Small Talk, Big Topics

Feeling like the promotion process is shrouded in mystery? In this episode, host Dr. Matthew Whitson and guest host Dr. Averill Guo work to unveil the mystery with guests Drs. Olga Aroniadis, GI Division Chief at Stony Brook University Hospital and Michelle Kim, GI department chair at the Cleveland Clinic. While every institution is a bit different, they offer their most practical tips on who to talk to and when to advance in tenure or nontenure positions.

If you’re receiving late night calls about handling food impaction cases in Eosinophilic Esophagitis patients, or if you’re just curious about how to best treat EoE patients, you’ll hopefully find this episode relatable and beneficial! Host Dr. Matthew Whitson and guest host Dr. Weston Bettner chat with guests Drs. Kristle Lee Lynch, director of the Esophageal and Swallowing Center at the University of Pennsylvania, and Evan Dellon, director of the Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, on how to better prevent and treat fibrostenosis in patients with EoE and the direction of the field and treatments.

We're live from Digestive Disease Week 2024! Host Dr. Matthew Whitson is joined by one of our favorite guests, Dr. Janice Jou, professor of medicine and fellowship program director at Oregon Health & Science University, for a candid conversation about what it’s like in your first job out of training. She shares her advice for dealing with imposter syndrome, how to handle someone questioning your expertise, giving constructive feedback and more. Don’t miss this conversation with one of our most popular guests!

Building research collaborations can be a challenge when you’re establishing your career, so let’s talk strategy. Host Dr. Matthew Whitson and guest host Dr. Kathryn Schmidt chat with guests Drs. Loren Rabinowitz, instructor in medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Rachel Issaka, associate professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine, about the do’s and don’ts of building successful collaborations across institutions and with outside partners.

If you’re looking for a GI career that offers a high return on therapeutic endoscopy and scratches a unique itch, this Small Talk, Big Topics episode is for you! Host Dr. Matthew Whitson and guest host Dr. Kunjali Padhya are joined by Dr. Andy Tau, GI hospitalist with Austin Gastroenterology, for a conversation on what it takes to manage GI emergencies and how patient care looks different in this type of role.

How are we supporting the growth and development of women in gastroenterology? This episode’s hosts Drs. CS Tse and Bahar Adeli are joined by guests Drs. Laurel Fisher and Asma Khapra, co-directors of AGA’s Women in GI northeast regional workshop, for a discussion on how to address challenges in the workplace and cultivate a supportive community that supports career advancement. Don’t miss this conversation, plus more timely topics to help women thrive at AGA’s women in GI regional workshops this year.

Welcome to season 3 of Small Talk, Big Topics! For our season premiere, hosts Drs. Matthew Whitson and Nina Nandy interview current AGA president Dr. Barbara Jung about her journey as a physician-scientist, the value of mentorship and how AGA became a home to her. Plus, find out how she met and received role modeling from former AGA president Dr. John Carethers!

Does cleaning a scope lead to a significant amount of waste? Why should GI care about the environment? Tune in to this special bonus episode to hear hosts Drs. Matthew Whitson and CS Tse, and guests Drs. Nitin Ahuja, associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and Amit Patel, associate professor at Duke University, discuss gastroenterology and climate change.

What approach should you take when you're faced with a hard clinical case? Hosts Drs. Matthew Whitson and Nina Nandy are joined by Drs. Jessica Korman and Erica Cohen from Capital Digestive Care, a gastroenterology group in the Washington, D.C.-metro area, to discuss their approaches to patient care, particularly when it comes to challenging cases.

How will artificial intelligence (AI) impact how gastroenterologists diagnose, treat, and prevent diseases? Host Dr. Matthew Whitson is joined by Drs. Renumathy Dhanasekaran, assistant professor at Stanford University, Alexandra T. Strauss, assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University and Daniel Penrice, gastroenterology fellow at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, to unpack what AI means for medicine in this special episode sponsored by the AGA Trainee and Early Career Committee.