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Join me on my podcast as I feature Dr. Jyothi Puthumana who is the Director of Interventional Echocardiography at the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at Northwestern Medical Center in Chicago, IL.  He is also Professor of Medicine with the Feinberg School of Medicine.  He discusses his unique journey from his early days growing up on a coffee plantation in Southern India to how he made it to his current position as Director of Interventional Echocardiography!  He discusses in detail what is mitral regurgitation and explains the latest in mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) which is a minimally invasive procedure that treats mitral valve regurgitation.

TEER approximates the anterior and posterior mitral valve leaflets by grasping them with a clipping device in an approach similar to a treatment developed in cardiac surgery called the Alfieri stich but is much less invasive. 

To contact Dr. Puthumana directly by email:  [email protected]
For more information on the latest minimally invasive valve procedures that the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute offers at Northwestern, please refer to their website:    https://www.nm.org/conditions-and-care-areas/cardiovascular-care

This episode was sponsored by EchoNous.  Please see their website for details.
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This is a special episode as I feature Kelli Newman, President of the Houston-based communication strategies firm, Newman & Newman, where she leads a team of talented professionals dedicated to advancing the success of purpose-driven clients. Her work centers on formulation of brand messaging strategies and development of award-winning marketing communication tools for corporate, nonprofit and government clients.   If you'd like to learn more about Newman and Newman please refer to the website link below:
https://www.newmanandnewmaninc.com/

To reach Kelli directly , here is her Linkedln profile page:
linkedin.com/in/kellinewmanapr

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This is a special episode as I feature Dr. Keith Dindi who is a pioneer, a champion and just a truly inspiring Cardiothoracic surgeon who decided to stay in his home country of Kenya to provide life saving cardiac surgeries! Dr. Dindi speaks about his up-bringing and his journey from a small village in the western part of Kenya near the Ugandan border to his fellowship training in Australia.  He also discusses the current state of Cardiothoracic surgery including the effect of Rheumatic heart disease and the shortage of CT surgeons in Kenya.

Rheumatic heart disease is a condition in which the heart valves have been permanently damaged by rheumatic fever. The heart valve damage may start shortly after untreated or under-treated streptococcal infection such as strep throat or scarlet fever. An immune response causes an inflammatory condition in the body which can result in on-going valve damage.

To contact Dr. Dindi directly by email:  [email protected]
For more information on the Hospital Dr. Dindi works at please refer to their website:
https://www.tenwekhosp.org/

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In this episode I am joined by Dr. Alex Cedeno-Rodriguez who is a Thoracic surgeon at Advocate-Aurora Lutheran General Hospital.  He is using state of the art minimally invasive techniques using robotic surgery and also collaborates with Interventional Pulmonology using a team approach.   Dr. Cedeno-Rodriguez also talks about his upbringing in Puerto Rico and his interests outside the OR.

Please tune into his Webinar on Thursday, May 11th at 7pm ET for our next 2023 Educational Webinar, "Single Anesthesia Event for Lung Nodule Marking & Minimal Invasive Resection."  Click on the link below to register:

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In this episode of MDRoundtable, we are joined by Pamela Bonnett who is the Chief Executive Officer of Ultrasound AI.  Their AI software predicts likely delivery dates based on ultrasounds performed as early as eight weeks gestation. Its unique presentation allows obstetricians to understand the likelihood of preterm delivery and highlights specific anatomical areas of concern. Pam brings years of experience as a business development executive with a history of launching new projects.  She also shares her recent experience in Ghana with the Anidaso Health team. 

For more information about Ultrasound AI please refer to their website below.

https://ultrasound.ai/preterm/

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In today's episode of MD Roundtable, Dr. Ted Thachenkary is joined by Dr. Oleksandr Babliak from Kyiv, Ukraine.   Dr. Babliak is the Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Dobrobut Medical Center in Kyiv, Ukraine.   He discusses the variety of minimally invasive cardiac surgery techniques he is providing. He also discusses the current situation in Ukraine and despite all the current struggles with the Russian invasion, he manages to carry on and persevere!

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In today's episode of MD Roundtable, Dr. Ted Thachenkary is joined by Dr. Ajay Sahajpal. Dr. Sahajpal is the system medical director of the Abdominal Transplant Program with Advocate-Aurora Health in Milwaukee, WI. He talks about his journey from medical school in Canada eventually leading him on his path to Transplant Medicine.   He also discusses updates in Kidney transplants, discusses racial disparities in the transplant world and also talks about Xenotransplantation .  Not only is Dr. Sahajpal a busy surgeon, but he also gives back to the community and is a board member with the Milwaukee Academy of Science. 

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In today's episode of MD Roundtable, Dr. Ted Thachenkary is joined by Dr. Jovenel Cherenfant, an Endocrine and Oncologic Surgeon who is the director of surgery with  Franciscan Alliance in Munster, Indiana.  Dr. Cherenfant talks about his upbringing in Haiti, discusses Thyroid cancer and also speaks about the volunteer work he does with Anidaso Health in Ghana, West Africa.

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This episode features Dr. Nahreen Ahmed who is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania as well a Global  Health Scholar at the Center for Global Health.  She is also a board certified Pulmonary- Critical Care Physician.  She discusses the benefits of POCUS (point of care ultrasound) and how she has brought it to low resource settings around the world. 

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In today's episode of MD Roundtable, Dr. Ted Thachenkary is joined by Dr. Khaled Asi, an Endovascular Surgical Neuro-Radiologist who trained at the Cleveland Clinic and currently works at Advocate-Aurora Health in IL.  With  the month of May being national stroke awareness month, Dr. Asi discusses stroke updates and the various treatment modalities including using endovascular technology.   

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