This week, we have an INCREDIBLE episode for you. We welcome Titilope Fasipe, MD, PhD, who not only is the Co-Director of the Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Program at Texas Children’s and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Baylor College of Medicine, she herself also has sickle cell disease! Dr. Fasipe takes us through her life story ... Show More
Jul 29
Episode 158: Head and Neck Cancer Series, Pt. 1 - Introduction
This week, we kick off our Head and Neck Cancer series. Using the case of a man with a painless neck mass, we build a framework for the whole series. Content: - Why head and neck cancer is really two distinct diseases- The biology behind HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer- How t ... Show More
26m 52s
Jul 1
Episode 157: Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura Series, Pt 3- Challenging Scenarios in ITP
This week, we put everything we talked about in our ITP series together and talk about how we manage ITP in complicated patient scenarios. Through a case-based discussion, we discuss how to we would approach each of these complicated scenarios. If you haven’t done so already, be ... Show More
29m 16s
Jun 24
Episode 156: Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura Series, Pt 2- Relapsed/Refractory
This week, we move to the relapsed/refractory ITP setting, focusing on what options are available to patients after their initial treatment with steroids ± IVIg, which we discussed in Episode 155. If you have not done so already, definitely listen to that episode as we build on t ... Show More
25m 45s
Mar 2022
Approach to a Patient with Sickle Cell Disease
This podcasts covers an approach to sickle cell including pathophysiology, diagnosis, history, physical exam, investigations and treatment. It was developed by Noha Elsherbini a fourth year medical student at McGill University with Dr. Surabhi Rawal, a Pediatric Hematologist Onc ... Show More
20m 59s
Aug 2020
Ep 56 Sickle Cell Disease: Invisible Illness, Enduring Strength
<p>Neglected and ignored by the medical establishment throughout most of its history, sickle cell disease remains one of the most common (and commonly misunderstood) genetic conditions in the world. In this episode, we break down the myriad effects that one nucleotide substitutio ... Show More
1h 59m