The Heart Guy presents The Heart of The Matter

In This episode, Dr. Gary Sherman welcomes Dr. Anu Lala to our conversation. Dr. Lala’s clinical interests encompass all aspects of management of heart failure, including the selection and care of patients with mechanical circulatory support devices and heart transplantation as well as genetic cardiomyopathies -and- perioperative management of high-risk cardiac surgical cases. She believes in a patient-centered approach, where each individual’s unique needs and preferences are essential components of developing a personalized treatment plan. Dr. Lala seeks to implement -guideline-directed -medical and device-based therapies while integrating emotional and spiritual aspects of care. (This is right up my alley) 

In addition to caring for patients, she serves as the Director of Heart Failure Research and as Data Coordinating Center Leader for the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute’s (NHLBI) Cardiothoracic Surgery Network. Dr. Lala also leads the fellowship program in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant. She has authored over 75 peer-reviewed scientific publications and is the principal investigator for a number of clinical trials in heart failure. Dr. Lala serves on local and national committees in the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, Heart Failure Society of America among others, devoted to advanced heart disease. In 2016, Dr Lala was named the American Heart Association Young Professionals Society Honoree for her service and commitment to education - and promoting cardiovascular health awareness. In 2020, she was recognized with the Proctor H. Harvey Teaching Award by the American College of Cardiology which honors a promising young member of the College who has distinguished herself by dedication and skill in teaching, and to stimulate continued careers in education.

References:
Dr. Anuradha Lala Tridade:  : https://www.mountsinai.org/profiles/anuradha-lala-trindade
There's more to life than being happy | Emily Esfahani Smith:  https://youtu.be/y9Trdafp83U
Strategic Empathy approaches: Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It , Chris Voss, Tahl Raz

In this episode, Dr. Gary Sherman has an insightful and fascinating conversation with  Dr. Kevin Boggs, MBA, Ph.D. Dr. Boggs is currently the Director of the Office of Technology Development at the Medical College of Wisconsin. In that role, he determines the strategic direction of - and leads the Office of Technology Development’s efforts to commercialize breakthrough technologies from Medical College of Wisconsin. Prior to joining MCW, Dr. Boggs was the Senior Manager of Global Licensing at Research Triangle Institute International in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Dr. Boggs has also served, as Assistant Vice President of Technology Transfer and Executive Director of the FedEx Institute of Technology at the University of Memphis. He has worked in business development at a venture-backed gene therapy startup and in technology licensing at a top five university licensing office. His Ph.D. is in biochemistry, and he also earned an MBA with an emphasis in marketing.
Kevin and his wife have one child who is a senior in college! And that is of course his greatest accomplishment- 

In this episode, Dr. Gary  Sherman addresses many of the most important questions with Dr. Hayanga, in this most crucial time of the COVID-19 pandemic resurgence. 
Some of these questions are :
- Why are the people seriously affected by the COVID-19 Variant younger than the previous population of affected patients? 
- What is ECMO and why does it play such a critical role in the therapy for those most seriously affected by the virus? 
- What are the factors that will allow the pandemic to subside so that we can feel a sense of "normalcy" again?
- Why are some factions of people more drastically affected by the virus than others?
- What is the most important "medicine" needed to mitigate the pandemic?
- What is the role of Artificial Intelligence in helping to get a foothold on the COVID-19 pandemic resurgence? 
- How will the immunosuppressed portion of the population fare in the face of the pandemic and how will the pandemic affect organ donation? 

Dr. Hayanga is a Professor in Cardiothoracic Surgery at West Virginia University School of Medicine. He is the Director of the West Virginia University Heart & Vascular Institute ECMO Program. Dr. Hayanga is Board Certified in Cardiothoracic Surgery, General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. He completed his general surgical training at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Michigan - followed by cardiothoracic and transplant training at the University of Washington and the University of Pittsburgh, respectively. Dr. Hayanga has served as an Alfred Sommer Scholar during his master’s in public health training at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. He is also a 2008 World Health Organization (WHO) Patient Safety Scholar, a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Fellow and Senior Medical Advisor to the Deputy Secretary in Washington, D.C.  Dr. Hayanga holds a master’s degree in Healthcare Leadership from Brown University and a certificate in Artificial Intelligence and Business Strategy from MIT.  He is an expert - Health - Policy panelist with RAND Corporation, elected member of American Association of Thoracic Surgery (AATS), and editorial board member for Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, the Journal of Heart & Lung Transplantation, and LUNG.  He has authored over 150 peer-reviewed papers and his clinical work and research focus on ECMO, transplantation, and application of data analytics in the prevention, diagnosis, and mitigation of end-stage cardiopulmonary disease. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the Royal College of Surgeons, and the American College of Chest Physicians. 

DO NOT MISS this episode of great importance!! 
Dr. Hayanga sheds light on our most pressing questions during this uptick of variant-related illness throughout parts of our country. 

More about Dr. Jeremiah Hayanga's illustrious  background may be found at:  https://www.doximity.com/pub/jeremiah-hayanga-md










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This extremely informative episode centering on heart failure pre-and post-transplant treatment is described eloquently by Bhanu Gupta, M.D.,MSc.

Dr. Gupta attended medical school at BJ Medical College at the University of Poona, India.  He completed his residency training at Mount Sinai in the Bronx, New York, and went on to the renowned Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota, University of Missouri Kansas City, and Dr. Gupta’s final training was done at Mayo Clinic Jacksonville Florida, for heart failure and transplant medicine. 

Dr. Gupta was chosen as the resident of the year during his residency at Mount Sinai.   He established and founded the Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Fellowship program in the state of Kansas, at Kansas University where he also served as Program Director. 

Dr. Gupta is married to Shilpa Singh, and his greatest gift is his almost 5-year-old incredible son named, Rohan.

This episode is brought to you by Paragonix- In the mission-critical world of transplantation, where there is no margin for error, Paragonix delivers the most advanced technologies to support transplant teams around the world every day.
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In this very special episode, Dr. Gary Sherman has the privilege of hosting a conversation with an extraordinary young organ donation advocate, Aryana Motlagh. Aryana is a 16-year-old Miami Palmetto Senior High School sophomore. Born in Iran, Aryana immigrated to the USA in 2010. She is a passionate organ donation advocate and is pursuing a future career in science and looking to gain experience through high school. Aryana’s journey started with learning about her father's Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD), a genetic condition that she may have one day, and his need for a kidney transplant. Seeing how greatly this has affected their family's normal ways of life, Aryana has tried to use her knowledge to educate and help others. She volunteers at her local OPO (Life Alliance at University of Miami), started the 1st SODA (Students for Organ Donation Advocacy) chapter in South Florida, and continues to spread awareness through publications, social media, local events, and podcasts. Please listen and be inspired by Aryana's very personal and inspiring journey in organ donation advocacy and her devotion to her very brave father. 

In this episode, Dr. Gary Sherman has a compelling conversation with Dr. Juan Ortega-Legaspi. Dr. Ortega-Legaspi received his Medical Degree and his Ph.D. in the National Autonomous University of Mexico (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México), He then came to the United States for his residency in internal medicine at Emory University in Atlanta in 2013 where he earned the resident’s teachers award., followed by a fellowship in cardiovascular diseases in the University of Washington where he was recognized with the 3T Teaching Tomorrow’s Teachers award. Dr. Ortega-Legaspi then went on for a second fellowship in advanced heart failure and cardiac transplant at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is currently an assistant professor in clinical medicine. Join us for a cutting-edge discussion on developments in regenerative cardiac medicine, the selection process in heart transplantation, the treatment of congenital cardiac disease and the role of palliative care in patients with advanced heart disease from the perspective of an outstandingly talented and concerned heart transplant doctor.  

In this Episode, Dr. Gary Sherman shares a truly enlightening discussion with Carl Gisnarian, MBA, MS, CCP, LP. Carl is a senior perfusionist with over ten years of experience, with a master’s degree in Cardiovascular Science and holds a master’s degree in Business Administration. 

Carl is an author of multiple peer-reviewed publications, with a most recent one published in June 2021, concerning airflow within the operating room. Carl is a national and international speaker with recent presentations in Brazil and in Massachusetts for the State Perfusion Society. Carl is experienced in ventricular assist devices, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, blood management, adult cardiac procedures including transplantation procedures, ECMO procedures, and the use of all perfusion equipment. Carl is a cofounder of EC-Mobile, whose mission is to standardize the assessment and communication of critically ill patients from remote centers to advanced care hospitals.

In this episode, Dr. Gary Sherman has an important discussion with Dr. Asha Subramanian Dr. is a Board-certified family medicine and lifestyle medicine physician with specific expertise in evidence-based lifestyle change. She received her B.A. and M.A. in Psychology with Honors and Distinction from Stanford University. Dr. Subramanian received her combined M.D./Master of Public Health degree from Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine and completed her family medicine residency at the University of Pittsburgh, St. Margaret Hospital. Dr. Subramanian also completed a fellowship in community health at Georgetown University Medical Center. She is an Assistant Professor at Georgetown University in the Department of Family Medicine. In 2018, Dr. Subramanian obtained a Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition through Cornell University and in 2019, became a Diplomate of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Subramanian is also a recipient of the Washingtonian "Top Docs" Award.  Her professional interests include lifestyle medicine and the use of good nutrition, exercise, sleep, and other strategies to optimize health; health behavior change; whole food, plant-based cooking, and community health advocacy. Dr. Subramanian founded Diya Lifestyle and Wellness LLC to better help individuals and families attain their health and wellness goals.

More information about Dr. Asha and about all the courses that she offers for improved health can be found on her website at: https://www.diyalifestyleandwellness.com/

Dr. Asha Subramanian, Food for Life Classes
https://www.pcrm.org/good-nutrition/plant-based-diets/ffl/instructors/asha-subramanian

Diya Lifestyle and Wellness
https://www.diyalifestyleandwellness.com/

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On this episode, Dr. Gary Sherman has as his special guest, a young man who is a hero in the hearts of many people throughout this country, and specifically has become an inspiring leader in the world of organ donation, Joey Gase.

Joey Gase was born on the 8th of February 1993. Joey currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 51 car for Rick - Ware Racing. 

Joey started racing at Hawkeye Downs Speedway in the track's junior classes in 2001, at 8 years old?? And, while he is best known for being a Race Car Driver on the NASCAR circuit, Joey is an extremely important figure in our community of organ donation,  Joey has a personal connection that links his desire to help those in need. At the young age of 18, Gase tragically lost his mother, Mary, to a sudden brain aneurysm. Faced with a difficult decision, Gase and his family decided to donate his mother’s organs. Later they learned that her gift helped save and improve the lives of sixty-six (66) people. Joey developed a desire and passion for educating others on the need for organ, tissue, and eye donation and honoring all of those affected by it. Joey’s hard work in the donation community has proven to be successful in his goals and he has received many honorable awards, including the inaugural COMCAST Community Outreach Award and AATB Communication and Education. And finally, and most importantly Joey the father to two incredible identical twin boys, Carson and Jace.
In this episode, Joey shares his very personal, heartbreaking and incredibly inspiring story about his experience and generosity in the world of organ donation. 

If you would like to learn more about Joey Gase please visit his website at: https://www.joeygaseracing.com/
 

In this inspirational conversation, Dr. Gary Sherman shares a discussion with organ donation advocate, Jen Benson. Jen graduated high school from the Frankfurt International school in Germany, and went on to Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts, earning her bachelor’s degree in philosophy. 

Her interests were in both medicine and fashion, and while she explored both of those fields, it took a dual transplant of her pancreas and kidney, and the selflessness of her donor family for Jen to find her real purpose in life, that of Organ Donation. 

So today, Jen resides in Connecticut and is the founder of The Transplant Journey, Inc. Jen is the epitome of survival and thrival and is with me to share her story today- 
More information about Jen Benson and the Transplant Journey can be found at: https://www.transplantjourney.org/