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Gastro Broadcast
by Gastro Broadcast
Independent GI physicians and administrative leaders discuss issues that impact gastroenterology.
Episodes
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Episode #96: Using AI to Improve Patient Access to Medication | Michael Weinstein | Borland Groover | Forus
Dr. Michael Weinstein interviews Nicole Ringwood, director of nursing at Borland Groover in Jacksonville, Florida, and Sahir Jaggi, founder and chief executive officer of Forus, about the prior authorization burden on gastroenterology practices and how artificial intelligence can reduce it. Forus...
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Episode #95: A Playbook for Responding to Esophageal Cancer Risk | Lisa Mathew | Vivek Kaul | University of Rochester
Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Dr. Vivek Kaul, professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the University of Rochester Medical Center, about the arrival of a new technology and its endorsement in society guidelines, and how clinical practice models help physicians…
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Episode #94: Unlocking EHR Data for Better Patient Care | Fred Rosenberg | Vish Srivastava | Century Health
Dr. Fred Rosenberg interviews Vish Srivastava, co-founder and chief executive officer of Century Health, which uses artificial intelligence to turn the clinical information in a practice's electronic health records into structured, real-world datasets that give physicians a clearer view of their...
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Episode #93: Providing Free CRC Screening for Uninsured Patients | Lisa Mathew | Kevin Rank | MNGI Digestive Health
Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Dr. Kevin Rank, chief medical officer at MNGI Digestive Health in Minnesota, about the practice's Links to Care Program, which provides free colonoscopies to uninsured patients across the Twin Cities and earned the National Achievement Award from the National Colorectal...
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Episode #92: Addressing Anesthesia Challenges in GI Practices | Fred Rosenberg | Jay Kreger | CRH Medical
Dr. Fred Rosenberg interviews Jay Kreger, chief executive officer of CRH Medical, a GI solutions company that provides anesthesia services to gastroenterology practices at more than 150 ambulatory surgery centers in 18 states, about how independent practices can keep anesthesia care reliable and...
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Episode #91: Treating Fecal Incontinence Using InterStim | Michael Weinstein | Donevan Westerveld | Borland Groover
Dr. Michael Weinstein interviews Dr. Donevan Westerveld of Borland Groover in Jacksonville, Florida, about how his practice uses InterStim therapy to care for patients with fecal incontinence, a condition that affects an estimated 18 million Americans. Despite the availability of effective...
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Episode #90: Managing Malpractice Insurance Risk | Kevin Harlen | Tom Wierzbowski | Willow Risk Advisors
Kevin Harlen interviews Tom Wierzbowski, founder of Willow Risk Advisors, about how his firm helps physician practices and health care organizations manage professional liability and navigate today's malpractice insurance market. Willow Risk Advisors specializes in building specialty-specific...
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Episode #89: Using AI to Spend More Time Caring for Patients | Lisa Mathew & Lyndsey Burton | Heidi
Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Dr. Lyndsey Burton, a diagnostic radiologist and chief medical officer at Heidi, about how its AI-powered tools are helping clinicians reduce administrative burden and reclaim time for patient care. Heidi's suite of AI tools generates clinical notes in real time…
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Episode #88: CRNA Anesthesia Policy Impacts Patient Access in Private Practices | Lisa Mathew | Steven Klein | Wilmington GI
Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Dr. Steven Klein of Wilmington Gastroenterology about how UnitedHealthcare’s recent 15% reimbursement reduction for anesthesia services provided by certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) could affect the way independent gastroenterology practices structure...
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Episode #87: New CRNA-Provided Anesthesia Policy Threatens Access to Care | Lisa Mathew | Dru Riddle
Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Dru Riddle, Professor of Professional Practice and Director of Clinical Education in the School of Nurse Anesthesia at Texas Christian University and a past president of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology, about the role certified registered nurse...
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Episode #86: Exploring Cybersecurity Risks & Readiness for Independent GI Practices | Fred Rosenberg | Chi Kapoor | KITC
Dr. Fred Rosenberg interviews Chi Kapoor, founder and managing partner of KITC, a cybersecurity firm that works with healthcare organizations to protect sensitive data, maintain regulatory compliance, and strengthen resilience against digital threats. As cyberattacks against healthcare...
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Episode #85: From Watchful Waiting to Targeted Treatment for Barrett’s Esophagus | Lisa Mathew | Caitlin Houghton
Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Dr. Caitlin Houghton, a foregut surgeon at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center. Dr. Houghton specializes in the management of GERD and Barrett’s Esophagus, focusing on identifying patients at highest risk for esophageal cancer...
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Episode #84: Streamlining Specialty Medication Management | Louisiana Gastroenterology Associates | Squad Health
Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Mallika Khandelwal, founder and CEO of Squad Health, and Tasha Cieslak, practice manager of Louisiana Gastroenterology Associates about how independent GI practices can streamline the management of complex prescription workflows. Squad Health is an AI-enabled healthcare...
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Episode #83: Integrating Gut–Brain Care in GI Practice | Lisa Mathew | Sahil Patel & Patrick Leonard | SideBy Care
Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Dr. Sahil Patel and Patrick Leonard of SideBy Care, a virtual platform that partners with GI practices to support patients with disorders of gut-brain interaction such as irritable bowel syndrome and functional dyspepsia. SideBy Care provides gut-brain therapy…
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Episode #82: Scaling GI Research in Private Practice| Michael Weinstein & GI Alliance & Iterative Health
Dr. Michael Weinstein interviews Dr. Casey Chapman, chief medical officer of the GI Alliance, and Jonathan Ng, founder and CEO of Iterative Health, about a new strategic partnership to expand access to clinical trials across 400 GI Alliance locations in 20 states. By integrating the GI Alliance's...
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Episode #81: Patient Care, Leadership & the Future of GI | Naresh Gunaratnam & Larry Kim | South Denver GI |AGA
Dr. Naresh Gunaratnam interviews Dr. Larry Kim of South Denver GI, where he has spent his career advancing patient care, expanding advanced endoscopy and research programs, and fostering a practice that champions diversity and collaboration in independent GI. As the 120th president of the…
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Episode #80: Improving IBD Care in South Asian Communities | Fred Rosenberg | South Asian IBD Alliance
Dr. Fred Rosenberg interviews Dr. Reezwana Chowdhury, a gastroenterologist at Johns Hopkins specializing in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and Tina Aswani-Omprakash, executive director of the South Asian IBD Alliance. The South Asian IBD Alliance creates resources, research, and education for...
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Episode #79: How Nutrition Programs Can Support Patient Care | Fred Rosenberg & Jess Ivy | Sylvan Health
Dr. Fred Rosenberg interviews Jess Ivy, the Head of Nutrition at Sylvan Health, which focuses on empowering patients with chronic diseases through affordable and accessible nutrition counseling. Sylvan health provides a comprehensive nutrition service line to support the broader care model within...
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Episode #78: Gastro-Specific Workflows & EHRs | Naresh Gunaratnam & Deepti Mehtani | NextGen Healthcare
Dr. Naresh Gunaratnam interviews Dr. Deepti Mehtani, vice president of clinical solutions for NextGen Healthcare, about its recently launched Gastro Suite, which brings gastro-specific workflows to the NextGen electronic health record to streamline repetitive tasks, deliver faster insights, and...
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Episode #77: The Impact of 340B Drug Pricing on Patient Care | Lisa Mathew & Brittany Panico | Summit Rheumatology
Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Dr. Brittany Panico, a rheumatologist in Colorado Springs who recently wrote an op-ed calling for reforms to the 340B program to require more transparency and reporting on how 340B discounts are passed on to patients. The 340B Program is a federal drug pricing program...
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Episode #76: Using AI & Data Intelligence to Reduce Costs & Reclaim Physician Time | Lisa Mathew & Arithmedics
Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Vetri Venthan Elango and Dr. Renu Dhanasekaran, the founders of Arithmedics, a company that uses generative AI and data intelligence to reduce administrative time and costs for providers. Arithmedics uses generative AI and data intelligence to reduce billing mistakes…
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Episode #75: Insights into the First Cloud-Based AI Endoscopy System | Lisa Mathew, Gary Trendel & Ruhy Patel | Olympus
Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Gary Trendel, vice president of Endoscopy Solutions Ecosystem and Dr. Ruhy Patel, Medical and Scientific Affairs lead for the Endoscopy Solutions Ecosystem and Digital Units at Olympus. Odin Medical, an Olympus company, recently received 510K clearance from the U.S.…
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Episode #74: Improving Patient Care with Technology & Cross-Functional Teams | Lisa Mathew & Jeff Glueck | Salvo Health
Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Jeff Glueck, co-founder and CEO of Salvo Health, a technology company that partners with GI practices to support patients with chronic GI conditions through a virtual clinic experience using a multi-disciplinary care team. Salvo Health's framework seeks to restore…
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Episode #73: Insights into the Rising Prevalence of Eosinophilic Esophagitis | Lisa Mathew & Vijay Yajnik | Takeda
Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Dr. Vijay Yajnik, vice president and head of U.S. Medical, Gastroenterology, at Takeda about how the prevalence of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is increasing, and evidence is growing that EoE is not a rare disease, but an underdiagnosed one. Approximately one in 2000...
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Episode #72: How to Improve Compliance with Elemental Diets | Michael Weinstein & Ali Rezaie | mBIOTA Labs
Dr. Michael Weinstein interviews Dr. Ali Rezaie, a GI physician-scientist who specializes in microbiome research and gastrointestinal motility disorders. His recent study, which won an award at ACG, showed that a new elemental diet from mBIOTA Labs can significantly improve patient compliance.…
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Episode #71: The Impact of Anxiety on Inflammatory Bowel Disease | Michael Weinstein & Larry Kosinski | SonarMD
Dr. Michael Weinstein interviews Dr. Larry Kosinski about new data from SonarMD describing the association between anxiety and increased risk for flares and higher disease severity in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and emphasizing the importance of integrating mental health support within...
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Episode #70: Health Care Policy Advocacy & What to Expect in 2025 | Lisa Mathew & Kathleen Teixeira | AGA
Host Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Kathleen Teixeira, vice president of public policy and advocacy for the American Gastroenterological Association. Lisa and Kathleen discuss what policies will be in play in 2025 and how GI physicians can get involved to advocate for their patients and their...
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Episode #69: Understanding the Financial Burden of IBD | Kevin Harlen & Laura Wingate | Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation
Kevin Harlen interviews Laura Wingate, chief education, support, and advocacy officer with the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation about a recent survey which shows that more than 40 percent of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have made significant financial trade-offs to afford their...
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Episode #68: Insights on GLP-1 Medications and Endoscopy Prep | Fred Rosenberg & Ruchi Mathur | Cedars-Sinai
Dr. Fred Rosenberg interviews Dr. Ruchi Mathur, director of the Diabetes Program in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and an endocrinologist at the Weight Loss Center, at Cedars-Sinai. Cedars-Sinai recently released a study which found that patients who take a class of widely...
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Episode #67: Understanding Nutritional Strategies for IBD | Naresh Gunaratnam, Kim Beall & Ashwin Ananthakrishnan
Dr. Naresh Gunaratnam interviews Kim Beall, co-founder and managing director of Nutritional Therapy for IBD and Dr. Ashwin Ananthakrishnan, who is the Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Crohn's and Colitis Center about their work to advance evidence-based nutrition as part of IBD...
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Episode #66: This Colonoscopy Prep Includes Chocolate Chip Cookies | Lisa Mathew & Jeff Scott | Happy Colon Foods
Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Dr. Jeff Scott, a gastroenterologist and founder of Happy Colon Foods, a company that prepares meal kits that are compliant with the diet requirements before a colorectal screening. Happy Colon Foods is designed to mimic a typical day, with three meals and snacks in...
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Episode #65: Identifying High-Risk Barrett’s Esophagus Patients | Lisa Mathew & Raman Muthusamy | UCLA School of Medicine
Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Dr. Raman Muthusamy, professor of clinical medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and medical director of endoscopy for UCLA Health, about a new clinical guideline for endoscopic eradication therapy to prevent the progression of Barrett’s esophagus to...
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Episode #64: Pros & Cons of New Blood Test for Colorectal Cancer | Fred Rosenberg & Lauren Bleich | Gastro Health
Dr. Fred Rosenberg interviews Dr. Lauren Bleich, of Gastro Health, who serves as president of the Massachusetts Gastroenterology Society about a new blood-based screening test from Guardant Health for colorectal cancer. This summer, a U.S. Food & Drug Administration advisory panel voted that the...
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Episode #63: Despite ACA Mandate Most Patients Pay for Bowel Prep | Michael Weinstein & Eric Shah | University of Michigan
Dr. Michael Weinstein interviews Dr. Eric Shah, director of the Michigan Medicine GI Physiology Laboratories about a study showing that despite a federal law that says bowel preparations needed for colonoscopy should be covered by insurance, many patients are still paying out of pocket. The…
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Episode #62: Data-Driven Solutions to Improve Healthcare Delivery | Lisa Mathew & Mitesh Rao | OMNY Health
Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Dr. Mitesh Rao, chief executive officer of OMNY Health, about the organization's work to connect the healthcare ecosystem through data and insights to transform healthcare delivery, improve clinical outcomes, and address patients’ unmet needs. OMNY Health recently...
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Episode #61: SonarMD Reduces ER Visits for IBD Patients (and how GI practices should be thinking about value-based care)
Kevin Harlen interviews Dr. Larry Kosinski, chief medical officer for SonarMD, a remote monitoring and care coordination program for chronic conditions like Inflammatory Bowel Disease. SonarMD recently announce positive results from two large, longitudinal studies evaluating several major drivers...
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Episode #60: Enhancing Polyp Detection Using AI (ModMed is collaborating with Medtronic to help GI docs find more polyps)
Dr. Fred Rosenberg interviews Dr. Jason Sugar from Washington Gastroenterology, who also serves as the gastroenterology team lead at Modernizing Medicine (ModMed). ModMed recently announced a collaboration with Medtronic to enhance the documentation of polyp detection by utilizing the AI...
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Episode #59: A Platform to Help Women Manage Their Digestive Health (and how technology can promote health equity)
Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Dr. Aja McCutchen of Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates and United Digestive, who recently co-founded OLVI Health, a platform committed to enhancing women's well-being through personalized digestive health insights. OLVI Health works to empower women with knowledge and...
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Episode #58: Does Your GI Practice Have a Clinical Research Program? (it could benefit your patients and practice)
Dr. Michael Weinstein interviews Dr. Don Lazas, co-founder and chief medical officer of ObjectiveHealth about partnering with physicians to provide the tools needed to integrate clinical trials into their practice. ObjectiveHealth’s digital health technology can help identity patients who are at...
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Episode #57: Fujifilm’s CAD EYE Enables Real-Time Detection of Polyps (and helps GI physicians prevent colorectal cancer)
Dr. Fred Rosenberg interviews Anthony Borrelli, executive director of product & marketing for Fujifilm’s endoscopy division. Fujifilm recently received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for CAD EYE, a novel artificial intelligence detection system for endoscopic imaging that...
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Episode #56: Preventing Progression from Barrett’s Esophagus to Cancer (how patient risk can be stratified to help save lives)
For Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Naresh Gunaratnam speaks with Dr. Srinadh Komanduri, associate chief of gastroenterology and hepatology and director of endoscopy at Northwestern Medicine, about efforts to educate the public about esophageal cancer and cutting-edge tools that are…
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Episode #55: Improving CRC Screening Rates with Low-Volume, Better Tasting Prep (patients say the prep is a major barrier)
Kevin Harlen interviews Robert Raleigh, chief operating officer and general counsel for Sebela Pharmaceuticals, which has been innovating in the area of colonoscopy prep since the 1980’s. Achieving adequate bowel preparation is challenging but critical to achieve a good-quality colonoscopy. But...
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Episode #54: Bringing Interventional GI into Private Practice (providing care previously available only in the hospital setting)
Dr. Michael Weinstein interviews Dr. Prashant Krishnan and Dr. Neil Sharma of Peak Gastroenterology Associates in Colorado about building an interventional gastroenterology practice. Peak Gastroenterology is working to deliver interventional endoscopy and endoscopic oncology care to its…
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Episode #53: Using Data and Technology to Improve Patient Care (and support the physicians caring for them)
Host Kevin Harlen interviews Sap Sinha, chief operating officer of Allied Digestive Health where he leads its management service organization. Allied Digestive Health has multiple locations in New Jersey and New York, with 160 gastroenterologists and more than 200 clinicians. The organization...
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Episode #52: Be Innovative, Be Agile, and Focus on High-Quality Care (your biggest competitor is the status quo)
Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Dr. Russ Arjal, who is the co-founder, chief medical officer, and president of Telebelly, a virtual GI clinic offering remote care to patients. Telebelly provides nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and medical assistants to support GI practices and their…
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Episode #51: Treating Celiac Disease by Restoring a Healthy Gut Wall (clinical trial on an innovative treatment shows promise)
Dr. Michael Weinstein interviews Dr. Andreas Muehler, chief medical officer of Immunic Therapeutics, which is developing a clinical pipeline of orally administered, small molecule therapies for chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. At United European Gastroenterology Week, Immunic…
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Episode #50: Predicting Cancer in Patients with Barrett’s Esophagus (a new test can help GI docs identify who is at greater risk)
Patients with Barrett’s Esophagus are at a higher risk to develop esophageal cancer, but it has always been challenging for physicians to determine which of their patients are at greatest risk. Dr. Michael Weinstein interviews Dr. Mathew Goldberg, who is medical director of Castle Biosciences…
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Episode #49: Treating C. diff by Reducing the Associated Inflammation (research shows that it works in mice)
Dr. Lisa Mathews interviews Dr. Min Dong and Dr. Meenakshi Rao of the Boston Children’s Hospital regarding new research published in Nature that shows two FDA-approved drugs can alter our body’s own immune response to treat Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) more effectively. C. diff is the…
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Episode #48: New Biosimilars Available to Treat IBD (what it means for your patients)
This summer, four new biosimilar drugs became available to U.S. patients and several more are expected to hit the market soon. Dr. Michael Weinstein interviews Laura D. Wingate, executive vice president, education, support, & advocacy for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation about the positive and...
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Episode #47: Let’s Talk About the Financial Burden of a Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis (and how it affects outcomes for patients)
Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Dr. Veena Shankaran, co-director of Hutchinson Institute for Cancer Outcomes Research, about a new study that found most patients with metastatic colorectal cancer face financial hardship after diagnosis. While has been a lot of research on the economic burden of cancer...
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