LECOM Presents: Heroes In Training

Host: Dr. Lisa Tavallali, Masters in Public Health Program Director.

Guest: Jessica Nguyen, MPH


Jessica Nguyen is a 2021 LECOM MPH graduate and an Outstanding Student Award recipient. Jessica shares her path into the medical field, the real-world application of her MPH from LECOM, and her transition into medical school at the University of New England as she continues to be one of the LECOM healthcare heroes.

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Host: Dr. Jamie Murphy, Student Affairs Director

Guest: Dave Hopkins, Director of the LECOM Medical Fitness and Wellness Center


Dave Hopkins is the Director of the LECOM Medical Fitness and Wellness Center and shares helpful tips for assessing and addressing your individual health and fitness goals for the new year as he works to keep healthy the next generation of LECOM healthcare heroes.

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Host: Dr. Jamie Murphy, Student Affairs Director

Guest: Dr. Anthony Agostini, D.O.


Dr. Anthony Agostini is a cardiologist in Texas who was a part of the first graduating class at LECOM in 1997. He was actually the first person to receive a diploma from the school as the first person who was called during the commencement ceremony. He discusses what he learned, and is still learning, as a cardiologist and his involvement in the first days of the school. He also explains his journey to medical school and time spent as an active air force reservist as he continues to be one of the LECOM healthcare heroes.

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Hosts: Nick Debiec and Alex Nguyen

Guest: Dr. Logan Bartsch

Dr. Logan Bartsch is a 2018 LECOM graduate and is currently in his PGY-3 for Emergency Medicine at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Dr. Bartsch shares his journey of how he wanted to do Orthopedic Medicine up until his fourth year of medical school, then took a transition year to follow his true passion. This episode is great for those who still are wavering in what they want to do and how to approach it. Dr. Bartsch's story is one of adversity and proves to always do what your heart tells you, no matter how far in the game you are.


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Host: Dr. Richard Terry, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Dr. Richard Terry is the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at LECOM at Elmira and briefly discusses how grit is the differentiating factor for those that succeed during the first year at medical school as he helps to prepare the next generation of LECOM healthcare heroes.

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Host: Dr. Jamie Murphy, Student Affairs Director

Guest: Dr. Joseph Deltondo


Dr. Joseph Deltondo is a 2007 LECOM graduate and is board certified in Anatomic & Clinical Pathology. He currently serves as a forensic pathology specialist at Allegheny General Hospital. Dr. Deltondo shares his journey into medicine, what a pathologist does, the "CSI" effect, and dispels the myths about the perception of the type of person who pursues this specialty as he continues to be one of the LECOM healthcare heroes.

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Host: Dr. Jamie Murphy, Student Affairs Director

Guest: Dave Hopkins, Director of the LECOM Medical Fitness and Wellness Center


Dave Hopkins is the Director of the LECOM Medical Fitness and Wellness Center and shares his insight on setting goals and determining fitness goals. He discusses the most efficient way to exercise, the different types of calories, eating regimens, body fat percentages, optimal BMIs, and the social-cultural aspect of physical fitness as he works to keep healthy the next generation of LECOM healthcare heroes.

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Host: Dr. Mark Kauffman, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Guest: Dr. Jason Lewis, D.O.


Dr. Jason Lewis is a LECOM graduate and is currently a pediatric hematologist and oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He was a resident at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and underwent a pediatric and hematology fellowship at Penn State Health. Jason chronicles his journey into medicine from early childhood where he was diagnosed with t-cell lymphoma at age 5. He pursued a Physician Assistant Degree and realized his passion was to become a doctor where he enjoys the team atmosphere of caring for patients and continues to be one of the LECOM healthcare heroes.


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Host: Dr. Jamie Murphy, Student Affairs Director

Guest: Dr. Seth Carter - Geriatric and Family Medicine Physician.

Dr. Seth Carter is a class of 2016 LECOM graduate and is currently a geriatric and family medicine physician as well as the LECOM Geriatric Medicine Clerkship assistant director. He shares how he came to love caring for people and his path to deciding to pursue a career in the medical field. Dr. Carter also talks about the geriatric program at LECOM and practicing as a physician in geriatrics as he prepares the next generation of LECOM healthcare heroes while being one himself.

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Host: Dr. Jamie Murphy, Student Affairs Director

Guest: Dr. Regan Shabloski, Assistant Dean of Clinical Education at LECOM.

Dr. Regan Shabloski is a doctor of Osteopathic Medicine and the the Assistant Dean of Clinical Education at LECOM. He is also a Colonel in the U.S. Army who has served multiple tours of duty across the globe. Dr. Shabloski shares his path into both medicine and the military as well as the influence of both of those worlds on his personal and professional life while working to prepare the next generation of LECOM healthcare heroes.

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