Interviews With Medical Experts
Interviews with medical experts who specialize in different fields. If you have any questions that you want answered, please submit to them this GOOGLE FORM. We will try our best to answer them!
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Dr. Atul Bhatia - Cardiac Electrophysiologist (WI, USA)
Dr. Bhatia earned his medical degree from Government Medical College in Amritsar, India, and then came to the US where he completed Fellowships in both Cardiovascular Disease and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology at the University of Wisconsin Medical School, Aurora Sinai Medical Center. He then joined Aurora in 2002.
Moreover, during his residency, he received several awards including the Outstanding Senior Resident of the Year at St. Luke's Medical Center and the Rick Wartgow Award at Aurora Sinai Medical Center. He has authored or co-authored over 28 original manuscripts, and have lectured at, as well as chaired, both national and international conferences.
Understand COVID-19’s impact on the heart and how this is a battle between AI & AI
April 6, 2020
Dr. Rom Stevens - Sr. Critical Care Specialist/Anesthesiologist (WI, USA)
Dr. Stevens is a native of Wisconsin, born in Milwaukee, and educated at the University fo Wisconsin. His fellowship in critical care medicine was in the University of Maryland, he did residency and studies Anesthesiology at the University of Colorado, and Baylor College of Medicine, and he interned at St. Luke’s Medical Center where he is works. He is currently an attending Anesthesiologist Critical Care Doctor at Aurora Saint Luke’s Medical center in Milwaukee. He is also a professor of Anesthesiology and Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in North Chicago, IL. He is also a retired captain in the navy, where he served for 36 years in the navy and navy reserve. Later in his naval career he was deployed multiple times in the middle east where he spend about 2 years.
Interview with Dr. Rom Stevens en route to the ICU.
April 8, 2020
Dr. Kshitij P. Mistry - Pediatric Critical Care Physician (MA, USA)
Kshitij Mistry, MD, MS, is a faculty physician in the Division of Cardiovascular Critical Care Medicine, Department of Cardiology at Boston Children’s Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School (HMS). He completed his pediatric residency at the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, where he also served as chief resident. He subsequently completed a categorical fellowship in pediatric critical care medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital in 2004, also obtaining a Masters in Medical Sciences degree from the Scholars in Clinical Science program at HMS. Since that time, Mistry has focused on quality improvement in the cardiac intensive care environment, including formal medical training at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Six-Sigma training at NC State College of Textile Engineering. He most recently helped lead the pediatric heart program at Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, NC.
Understand more about COVID-19 and its impact on children.
April 15, 2020
Dr. Kannan Athreya - General Practitioner (London, UK)
Dr Kannan Athreya MBBS DRCOG DipDerm (Dist.) Experienced NHS Doctor and NHS GP for over 22 years. Now owner of a private GP and aesthetics practice, Essex Private Doctors in Shenfield, Essex, UK.
Qualified at the University of London, He is an experienced and well-known local family practitioner, having worked in Brentwood since 1996. He is especially interested in medical screening, dermatology, minor surgery and aesthetic procedures. He is also passionate about exercise and a very keen sportsman, having completed numerous marathons, and keenly promotes healthy eating and physical fitness as part of disease prevention.
Understand how another country (UK) handles the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 18, 2020
Dr. Kshitij P. Mistry - Pediatric Critical Care Physican (MA, USA)
Kshitij Mistry, MD, MS, is a faculty physician in the Division of Cardiovascular Critical Care Medicine, Department of Cardiology at Boston Children’s Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School (HMS). He completed his pediatric residency at the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, where he also served as chief resident. He subsequently completed a categorical fellowship in pediatric critical care medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital in 2004, also obtaining a Masters in Medical Sciences degree from the Scholars in Clinical Science program at HMS. Since that time, Mistry has focused on quality improvement in the cardiac intensive care environment, including formal medical training at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Six-Sigma training at NC State College of Textile Engineering. He most recently helped lead the pediatric heart program at Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, NC.
Understand the new disease (MIS-C) linked to COVID-19 in children.
May 26, 2020
Dr. Atul Bhatia - Cardiac Electrophysiologist (WI, USA)
Dr. Bhatia earned his medical degree from Government Medical College in Amritsar, India, and then came to the US where he completed Fellowships in both Cardiovascular Disease and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology at the University of Wisconsin Medical School, Aurora Sinai Medical Center. He then joined Aurora in 2002.
During his residency, he received several awards including the Outstanding Senior Resident of the Year at St. Luke's Medical Center and the Rick Wartgow Award at Aurora Sinai Medical Center. He has authored or co-authored over 28 original manuscripts, and have lectured at, as well as chaired, both national and international conferences.
Learn more about vaccine treatments from Dr. Bhatia, a frontline worker who received the Pfizer vaccine on December 21, 2020.
January 5, 2021
Dr. Adesh Sundaresan - Jr. Doctor (NHS Trust, UK)
Dr. Sundaresan is a young, highly motivated, and enthusiastic doctor from University College London Medical School with strong interests in climate change and its interactions with human health. He has a strong academic background, having finished ranked 2nd in his cohort for medicine, represented UCL for the prestigious University of London Gold medal and graduated with distinction in clinical medicine.
In addition, he is a trained Indian classical vocalist and has performed extensively in India and the UK, having won high-profile awards in both countries. To help support the local community in London, he founded the London Carnatic Foundation to host regular educational events featuring some of the world's leading Indian musicians.
Learn about COVID in the UK from Jr. Dr. Sundaresan, Front Line Worker at NHS Trust, UK
January 24, 2021
Dr. Richard Weiner - President of Winchester Hospital (Winchester, MA, USA)
Dr. Richard Weiner currently serves as the President of Winchester Hospital (Winchester, MA). He has been with the hospital since 2008 when he started as the Medical Director of Surgical Services. He also serves as a Clinical Professor of Surgery at Tufts University School of Medicine. He received his MD from the University of California at Irvine.