watch Radiologists on YouTube! Head over to our channel now and don't forget to subscribe and leave your comments!Today, we welcome in our studio in downtown Toronto Dr. Patrick Veit-Haibach, a nuclear medicine physician, divisional head of abdominal imaging and the deputy chief of radiology of University Medical Imaging Toronto. In this episode we talk about Nuclear Medicine and Theranostics: what makes nuclear medicine and theranostics so powerful, how the "what-you-see-is-what-you-treat" approach is  revolutionizing healthcare, the new discoveries and research happening in the fields, challenges and limitations, what the future holds for nuclear medicine and theranostics — and so much more!Produced by Inna LevchukThanks for listening! Watch this episode on our YouTube channel hereFollow us on: XInstagramLinkedInVisit our website: imagingtoronto.com

Big news for our listeners! In January 2024, our podcast Radiologists will be available on video! We will also keep the audio format on your favourite podcast app!Subscribe to our YouTube channel to be notified about the big premiere!Watch the full trailerWe thank you for your support! See you on the next one!Produced by Inna LevchukThanks for listening! Learn more about us at universitymedicalimagingtoronto.ca and follow us on social media @imagingtoronto.

The Radiologists studio is excited to welcome Dr. Kartik Jhaveri, our valuable UMIT team member, an abdominal radiologist and a successful researcher with over 100 peer reviewed publications, book chapters and scientific presentations!In this episode we are talking about key skills and knowledge needed for radiology research, how to build a network in the research community, how to navigate challenges and opportunities in the field, make a meaningful impact in health care and take your career to new heights

Welcome back to another exciting episode of Radiologists. Our host Satheesh Krishna had the incredible opportunity to sit down with Dr. Rachel Fleming, the Radiology Residency Program Director at the University of Toronto. How to decide if radiology is your true calling, how to get noticed when applying to Canada's largest residency program, how diversity makes the program thrive, how to navigate residency while still enjoying life outside of the working and studying hours and so much more! Produced by Inna LevchukThanks for listening! Learn more about us at universitymedicalimagingtoronto.ca and follow us on social media @imagingtoronto.

This episode of Radiologists features Dr. Alexandre Boutet, a neuroradiologist who has recently joined our team.Dr. Boutet shares the incredible story of his transition from neurosurgery to radiology: a story of passion and the pursuit of one's true calling.Produced by Inna LevchukThanks for listening! Learn more about us at universitymedicalimagingtoronto.ca and follow us on social media @imagingtoronto.

Tune into this new episode of Radiologists to gain exclusive insights from Dr. Mini Pakkal, the Medical Imaging Fellowship Program Director at the University of Toronto, Canada's largest fellowship program. We talk about the reasons behind doing a radiology fellowship, how to choose a program, how to stand out from applicants in the most competitive programs and why Toronto is the place to be in to further your radiology expertise - and more!Produced by Inna LevchukThanks for listening! Learn more about us at universitymedicalimagingtoronto.ca and follow us on social media @imagingtoronto.

Although AI has long been associated with science fiction, in recent years, it has become a groundbreaking reality with the potential to transform health care. In this episode, we're going to dive deep into how AI is reshaping the radiology landscape, its short- and long-term impact on the field, how we, as radiologists, need to adapt and what skills we need to add to our toolbox, and most importantly - do we have job security? All about this and more in this episode of Radiologists with our guest, Dr. Masoom Haider, a professor in the department of medical imaging at the University of Toronto, a clinician scientist at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute and the Ontario Institute of Cancer Research, the Director of Sinai Health Research MRI and the Head of Radiomics and Machine Learning Lab at Sinai Health System in Toronto.Produced by Inna LevchukThanks for listening! Learn more about us at universitymedicalimagingtoronto.ca and follow us on social media @imagingtoronto.

The Radiologists studio welcomes Dr. Eric Bartlett, an Associate Professor, staff neuroradiologist of the Head and Neck section with the Joint Department of Medical Imaging (JDMI) in Toronto and the Lead for JDMI education.The need for innovative approaches, gamification of education for an engaging and interactive learning environment, how Dr. Bartlett has been revolutionizing medical imaging education to make it easier for the next generations of radiologists - about all of this and more in this episode of our podcast.Produced by Inna LevchukThanks for listening! Learn more about us at universitymedicalimagingtoronto.ca and follow us on social media @imagingtoronto.

Will ChatGPT revolutionize our approach to medical imaging or has it already started shaping a new era of radiological excellence? Dr. Rajesh Bhayana, Director of Technology in the Joint Department of Medical Imaging in Toronto sits down with the Radiologists host Satheesh Krishna to talk about this fastest growing consumer application in history and its potential use in radiology.Produced by Inna LevchukThanks for listening! Learn more about us at universitymedicalimagingtoronto.ca and follow us on social media @imagingtoronto.

Dr. David Mikulis, director of the JDMI Functional Neuroimaging Lab at UHN and University of Toronto, who is fondly regarded as the father of functional MRI of Canada, has retired recently. In this episode of Radiologists, he is looking back on his career and shares his story on how he chose neuroradiology and how his mentors helped him choose the right path, why meeting his wife was his biggest achievement, why he moved to Canada from the US, the  biggest advances we can expect in the field of radiology, and so much more! Listen to this engaging discussion with our host Satheesh Krishna.Produced by Inna LevchukThanks for listening! Learn more about us at universitymedicalimagingtoronto.ca and follow us on social media @imagingtoronto.

Why Canada is such an amazing place for radiologists to be in, what it has to offer to radiologists coming here from around the world, the work-life balance and so much more! Listen to this engaging episode featuring Dr. Ania Kielar, the next president of the Canadian Association of Radiologists, and our host Satheesh Krishna.Produced by Inna LevchukThanks for listening! Learn more about us at universitymedicalimagingtoronto.ca and follow us on social media @imagingtoronto.

In this special episode dedicated to the International Women's Day, the Radiologists' studio welcomes Dr. Kate Hanneman, an Associate Professor and a cardiothoracic radiologist at the Joint Department of Medical Imaging (JDMI) in Toronto. She has an appointment at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre at the University Health Network (UHN) and is also the Site Director of  Women's College Hospital. Today, we talk about Women in Radiology: their challenges, if gender bias and wage gap is a myth or an epidemic, if radiology is the right career destination for female medical students and if women are better doctors than men. All about this and more in episode 5 of our podcast!Produced by Inna LevchukThanks for listening! Learn more about us at universitymedicalimagingtoronto.ca and follow us on social media @imagingtoronto.

The Radiologists host Dr. Satheesh Krishna is joined in his studio by Dr. Xiaoyang Liu, an abdominal radiologist, assistant professor and a clinician-investigator who has recently joined the Joint Department of Medical Imaging as a full-time staff member. We are talking about the challenges, tips, the role of mentorship, how to balance between work and family, and so much more! Produced by Inna LevchukThanks for listening! Learn more about us at universitymedicalimagingtoronto.ca and follow us on social media @imagingtoronto.

The Radiologists studio welcomes Doug Hussey, a PET/CT technologist who has been working at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in the Joint Department of Medical Imaging in Toronto for 14 years. How one becomes an imaging technologist, the challenges and rewards of this profession, supporting patients at their most vulnerable times and building trustful relationship with them to make their hospital experience smoother and images better — all of this and more is the topic of this episode.Produced by Inna LevchukThanks for listening! Learn more about us at universitymedicalimagingtoronto.ca and follow us on social media @imagingtoronto.

The Radiologists studio welcomes Dr. Bernd Wintersperger, a cardiovascular/cardiothoracic radiologist in the Joint Department of Medical Imaging (JDMI) in Toronto. Dr. Wintersperger shares his experience of being on the receiving end of medical care and being a patient of his own colleagues, and how such experience has changed his perspective on providing patient care. All of this and more is the topic of Episode 2 of Radiologists.Produced by Inna LevchukThanks for listening! Learn more about us at universitymedicalimagingtoronto.ca and follow us on social media @imagingtoronto.

In the first episode of Radiologists, our guest is Dr. Heidi Schmidt, Department Head and Program Medical director of the JDMI, the Joint Department of Medical Imaging in Toronto. Dr. Schmidt talks about leading Canada's largest medical imaging department with about 100 radiologists working under her leadership: the complex structure of her team, the effects of the pandemic, approach to talent recruitment and retention, the challenges Dr. Schmidt and her group have been facing and the unique initiatives taking place at University Medical Imaging Toronto.Produced by Inna LevchukThanks for listening! Learn more about us at universitymedicalimagingtoronto.ca and follow us on social media @imagingtoronto.