Typically, organs for transplantation are obtained from deceased donors. Unfortunately, there are not enough deceased donor organs available for everyone who needs a transplant and, as a result, the number of patients on the transplant waiting list continues to grow. Koji Hashimoto, MD, PhD joins Butts & Guts to discuss living donor liver transplants and the benefits of this option.

Shubha Bhat, PharmD joins the Butts & Guts podcast to discuss Cleveland Clinic's unique inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patient-centered medical home and how a clinical pharmacist collaborates with a team of gastroenterologists, surgeons, nutritionists, dietitians, nurses, nurse practitioners and psychologists to capture the needs of a patient dealing with this condition.

Listen to this week's Butts & Guts as Hannah Kerr, MD discusses kidney transplants, a new topic for the podcast. Learn answers to common questions on kidney transplants, and how innovations in surgical techniques provide a better quality of life for patients undergoing the procedure.

Angelika Erwin, MD, PhD and Rabi Hanna, MD join Butts & Guts to discuss the unique topic of lysosomal storage diseases. While rare, these diseases can affect organs throughout the body and even lead to death if untreated. Listen as Dr. Erwin and Dr. Hanna share common symptoms, how these are diagnosed, and how Cleveland Clinic Children's treats young patients with these diseases.

The Patient Perspectives series returns to Butts & Guts with Brittney, a patient of Dr. Steele's who fought young-onset colorectal cancer. Listen as Brittney shares her patient journey from symptoms to diagnosis to treatment, and how her family and faith helped her through those challenging times.

Butts & Guts continues our Breast Cancer Awareness Month series with Julie Lang, MD and Stephanie Valente, MD discussing lymphovenous bypass surgery and its connection to breast cancer. Learn more about this procedure and the advances being made in breast surgery at Cleveland Clinic.

Radiologist Laura Dean, MD joins Butts & Guts for Breast Cancer Awareness Month to discuss commonly asked questions about screening for this disease. Topics include the recommended age for a mammogram, 2D vs. 3D screenings, breast cancer in men, and more.

Emre Gorgun, MD joins Butts & Guts for a third time to give listeners a refresher on the differences between rectal cancer and colon cancer, as well as share an exciting update on new surgical approaches that leave patients with an improved quality of life post-treatment.

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Eric Klein, MD, Chairman of Cleveland Clinic's Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute, joins this special episode of Butts & Guts to discuss unique breakthroughs - from screening to diagnosis to treatment - that will improve prostate cancer care for men everywhere.