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Dr. Anisha Kumar is an otolaryngologist with specializations in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. Dr. Kumar graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's degree and Stanford University with a medical degree. She completed her otolaryngology residency at Johns Hopkins. She received training from world-renowned surgeons at Johns Hopkins and did considerable study on patient values in facial plastic surgery and hair transplant operations. With over a dozen peer-reviewed articles, many book chapters, and countless podium addresses at national academy gatherings, she graduated as chief resident. Dr. Kumar performs a wide range of facial aesthetics and rejuvenation procedures, including rhinoplasty, facelifts, eyelid lifts, chin implants, lip lifts, and injectable treatments. Her current research interests include social perception of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery and quality of life measures associated with facial deformities. To look at incredible transformations and highlights of facial surgical procedures, you can follow Dr. Kumar on instagram at dranishakumar. 

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Dr. Peter Valenzuela is a family medicine specialist currently based in California where he is Chief Medical Officer for Mercy Medical Group. He attended medical school at UT Southwestern in Dallas and completed his family medicine residency at John Peter Smith Hospital. Dr. Valenzuela spent four years as Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs and Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. He enjoys hiking, reading, and wine tasting in addition to cartooning. Dr. Valenzuela is the creator of Doc-Related, a webcomic that follows the experiences of physicians, staff, and administrators working within a large health system. He takes a satirical view of the challenges of practicing ambulatory medicine today, with topics including patient satisfaction, provider satisfaction and performance, quality, and compliance. If you want to look at some of the comic work and get an inside glance at the life of a doctor entrepreneur, you can follow Dr. Valenzuela on Instagram at doc_related or his website at www.doc-related.com.

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Dr. Jill Grimes is a board-certified family medicine physician with a passion for preventative medicine. She earned her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine, and completed her family medicine residency in Austin, Texas. From co-authoring medical textbooks to serving as a clinical instructor in academic medicine, Dr. Grimes is very much involved with medical studies. She authored her first book titled "Seductive Delusions: how everyday people catch STDs" published by Johns Hopkins. From her nearly 3 decades of experience in family medicine and college systems, she wrote her award winning book that perhaps she is best known for titled “The Ultimate College Student Health Handbook: Your Guide for Everything from Hangovers to Homesickness”, which had a new edition come out on March 1st. To follow up with Dr. Grimes, you can find her on instagram and Twitter at Jillgrimesmd or her website with informative blog posts and free chapter access to her books at www.jillgrimesmd.com. 

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Dr. Pouya Hemmati is a cardiothoracic surgeon affiliated with the esteemed Mayo Clinic. He received his medical degree from University of Minnesota and has been in practice at Rochester, Minnesota. His research interests include congenital cardiac surgery, surgical history, and surgical ergonomics. At Mayo Clinic, he serves on the residency diversity committee. Having previously been a personal trainer, Dr. Hemmati’s interest lies in the complexity of different exercises and strength training in ergonomics, posture, and prevention of career-related injuries. He was selected to represent the American College of Surgeons to meet with U.S. senators and representatives. He is very research-savvy, boasting many research paper publications, poster presentations, lectures, and awards. To follow up with Dr. Hemmati with all things heart, health, and medical motivation, you can follow him on Instagram at dr.pouya.hemmati.

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Dr. Tiffany Libby is a dermatologist and the director of Mohs Micrographic & Dermatologic Surgery at her workplace. Dr. Libby earned her B.S./M.D. degree in seven years at Stevens Institute of Technology and Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. She did her internship in internal medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Dr. Libby stayed at Einstein Medical Center as a fellow in Dermatologic/Mohs Surgery & Cosmetics after completing her residency. She is involved in resident surgical education, dermatology research involving oligopeptide transdermal delivery, and co-directs the dermatology resident's weekly surgical clinic. To follow up with Dr. Libby and learn about all things facial aesthetics and dermatology specialty and research, you can follow her on Instagram at @dermdoclibby.

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Dr. Laura Vater is a writer, lecturer, and hematological oncologist. As a physician writer, she writes narrative medicine articles and is currently working on her first novel.  In 2017, she created a program to assist patients and professionals in organizing and prioritizing their health information (the SMILE Scale), which is now used in schools and clinics across the U.S. and the U.K. She got her master's degree in public health from the University of Pittsburgh, and completed her doctorate in medicine and Internal Medicine residency from Indiana University School of Medicine. Her research focuses on breast and lung cancer, as well as disparities in cancer prevention. If you want to keep up to date on her written articles and posts where she highlights useful tactics to navigate through the rough terrain that is medicine, you can follow Dr. Vater on instagram at doclauravater or her website at www.lauravater.com. 

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Dr. Kelly Casperson is a urology specialist with advanced training in pelvic medicine and surgery. She specializes in urogynecology, which deals with female-specific urological disorders such as stress urine incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, and vaginal atrophy caused by menopause and sexual health. She has a very successful podcast titled “You Are Not Broken” with over 300,000 downloads where she discusses misconceptions, research, relationship–all things related to sexual health. Dr. Casperson attended the University of Minnesota for medical school and University of Colorado for her surgical internship and urology residency. To follow up with Dr. Casperson on urology and to keep up to date on the release of her new book “You are not broken”, you can find Dr. Casperson on Instagram at kellycaspersonmd.

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Dr. Alexander Perelman is a gastroenterologist who graduated from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine and pursued an internal medicine residency at Yale School of Medicine, followed by a fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology at the University of Connecticut Health Center. Dr. Perelman's areas of expertise include esophageal disease, inflammatory bowel disease, colon cancer screening and prevention, irritable bowel syndrome, and liver disease. Medical education, endoscopic interventions, and quality improvements are among Dr. Perelman's clinical and scientific interests for research. Dr. Perelman uses his time on quality improvement programs targeted at improving patient access and results. If you want to get an inside glance at the life of a gastroenterologist, you can follow Dr. Perelman on Twitter PerelmanSpearls or on Instagram at Thegourmetgi. 

Does Yale Medical residency experience hold up to its expectations? Is the future of gastroenterology reliant on endoscopic interventions and improvements of endoscopic procedures? Are D.O. students as competitive for residency programs as M.D. students? Tune in to this episode with Dr. Perelman to learn from his medical experiences.

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Edward Chamata is a plastic surgeon who specializes in facial, breast, and body aesthetic surgery. Dr. Chamata received his plastic and reconstructive surgery training at the esteemed Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He excelled in his class and received the Baron Hardy Award, a prestigious award granted for exceptional academic achievement. Dr. Chamata is an accomplished artist whose medical graphics and original artwork have been published in a number of medical magazines. Thanks to his years of art and sculpting training, Dr. Chamata is very meticulous in his surgical approaches. He currently works with Premiere Surgical Arts, where he acquired award-winning body sculpting methods like body contouring, abdominal etching, and buttock augmentation. 

In this episode, we explore what it really takes to be a top-performing plastic surgeon (i.e. learning from senior residents), novel research advancements in reconstructive and cosmetic surgery, and choosing a specialty based on passion. You can find out more about Dr. Chamata on Instagram at @drchamata or his website at www.drchamata.com. 

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Dr. Mohammad Rimawi is a board-certified podiatrist with specializations in foot deformities and traumatic injuries practicing in NYC. Dr. Rimawi earned his doctorate from the New York College of Podiatric Medicine. He graduated above the 90th percentile of his class and served as class president for four years. Dr. Rimawi continued on to a three-year reconstructive foot and ankle surgery residency at DeKalb Medical Center and Jefferson Health. He’s a published author, an accomplished lecturer, and an associate of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. He specializes in general podiatric medicine, podiatric dermatology, minimally invasive reconstructive surgery, including bunions and hammertoes. For more information on the field of podiatry, you can follow Dr. Rimawi @nycfootdoc on Instagram and Tiktok. 

How can you maintain an amicable leadership role to be reelected every year? What are the benefits of reflecting on your failures? How can you become a patient-oriented physician to ultimately improve patient gratification? Tune in to this episode to hear Dr. Rimawi use personal examples to highlight each of these points and many more! 

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