Eyes Up

Sometimes we need to sit down and have a heart to heart about all that has happened in our lives and reflect on what it took for us to become a doctor.

In this episode Dr. Carr shares her life experiences with us and we explore what changes need to happen early on in a child’s life in order for there to be more Black optometrists.

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Dr. Ruzicka’s career in optometry is off to an amazing start. She shares with us her journey and also walks us through the scope of optometry in the many states she has practiced in.

Because we are living through such a historic movement the latter half of this episode is dedicated to having a conversation that explores what identity is and we get into some tough love because that’s the only way we can learn and grow.

And a special surprise for you, we did a section of this episode in Spanish!

Español starts at 16:45

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As if being an optometrist, a practice owner and a father wasn’t enough Dr. Bonilla-Warford doesn’t just sit back and watch life happen but instead he brings main character energy and innovation to everything that he does. His passion for children’s vision inspires me and I hope he inspires you too.

Dr. Bonilla-Warford’s TikTok

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Dr. Bonilla-Warford in Forbes Magazine

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Bright Eyes Podcast

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When Dr. Malani began to look for better candle options and couldn’t find any she decided to start making them herself and thus Scrumptious Wicks was born. As an optometrist she learned that the beginning of any journey is the hardest and that your dreams can lead you to unexpected destinations.

Her company just celebrated it’s 3rd anniversary and we get to learn more about her story on today’s show.

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Today we get to know the president of the Optometric Society of New York, Dr. Thuy Tran.

We cover what it’s like working at an ophthalmology practice in New York and, since she is also the site’s externship program supervisor, she educates us on what to look for when choosing externship rotations.

She’s also a photographer that takes fantastic views of our beautiful city and we speak on how optometry inspired her photography. Spoiler alert she uses a Canon DSLR EOS 5D Mark IV.

And we answer the million dollar question, why should we care or be members of the American Optometric Association?

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21,216 lives have been lost in NYC. The future of our city is unknown and while the number of hospitalizations and deaths are decreasing we just aren’t in the clear.

I wanted to learn more about what was happening in the frontlines and who better to learn from than Dr. Kirzner, who is double-board certified in anesthesiology and obesity medicine.

3:35 Dr. Kirzner kindly walks us through her medical school journey, specific reasons why she went into anesthesiology, and what her responsibilities entail.

13:20 We also go into her role as a specialized healthcare provider during the coronavirus pandemic in NYC. We talk about what COVID-19 does to the body and we do a quick review on what ventilators do.

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The pandemic is far from over but we need to try to understand things, continue to try to reach our goals and to adapt and continuosly innovate.

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Dr. Henao is extremely passionate about ophthalmology and she is about to complete her vitreoretinal fellowship. Naturally I got curious, which is why she is my guest on this episode.

We start off by having a discussion about our backgrounds and identities as latinx women and turns out we have soo much in common.

Dr. Henao then goes into a deep dive about her career path, how she was determined to get into medical school, the steps she took to match into her ophthalmology residency and her vitreoretinal fellowship. This right here is why you do not want to miss this episode. As an optometrist who wishes to inspire our younger generation to pursue careers in healthcare all her words inspired me and I hope they can inspire you too.

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Do you have a PCP? I don’t anymore lol. I called my doctor’s office a few months ago only to find out that they moved!

So right now I’m looking and I remembered that Dr. Caraballo is a PCP whose practice runs on different model called Direct Primary Care, DPC. I wanted to learn more about it so I reached out to her for this episode.

We explore the DPC model, why it’s better for doctors, patients (including those who are unable to obtain insurance) and our healthcare system. She shares with us what it means for her to be a latina in medicine and she has some inspiring words of wisdom for those of us who have ever dared to dream.

Dr. Dalian Caraballo Online

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Doctoras Boricuas Facebook Group

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Dr. Morán is a Miami-based physician who actually finds herself right now in Ecuador’s port city of Guayaquil, treating COVID-19 patients on the frontlines.

Guayaquil is the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in Latin America. And the crisis is a lot worse than what the reported numbers of cases and deaths show which is what Dr. Morán discusses with us today.

We talk about patient zero, the role of social media during this pandemic and the truth of what’s really happening in Ecuador.

She shares inspiring words for Ecuadorians and some words of wisdom for latinas pursuing a career in medicine.

And a special surprise for our listeners, los últimos cinco minutos están totalmente en español y empiezan en minuto 20:39

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Thank you so much Dr. Morán for your service, sacrifices and for sharing your experiences with us.

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