In this special National Women Physicians Day episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Dr. Peter Lu and Dr. Jennifer Lee talk to Dr. Rina Sanghavi about gender bias in academic medicine and pediatric gastroenterology. February 3, 2021 is the 200th birthday of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to receive her medical degree in the United
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In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Drs. Peter Lu and Jennifer Lee talk to Dr. Miguel Saps about functional abdominal pain. We begin by hearing how he developed his passion for neurogastroenterology — and his impressions of Dr. Lu when he was a medical student. We then ask the expert himself how he explains
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In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Drs. Peter Lu, Jennifer Lee, and Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Glenn Furuta about eosinophilic esophagitis. We discuss how our understanding of eosinophilic esophagitis has evolved over time and the key role the pediatric GI community played in studying this disease. We discuss some of the more challenging
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In this episode of Bowel Sounds, host Dr. Peter Lu and Dr. Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Binita Kamath about Alagille Syndrome and its place in the differential and workup of cholestatic liver disease, including the role of molecular diagnostics in diagnosis, management and family counselling. We discuss her important work in the area of
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In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Dr. Peter Lu and Dr. Jennifer Lee talk to former NASPGHAN President Dr. Jim Heubi about inborn errors of bile acid metabolism, including how to identify, diagnose, and treat these rare diseases. We also discuss highlights of his career and advice on how to build a career based
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In a special bonus episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Drs. Jennifer Lee and Peter Lu welcome the two candidates for the upcoming NASPGHAN presidential election, Dr. Jenifer Lightdale and Dr. Miguel Saps. Instead of our usual format of reviewing a medical topic, we ask them to talk a little about themselves, the role NASPGHAN has
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In this episode of Bowel Sounds, host Dr. Jason Silverman talks to Dr. Eric Benchimol about the evolving epidemiology of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) including the rise in very early onset IBD and increasing prevalence in different populations. We also discussed his approach to personal productivity and the influence of music on his life
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In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Drs. Jenn Lee, Peter Lu and Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Valeria Cohran and Dr. Conrad Cole, two of the Chairs of the NASPGHAN Diversity Special Interest Group, about racism in medicine. The movement to recognize and address structural racism over the past few weeks has made it
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June is National Safety Month, and in this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Drs. Jenn Lee, Peter Lu and Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Bryan Rudolph about patient advocacy, especially in terms of his work to ban high powered magnets to prevent accidental ingestions in children. We talk about how he got started in advocacy
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In the next episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Dr. Jenn Lee and Dr. Peter Lu talk to Dr. Ivor Hill about celiac disease. We talk about the latest recommendations on screening and when an endoscopy may not be needed to make a diagnosis. We discuss the future of treatment beyond a gluten-free diet. We also
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