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Join host Geoffrey Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR, as he talks with Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, MA, FACR, FSIR, FAHA. A distinguished interventional radiologist, Dr. Matsumoto is the former Chair of the Department of Radiology at the University of Virginia and currently serves as Chair of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Board of Chancellors. A prolific scholar, he has authored over 300 publications and delivered more than 500 invited presentations. Additionally, Dr. Matsumoto has served as President of the Society of Interventional Radiology and the Virginia Radiological Society. Dr. Matsumoto's inspiring journey begins with a personal history rooted in resilience—his parents' families spent time in internment camps during World War II, a fact he only learned about much later in life. Born in Salt Lake City, he moved with his family to Stockton, California, at the age of 5 ½, where dreamed of becoming a professional baseball player. A self-proclaimed rabble-rouser, he credits his high school years for teaching him the value of building relationships with diverse groups of people (hint, this involves ice cream!), a skill that he has been carried forward into his academic and professional career After attending medical school at the Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University, he completed an Internal Medicine residency at the University of Massachusetts before transitioning to radiology, completing his Diagnostic Radiology residency at the University of North Carolina. Following Fellowship training in Vascular and Interventional Radiology at Georgetown University, Dr. Matsumoto and his wife, also a radiologist, spent two years in private practice in Florida before settling in Charlottesville at the University of Virginia in 1991 – and he has never looked back. Throughout his leadership journey at UVA, Dr. Matsumoto has emphasized the importance of emotional intelligence, change management, and servant leadership and reflects that his most rewarding moments as a leader come from bringing people together to accomplish shared goals. His story is a testament to the power of perseverance, collaboration, and leadership grounded in humility and a desire for clinical excellence. Don't miss this special episode of Taking the Lead.

Mona Jhaveri is a biotech scientist and entrepreneur notable for her approaches to cancer research, detection, and funding. She earned her Bachelor's Degree from SUNY Binghamton and her Doctorate in Biochemistry from the Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, trained as a post-doctoral fellow at the National Cancer Institute, was granted the SPORE Fellowship Award for Breast Cancer Research at the Lombardi Cancer Center of Georgetown University, and received the Cartier Women's Initiative Award. She is the Founder of Foligo Therapeutics Inc., the Founder and Executive Director of Sound Affects, and the Founder, Executive Director, and Chairman of the Board at Music Beats Cancer. Mona makes her home in Ridgefield, Connecticut.

Dr. Ginsberg completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Bowman-Gray School of Medicine in North Carolina before Houston's sunny climate brought her to Texas. Dr. Ginsberg has years of experience providing comprehensive obstetrics and gynecology treatment. As her career advanced, she developed a special interest in functional medicine and the manner in which it bridges the gap of a patient's illness while minimizing severe symptoms and optimizing health. This passion now encompasses special focus on the understanding of genetics and methylation, optimal hormone balance and overall healthy aging. Being a black belt in Tae Kwan Do and an accomplished marathon runner and triathlete has led her to explore the latest medical advances in wellness for athletes along with anti-aging therapies for both men and women. She is motivated to continue her research in nutritional therapies for many reasons, most significantly for the benefits it has brought to her sons with specific learning needs.

Bill Rawls, MD, graduated from Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University in 1985. He holds his medical license in North Carolina. Dr. Rawls has written extensively on health topics, including Lyme disease, fibromyalgia, and Chronic Immune Dysfunction. He's the author of Suffered Long Enough and Unlocking Lyme, and has contributed to various health sites. Aside from his writing, Dr. Rawls serves as Medical Director for Vital Plan, an herbal supplement and wellness company he co-founded with his daughter, Braden.  

Conventional medicine does a great job of doing what it was intended to do - acute intervention, better known as keeping people alive. But the rate of chronic illness keeps increasing every year. My guest today, Dr. Bill Rawls, practiced conventional medicine for 15 years until Lyme disease and fibromyalgia disrupted his career at age 45 and he was forced into the world of herbal and alternative medicine. He looks at health right down to the cellular level to heal the stresses on our system.You'll hear:Moving past “managed illness” through medication to healing damaged cellsUnderstanding the differences between symptoms, healing, and chronic illnessThe importance of reaching homeostasis5 factors that stress our cellsThe power of herbs in treating our bodies at the cellular levelAnd more!More about Dr. Rawls:Bill Rawls, MD, graduated from Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University in 1985. He holds his medical license in North Carolina.Dr. Rawls has written extensively on health topics, including Lyme disease, fibromyalgia, and Chronic Immune Dysfunction. He's the author of Suffered Long Enough and Unlocking Lyme, and has contributed to various health sites.Aside from his writing, Dr. Rawls serves as Medical Director for Vital Plan, an herbal supplement and wellness company he co-founded with his daughter, Braden.Connect with Dr. Rawls: Dr. Rawls' Website: https://rawlsmd.com/The Cellular Wellness Solution: https://store.vitalplan.com/products/cellular-wellness-solution?Connect with Dr. Tabatha: Dr. Tabatha's Website: https://www.drtabatha.com/Dr. Tabatha's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrTabathaDr. Tabatha's IG: https://www.instagram.com/thegutsygynecologist/

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The CE experience for this Podcast is powered by CMEfy - click here to reflect and earn credits: https://earnc.me/E0LkOo Darin Kennedy, born and raised in Winston-Salem, NC, is a graduate of Wake Forest University and Bowman Gray School of Medicine. After completing family medicine residency in Roanoke, Virginia with Carilion Health System, he served eight years as a United States Army physician, first as a flight surgeon for 1-10 Cavalry, 4th Infantry Division at Fort Hood, Texas for two years before working with basic trainees at Fort Benning, Georgia and training the next generation of army family physicians at the Martin Army Community Hospital Family Medicine Residency. He wrote his first novel in the sands of northern Iraq while deployed with 101st Airborne Division in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom I from 2003-2004. After leaving the military in 2008, he joined the faculty at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center Family Medicine Residency in Charlotte, NC where he has continued to train family medicine residents for the last 14 years in addition to taking care of his own patient panel. He embraces the generalist nature of family medicine, enjoying pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients alike, and relishes his role as the go-to person for minor surgical procedures in the office. His first published novel, The Mussorgsky Riddle, was born from a fusion of two of his lifelong loves: classical music and world mythology. The Stravinsky Intrigue continues those same themes, and his Fugue & Fable series culminates in The Tchaikovsky Finale. His The Pawn Stratagem contemporary fantasy series, Pawn's Gambit, Queen's Peril, and King's Crisis combines contemporary fantasy, superheroics, and the ancient game of chess. His YA novel is Carol, a modern-day retelling of A Christmas Carol billed as Scrooge meets Mean Girls. His short stories can be found in numerous anthologies and magazines, and the best, particularly those about a certain Necromancer for Hire, are collected under Darin's imprint, 64Square Publishing. Doctor-by-day and novelist-by-night, he writes and practices medicine in Charlotte, NC. When not engaged in either of the above activities, he has been known to strum the guitar, enjoy a bite of sushi, and rumor has it he even sleeps on occasion. Find him online at darinkennedy.com. Working on medical billing can be stressful for healthcare providers. It can distract you from your primary focus, which is your patients, and any billing errors you make can land you in hot water. Now no more. Introducing Growing Innovation Health Solution GI Health Solution is a comprehensive medical billing solution that allows you to shift the burden of collections off of your shoulders, so you can focus on patient care. Count on GI Health Solutions for handling your medical billing. They have the experience as well as the expertise to help you manage all your billing-related chores in a highly professional manner. Their expert team will handle all of your codings, claim follow-up, and billing issues to ensure you receive your payments on time. Streamline your medical billing and increase your practice revenue by up to 30%. So, reach out to Growing Innovation Health Solutions today to help your medical group improve profitability and eliminate administrative burdens. Visit their website: www.gihealthsolutions.net for a free consultation!   Join the Conversation! We want to hear from you! Do you have additional thoughts about today's topic? Do you have your own Prescription for Success? Record a message on Speakpipe   All The Tools You Need To Build and Scale A Integrative Health Business Get a behind the scenes look at our playbook at Texas Center for Lifestyle Medicine to see the underpinnings of how they deliver health while keeping team members fulfilled. Find out more at https://rxforsuccesspodcast.com/IPB Unlock Bonus content and get the shows early on our Patreon Follow us or Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Amazon  | Spotify --- Show notes at https://rxforsuccesspodcast.com/125 Report-out with comments or feedback at https://rxforsuccesspodcast.com/report Music by Ryan Jones. Find Ryan on Instagram at _ryjones_, Contact Ryan at ryjonesofficial@gmail.com

In Dr. Franz's practice,  inoculations are not even given until children reach 1 year of age. Find out why in this interview where she also shares many of her candid observations from her integrated pediatrics program. Dr. Franz was a student in Cilla's HP Training program many years ago. Learn more about Cilla's HP Trainings here. Dr. Cornelia Franz is the founder and owner of the Franz Center in Orlando, Florida. She was raised in Asheville, NC and attended Wake Forest University as an undergraduate. She received her MD from Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC, and went on to complete her Pediatric Internship in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Franz finished her Residency in pediatrics at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida at the University of Florida. After residency, she did a fellowship in Adolescent Medicine at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. She has been in pediatric practice in Orlando since 1985! Learn more about Dr. Franz here: Thefranzcenter.comDisclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent.

Dr. Mona Jhaveri, the Founder and Executive director at Music Beats Cancer. She launched Music Beats Cancer to address the “Valley of Death,” the growing gap in funding that constrains the translation of cancer research discoveries into clinical applications. As cancer affects millions around the globe each year, efforts to cure this disease have largely focused on cancer research rather than cancer product development. Dr. Jhaveri believes that the key to bridging the Valley of Death is to: Raise public awareness about the Valley of Death and its impact on our progress on the war against cancer; Create a funding platform that empowers the public to directly and transparently support the development of cancer-fighting solutions. Dr. Jhaveri holds a doctorate in biochemistry from the Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University. She trained as a post-doctoral fellow at the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Jhaveri was granted the SPORE Fellowship Award for Breast Cancer Research at the Lombardi Cancer Center of Georgetown University.

Dr. Mona Jhaveri, the Founder and Executive director at Music Beats Cancer. She launched Music Beats Cancer to address the “Valley of Death,” the growing gap in funding that constrains the translation of cancer research discoveries into clinical applications. As cancer affects millions around the globe each year, efforts to cure this disease have largely focused on cancer research rather than cancer product development. Dr. Jhaveri believes that the key to bridging the Valley of Death is to: Raise public awareness about the Valley of Death and its impact on our progress on the war against cancer; Create a funding platform that empowers the public to directly and transparently support the development of cancer-fighting solutions. Dr. Jhaveri holds a doctorate in biochemistry from the Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University. She trained as a post-doctoral fellow at the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Jhaveri was granted the SPORE Fellowship Award for Breast Cancer Research at the Lombardi Cancer Center of Georgetown University.

Dr. Mona Jhaveri, the Founder and Executive director at Music Beats Cancer. She launched Music Beats Cancer to address the “Valley of Death,” the growing gap in funding that constrains the translation of cancer research discoveries into clinical applications. As cancer affects millions around the globe each year, efforts to cure this disease have largely focused on cancer research rather than cancer product development. Dr. Jhaveri believes that the key to bridging the Valley of Death is to: Raise public awareness about the Valley of Death and its impact on our progress on the war against cancer; Create a funding platform that empowers the public to directly and transparently support the development of cancer-fighting solutions. Dr. Jhaveri holds a doctorate in biochemistry from the Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University. She trained as a post-doctoral fellow at the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Jhaveri was granted the SPORE Fellowship Award for Breast Cancer Research at the Lombardi Cancer Center of Georgetown University.

— Too many potential cures for cancer disappear in a funding bottleneck. Music Beats Cancer is changing this by leveraging the power and passion of people and music to help raise funds and awareness of promising cancer innovations that would otherwise linger in the Valley of Death. Their mission is to increase the number of cancer-fighting technologies in the product development pipeline so that more solutions make it to those in need. Valeria Teles interviews Dr. Mona Jhaveri, a Founder, Executive Director, And Chairman Of The Board At Music Beats Cancer, And Speaker Dr. Mona Jhaveri launched the nonprofit to address the “Valley of Death,” the growing gap in funding that constrains the translation of cancer research discoveries into clinical applications. Prior to Music Beats Cancer, Jhaveri founded Foligo Therapeutics, Inc. in 2005 to develop and commercialize a DNA-based therapeutic compound as a potential treatment for ovarian cancer. While Foligo was able to initially attract funding from various state-run venture programs and business plan competitions, the company ultimately succumbed to the Valley of Death. Jhaveri realized that breaking this funding bottleneck was a more critical priority than Foligo and rededicated herself to Music Beats Cancer and its mission. Jhaveri holds a doctorate in biochemistry from the Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University. She trained as a post-doctoral fellow at the National Cancer Institute and was granted the SPORE Fellowship Award for Breast Cancer Research at the Lombardi Cancer Center of Georgetown University. She subsequently specialized in intellectual property and technology transfer while at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research. To learn more about Dr. Mona Jhaveri and her work, please visit: https://www.musicbeatscancer.org/     — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.   

Dr. Ginsberg completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Bowman-Gray School of Medicine in North Carolina before Houston’s sunny climate and the world renowned Medical Center brought her to Texas. Dr. Ginsberg has broad and deep experience providing comprehensive obstetrics and gynecology treatment, which is the basis of her special interest in optimizing methylation and prenatal genetics. As an Obstetrician/Gynecologist for over twenty years, Dr. Ginsberg has witnessed many negative trends in the health and wellness of the general patient population. She has become most concerned about the increasing levels of toxicity observed in both men and women of preconception age, which seems to be coupled with less awareness surrounding the importance of genetic health, diet, and lifestyle in preconception and pregnancy. These evolving negative trends have resulted in her integrating functional medicine into a clinical setting, while still ‘delivering babies’. With over 20 years of experience in the medical field, Dr. Ginsberg has created ways to combine the research and benefits of functional medicine into practical strategies to share with practitioners that treat women in preconception and pregnancy. Her goal is to empower practitioners and patients with the knowledge that can have a profound effect on future fertility, and improve the health of future generations.

Dr. Hayes interviews Dr. Muss on geriatric oncology.   TRANSCRIPT PRESENTER: The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. This is not a substitute for professional medical care and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of individual conditions. Guests on this podcast express their own opinions, experience, and conclusions. The mention of any product, service, organization, activity, or therapy should not be construed as an ASCO endorsement.   DAN: Welcome to JCO's Cancer Stories, The Art of Oncology brought to you by the ASCO Podcast Network, a collection of nine programs covering a range of educational and scientific content and offering enriching insights into the world of cancer care. You can find all of the shows, including this one, at podcast.asco.org. Today, my guest on this podcast is Dr. Hyman Muss. Dr. Muss has been instrumental in several facets of the history of oncology, the generation and conduct of cooperative groups, the establishment of medical oncology as our board of the subspecialty, and perhaps he's most well known as one of the founders of the field of geriatric oncology.   Throughout his career, he's devoted much of his efforts to research in breast cancer mentoring many young investigators, and, frankly, I'm very proud to consider myself one of those. Dr. Muss's personal journey is fascinating. He was raised in Brooklyn, which even though he spent the last 50 years in other locations, including Boston, North Carolina, and Vermont, our listeners will appreciate from his dialect within the first 10 words from his mouth that he is, indeed, from Brooklyn.   He received his undergraduate degree at Lafayette College in Eastern Pennsylvania, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He got his medical degree at the State University of New York downstate in Brooklyn, where he was elected to the AOA. He did his internship and his residency at the then Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, now the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. That shows how old you are, Dr. Muss.   HYMAN MUSS: [LAUGHS]   DAN: Then he took a tour to Vietnam for a military tour of duty. He won a bronze star during that experience. He returned stateside, and he obtained his medical oncology fellowship at the then Sidney Farber Cancer Institute, which is now, of course, designated the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Following his fellowship in 1974, Hy joined the faculty at Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forrest, and there he served many roles over the next 22 years before he then moved to the University of Vermont to head the division of hematology oncology.   After 10 cold years in Vermont, he got tired of the snow, and he returned to North Carolina and this time at the University of North Carolina, where he is now the Mary Jones-Hudson distinguished professor of geriatric oncology and the director of the geriatric oncology program in the University of North Carolina Lineberger Cancer Center. Dr. Muss has authored over 500 peer reviewed papers, and like most of the guests on this program, he's just simply won too many awards for me to list them all. However, in addition to his bronze star from the US military, I know he is particularly proud of being an eagle scout. And if you ever meet Hy and he's got his tie on, you have to ask him about his tie tack because it is an eagle scout tie tack, one of the few people I know who has one of those.   Dr. Muss has served ASCO faithfully in many roles. He served on the board of directors from 2004 to 2007, and perhaps importantly, he was the recipient of the Allen S. Lichter Visionary Leader Award in 2020, which was well deserved. I knew of very few people with the vision that Hy Muss has shown for our field. Dr. Muss, welcome to our program.   HYMAN MUSS: Thank you so much. My mother would have loved that introduction.   DAN: [LAUGHS] Let's start with your origin story. I know you weren't bit by a radioactive spider in Brooklyn and became Spider-man, but seriously, I've heard you speak about your father, who was a dentist, and your uncle, a family practitioner, who, I think, shared an office or something. And this sounds a little bit different than the typical medical establishment that we work in these days. How did that influence you?   HYMAN MUSS: Oh my god. How different it is. I grew up in Brooklyn. And I went to PS-167, and we lived in a little brownstone. And my father was the neighborhood dentist, and my uncle was the neighborhood GP, a term not used anymore.   And I grew up with them, and I didn't always know I wanted to be a doctor. But I used to do house calls, especially with my uncle. And patients loved him. An interesting digression is he went to Howard University. He got a minority scholarship. He was picked out of Brooklyn.   He had a lot of African-American patients too, and he would take me in his Buick. And I'd go, and I'd get candy and ice cream and love what he did. And I loved the patient interaction that he had. And I think that was instrumental eventually in college of me after working in a chemistry lab for a semester doing research on cyclic ketones to say I don't think I can do this for a living and consider medical school, which I think was probably one of my best choices. So I had a great upbringing and saw medicine. If my parents saw a credit card or an Epic EMR, they wouldn't know what it was. They'd think it was science fiction.   DAN: And I'm sure you were HIPAA compliant when you were making the rounds with your uncle, right?   HYMAN MUSS: Oh, yeah. So when he got very sick and he couldn't really do his practice anymore, my father said go to your uncle's office and take his records down to the basement. And I went in, and my uncle's records were 3 by 5 index cards with the name of the patient, Mary Jones, diabetes, and her phone number. That was it. That was it. And I could move them down in a cardboard box. And today when we see one patient and start one Epic note, we got 85,000 documents in there, so it was great.   DAN: How did you get to Lafayette College?   HYMAN MUSS: My father had a patient, and I inherited from both my parents loquaciousness. And my dad would talk with all his patients, and bring them up occasionally, have a scotch with them. And he had a patient-- I was probably a junior or a senior in high school. I was really-- didn't know what I wanted to do. I wasn't the greatest student academically in high school.   Although, I went to Brooklyn Tech, a terrific high school. Rich Schilsky went to Stuyvesant, and the patient told my dad that he knew of a small college in Pennsylvania, a boys college, that was really good academically about 100 miles from home. Told me about it. I went and saw it, and liked it, and went there, and it really changed my life going to Lafayette. I got one on-- I went from 6,000 boys in my high school, no women, to a small college with maybe 1,200 boys, but I got to know my professors. It was a lot of one to one. It was terrific, and it still is.   DAN: It's amazing how many people I've interviewed where what they do is serendipity. This sort of thing. Didn't know what I wanted to do, and I was-- you may have heard Dr. Freireich when I interviewed him. Told me that when he grew up in Chicago, his mother was a single parent, and so he started stealing hubcaps to pay for his tuition. [LAUGHS] The founder of our field was a juvenile delinquent.   HYMAN MUSS: Oh, god. Yeah, no, I wasn't that bad. But Lafayette really changed my life, and I had people who actually knew me, knew my name, knew what I was interested in. I had some-- I was a chemistry major, not a really premed. And I had some wonderful professors, and I think they were disappointed when I didn't go for PhD graduate school in chemistry.   DAN: Again, it's just amazing, and I remember this every time I run into a med student, where I think I don't have time to do this. And just one little comment or pat on the back and suddenly they're off in a different way, so I think all of us keep that mind. I've interviewed several of the pioneers, who many of them were so-called yellow berets at the NIH in the 1960s to avoid going to Vietnam and, frankly, changed the picture of medicine in America I think, especially oncology. But so far, only you and one other interviewee, Larry Baker, who I know you know and good friends, actually joined the military and was sent overseas.   He did it sort of unwillingly. It looks, to me, like you did it more willingly. It's not that he was unwilling, but it wasn't in his career plans. That must have really been a very frightening but enlightening experience. Are you willing to give us any back stories on this and talk about it?   HYMAN MUSS: Of course. So I was in medical school. Vietnam was going, and the draft was hot. And we were all worried that if we got drafted out of medical school or out of residency, we'd have to repeat a whole year. So there was something called the Barry plan. And what it was is you joined the military, you could join any service, and they would let you finish medical school and actually credit me for time in the military during medical school.   And then they promised in residency not to draft me in the middle of the year. So I joined the Barry plan, and so I knew I had to go into the military. And so when my time came because I had good training, I was at the Brigham then, the military said, well, if you want to do three years instead of two years, we'll send you to this place or that to do research. And I didn't want to spend another year, so I know the minute I told them that I was heading to Vietnam. I did go to the NIH to look at a cardiology training.   And I got there, and I was the only guy sitting in that interview area who hadn't written 10 papers. So I knew I was going to Vietnam after that day too. And I didn't about the NCI. I didn't know about cancer. Some of my close friends and your friends went to the NCI.   Had I known, it would have been a terrific thing, and I would have applied. I would have worked with the greats there at the time. But I didn't know, so I went to Vietnam. And I was with an artillery battalion. I wasn't anything elegant. I never saw any units with MASH with women or anything.   I was married three months. It was extremely hard on my wife, Loretta, who you know well, but I learned a lot about myself then. I was 27 years old. I didn't have 25 smart people behind me to ask questions to, residents, and terrific faculty, and colleagues, and I got to know myself. I was terrified when I went, terrified, but I got to know the system.   And you learn how well-run the military is. Unlike some of our clinics, they really know how to do it. I got a very valuable experience there, and I set up a drug amnesty program, which is why I won the bronze star. It wasn't anything like I was in front of a machine gun. We had a major drug problem in Vietnam.   Young people, nothing to do, time on their hands, frequently poor kids who got drafted and went in. It was the poor kids. World history, so I set up a program to try to help a lot of them not really get deep into bad drugs. And I think we had some success. Hard to measure.   DAN: So when you say you were an artillery unit, were you like the doctor for the artillery unit?   HYMAN MUSS: I was it.   DAN: Were you patching up injuries and stuff, or taking care of sore throats, or what?   HYMAN MUSS: I did. I did a lot of sore throats. I did a lot of venereal disease. I did back pain. I set one or two fractures. The first fracture I set, I had a big book in another part of our little aid station called the Palma.   It was like a-- we didn't have YouTube. I needed YouTube videos. I put this cast on this guy. It probably weighed 300 pounds, and he said, doc, have you done this before? And I said, oh, yeah, I've done this a lot.   So I did that, and I took care of a heart attack or two on the base in the base hospital. Although, I was in a unit that had little field units out with artillery, and I used to go a few times a week in a helicopter and check on the medics and troops. So it was an extremely valuable experience.   DAN: That's incredible. Well, let's go on. You already sort of alluded to this, but I've asked almost everybody. What made you go into oncology, especially in the 1960s when there wasn't oncology? You came back to the Brigham. What got you interested in doing cancer?   HYMAN MUSS: When I was an intern and resident at the Brigham, our chief of hematology was a guy named William Moloney, and I know you know him.   DAN: I sure do.   HYMAN MUSS: And he was an incredible guy. He was a professor at Harvard, but if you think my Brooklyn accent is heavy, you should have heard his Boston-Irish accent. It was off the wall. And he was the most terrific guy. He kind of served as my dad for part of the time because my dad had passed.   He would round every day, and we'd see all the hem patients. And we had all the AMLs, so I'm talking about, oh, 68 to 70. I never saw a remission. Never.   And they all passed away, but he loved the patient care. And I got interested, and so when I was in Vietnam and when I got out of the Vietnam and was back, I thought, what do I want to do? And I said, I really like that hematology.   DAN: I'll just say that Dr. Moloney was almost exclusively hematology.   HYMAN MUSS: He was almost all exclusive. He used to grow little AML cells in little chambers in mice and treat them with drugs, and so I decided to do hematology. And I came back, and I think in my first weeks there he said, Hy, you're not going to believe this, but you can actually put these people into complete remission and take their leukemic bone marrow and make it look normal. And I'm saying, oh, yeah, right, because I had used all these regimens like VAMP, methotrexate, all the things that never worked.   And we had two new drugs, ara-C and daunomycin. And so I used to go up and treat these patients' IV pushes, ara-C and daunomycin, big doses, and I started seeing remissions. And I said, this is amazing. And then during that year, we had our first child, and I started to run out of money.   DAN: So this is when you're still a resident?   HYMAN MUSS: This is when I'm now a fellow. That year, we were very short of cash. I had a new baby, and I went to Dr. Moloney and talked with him. And he said, I'll try to help you, and he talked with a guy named Dr. Francis Moore, who was chief of surgery, one of the icons of surgery. And Dr. Moore talked with some of his donors in the Brooklyn area, and I became the first Sidney Farber Cancer Research fellow.   I knew nothing about cancer, solid tumors. So as the requirement was, I had to go over to the Jimmy fund, the Sydney Farber Cancer Center and see cancer patients. And all my hardcore hem friends said, oh, you're not going to like it, but it's worth doing for the stipend I got. The first day I was there I knew medical oncology was for me. I loved-- it was open.   We were treating everyone with CAF-- CMFVP, the old regimen, every single cancer. There was so much to be learned. There was so much opportunity for clinical trials. And then in the middle of that year, Tom Frei came, and he was so inspiring. And I knew that I was going to do an onc career.   There were no hem-oncs then. There were hardly any oncology fellowships, so I got to love that. I did two years, not three.   DAN: So let me interrupt you for just a moment just for our speakers-- our listeners. So Tom Frei was one of the three who were the first to put combination therapy together.   HYMAN MUSS: Right.   DAN: Jay Freireich, Jim Holland-- actually, it was Jim Holland's idea frankly. I figured that one out, and Tom Frei. So, again, in terms of pioneers, you were right there with the first pioneer.   HYMAN MUSS: And I did little combinations of things I'm not going to tell you about. They're embarrassing. They didn't work, but I learned so much. And actually, Ezra Greenspan was in that early group in breast cancer treating patients with hormonal agents and chemotherapy. But I learned from them, and I just love the clinical environment.   And those days, there was nothing. I've witnessed other miracles like Larry Einhorn developing platinum and curing testis patients. I'm old enough, every male I saw with testis cancer and mets died. Everyone. Drugs like that were virtually miraculous, and we're doing so many great things today. So I was at a really great crossroads.   DAN: Who else was at your level at the time, especially before Dr. Frei? You must have been pretty much alone.   HYMAN MUSS: There was a fellow named Jacob [INAUDIBLE] you may remember, who was there and was really interested in chemotherapy timed by your biologic clock, and a few other people, people like Craig Henderson and others who came in after. I preceded them, so I was virtually one of the few oncology trainees at that time.   DAN: And who mixed up your chemotherapy?   HYMAN MUSS: I did.   DAN: And who started the IVs?   HYMAN MUSS: I did.   DAN: And who--   HYMAN MUSS: You don't want to know. I was very careful with daunomycin, and so Dr. Moloney had a little office in the Brigham. And it had a little bathroom, and a very popular regimen-- and we had a lot of lymphoma patients-- was COP, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone, COP. So I would go into that little bathroom. It's very hard to dissolve this stuff.   I put it all in a little sink. I'd have to tell the patients I'm going to be in here a minute. Don't come in. And I would put it all in syringes. I'd put them in a little chair, like kids sit in in school.   Put your arm on the side. I'd start the IV and give it to them. When I got to the Farber in the second year, now they were training because they had so many kids. They had nurses that could do some of that, but I think I recall giving it there. But in the Brigham, I gave the chemo.   DAN: Did you do any pediatric work with Dr. Nathan?   HYMAN MUSS: I did a few months in peds with Dave Nathan, another amazing, amazing guy, and that's where I met people like Larry boxer.   DAN: Larry was a colleague of mine here at Michigan.   HYMAN MUSS: I know.   DAN: Passed away about two years ago. Just a wonderful guy. He also, by the way, was my attending physician when I was a med student at Indiana on pediatrics--   HYMAN MUSS: Oh my gosh.   DAN: --just by coincidence.   HYMAN MUSS: His wife, Grace, was one of my colleagues.   DAN: Let's move on a little bit. From there, I know you went to Wake Forrest. And I have to say, how does a kid from Brooklyn, who has been at Harvard in the middle of, really, no oncology probably outside of the coast, end up in North Carolina?   HYMAN MUSS: At the Brigham, I knew I wanted to do a career in-- I wanted to try academics, but I didn't want to go in the lab. And I was actually offered a job by Gene Brown Wald and others at that time to work to stay in the Harvard system and do work on methotrexate in the lab. High dose methotrexate was hot then, and I couldn't see myself in a lab. I worked with Frank Bunn, one of the world's great hematologist at the Brigham, who is-- really became a great friend and knew me. And he said, Hy, I know you don't-- laboratory work isn't for you, so he knew someone at Wake Forrest doing work on sickle cell anemia.   They were infusing urea to try to prevent sickling. And he called this fellow, and they said they were looking for oncologists, clinicians. And I went down there and another open place. I met my future boss at that time, a guy named Charlie Spurr, who is also one of the pioneers in oncology. Gave nitrogen mustard after the war.   Just a terrific guy and probably my most-- among my most impressive mentors, and they offered me the job. And I told Loretta about it. I was thinking of Rochester and some other places, but I decided on this job. And one of the reasons was the other places I went it had snowed, and I was delayed and couldn't get out. True story.   You talk about serendipity. And I came out here. There was some azaleas blooming, and I said, I'm going. And it was a difficult adjustment for a kid from Brooklyn to go down here. My mother, who was alive at that time, never heard of North Carolina.   She was one of these women born in a candy store in Greenwich Village over a candy store by a midwife, and she said, they're going to kill you down there. And I said, I think it'll be fine, and Loretta got out of the car when we drove down here and cried. But it turned out that Wake Forrest and my mentorship and ability to work in their cancer center was incredible in my career, so I was able at Wake Forrest to really set up lots of research studies in breast cancer, prostate cancer, brain tumors. It was an open field there. They didn't have, really, many people like me, and it just was absolutely terrific.   DAN: Let me segue that. There's a lot more I want to talk to you about, but I got to know you because of our experience in CLGB and the cooperative groups. And it was clear to me right away you were a major player, but I also-- and you still are as far as I can see at CLGB Alliance. But you're one of the few people I know who then went off and started his own group, the Piedmont Group. What was the background? What made you think you could compete with the big boys, and how did you get those folks to play? And how did you also straddle two different groups at once?   HYMAN MUSS: Well, we had a very-- Dr. Spurr was an amazing man, and he realized that most oncology was going to be practiced in the community. Even at that time when I started my career, I would drive out to these small towns occasionally once a week, once a month, and actually give some of the chemo still or train nurses in practices. There were no medical oncologists around there. I took the second set of boards, so I think I'm talking about 1975 or something.   And so he knew that, and we cultivated some very strong community relationships. And we didn't have CCOPs and NCORP there. Although, Dr. Spurr and his colleagues were instrumental in getting CCOPs and things going in this country, so community people didn't have a lot they could do. It wasn't a formal mechanism. And so we formed a little small group called the Piedmont Oncology Association.   It was kind of fluffy. We didn't have 5,000 bylaws or anything. It was just a conglomerate group, and ironically, I published a New England Journal study out of that group reviewing all the things, and how long to give chemo, things that people like yourself have really expanded on and made much better. But we work with them, and then there was an announcement to form regional cooperative groups from the NCI. And I was involved in CLGB but not heavily at that time.   We didn't have all the traveling and things that we had, and now we've replaced it with Zoom meetings and things. And so I knew a lot of these people. I'd seen a lot of their patients. So we applied, and we got funding for the POA. And we did OK for a few years, and it actually is still in existence as an educational group.   But we couldn't compete with the large cooperative groups. We did well with accrual, but the brainpower to develop and keep up all the diseases-- disease sites were emerging. I was writing prostate cancer stuff. I couldn't keep up with the expertise nor could my colleagues. So it was a good experiment, and a lot of them ended-- my colleagues ended up in CCOP and now NCORP and have made major contributions. And I suspect we got people used to trials and protocols, but it was a short lived experiment.   DAN: Well, short lived but changed practice. And by the way, some of your colleagues still talk about it and what a great experience it was, so you're the-- all right the next thing I want to talk to you about is your real love, which is geriatric oncology. And you got involved in geriatric oncology before the word existed as far as I can see.   Two things, one is you weren't geriatric at the time. Although you are now, as am I. And, two, is-- just talk about the people you got involved. I know Dr. Hazzard had a big influence on you, but also Ludovico Balducci and Harvey Cohen. And tell us about how that all got started.   HYMAN MUSS: Yeah, so when I was in my career at Wake Forrest, Bill Hazzard, who's one of the grand old men of geriatrics, wrote one of the first textbooks, and is still hanging around as professor emeritus, came to all the faculty and said, I'd like you to work with one of our residents in a project related to your specialty and geriatrics. So he came to me specifically and said you would like to do this. He's my chair.   He's got to promote me someday, so I said, oh, of course. So what we did is Dr. Spurr was ahead of his time, and actually, we had codified all people in local protocols, our POA, into a database system with the punch cards from IBM, those little cards. I can remember that great movie about those African-American women where there's one woman who's the only one who knows how to use those cards.   DAN: In NASA, yeah.   HYMAN MUSS: I could go and actually ask our statisticians to run things, so what we did was we compared. We had metastatic breast cancer. We had no upper limits of age on protocols, which was very common then. We were patronizing to older people, and we compared women above 70 with 50 to 70 and less for metastatic breast cancer. And when I looked at the data, I had about 60, 70 patients, and I work with a wonderful woman who's now a medical oncologist named Kathy Christman.   She was the resident, and we put this together in a paper. And we submitted it to JAMA, and I thought, oh, they're going to-- this will be gone. And they accepted it actually without any revision. Then I had to get my friends to read it because if you read the-- if you hear the way I talk and see the way I write, we need a lot of editing here. So in any event, it got there, and I really enjoyed the project.   And I started learning about other people. Then what happens-- and you know this, Dan, your biomarker and all your expertise-- your friends start calling you. Hey, Dan, should we be doing this or that? And so they'd start to call me about older women with breast cancer and say, you think she could tolerate chemo? And so I got more and more interested. And then in the CALGB at that time, there were some other people interested, Peggy Kemeny, et cetera.   DAN: Harvey Cohen, I think.   HYMAN MUSS: Harvey Cohen. And we formed the-- and Rich Schilsky.   DAN: And Stuart Lichtman was also a big player, as I recall.   HYMAN MUSS: Stu Lichtman, yeah. I'm going to mention-- so we thought we'd form something on cancer in the elderly, and Rich Schilsky backed this up. And we made a working group, and one thing led to another. And then we became a committee. We were very successful.   We wrote clinical trial protocols not just in breast cancer. We had terrific people like Stu Lichtman. Harvey and I chaired that committee for 22 years. We didn't even know it was that long, and we saw such evolution in our field. At that time, there was expertise evolving nationally with people like Ludovico Balducci.   And I should add that early in my career at ASCO, BJ Kennedy, who's really considered one of the fathers of oncology, used to get up at meetings and when he heard a presentation and there were no older people, he said, where are all the older people there? And if you know BJ, he was not a man who was afraid to get up and speak his mind. And so he was really-- pushed this too, and Ludovico, and our cooperative group. And we slowly built up a wonderful committee. It really evolved, and then we pulled in people like the late Arti Hurria, one of the world's most incredible people, who really taught us how to get geriatric assessment into clinical trials and do it in the community. And it just evolved, and it's never--   DAN: You just stole my question, which is that you just told us about the first generation, and the second generation has taken this and run with it. This is why you're being interviewed. You were a pioneer. Arti was a settler.   HYMAN MUSS: Oh, yeah.   DAN: In terms off-- and we miss her so much. For our listeners, I think many of you know, she was tragically-- lost her life. She tragically lost her life in a car accident a few years ago, and she was on the board of directors. I remember standing with her during cocktail hour before one of the board of directors meetings, and I said, you know, Arti, you're going to be president of ASCO someday.   And, well-- and she kind of looked at me like, are you kidding? And I said, no, I'm not kidding at all. You're on your way. It's such a tragedy.   Actually, the final thing I want to do is I was going to ask about BJ Kennedy and his role in geriatrics, which you covered, but that allows me to segue into BJ's role in our field becoming a field. And you sort of stepped into his shoes, in my opinion, with the American Board of Internal Medicine, but BJ, I think, was responsible for our becoming a boarded subspecialty. Can you talk more about that?   HYMAN MUSS: Oncology, we were relatively new, and to become an ABIM subspecialty, you have to show a need, that there's a need and enough patients and that you're doing something uniquely different and beneficial. And for a long time, the hematologists were a little-- think what do those oncologists do? They have one drug. They have 5FU.   DAN: 5FU for colon cancer.   HYMAN MUSS: Yeah. And maybe nitrogen mustard or something. But so they felt there's certainly a need. There's no question cancer was a need, but they really can't do much for their patients. And it was people like BJ, Jim Holland, and other visionary guys that really worked with ABIM and pushed to make it a specialty.   And I think we began in 1973. I think hematology was 30, 50 years before because there was so much more knowledge in that field. And so it took people like BJ and Jim Holland, strong, outspoken people, to convince the board and not back off. Well, come back when you guys really have something to do for patients. No, we're doing things for patients now.   This was well before pall care and all the other things we do non-treatment related that are so wonderful for patients. And they pushed it, so this was crucial in BJ building this, and being on the front line, and doing this, and building the whole field. And then what can I say? I think we're all in the greatest field in medicine, most exciting, best biology, can do tremendous things for many sick patients. But they were the people that really got us going or it would have taken 10, 20 years more.   DAN: Yeah, it's a remarkable story. And actually to cap it off, I think you probably saw two days ago, the ACS, Siegel et al, put out their annual cancer statistics. And the last year, which was to 2018 to '19, was the greatest reduction in age specific mortality in the history of the statistical thing. And overall, since the '80s, there's been about a one third reduction in the odds of dying of cancer in this country. And it all started back with you and the generation ahead of you. I mean, there are very few specialties that can look at that kind of success, and look backwards, and talk to the people who were there. The cardiologists can't talk to Harvey and--   HYMAN MUSS: Yeah, I owe so much to my friends supporting us through the years, like you, like Larry Norton, one of my also great mentors and friends, Rick Schilsky, for just supporting the field, and the studies, and things or it never would have happened as well, and so many wonderful people involved. And so many nice things that ASCO has done, like education, and developing YIAs, and things. As you say, it's got to be the new generation. It's going to be the [INAUDIBLE], and William Dales, and all these absolutely terrific people that are going to have to push this field, Heidi Klepin. And I just was in the right place at the right time in all of this and had tremendous friendships and mentoring.   DAN: Well, and I can't remember who said it, but those who don't remember history are destined to make the mistakes of others. So one reason I'm doing this is so all those people know what it took to get us there and the history behind it. So I want to finish this by thanking you for all you've done for me as a mentor, and all you've done for our field in terms of pioneering geriatrics, and the Board of Internal Medicine, which you've been on now for, what, 15 years I think.   HYMAN MUSS: Yeah. Well, I'm off now, but I--   DAN: Oh, you're off now. OK. And mostly for our patients. So many of our patients are alive and doing well because of what you've done, so thank you very much. Appreciate your time today, and looking forward to being on the river with you someday soon.   HYMAN MUSS: Oh, yeah.   DAN: For our listeners, we both like to fly fish, so--   HYMAN MUSS: Thank you so much, Dan. I appreciate you allowing me to do this. I'm very grateful to ASCO. Thank you.   DAN: Until next time, thank you for listening to this JCO's Cancer Story, The Art of Oncology podcast. If you enjoyed what you heard today, don't forget to give us a rating or review on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen. While you're there, be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode. JCO's Cancer Stories, The Art of Oncology podcast is just one of ASCO's many podcasts. You can find all the shows at podcast.asco.org.

Dr. Gretchen Wells, MD, PhD is a cardiologist at the University of Kentucky Medical Center and has been in practice for more than 20 years. She received her medical degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical School and completed her residency at Wake Forest University, Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC. She then completed a Cardiology fellowship also at Wake Forest University. Dr. Wells is the Medical Director of the Women’s Heart Health Program at the UK Gill Heart & Vascular Institute. This program addresses the unique cardiac needs of women with a specially tailored program. This comprehensive approach provides individualized heart care for women by women physicians, nurses and staff. Dr. Wells is also a member of our Active Women’s Health Initiative advisory board.

EDUCATION Residency:      Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington, Family       Practice, 1991-1994. Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine, MD, 1991. Masters:     James Madison University, MBA, Business Management, 1982. College:     U.S. Naval Academy, BS, Engineering/Int’l Relations, 1973. MEDICAL EXPERIENCE September 2006 -Present – Physician in a full-service family practice clinic that was designed and built by me in 2009.  “Knightdale Family Medicine”, in Knightdale, NC is currently operated by UNC Physicians Network as part of UNC Health Care organization. 2008-2019 - Managing partner of Knightdale Medical Partners, LLC, designed, built, owned and operated a multispecialty 14,000 square foot facility providing Family Practice, Cardiology, Chiropractic, Physical Therapy, and support services to the Knightdale, NC community.  September 1991- August 2006 – U S Army.  Commanded various clinics providing full-service family practitioner providing inpatient and outpatient obstetric, pediatric, medical, outpatient surgical and gynecologic services to a diverse population, with ages from birth to elderly geriatric patients, for both military and civilian institutions. Chief of the Department of Deployment Health, Womack Army Medical Center, Fayetteville, NC, responsible for medical care to deploying and returning soldiers to Iraq and Afghanistan. Command Surgeon, (1997-2000) US Army DELTA Force providing rapid deployment special forces combat medical services worldwide. Commander, (2000-2003) Robinson Health Clinic providing full service pediatric, family practice and obstetric services to the 18,000 soldiers and families of the 82nd Airborne Division, Ft Bragg, NC Deployed to Iraq (2003-2004) with the 82nd Airborne Division.  Built and operated a forward area combat clinic providing emergency, mass casualty, and routine care for soldiers in a combat environment.  While deployed in a combat zone, delivered the only American baby of the war to date, for a USAID worker that needed help. Developed, coordinated, and arranged for 700 Iraqi physicians to come to Baghdad for the first medical conference in 25 years to update that country’s physicians about changes in medicine across multiple specialties.   Flew in 32 US and British doctors as teachers for the Iraqi Medical Specialty Forum, who also helped Iraq form their first medical organization of physicians. Command and General Staff College Graduate. August 1994-2000 - Provided weekend inpatient pediatric (1994-1996), and inpatient internal medicine services to Cape Fear Medical Center, Fayetteville, NC as a rotating hospitalist covering medicine, CCU, ICU, and cardiac surgical step-down patients.  July 1991-June 1994 – Army Family Medicine Residency, Tacoma, Washington, with rotations in primary care, pediatrics, dermatology, emergency room, surgical and medicine subspecialties, and obstetrics/gynecology programs, where the Army’s most challenging cases were managed from around the United States. OTHER EXPERIENCE Author – Six Days of Impossible Navy SEAL Hell Week, a Doctor Looks Back FriesenPress (November 13, 2017) Hell Week has never been described so effectively. Six days in Hell define every SEAL that finally moves past their mind's point of no return. This real-life story is about the men of BUD/S Class 81. Robert Adams, MD brings the experiences of his class into view with real, bone chilling, difficult to believe, experiences.  This is described, in frightening detail, by the men that lived through the frigid cold, filthy muddy days, and body destroying events of a winter Hell Week. Eleven of seventy men went on to graduate and serve over 40 years in almost every SEAL or UDT team, with honor. Read their real time stories and (most importantly) learn why these eleven men succeeded when so many others failed.       Nine years as a corporate manager involved with business development, finance, planning and operations.  Provided technical services in systems acquisition, computer systems analysis and development, engineering management, and logistics systems implementation.  Naval officer, USS Hamner (DD-718) Division Officer and Navigator.  U.S. Navy SEAL CDR (SEAL) U.S. Navy, 14 years. Army physician for 18 years with numerous leadership jobs in clinic management, medical systems management. Special operations medicine as the Army DELTA Force Command Surgeon.   Colonel (retired) U.S. Army Medical Corps.                                             Author:  Six Days of Impossible – Navy SEAL Hell Week – A doctor looks back, published 2017. A story about his BUD/S Class 81 training during the awe-inspiring Hell Week that divides SEAL hopefuls into graduates and others.   AWARDS/PUBLICATIONS o Published “Making Doctors – A New Approach”, Teaching and Learning in Medicine an International Journal, Spring 1989. o Published “The National Board Examination (Part I ) as a Performance Measurement Tool – One Student’s Perspective” in the North Carolina Medical Journal, July 1990. o Accepted for publication 1990 Consultant “ Lichen Myxedematosus” a dermatology patient  profile. o AAFP Family Medicine Interest Group Leadership Award – AAFP National Congress of Student Members, 1990. o First Prize in the 1991 North Carolina Medical society Student essay contest on medical education. o President, Bowman Gray Family Medicine Interest Group, 1990-1991. o Robert P. Vidinghoff Memorial Award for aptitude and devotion to the field of Family Practice, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, 1991. o Guest faculty speaker at the plenary session of the American Association of Anesthesia Educators on “Problem Based Learning”, October 1991. o Published “Dad “’ an essay on death and dying, in the North Carolina Medical Student Journal, April 1992. o Published 2014 and 2016, Fish Alaska magazine, “Final Drift” fishing in Alaska stories. o Published a non-fiction novel Six Days of Impossible – Navy SEAL Hell Week, A doctor looks back, 2017 Friesen Press.   o U.S. Army Order of Military Medical Merit Award (lifetime achievement) 2004. o Legion of Merit Medal - Army o Bronze Star Medal – Army Iraq combat award o Defense Meritorious Service Medal – Army Bosnia combat award o Meritorious Service Medal - Army o Naval Special Warfare (UDT/SEAL) Insignia, Army Master Parachutist Badge (static and freefall), Army Flight Surgeon Badge. o Best Doctor 2007 East Wake County– East Wake News Reader’s Choice Award o Best Doctor 2010 East Wake County – Triangle East Magazine Reader’s Choice Award o Best Doctor 2011 East Wake County – Triangle East Magazine Reader’s Choice Award o Best Doctor 2014 East Wake County – Triangle East Magazine Reader’s Choice Award CERTIFICATIONS American Board of Family Medicine - Board Certified, 2015 North Carolina Medical License MEMBERSHIPS U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association – Life Member Navy UDT/SEAL Association – Life Member Military Officers Association of America – Life Member American Legion – Life Member Disabled American Veterans – Life Member American Academy of Family Physicians North Carolina Association of Family Physicians North Carolina Medical Society Websites: www.vlcnc.org     

To join our FREE workshop, go to www.thepcosrevolution.com/workshop! Welcome to Episode 6 of Season 6 of The PCOS Revolution Podcast: The Best Functional Medicine Approaches For PCOS With Dr. Dian Ginsberg, MD Sit back and hold on because this episode might just be the most crucial one for understanding your PCOS from a deeper perspective. What really is normal? When looking at your lab results, what ranges should you really be looking for? Learn more about understanding your lab results and how functional medicine can help with PCOS during this episode. T This week on PCOS Revolution Podcast, I am having a conversation with Dr. Dian Ginsberg. Dr. Dian Ginsberg completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the Bowman-Gray School of Medicine in North Carolina. Through Dr. Ginsberg's extensive experience, she developed a special interest for functional medicine. This passion now encompasses a particular concentration on the understanding of genetics and methylation, optimal hormone balance and overall healthy aging. She lectures for the Functional Medicine University on PCOS.In this episode, Dr. Dian and I talk about everything from the benefits of sunshine and movement to optimal levels of vitamin D, normal lab result ranges, the impact over-exercising can have and using functional medicine. Episode Spotlights: How Dr. Ginsberg became interested in functional medicine (1:28) Optimal levels of vitamin D (4:54) Difference between OBGYN vs someone who practices functional medicine (6:22) Transitioning from relying on birth control pills (8:52) Normal ranges on lab results (13:00) Impact of over-exercising (15:25) Grounding in the morning (16:30) Benefits of getting tests done and gaining the knowledge (18:52) Using functional medicine testing (21:49) Example of someone who has benefited from functional medicine (25:35) Eating seasonally and rotating plants (29:30) Looking outside the box (31:45) To learn more about the brand new PCOS Revolution Academy, go to www.thepcosrevolution.com! Disclaimer: The information in this podcast is intended for general audience only and is not intended to diagnose, treat or replace professional medical advice. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/farrar-duro/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/farrar-duro/support

In this episode, Casey and Megan spoke to Dr. Dian Ginsberg and Sheila Vuckovic about Hormones and PCOS. We also discussed their new book, The PCOS Environmental Roadmap, now available! Dr. Ginsberg completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Bowman-Gray School of Medicine in North Carolina before Houston's sunny climate brought her to Texas. Dr. Ginsberg has years of experience providing comprehensive obstetrics and gynecology treatment and as her career advanced she developed a special interest in functional medicine and the manner in which it bridges the gap of a patients illness while minimizing severe symptoms and optimizing health. This passion now encompasses special focus on the understanding of genetics and methylation, optimal hormone balance and overall healthy aging. Being a black belt in Tae Kwan Do and an accomplished marathon runner and triathlete has led her to explore the latest medical advances in wellness for athletes along with anti-aging therapies for both men and women. She is motivated to continue her research in nutritional therapies for many reasons, most significantly for the benefits it has brought to her sons with specific learning needs. Dr. Ginsberg has used her extensive experience to help men and women with hormone imbalance regain the vitality and fitness they thought was lost forever. She lectures for Functional Medicine University on the topic of PCOS, its natural reversal, and pathways to fertility. She is the author of The PCOS Environmental Roadmap. Rectangularization of aging is her personal passion, and she is faculty at the American Academy of Anti-Aging where she has lectured about hormones and telomeres (DNA caps) and how instrumental their preservation is for ongoing health. Sheila received her undergraduate degree in Exercise Science from Texas A&M University. Passionate about health and wellness she began working as a personal trainer at the corporate wellness center at BP. Her interest in nutrition grew and combined with her Exercise Science background, she received her Masters in Health and Nutrition Education from the University of Houston. Sheila completed her certification as a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner from the Nutrition Therapy Association in June of 2016 and became a certified Bioindividual Nutrition Practitioner in April 2018. Soon after her graduation from graduate school, her oldest son was diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. That diagnosis changed the way she thought about nutrition and its effect on disease processes. After much research and completely overhauling the whole family's diet and vitamin supplementation, she saw such a dramatic change in her son that it fueled her passion for helping others with similar inflammatory conditions. Sheila is married to her college sweetheart, Gordan, and they have 3 children. She is an avid cross-fitter and takes various dance classes in her spare time. She grew up in Louisiana and loves to cheer for the Saints and her Aggies. Her most recent endeavor involves coaching athletes at Crossfit Katy in areas of nutrition and fitness. Topics discussed: Hormones and PCOS The role of the microbiome and hormones The PCOS Environmental Roadmap Diet, Light, and EMFs What you can learn more of in the book! Learn more and find them at: dianginsbergmd.com PCOSroadmap.com They recently did a web class on perimenopause where they talk in detail about hormonal changes after 35 years old. The webinar can be purchased on dianginsbergmd.com website. dianginsberg_md on Instagram dian ginsberg md on Facebook, Quora, and Pinterest

In this episode you will learn: • How to become your own herbalist • Why taking sleep aids like Ambien wreck your sleep • What he has learned about Lyme by speaking with people all over the country Bill Rawls, MD, graduated from Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University in 1985. He holds his medical license in North Carolina. Dr. Rawls has written extensively on health topics, including Lyme disease, fibromyalgia, and Chronic Immune Dysfunction. He’s the author of Suffered Long Enough and his new book Unlocking Lyme. Aside from his writing, Dr. Rawls serves as Medical Director for Vital Plan, an herbal supplement and wellness company he co-founded with his daughter, Braden.

In this episode you will learn: • How Dr. Rawls gave up looking for a diagnosis and instead concentrated on restoring his health • Why antibiotic treatment was not the best option for him • And how he discovered medicinal herbs Bill Rawls, MD, graduated from Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University in 1985. He holds his medical license in North Carolina. Dr. Rawls has written extensively on health topics, including Lyme disease, fibromyalgia, and Chronic Immune Dysfunction. He’s the author of Suffered Long Enough and has contributed to various health sites. Aside from his writing, Dr. Rawls serves as Medical Director for Vital Plan, an herbal supplement and wellness company he co-founded with his daughter, Braden.

Dr. Mann is an Associate Clinical Professor of Neurology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, OH, and although retired from clinical practice since 2007, remains board certified in neurology. Dr. Mann attended the University of Pennsylvania; obtained his medical degree at Indiana University School of Medicine in 1968; and then completed his neurology residency in 1972 after splitting time between Bowman Gray School of Medicine Baptist Medical Center and Washington University School of Medicine-Barnes Hospital. Following the completion of his medical training, Dr. Mann served for as an army neurologist in Japan until 1974, after which he moved to Cleveland to start his private practice which he would continue until 2007, as well as to assume many other educational and administrative roles at University Hospitals Case Medical Center and Case Western. Please enjoy with Dr. Donald Mann!

Lisa Black has entrepreneur blood flowing through her veins and is the Founder of Fields of Gold Farm and Greenhouse. “I know everything radiates from within me. It doesn't matter what's going on in the environment around me — as long as I stay crystal clear, I feel strong and empowered. My main focus is keeping my radiance where it needs to be and my frequency high so these beautiful things can come in when they're needed.” ~Lisa Black After graduating college with degrees in Nuclear Medicine and Business/Marketing from Bowman-Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest, NC and USC-Columbia, SC, Lisa took off to explore the fields of conventional health and wellness along with starting her own business in Marketing, Advertising, Graphic Design and Public Relations in both Griffin and Atlanta, GA. Her dual passions of health and marketing led her on a wonderful journey. While working in the Atlanta area, she gleaned from a wide variety of interests including fitness, nutrition, agriculture, alternative health therapies, networking, food, conferences, seminars, and body-mind energetics. After almost 20 years in the marketing world, Lisa returned to the family farm in Hendersonville, NC to 'cultivate' a new project, Fields of Gold Farm and Greenhouse. All of life's roads have culminated to birth this latest project — making great health through incredible food, a major priority. Through this passion-filled 'God Project', Lisa has found heaven on earth unfolding the symphony that nature offers in bringing nutritious superfood from farm to table. Lisa says, “It’s an artist's palette to have the creative juices flowing and roll out a project with the depth and breadth of Fields of Gold. When I came back to the family farm in 2004, I received this inspiration of possibilities. I kept hearing a voice saying ‘feed my people, feed my people, feed my people.’ That really guided me down the path. It's certainly not just me — I’ve had a lot of guidance and support from all different angles.” About detours and roadblocks, Lisa says, “Everything is a blessing. If we can look at those bumps in the road with different eyes and listen to the stories surrounding them with different ears, all of a sudden you’ll get the inspiration as to why that fell into place to either strengthen you or get you back on the right path.” Find out more at ArtasWorship.net or “like” the Art as Worship Facebook page and get a daily boost of inspiration and creativity.