Dr. Soham Roy is the Chief of Pediatric Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery at the University of Texas at Houston. Dr. Roy earned his undergraduate degree from Stanford University and his MD from Washington University at St. Louis. He completed his residency in otolaryngology (ENT) at the University of Miami and fellowship in pediatric otolaryngology at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Roy was on staff at the University of Miami before joining the University of Texas. He is an expert in operating room safety issues and a consultant for multiple companies on surgical devices. Otitis media is one of the most common childhood illnesses. Tune in to learn all about otitis media: the physiology, symptoms, guidelines for diagnosis, myringotomy tube insertion, future directions, and much more.

Katy Talento is a veteran health policy advisor and the CEO of AllBetter Health. She obtained her BA degree from the University of Virginia and her MS in epidemiology from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Katy was the lead health policy advisor under the Trump administration where she helped increase healthcare price transparency and lower prescription drug prices among other objectives. After her time in DC, she went into healthcare consulting to help employers reduce healthcare spending. Tune in to hear all about why healthcare in America is so expensive, how to fight unfair medical bills (edit the financial contracts), how to save employers 20-40% on healthcare spending, and so much more on the current state of the American healthcare system. Visit her website: https://allbetter.health

Dr. Michael Patrick (Dr. Mike) is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Ohio State University College of Medicine and is the producer and host of Pediacast: a pediatric podcast for parents. Dr. Mike received his MD from Ohio State. He completed residency and fellowship at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Croup and bronchiolitis are two of the most common childhood illnesses. Tune in to learn all about the symptoms, diagnoses, and treatments of croup and bronchiolitis. Dr. Mike has been in podcasting since 2006. Pediacast is a pediatric podcast for parents. There are nearly 500 episodes to listen to. Visit https://www.pediacast.org to hear them all.

Jake Exline is 29 years old and lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Jake was born in Indiana and was diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot at 9 months of age. Tune in to hear about how they discovered his congenital heart disease, his surgeries, and the other aspects of his experience with Tetralogy of Fallot.

Dr. Vikram (Vik) Sood is an Assistant Professor of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Michigan Medical School. Vik completed his undergraduate degree, medical school, and surgical training all at the University of Michigan. He is a member of the pediatric heart surgery group at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. Tetralogy of Fallot is one of the most common congenital heart disease lesions. Tune in to learn all about Tetralogy of Fallot: the physiology, surgical treatment, and everything in between.

Dr. Jennifer Andrews is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Pathology at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Dr. Andrews received her MD at the University of South Florida and completed her residency in pediatrics at the University of North Carolina. She completed her fellowship in pediatric hematology at Emory University and another fellowship in transfusion medicine at Stanford University. She was on staff at Stanford until joining Vanderbilt in 2018. Dr. Andrews specializes in the hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn. Dr. Andrews sees patients as a pediatric hematologist and runs the blood bank at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Tune in to learn about common blood disorders, hemolytic disease of the newborn, and the ins and outs of transfusion medicine.

Seth Sullivan is 32 years old and lives in Wichita, Kansas. 8 years ago, after an intense CrossFit workout he had “coca-cola” brown urine. Seth had served in the United States Marine Corps, so he went to the VA emergency room. Extremely high myoglobin levels indicated rhabdomyolysis and he needed IV fluids to prevent further kidney damage. Tune in to hear the story of how he got rhabdomyolysis and his experience with the VA healthcare system.

McCall Jensen is 21 years old from Ramsey, New Jersey and was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 4. She used insulin by injections prior to using a pump in 4th grade. As of 2 months ago, she now uses a closed loop system also known as an artificial pancreas. Tune in to hear how she 1st found out she had diabetes, how the closed loop system insulin therapy works, and the other aspects of having type 1 diabetes.

Heather Fountaine is 37 years old from Salt Lake City, Utah and was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 13. She has used different types of insulin through the years and she has continued to use injections to this day. Tune in to hear about how she 1st was diagnosed, how diabetes treatment technology has changed through the years, and the financial burden of insulin along with many other aspects of her experience with type 1 diabetes.

Dr. Ananda Basu is the Harrison Professor of Medicine in the division of Endocrinology at the University of Virginia. He received his MD from the Jawaharlal Institute in Pondicherry, India. He trained in endocrinology in Birmingham, England. He completed his fellowship at the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Basu was part of the Mayo faculty until 2011 and has been at UVA since. His research interests include better understanding the physiology of Type 1 diabetes and the artificial pancreas. Tune in to learn about the physiology, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetes.