Gastro Broadcast
Independent GI physicians and administrative leaders discuss issues that impact gastroenterology.
Episodes
Episode #87: New CRNA-Provided Anesthesia Policy Threatens Access to Care | Lisa Mathew | Dru Riddle
January 6, 2026 • 26 mins
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 anesthetists (CRNAs) play in providing anesthesia for GI care.
CRNAs are essential to maintaining access to GI procedures that require anes...
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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 organizations continue to rise, private practice gastroenterology groups face growing exposure due to interconnected systems, third-party ven...
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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 and using advanced endoscopic techniques to personalize care.
GERD Awareness Week coincides with the start of the holiday season, ...
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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 technology company developing solutions to streamline access to specialty medications and reduce the workload around prior autho...
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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, nutrition counseling, and behavioral support through a multidisciplinary team - services that are typically covered by insurance and integr...
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September 16, 2025 • 50 mins
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 established research sites with Iterative Health’s Site Network, the collaboration creates one of the largest GI-focused research ...
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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 American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), Dr. Kim builds on 25 years of leadership advancing research, education, advocacy, and qual...
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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 IBD patients of South Asian origin and healthcare providers - to minimize disparities, dispel stigma, promote early diagnosis, and ...
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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 GI practices and to help addresses dietary and lifestyle factors that can play a positive role in digestive health.
Join Dr. Ro...
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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 support an enhanced patient experience.
The suite is easily integrated with other solutions from NextGen Healthcare, enabling hands-...
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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 that allows certain hospitals and clinics to buy medications at steep discounts to support medication access for underserved patient...
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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 and claim denials. Its software generates and explains codes to streamline the billing process and uses data from completed claims t...
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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. Food and Drug Administration for the first cloud-based Artificial Intelligence technology designed to assist gastroenterologists in detect...
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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 balance and improve chronic symptoms by considering the interconnected roles that the mind, body and gut play in a person's health.
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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 people in the U.S. live with EoE, and the incidence and prevalence of eosinophilic esophagitis have steadily increased over time.
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February 25, 2025 • 20 mins
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.
The study assessed mBIOTA Elemental, a palatable elemental diet designed to address the barriers of poor taste and low adherence ...
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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 value-based care models for IBD management.
According to the study, patients with anxiety symptoms were significantly more likely to ha...
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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 practices.
Join Lisa and Kathleen as they explore how physicians can get involved in shaping the policies that will affect patient car...
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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 healthcare.
The survey, published in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, included responses from more than 2,200 IBD patients and caregivers, ...
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November 26, 2024 • 19 mins
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 prescribed medications (GLP-1) to manage diabetes and obesity may require extra preparations before undergoing endoscopic procedur...
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