Race, Violence & Medicine

Just a minute - or two - for you to preview upcoming episodes. Our next episode features Hawk Newsome, the President of Black Lives Matter New York.

The daughter of Pakistani immigrants, Afia Yunus has vivid tales of the racism she endured as a Muslim girl coming of age in the Florida Panhandle. The experience strengthened her resolve to serve humanity. As a teen, witnessing lawyers fight against the erosion of civil rights after 9/11 propelled her to become an immigration attorney. A personal and professional transformation occurred after the 2017 "Muslim Ban." She was compelled to "get off the hamster wheel of life" and apply her legal expertise as an activist.

Join us as Afia explains how we must redefine "safe spaces" as she works toward celebrating our shared humanity. It is a value she learned from her cardiologist father whose compassionate care of a heart attack patient led to a lifelong friendship with an unlikely ally - a Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan.

Just a minute - or two - for you to preview upcoming episodes. Our next episode features immigration attorney, Afia Yunus.

Just a minute - or two - for you to preview upcoming episodes.

What is healthcare equity and why should you care? Teresita Oaks gives a master class explaining why it matters to everyone, from the migrant farm workers in Arizona to the coal miners in West Virginia.

To call Dr. Mallory Williams a trauma surgeon does a disservice to the many facets of his identity. He has trained at some of the premier institutions in the country, served multiple combat tours as a Colonel in the US Army, and continues to hold it down at home with his family. Everytime I speak with Dr. Williams, he drops some new pearl that nudges me to raise my personal bar for excellence. Listen to him share his role as an educator and the importance of Historically Black Colleges and Universities in driving excellence in medicine.

No matter how accomplished you are, Dr. Nii Darko will inspire you to achieve more. He is a trauma surgeon, podcaster, published author, and runs his own surgery staffing company.

Beginning with his roots in Brooklyn, NY, Dr. Darko shares his journey busting through imposter syndrome to become a successful entrepreneur who epitomizes his trademarked brand - Docs Outside The Box.

This episode with gun violence expert Dr. Megan Ranney was recorded the day before the mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, CA. When I learned of the shooting, Dr. Ranney was already dominating my Twitter feed calling for action. I took that as a sign to get her show to you today - not later this month as planned. This show is dedicated to the victims, families, friends and communities living with the impact of gun violence.

As a teenager in rural Kentucky, Dr. Andrew Bernard tagged along with his mother to the operating room where she worked as a nurse anesthetist. Taking a different route to the same destination, he became a trauma surgeon, a pillar in his community, and is now President of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma - one of the main societies of trauma providers in the country. During our interview he shares his perspective on healthcare inequities, diversity and inclusion, and leadership.

Dr. Rishi Rattan, a self-described "failed engineer," can tell you the precise moment he decided to become a surgeon - and it had nothing to do with being in the operating room. He shares how critical race theory, intersectionality, and social justice inform his practice as a trauma surgeon.

In a specialty where praise is a proxy for clinical acumen and surgical skills, Dr. Rattan also embodies that often overlooked quality that is of equal importance - humanity.