The “Pioneers in Medicine” interview podcast series presents short conversations with internationally recognized leaders, who care for patients at Cedars-Sinai, and discusses advances in the field through path breaking research. In this episode, Evan Zahn, MD, one of the leading pediatric surgeons in the country and head of the congenital heart program at Cedars-Sinai, discusses how improvements in surgical techniques, pre- and post-operative care and anesthesiology have contributed to overall ...

The “Pioneers in Medicine” interview podcast series presents short conversations with internationally recognized leaders, who care for patients at Cedars-Sinai, and discusses advances in the field through path breaking research. Miguel Burch, MD, chief of Cedars-Sinai's minimally invasive and GI surgery unit, joins this episode to talk all things minimal: which types of surgery benefit most from a minimally invasive approach, and the important role robots and human physicians both have to play...

The “Pioneers in Medicine” interview podcast series presents short conversations with internationally recognized leaders, who care for patients at Cedars-Sinai, and will discuss advances in the field through path breaking research. In this episode, Nicholas Nissen, MD, Cedars-Sinai's director of liver transplantation and a world-renowned pancreatic surgeon, discusses the challenges of treating pancreatic cancer and looks forward to new hope.

The “Pioneers in Medicine” interview podcast series presents short conversations with internationally recognized leaders, who care for patients at Cedars-Sinai, and discusses advances in the field through path breaking research. In this episode, Allen Ho, MD, chief of head and neck cancer surgery at Cedars-Sinai, walks listeners through the gender disparities of those vaccinated against HPV, the current standard of care for HPV-related head and neck cancer, and how new surgical techniques and im...

The “Pioneers in Medicine” interview podcast series will present short conversations with internationally recognized leaders, who care for patients at Cedars-Sinai, and will discuss advances in the field through path breaking research. In this episode, Kenneth Kim, MD, MHPE, chief of gynecological oncology, discusses the barriers to diagnosing ovarian cancers and how Cedars-Sinai is driving toward improved health outcomes and survival rates.

The “Pioneers in Medicine” interview podcast series presents short conversations with internationally recognized leaders, who care for patients at Cedars-Sinai, and discusses advances in the field through path breaking research. As the age of our population increases, it is important to keep geriatric health at the forefront of trauma medicine. In this episode, Mark S. Vrahas, MD, chair and director of orthopaedic surgery, discusses the pivotal role that psychological factors play in the well-b...

The “Pioneers in Medicine” interview podcast series presents short conversations with internationally recognized leaders, who care for patients at Cedars-Sinai, and discusses advances in the field through path breaking research. This episode welcomes David Skaggs, MD, Cedars-Sinai's director of pediatric orthopaedics and co-director of the spine center, to talk through the latest revolutions in correcting pediatric scoliosis, the importance of effective early intervention and the statistics and ...

The “Pioneers in Medicine” interview podcast series presents short conversations with internationally recognized leaders, who care for patients at Cedars-Sinai, and discusses advances in the field through path breaking research. In this episode, Randolph Sherman, MD, distinguished chair and chief of plastic and reconstructive surgery, shares his thoughts on techniques used to ensure blood flow in transplantation, the creativity and opportunity that stems from new transplantation techniques and t...

The “Pioneers in Medicine” interview podcast series presents short conversations with internationally recognized leaders, who care for patients at Cedars-Sinai, and discusses advances in the field through path breaking research. This episode, with Richard Kim, MD, Cedars-Sinai’s director of the Guerin Family Congenital Heart Program, explores the history of congenital heart defects, significant developments in treatment and the successful components of congenital heart surgery.

The “Pioneers in Medicine” interview podcast series will present short conversations with internationally recognized leaders, who care for patients at Cedars-Sinai, and will discuss advances in the field through path breaking research.  In this episode, Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS, director of health services research, discusses the way the brain and gut communicate, specifically in cases of IBS, and how virtual reality (VR) can help change a patient's perceptions of pain that are often ampli...