The Clinical Problem Solvers

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The Clinical Problem Solvers episodes

December 19, 2019 Episode 58 – Clinical unknown with Dr. Meshell Johnson – Hyperacute Dyspnea
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Episode Description
Dr. Martin Rofael presents a clinical unknown case to Dr. Meshell Johnson and CPS team, Dan Minter and Rabih Geha.
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Dr. Martin Rofael
Martin Rofael graduated from the University of Washington School of Medicine and subsequently completed his residency at Highland Hospital in Oakland, California. He is currently a first year pulmonary and critical care fellow at UCSF. His clinical interests include global health, ultrasound, and health disparities in pulmonary and critical care. When away from the hospital, he enjoys being outdoors, playing sports, and traveling.
Dr. Meshell Johnson
Meshell Johnson is a Professor of Medicine at UCSF in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. Her clinical home is the San Francisco VA Medical Center, where she attends mostly in the ICU. Her research lab is also located at the VA, where she focuses on better understanding the role of alveolar type I cells in lung injury and repair. She is passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and has roles both in the Department of Medicine and the School of Medicine to promote DEI efforts across multiple platforms. In her free time, she loves to travel and spend time with family and friends.

36 min
December 12, 2019 Episode 57 – Ascites
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Episode description
Rabih, Reza, Ryoko, Arsalan, and Sharmin share their approach to ascites
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45 min
November 26, 2019 Episode 56 – Human Dx unknown with Reza & Northwestern’s residents – Drs. Peigh & McGee – loss of consciousness
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Episode description
Dr. David Kudlowitz presents a Human Dx case to Reza and Northwestern’s Drs. Katherine McGee and Graham Peigh.
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Show notes
Human Dx case
Dr. Katherine McGee
Dr. McGee graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She is a second year internal medicine resident at Northwestern. After residency she plans to pursue training in cardiology, and takes particular interest in transcatheter interventions and medical education. In her free time she enjoys swimming, cooking for friends, and listening to jazz.
Dr. Graham Peigh
Graham Peigh is a third year Internal Medicine resident at Northwestern. Originally from Chicago, Graham completed undergrad at Princeton and medical school at Jefferson before returning to the Windy City for residency. Next year, Graham will be staying at Northwestern as a Chief Medical Resident, and will be applying for fellowship in Cardiology with hopes to pursue a career in academic Cardiology. When outside the hospital, Graham enjoys golfing, hiking, and cheering for the Chicago Cubs.
Dr. David Kudlowitz
David Kudlowitz is an internist and Site Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program at NYU Langone Health. He works as a hospitalist and primary care physician. He is also Content Director of Clinical Reasoning for 1st year medical students.

39 min
November 24, 2019 Episode 55 – Human Dx unknown with Rabih & Brigham & Women’s residents – Drs. Hayes & Mehta – ESRD + dyspnea
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Episode description
Dr. Stephanie Sherman presents a Human Dx case to Rabih and Brigham and Women’s Drs. Sophia Hayes and Pooja Mehta.
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Show notes
Human Dx case
Dr. Sophia Hayes

Dr. Hayes graduated from the School of Medicine at the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon. She is a 2nd year resident of the Brigham and Women’s Internal Medicine Residency in Boston, Massachusetts. Her clinical interests include pulmonary and critical care, the care of geriatric patients in the ICU, ethics and communication, and medical education. When away from the hospital, she is either curled up with a cup of tea and good book, or exploring a new river, mountain bike trail, or ski slope.
Dr. Pooja Mehta
Dr. Mehta graduated from Harvard Medical School. She is an intern of the Brigham and Women’s Internal Medicine Residency/Division of General Internal Medicine Primary Care Program in Boston, Massachusetts. Her clinical interests include primary care,health equity and social justice, trauma-informed care, and medical education. When away from the hospital she loves to explore various styles of dance, hike in the mountains, go for long walks along the river,read and cook.
Dr. Stephanie Sherman
Dr. Stephanie Sherman is an academic hospitalist at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) at Ben Taub General Hospital and the Houston VA Medical Center. She is also an associate program director for the internal medicine residency with a focus on resident-as-teacher training, clinical reasoning, and bedside rounding. If she’s being truthful about how she spends her spare time, she often finds herself re-watching The Office with her husband and fellow clinical problem solver, Zaven Sargsyan.

44 min
November 21, 2019 Episode 54 – Clinical unknown w/ Dr. Paul Sax – Fever and Headache
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Episode description
Emma Levine presents a clinical unknown to Dr. Paul Sax
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Dr. Paul Sax
Dr. Paul E. Sax is Clinical Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases and the HIV Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Sax received his MD from Harvard Medical School, then did his residency in Internal Medicine at BWH, then fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is Editor-in-Chief of Open Forum Infectious Diseases, is Section Editor of HIV/AIDS in UpToDate, on the Editorial Board of NEJM Journal Watch Infectious Diseases (where he writes the HIV and ID Observations blog), and on the editorial advisory board of Medscape HIV/AIDS. Dr. Sax is also on the core faculty of the International AIDS Society – USA and the New England AIDS Education and Training Center. In addition to his clinical practice and teaching, Dr. Sax’s ongoing areas of research include clinical trials of antiretroviral therapies, cost-effectiveness of management strategies for HIV, and toxicity of antiretroviral therapy. He is presently the principal investigator at the BWH AIDS Clinical Trials Unit, and is a member of the Cost-Effectiveness of Preventing AIDS Complications (CEPAC) Research Group.

30 min
November 13, 2019 Episode 53 – Clinical unknown Dr. Paul Sax – Cough & Rash
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Episode description
Dan Minter presents a clinical unknown to Dr. Paul Sax
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Dr. Paul Sax
Dr. Paul E. Sax is Clinical Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases and the HIV Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Sax received his MD from Harvard Medical School, then did his residency in Internal Medicine at BWH, then fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is Editor-in-Chief of Open Forum Infectious Diseases, is Section Editor of HIV/AIDS in UpToDate, on the Editorial Board of NEJM Journal Watch Infectious Diseases (where he writes the HIV and ID Observations blog), and on the editorial advisory board of Medscape HIV/AIDS. Dr. Sax is also on the core faculty of the International AIDS Society – USA and the New England AIDS Education and Training Center. In addition to his clinical practice and teaching, Dr. Sax’s ongoing areas of research include clinical trials of antiretroviral therapies, cost-effectiveness of management strategies for HIV, and toxicity of antiretroviral therapy. He is presently the principal investigator at the BWH AIDS Clinical Trials Unit, and is a member of the Cost-Effectiveness of Preventing AIDS Complications (CEPAC) Research Group.
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Radiology

30 min
November 06, 2019 Episode 52 – Spaced Learning Series – Fever and Rash
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Episode description
The CPSolvers share a case of fever and rash – let’s practice those schemas together!
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Schemas
Fever and rash
Fever in a returning traveler

26 min
October 23, 2019 Episode 51 – Human Dx unknown with Rabih & Jefferson residents – Drs. Redfield & Dikdan – Fever, rash and joint pain
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Episode description
Dr. Rebecca Berger presents a Human Dx case to Rabih and Jefferson’s Drs. Rachel Redfield and Sean Dikdan.
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Human Dx case link
Dr. Rachel Redfield
Dr. Redfield is a third-year internal medicine resident at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. She is a graduate of University of Maryland and received her MD from University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. Her clinical interests include mental health disease, hepatology and functional gastroenterology. When not in the hospital she enjoys eating, traveling and most importantly spending quality time (her love language) with friends and family.
Dr. Sean Dikdan
Dr. Dikdan is a third-year internal medicine resident at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. He is a graduate of Boston College and obtained his dual MD/MPH from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. His clinical interests include atrial fibrillation and medical education. Outside of the hospital, he enjoys cooking, podcasting, and escape rooms. He is applying for cardiology fellowship and creating his own podcast (Med Lit Review), but his most challenging aspect of residency is surviving the streets of Philadelphia as an avid NY Giants fan. #DannyDimes
Dr. Rebecca Berger
Rebecca Berger is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and a Hospitalist at New York Presbyterian Hospital. She completed medical school at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York and residency in internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Rebecca worked as an editorial fellow at the New England Journal of Medicine and was on the faculty at MGH before moving back to New York in 2018. Her academic interests include patient safety, quality and process improvement, and medical education.
Human Dx
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40 min
October 21, 2019 Episode 50 – Human Dx unknown with Reza, Zaven & Baylor/Hopkins residents – Drs. Birnbaum & Varghese – Fever and Orthopnea
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Episode description
Dr. Jad Al Danaf presents a Human Dx case to Baylor’s Drs. Jacqueline Birnbaum & Zaven Sargsyan, and Johns Hopkins Dr. Bibin Varghese
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Human Dx Case link
Dr. Jacqueline Birnbaum
Dr. Birnbaum graduated from Boston University School of Medicine. She is a third year Internal Medicine resident at the Baylor College of Medicine, and will be staying in Houston next year for her chief residency. Her clinical interests include primary care and medical education. When not in the hospital and clinics, she enjoys exploring the Houston foodie scene, watching movies, enjoying all things true crime, and spending time with her husband, Tyler, and Olde English Bulldogge, Bella.
Dr. Bibin Varghese
Bibin was born in the United Arab Emirates and moved to Texas as a teenager. He graduated from Baylor College of Medicine and is currently a 2nd year Internal Medicine resident at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Bibin’s interests include cooking, watching the Great British baking show, eating, and going to the gym. His clinical interests include cardiology and medical education.
Dr. Jad Al Danaf
Dr. Al Danaf is a third year Cardiovascular Medicine Chief Fellow at the University of Utah and is board certified in Internal Medicine. He graduated from the Lebanese American University School of Medicine and finished his Masters in Public Health in Biostatistics & Epidemiology with a certificate in Quality, Patient Safety and Outcomes Research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg SPH. He completed his Internal Medicine training at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. He is an aspiring Interventional Cardiologist with interests in cardiac critical care, mechanical support, medical education, provider wellness, and quality improvement projects. Outside of work he enjoys cooking, being a foodie, exploring the outdoors and learning about new cultures with his wife and friends.
Dr. Zaven Sargsyan
Dr. Zaven Sargsyan is a hospitalist and associate residency director at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM). He completed medical school at BCM and medicine residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, and now rounds at Ben Taub Hospital and the VA in Houston. His academic interests include clinical decision-making, physical diagnosis, point-of-care ultrasound, and the language of medicine. In his free time, he likes to play soccer and chess with his nephews and hang out with his wife and fellow clinical problem solver Steph Sherman.
Human Dx
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38 min
October 17, 2019 Episode 49 – Clinical unknown with Drs. Saman Nematollahi and Jennifer Babik
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Episode description
Dr. Saman Nematollahi presents a clinical unknown to Dr. Jennifer Babik
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Show Notes
Dr. Jennifer Babik

Jennifer Babik is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at UCSF. She specializes in clinical infectious diseases, with a particular focus on infections in immunocompromised hosts. She attends on the Immunocompromised Host and General Infectious Diseases Consult Services as well as the Internal Medicine teaching wards. She is also very interested in medical education, in particular the intersection of subspecialty education and residency training. She is an Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency and also the Infectious Diseases Fellowship at UCSF. She teaches about infectious diseases in various courses for students, residents, fellows, and faculty.
Dr. Saman Nematollahi
Saman (TxID_Edu) is from Tucson, AZ. He graduated from the University of Arizona College of Medicine and finished internal medicine residency at Columbia. He is currently a second year ID fellow at Johns Hopkins. He is interested in transplant ID and is obtaining a Master’s of Education in the Health Professions at The Johns Hopkins School of Education. He enjoys cooking with Reza and washing the dishes. In his spare time, he loves to watch PJ Masks with his wife and son, who was featured in Episode 42 as AstroBoy.

45 min