BackTable Women's Health
The go-to podcast for OBGYNs, gynecologic surgeons, and healthcare professionals focused on women's health. Tune in every week for practical, physician-led conversations on common and complex clinical topics in women's health. Hear how experienced physicians approach real cases, and get practical advice from your peers in your field.
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August 11, 2026 • 58 mins
Have you ever wondered what role the mind could play in treating women’s health conditions? On this episode of BackTable Women’s Health, host Dr. Nicole Faulkner interviews Dr. Sonia Gupte, a family medicine physician and board-certified clinical hypnotherapist, about how clinical hypnotherapy can help patients access the subconscious, resolve emotional barriers, and rewire patterns that affect both body and mind. Dr. G...
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August 4, 2026 • 45 mins
Every OBGYN, whether in the hospital or community, may face a high-acuity obstetric emergency. On this episode of BackTable Women’s Health, Dr. Nicole Faulkner interviews OB hospitalist Dr. Katie Fung-Yip to explore the evolving role of OB hospitalists and the obstetric emergency department (OB ED) in managing critical situations. They discuss how in-hospital coverage, multidisciplinary teamwork, and dedicated triage protocol...
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July 28, 2026 • 84 mins
Hormones aren't the problem. Misunderstanding them is. On this episode of BackTable Women’s Health, Dr. Karen Toubi sits down with Dr. James Simon to discuss menopause, sexual medicine, and his career journey from early IVF research to treating aging women. They also unpack his Green Journal paper with Dr. Barbara Levy, challenging common misconceptions about hormone therapy and explaining why treatment should be individualiz...
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The standard infertility timeline does not apply to every patient. When should infertility counseling begin, and when is it risky to wait? OBGYN Dr. Nicole Faulkner and REI specialist Dr. Jennifer Kulp Makarov discuss how age, irregular cycles, endometriosis, recurrent pregnancy loss, and male factor infertility should shape counseling and referral decisions on this week’s episode of the BackTable Women’s Health.
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How can OBGYNs navigate the complexities of modern prenatal carrier screening? In this episode of BackTable Women’s Health, host Dr. Nicole Faulkner interviews Dr. Mary Kate LoPiccolo, a pediatrician and medical geneticist at Mount Sinai, to break down the essentials of prenatal carrier screening in OBGYN practice. They discuss what carrier screening is, when to order it, and how to manage and interpret results in real-world ...
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As over-the-counter continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) become more common, clinician guidance matters more than ever. In this episode of BackTable Women’s Health, Dr. Nicole Faulkner welcomes Dr. Nicholas Canelo, a family medicine physician and founder of the Perlman Wellness CGM program, to discuss how to effectively guide CGM use in OBGYN practice, from preconception and PCOS to pregnancy and perimenopause. They highlight t...
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June 30, 2026 • 62 mins
Are you building a business that can thrive without you, or just creating a job you can never leave? In this episode of BackTable Women’s Health, host Dr. Karen Toubi sits down with Dr. Nneka Una (Unachukwu), a board-certified pediatrician, founder of Ivy League Pediatrics, and creator of EntreMD, to discuss the mindset and skills needed to build a truly sustainable medical practice. The conversation explores why physician en...
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June 23, 2026 • 42 mins
Lower C-section rates, faster deliveries, and less physician burnout: could the OB hospitalist model deliver all three? In this episode of BackTable Women’s Health, host Dr. Nicole Faulkner interviews Dr. Maliha Sayla, a board-certified OBGYN and medical director of labor and delivery at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, to explore how the OB hospitalist model is reshaping care for physicians, patients, and healthcare sy...
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June 16, 2026 • 58 mins
Get an inside look at prolapse surgery, from technique to training to team-based care. In this episode of BackTable Women’s Health, Dr. Amy Park talks with Mayo Clinic urogynecologist and pelvic reconstructive surgeon Dr. John Occhino about the art and strategy behind prolapse repair. They explore why Dr. Occhino favors vaginal approaches, when robotics come into play, and how he frames staged treatment strategies, particular...
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June 9, 2026 • 44 mins
Can a “normal” pelvic exam mask life-altering pain? On this episode of BackTable Women’s Health, host Dr. Karen Toubi interviews board-certified OBGYN Dr. Chailee Moss about why common vulvovaginal pain and skin conditions are frequently missed or dismissed as “normal” exams. Dr. Moss explores how gaps between gynecology and dermatology, limited training, and the under-recognition of non-life-threateni...
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How do you decide which noninvasive prenatal testing option is best for your patient, and when should you reach for single-gene NIPT? In this episode of BackTable Women’s Health, host Dr. Nicole Faulkner interviews maternal-fetal medicine specialist Dr. Andrei Rebarber to break down the evolving world of prenatal genetic testing. They discuss the importance of pan-ethnic carrier screening, the clinical scenarios where single-...
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Osteoporosis may present after menopause, but prevention starts decades earlier. In this episode of BackTable Women’s Health, Dr. Carla Gunn, guest host and OBGYN, interviews Dr. Pooja Luthra, an endocrinologist at UConn Health, about osteopenia, osteoporosis, and practical strategies for lifelong bone health.
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May 19, 2026 • 52 mins
"The treatment of cervical cancer is definitely a team sport." Hear how recent radiation advancements are impacting gynecologic cancer care, and how to partner with your radiation oncologist to tailor therapy. This BackTable Women’s Health / Tumor Board episode features hosts Dr. Mona Guo and Dr. Marcia Ciccone joined by USC radiation oncologist and brachytherapy director Dr. Andrew Lim discussing modern radiation techniques,...
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What happens when maternity care deserts stop being just a “rural problem” and start impacting your own labor and delivery unit? On this episode of BackTable Women’s Health, host Dr. Nicole Faulkner interviews Dr. Yamicia Connor about the evolving “birth worker crisis.” Dr. Connor reframes the issue as a long-standing structural collapse accelerated by deliberate policy decisions, not simply sudden bur...
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From surgery to systems to access, medicine is shaped as much by barriers to care as it is by innovation and the latest techniques. In this episode of BackTable OBGYN, Dr. Kimberly Kho, a complex benign gynecologic surgeon, joins host Dr. Amy Park to discuss her work expanding access to women’s healthcare, including building a surgical program in Hawaii, studying childcare as a barrier to care, and exploring the diagnosis and...
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April 28, 2026 • 54 mins
Imaging, incisions, and Instagram: Dr. Ramirez on the cutting edge of endometriosis management. In this episode of BackTable OBGYN, host Dr. Mark Hoffman interviews Atlanta-based Complex Benign Gynecology (CBG/MIGS) surgeon Dr. Laura Ramirez about how her practice has shifted toward predominantly endometriosis care, driven in part by social media referrals bringing patients nationwide.
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What if we trained surgeons to recover from complications, not just avoid them? In this BackTable OBGYN episode, Dr. Joseph Chen, a complex benign gynecologic surgeon at Kaiser Permanente and certified surgical coach, joins host Dr. Nicole Faulkner to explore how surgeons process and recover from complications.
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April 14, 2026 • 44 mins
What if we’re waiting too long to offer our OAB patients the treatments that actually work? In this episode of BackTable Urology, Dr. Jason Kim joins host Dr. Anjali Kapur to discuss updates in overactive bladder management and evolving guidelines, including a shift away from rigid stepwise care toward shared decision-making.
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April 7, 2026 • 30 mins
Are your patients looking for a nonhormonal option? Digital contraception could be the answer. In this episode of the BackTable Podcast, urologist Dr. Ruchika Talwar sits down with Dr. Kerry Krauss, an OBGYN and Senior Medical Advisor at Natural Cycles, to discuss the evolving landscape of digital health tools in women's reproductive care.
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March 31, 2026 • 48 mins
What happens when a fully integrated healthcare system aligns training, data, and access to improve surgical outcomes? In this BackTable OBGYN episode, Dr. Eve Zaritsky joins hosts Dr. Mark Hoffman and Dr. Amy Park to discuss how Kaiser’s integrated health system enables rapid care coordination, large-scale quality improvement, and population-level research using one of the largest US datasets.
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