Doctor's Dilemma Season #2

Dr. Dante Paredes, D.O. is a Family Medicine Physician currently practicing in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of North Texas. He completed his Family Medicine Residency out of Rowan SOM and is currently completing a second residency in Osteopathic Neuromuscular Medicine through the University of North Texas Health Science Center and Medical City of Fort Worth.

He completed his medical school Education at Rowan SOM and his undergraduate education at Rutgers University with a degree in Cell Biology & Neuroscience and Philosophy.

His academic interests are centered on strength and conditioning, cultivating mental and spiritual health through physicality, creating a secular definition of the Soul, and the philosophy of Osteopathy.

In this episode we will discuss the Journey Dr. Chohan MD took in his pursuit of medicine. We talk about the dilemma's he faced and how he overcame them and what advice he has for us. He, who had the ability to do much more than medicine in the politics of Pakistan, chose to pursue this humble career to bring health to his patients in his own way. Another great episode of what one has to do to become a Physician!

Mehr Mathew is a 4th year student at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark, New Jersey. She's part of the 7-year BS/MD program, which guarantees a medical school admission straight from high school to approximately 40 students nationwide. She was recently selected as an NIH Medical Research Scholar and will spend the next two years doing research at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City before completing her medical degree. She hopes to further pursue either a Pediatric Rheumatology/Allergy & Immunology.

Errin Weisman, DO is a life coach, podcaster and fierce advocate for wellness in medicine. She is a graduate of Oakland City University, where she received her Bachelor's Degree in Biology in 2007 and subsequently completed her Medical School Training at Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences in 2011.

She faced professional burnout early in her career and speaks openly about about her story in order to help others, particularly female physicians and working moms, know they are not alone.

Dr. Weisman wholeheartedly believes to be a healer, you must first fill your own cup.

She lives and practices life coaching and medicine in rural Southwestern Indiana, loves her roles as farmer's wife, athlete and mother of three.

She is interested in using her medical knowledge beyond the standard outpatient clinical realm through innovative technologies, public speaking, writing and social media as well as utilizing her business skills in organization, team leadership and creative problem solving.

You can find out more about Dr. Weisman on her podcast Doctor Me First, her website truthrxs.com or hang out with her on social media @truthrxs.

Dr Razvi is a physician working at the Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) Sports and Osteopathic Medicine Clinic. He attended undergraduate at Cooper Union in New York City and studied chemical engineering. He worked for two years for New York City Department of Health where he did research into lead poisoning prevention in the South Asian population. He obtained his doctorate in osteopathic medicine at Rowan University. He completed his family medicine training at Christiana Care and Wilmington, Delaware. He's currently in his last year of training in Neuromusculoskeletal medicine. One of his goals is to help patients achieve their full potential in those many spheres of their lives as possible.

In this episode we discuss the pursuit of medicine for Dr. Kakhwani MD! A graduate of one of the top Medical Schools in Pakistan at Bakhai Medical University. He is currently a Cardiology Fellow at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. He has published several papers in the field of medicine & cardiology. Prior to his pursuit of medicine, Dr. Kakhwani played for the Pakistani Polo Team in the World Cup in 2014 & 2015! We will discuss his thoughts on his journey and the current state of medicine and what his future pursuits are!

In this episode we will discuss the challenges that Dr. Okoh faced in his pursuit to becoming a physician in the United States. We will walk through his Journey of growing up in Ghana in West Africa, to attending medical school in Turkey and moving to the United States to pursue his interests in medicine. His journey has led him to accumulate over 5 years of experience in the field of cardiovascular research and has allowed him to contribute immensely to the field during this short time, authoring more than 100 publications, abstracts and textbook chapters. The dilemmas and challenges Dr. Okoh faced are truly inspiring and serve as prime examples of what physicians undergo in pursuit of their passion.

In this episode we discuss Dr. Joshua Carlson's journey toward becoming a physician. He is a graduate from St. George's University School of Medicine in Grenada in the Caribbean. He completed a dual-degree MD/MPH there and was heavily involved in student organizations, community outreach, and student empowerment. His passions are serving the undeserved, global health, and establishing systems for holistic community development to improve health and prevent disease.

We will discuss his successful endeavor of bringing nearly half a million dollars worth of medical equipment to Grenada in the Caribbean and how he went about doing so! Another great episode that exemplifies what a physician has to go through to be able to have the privilege to provide health!

In this episode we discuss Dr. Singh's dilemmas that he faced to become a physician. He is an immigrant from India who moved to the US at the age of 11, studied medicine in one of the best medical universities in India and moved back to the US to pursue internal medicine and subsequently cardiology. We will discuss his journey from working 16-hour days at various gas stations to getting robbed several times. Despite the challenges we will walk through his pursuit of medicine and how Dr. Singh recently journeyed back home to India in 2019 where he coordinated medical camps and provided free care to 1000's of people. Another great episode that serves as a prime example of what doctor's undergo so that they may serve people!

In this episode we will talk about the Journey of Dr. Chris Sudduth and how he overcame the dilemma's of going from a small rural town in Oklahoma to graduating from a prestigious Medical School and a dual-residency program in Oklahoma! And how he has established a very successful Direct Primary Care Practice! Dr. Sudduth is a 4th generation Oklahoman from rural southeast Oklahoma. He is a graduate of Oklahoma Baptist University and completed his medical school and residency training at the University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine and is specialized in internal medicine and pediatrics.

Dr. Sudduth also obtained a Master Degree in Public Health in Health Administration and Policy and has been very engaged in physician advocacy and drafting health policy. He has volunteered on multiple campaigns and held various leadership positions, including serving on the Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma State Medical Association. He also serves as volunteer faculty at the OU School of Community Medicine, where he enjoys mentoring medical students and physician assistant students.

Dr. Sudduth is a physician entrepreneur who joined Dr. Scott Street in launching their own direct primary care practice in Tulsa, Oklahoma in September 2018. He is an avid supporter of free market medicine and the direct primary care movement. Dr. Sudduth is married to Beka, and they have 4 boys, 2 horses, 30 chickens, and 4 dogs and reside in Broken Arrow, OK.