Penn Primary Care Podcast

In this podcast, Dr Williams continues the discussion with Dr Meredith Spindler and Dr Nabila Dahodwala about Parkinson’s disease, now focusing on long term management and treatment.

In this podcast, Dr. Williams speaks with two Parkinson's experts, Dr. Meredith Spindler and Dr. Nabila Dahodwala, about the clinical features of Parkinson's disease and modern approaches to the workup and diagnosis.

In this podcast, Dr. Swain is joined by Drs. Corinne Rhodes and Richard Wender to discuss a variety of cancer screening guidelines, the "why" and "how" of cancer screenings, and how to discuss the topic with patients.

In this podcast, Dr Williams is joined by gastroenterologist Dr Bryson Katona and oncologist Dr Ryan Massa for a detailed discussion of modern colon cancer screening and treatment.

In this podcast, we discuss various practical aspects of starting and managing GLPs for weight loss in a new format called the “PCP Round Table”. Dr Williams is joined by new co-host Dr Amanda Swain, and Dr Patrick Puliti, PCP at Penn and Obesity Expert, and PharmD Nicholas Grillo.

Dr Frank Leone is one of the nation’s experts on tobacco use and cessation. In this podcast, Dr Williams has an in-depth discussion with Dr Leone on tobacco and its dramatic impact on human health in the last century, and how to best help patients stop.

In this podcast, Dr Williams has part 2 of the discussion of stroke with Dr Christina Blum and Dr Kristy Yuan, focused on the workup and secondary prevention.

In this podcast, Dr Williams speaks with neurologists and stroke experts Dr Christina Blum and Dr Qingyang (Kristy) Yuan about the significant advances in stroke diagnosis and management in the last decade. Part 1 focuses on the diagnosis, initial imaging, and inpatient management of the acute stroke patient.

In this podcast, Dr Williams speaks with breast cancer surgeon Dr Ashley Newman and oncologist Dr Ramy Sedhom about the modern surgical treatment of breast cancer and breast reconstruction and how targeted approaches based on tumor biology are increasingly defining breast cancer treatment plans. 

In this podcast, Dr Williams has back Dr Mona Al Mukkadam, osteoporosis expert at Penn, to update osteoporosis care and talk practically about managing osteoporosis in primary care, including using more advanced treatments.

In this podcast, Dr Williams interviews Penn menopause experts Dr Arina Chesnokova and Dr Elizabeth Clement about the use of hormonal therapy for menopause. They review the scientific studies that inform the use of hormonal therapy, and review the current thinking about its value. They end with practical suggestions on how to prescribe it.

In this podcast, Dr Williams speaks with Urologist and male sexual health expert Dr Kathleen Hwang about the diagnosis and management of common male sexual health concerns, from both a urology perspective and what can be done in primary care.

In this podcast, Dr Williams speaks with cardiac imaging expert Dr Mahesh Vidula about modern stress testing and cardiac assessment using the advanced imaging that is now available. They review the best modalities of stress testing for specific situations, and when to use cardiac MRI and CT.

In this podcast, Dr Williams speaks with interventional vasular cardiologist Dr Rob Fenning about the advances in the procedural and non procedural management of DVT, PE, chronic venous stasis, and venous varicosities. Dr Fenning covers many pearls in the management of these conditions, common in primary care and other fields.

In this podcast, Dr Williams speaks with noted Penn addiction experts in part 2 of the discussion on substance use disorders, this time focusing on Fentanyl use and related substances.

In this podcast, Dr Williams speaks with Dr Andrew Kuntz, Orthopedic shoulder expert at Penn, about common shoulder conditions on how to manage them.

In this episode, Dr Williams speaks with orthopedist Dr Craig Israelite and fellow internist Dr Laura Kosseim about the medical and surgical aspects of modern knee and hip replacement surgery.

In this podcast, Dr Williams speaks with three Penn experts on the most effective smoking cessation and alcohol reduction strategies. Dr Rachael Truchil, Dr Maggie Lowenstein, and Dr Ashish Thakrar join the program for a very practical and informative discussion. 

In this podcast, Dr Williams speaks with Dr Seniha Ozudogru and Dr Eric Kaiser of the Division of Headache and Facial Pain about the modern management of migraine and other headaches.