Penn Medicine Physician Interviews

L. Scott Levin MD, FACS, FAOA discusses new lower extremity salvage guidelines and The Penn Medicine Orthoplastic Limb Salvage Center. He shares the new guidelines, what research has taken place to initiate the changes and how this will affect practices at the Penn Orthoplastic Limb Salvage Center.

Doraid Jarrar MD, FACS, FCCP discusses the new guidelines for LDCT Scans announced by the USPSTF and what led to the expansion of the screening criteria.

Maria Crespo MD discusses the new consensus statement on lung transplant for connective tissue disorders. This new international consensus statement highlights the importance of consistency in patient selection, surgical and multi-disciplinary post-transplant management.

Chris Anthony, MD shares how hip labral tears are being addressed by the Penn Hip Preservation program and the importance of early referral for hip preservation evaluation and treatment.

Nithin Adappa, MD and John V Bosso, MD discuss Penn Medicine's AERD Center. They share how the treatment for AERD has evolved, the treatment protocol at Penn Medicine, including surgical and medical management and what a physician should do if they have a patient with suspected AERD.

Linda Ronis-Kass Au.D and Natalie Watts Au.D explore the field of audiology. They share the types of conductive hearing losses that can be surgically corrected or improved and the latest treatments and newer implantable hearing devices.

Colleen Gaughan MD discusses cardiothoracic surgery and The Harron Lung Center at Penn Medicine. She shares the fact that only 5% of cardiothoracic surgeons are female. In this podcast, please meet Dr. Colleen Gaughan: Female Thoracic Surgeon

Gwo-Chin Lee MD discusses robotic knee surgery. He shares how Penn has designed its new robotic joint replacement program and why Penn has decided now is the right time to add this option to its array of surgeries. He describes the robots they’re using at Penn Orthopaedic Surgery and the advantages for patients and the surgeon.

Kevin MA MD discusses endobronchial valve placement for emphysema/COPD. He shares this breakthrough treatment and how the specialists at Penn medicine help patients to breathe more easily without major surgery.

Taine Pechet, MD discusses the fundamentals of thoracic patient care. She shares how getting back to the basics is key to caring for these patients.