The Modern Urologist

Wayne Sotile, PhD, founder of the Sotile Center for Resilience and the Center for Physician Resilience shares some powerful ideas on how physicians and other healthcare providers can manage individual burnout. Drawing on this extensive experience, Dr. Sotile shares how physicians can become more resilient, even thrive in times of increased stress.

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Dr. Cohen sits down with Dr. David Ellis from MidLantic Urology and Dr. Edward Cohen, from Genesis Healthcare to talk about the challenges of managing their day-to-day operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The use of digital technology, like tele-medicine is being implemented to ensure that routine urological care continues while keeping patients safe through social distancing. 

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In this episode, Dr. Matthew Cooperberg, Urologist and Professor of Urology; Epidemiology & Biostatistics at UCSF talks about the parallels between breast and prostate cancer and how precision medicine in Urology is continuously evolving. The role of family history, mutation status, and the impact it is having on current and future prostate cancer treatment is explored. 

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Dr. Brian Richardson, Urologist and men's health activist talks about his experience dealing with prostate cancer in his own family and how it influenced him to pursue a career in Urology. Dr. Richardson also shares his passion for men's health advocacy and how it led him to create the first fun run in Montgomery, Alabama geared towards education and awareness around men's health. 

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In this episode, The Modern Urologist sits down with Dr. Angelo Baccala, Division Chief of Urology at Lehigh Valley Hospital Network to talk about his motivation for pursuing an MBA and the benefits it provides. The idea of protocols and pathways are discussed as a means to combat variation in patient care, while improving upon workflow efficiency. Dr. Baccala discusses his thoughts on the future of value-based care vs fee for service reimbursement models. 

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Dr. Aaron Berger and Nurse Navigator, Kristyn Minetti join the show to discuss their experience building out and growing an advanced prostate cancer clinic. Genetic testing to personalize prostate cancer treatment, the challenges associated with family history and implications of genetic test results are discussed at length.

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Dr. Mike Gambla from Central Ohio Urology Group joins The Modern Urologist to talk about his experience with private equity acquisitions (PE) in the Urology space. The idea of potential culture disruptions and other pros and cons of PE acquisitions are discussed at length. Dr. Gambla offers his own insights to any independent practice considering an acquisition. The conversation changes to the role nurse navigators play in getting patients with advanced disease states better care through second and third line therapies. The need for analytics to improve patient outcomes and forecast practice needs are also discussed.  

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In this episode, The Modern Urologist sits down at LUGPA with Dr. Jason Haffron, from Michigan Institute of Urology to talk about how his patient first mentality inspired him to develop new treatment pathways. The topic of being a young practicing urologist and how to become an influence within a well-established group practice are discussed. Treatment sequencing for advanced prostate disease is debated and how advances in treatment paradigms are leading to significant improvements in quality of life for patients. The changing demographic of the urology landscape and the need to adapt is also discussed. 

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In this episode, The Modern Urologist sits down with Dr. David Morris, from Urology Associates P.C. in Tennessee to talk about the history of MRI and the impact it can have on biopsy and surgical planning. Dr. Morris further discusses societal MRI guidelines, the utilization in mainstream urology and how he personally uses this technology in his treatment of prostate cancer. The limitations of using MRI to risk stratify patients is discussed

The conversation then turns to compliance tracking and protocols as a way for urology practices to improve their active surveillance protocols and how genomic tests can help providers feel confident when placing a patient on active surveillance. 

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In this episode, The Modern Urologist sits down with E.Scot Davis, CEO of Arkansas Urology to talk about his experience creating men's health clinics and advance pathways to improve the competitive advantage of his organization. The conversation then dives into Scot's vast experience managing large group physician practices and how he developed a unique; patient-centric culture within his organization. 

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