In this episode, our CEO Maulik Joshi, DrPH, sits down with Dr. Heather Thiebert, DO, the Residency Program Director at Meritus Health, to discuss her inspiring journey into psychiatry and her pivotal role in shaping the new Psychiatric Residency Program. Discover her passion for behavioral health, the challenges and triumphs of launching a residency program, and her vision for the future of medical education in our community. 

On this episode of Close to Home, President and CEO Maulik Joshi and Brook Lane CEO Jeff O'Neal tee up an important discussion about eliminating the stigma of suicide and how we as a community work to eliminate it. 

Allergic? Are you sure? Did you know that more than 90% of people who have been diagnosed with a penicillin allergy aren't actually allergic? In this episode of Close to Home, Maulik Joshi sits down with Dr. Seemal Awan to discuss the latest trends in allergies, which types of allergies kids can grow out of, and why it seems there are more people with allergies. 

On this episode, Maulik Joshi, Dr.P.H., sits down with Dr. Adrian Park, Meritus Health's Chief Surgical Officer, as the two discuss Dr. Park's specialty in foregut surgery. He shares the quality of life challenges patients with GERD can experience and explains that many of their symptoms are dismissed by family and friends.

On this episode, Maulik Joshi, Dr.P.H., sits down with Jeff O’Neil, CEO of Brook Lane, as the two discuss the impact of access to mental health services in our community.  ​

As most schools are back in session, we are talking higher education at a lower cost on this edition of Close to Home.  Our President and CEO, Maulik Joshi sits down with Dr. Jacob Ashby, Executive Director, USMH, to talk about finding ways to streamline higher education so students are graduating with little to no debt.