In this episode, Urology Times® Assistant Editor Janelle Hart spoke with Ekene Enemchukwu, MD, MPH, about the presentation, “Microaggressions 2.0 – How to survive and thrive,” which was given at the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction 2022 Winter Meeting. Enemchukwu is a pelvic reconstruction surgeon at Stanford Health Care, and an assistant professor of urology and obstetrics and gynecology at the Stanford University School of Medicine in California. 

In this episode, Urology Times® Assistant Editor Janelle Hart spoke with Laura Bukavina, MD, MPH, and Alberto A. Castro Bigalli, MD, about their recent mission to the Polish-Ukrainian border, where they aided thousands of refugees who were fleeing war in Ukraine. Bukavina, who has family and friends in Ukraine, has worked to raise money and awareness on social media and collect donations to send to the border. Castro Bigalli, who has experience helping civilians in times of crisis, immediately joined Bukavina in this effort. The 2 helped many Ukrainian refugees and garnered much support from fellow urologists. Bukavina is a urologic oncology fellow at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Castro Bigalli is an incoming urology resident at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. 

In this episode, Urology Times® Assistant Editor Janelle Hart spoke with Bradley C. Leibovich, MD, FACS, about the issues surrounding testicular cancer. More specifically, he encourages physicians to educate themselves and others on this disease so that patients can feel more comfortable seeking care and providers can better manage it. Leibovich is the David C. Utz Professor of Urology at the Mayo Clinic and a medical director at the Mayo Clinic Center for Digital Health in Rochester, Minnesota. 

In this episode, Urology Times® Assistant Editor Janelle Hart spoke with Raj S. Pruthi, MD, about the stigmas associated with mental health and seeking care for mental health issues. Additionally, he emphasizes the need for prioritization of mental health among physicians especially, as the quality of care for patients only decreases when mental health is left unattended to. Pruthi is a professor and chair of the department of urology at the University of California, San Francisco. 

In this episode, Urology Times® Assistant Editor Janelle Hart spoke with Connie Huang, MD, and Jason M. Kim, MD, about the study, “Social media: Examining YouTube content as a source of patient educational information,” which was presented at the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction 2022 Winter Meeting. Huang is a urology resident and Kim is a clinical assistant professor of urology at Stony Brook Medicine in New York.

In this episode, Urology Times® Assistant Editor Janelle Hart spoke with Andrea Staack, MD, PhD, about the study, “Mindfulness based-stress reduction is associated with decreased levels of patients’ anxiety after urodynamics- A prospective randomized controlled trial,” which was presented at the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction 2022 Winter Meeting. Staack is a urologist at Loma Linda University Health and an associate professor of urology at the Loma Linda University School of Medicine in California.

In this episode, Urology Times® Assistant Editor Janelle Hart spoke with Casey Seideman, MD, about a presentation that was given at the 2022 Society of Women in Urology Annual Clinical Mentoring Conference. The presentation discusses ways in which physicians can use social media as a positive outlet for their personal and professional development. Seideman is a pediatric urologist at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland. 

In this episode, Urology Times® Assistant Editor Janelle Hart spoke with Toby C. Chai, MD, about a presentation on imposter syndrome, which was given at the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction 2022 Winter Meeting. Chai is a professor and chair in the department of urology at the Boston University School of Medicine, and chief of urology at the Boston Medical Center in Massachusetts. 

In this episode, Urology Times® Assistant Editor Janelle Hart spoke with Elisabeth M. Sebesta, MD, about the study, “Patients with urologic conditions are more likely to have unmet social needs,” which was given at the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction 2022 Winter Meeting. Sebesta is a female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery fellow in the department of urology at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. 

In this episode, Urology Times® Assistant Editor Janelle Hart spoke with Amy D. Dobberfuhl, MD, MS, about the presentation, “Feasibility and efficacy of transvaginal onabotulinumtoxinA chemodenervation of the trigone for the third line treatment of refractory overactive bladder,” which was given at the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction Winter Meeting. Dobberfuhl is a urologist at Stanford Hospitals and Clinics and an assistant professor of urology at the Stanford University School of Medicine in California.