The Informed Patient
The Informed Patient is a podcast from Upstate Medical University covering health, science, and medicine. It features interviews and insights from experts at Central New York's only academic medical center. Episodes explore a range of medical topics and health-related issues. The show aims to inform listeners with reliable, accessible information from Upstate's clinicians and researchers.
Episodes
How exercise promotes good health; future doctors focus on food; the origins of cancer: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020
Interviews with Upstate doctor of physical therapy Karen Kemmis, Upstate medical student Natalie Antosh and cancer researcher Mina Bissell, PhD, of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
When vaginal bleeding is related to endometrial cancer
Interview with Mary Cunningham, MD, chief of gynecologic oncology at Upstate
Why life expectancy is dwindling; endometrial cancer explained; exercise's value for people with diabetes: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020
Interviews with public health expert Christopher Morley, PhD, chief of gynecologic oncology Mary Cunningham, MD, and doctor of physical therapy Karen Kemmis
Thoughts on motivation and leadership, from a hospital CEO and a college football coach
Interview with Upstate University Hospital CEO Robert Corona, DO, left, and Syracuse University head football coach Dino Babers
Explaining genetic abnormalities; coping with a digital world; refugees’ health needs: Upstate Medical University’s HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020
Interviews with Upstate geneticist Robert Roger Lebel, MD, Le Moyne College professor Renee Downey Hart, PhD, and Upstate physician assistant Ayan Mohamed
Learning to live with sickle cell disease; leading the way on a football field or in a hospital; explaining thoracic outlet syndrome: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020
Interviews with pediatric hematologist Kathryn Scott, MD, child psychologist Jill Majeski, PsyD, Syracuse University head football coach Dino Babers, Upstate University Hospital CEO Robert Corona, DO, and vascular surgeon Anthony Feghali, MD
Thoracic outlet syndrome, which often hits pro athletes, is treated with physical therapy, surgery
Interview with Upstate vascular surgeon Anthony Feghali, MD
What's been learned about illegal or abused drugs from the past year
Interview with toxicologist Christine Stork, PharmD, clinical director of the Upstate New York Poison Center
Infectious disease specialist puts coronavirus outbreak in perspective
Interview with Stephen Thomas, MD, chief of infectious disease at Upstate
Varied efforts aim to prevent suicides in New York state
Interview with psychiatrists Seetha Ramanathan, MD, of Upstate, seated at microphone, and Jay Carruthers, MD, director of suicide prevention at the state Office of Mental Health, inset
What to make of the coronavirus outbreak; vaping's dangers and common drugs of abuse: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020
Interviews with Stephen Thomas, MD, infectious disease chief at Upstate, and toxicologist Christine Stork, PharmD, clinical director of the Upstate New York Poison Center
How breast cancer is diagnosed and treated
Interview with Ranjna Sharma, MD, chief of breast surgery and medical director of the breast cancer program at Upstate
Research focuses on lessening the side effects of chemotherapy
Interview with Upstate scientist William Kerr, PhD describing the work he and collaborators have done to lessen some of the side effects of radiation therapy.
How the Upstate New York Poison Center fields more than 50,000 calls per year
Interview with Lee Livermore of the Upstate New York Poison Center
How breast cancer is detected and treated; suicide prevention efforts; trying to reduce chemotherapy's side effects: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020
Interviews with Upstate breast surgery chief Ranjna Sharma, MD; psychiatrists Seetha Ramanathan, MD, from Upstate, and Jay Carruthers, MD, from the state Office of Mental Health; and Upstate research scientist William Kerr, PhD
Early detection of glaucoma is key to preserving vision
Interview with Upstate ophthalmologist Preethi Ganapathy, MD, PhD
Treating male infertility; why CBD is popular; a look at head injuries: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020
Interviews with Upstate urologist JC Trussell, MD, Upstate pediatric rheumatologist Caitlin Sgarlat Deluca, DO, and Upstate emergency physician William Paolo, MD
Researchers seek better understanding of frontotemporal dementia, which tends to strike at a younger age than Alzheimer's
Interview with Hannah Phillips, a neuroscience doctoral student at Upstate
Scientist explores how genes can help protect some people from schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, post-traumatic stress and other conditions
Interview with Upstate neuroscientist Stephen Glatt, PhD, who directs a laboratory that studies the causes of mental health and mental illness
Glaucoma's effect on vision; what sort of calls the poison center deals with; how genes can shield some people from diseases: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020
Interviews with Upstate ophthalmologist Preethi Ganapathy, MD, PhD; Lee Livermore of the Upstate New York Poison Center; and Upstate neuroscientist Stephen Glatt, PhD.
Undescended testicles, as well as testicular torsion and trauma, among common reasons why boys need to see a pediatric urologist
Interview with Upstate pediatric urologist Anthony Tracey, MD
What's the biology of your cancer? Treatment becomes more personalized
Interview with Jeffrey Ross, MD, assistant professor of pathology and urology at Upstate
Are you addicted to your smartphone?
Interview with John Ringhisen, a psychiatric nurse practitioner at Upstate
In Syracuse or Ecuador, adaptive design helps people with disabilities participate more fully in daily activities
Interview with Connor McGough, adaptive design program coordinator for ARISE, and Erin Wentz, an assistant professor of physical therapy at Upstate
The emerging world of personalized cancer treatment; adaptive design for people with disabilities: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, March 1, 2020
Interviews with Upstate's Jeffrey Ross, MD; and Upstate assistant professor of physical therapy Erin Wentz, PhD, and Connor McGough, adaptive design program coordinator for ARISE
A tragedy leads parents to advocate for preventing unintended medication exposures in children
Interview with Adam and MaryBeth Gillan (shown with their daughter, Maisie) and Jeanna Marraffa, PharmD (not shown), assistant clinical director of the Upstate New York Poison Center
Keeping feet and ankles strong and healthy involves several factors
Interview with Christopher Neville, PhD, an associate professor of physical therapy and co-director of the Motion Analysis Laboratory at Upstate
Testicular problems; smartphone addiction; dementia research: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, March 8, 2020
Interviews with pediatric urologist Anthony Tracey, MD, psychiatric nurse practitioner John Ringhisen and doctoral candidate Hannah Phillips, all from Upstate
Understanding the spread of the novel coronavirus
Interview with Syracuse University epidemiologists David Larsen, PhD, left, and Brittany Kmush, PhD
What life is like after traumatic brain injury
Interview with Lauren Westby, left, and Joanne Scandale, PhD, certified brain injury specialists at Upstate
'Happy Period' project provides menstrual supplies to women in need
Interview with Upstate graduate students Quinn Searles, left, and Madison Searles
An unusual case of pneumonia may be a new vaping hazard
Interview with Upstate medical students Kiah McArthur, left, and Michelle Gorbonosov
Vision researcher explains her work on retinal regeneration and gene therapy
Interview with Abigail Hackam, PhD, a professor of ophthalmology at the University of Miami's Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Tragic death spurs call for medication safety; experts in the spread and control of diseases talk about the coronavirus outbreak: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, March 15, 2020
Interviews with parents Adam and MaryBeth Gillan of Rochester and Jeanna Marraffa, PharmD, of the Upstate New York Poison Center; and epidemiologists Brittany Kmush, PhD, and David Larsen, PhD, of Syracuse University
What to do if you develop symptoms of COVID-19
Interview with Upstate assistant professor of medicine Katie Anderson, MD, PhD, an epidemiologist and internist
Ways to manage stress during times of crisis
Interview with Kaushal Nanavati, MD, an assistant professor of family medicine and medical director of integrative therapy at Upstate (photo by Jim Howe)
Ways to help older people, who are more vulnerable, during the coronavirus outbreak
Interview with Sharon Brangman, MD, chief of geriatrics at Upstate
COVID-19 update: the disease and prevention; coping with the anxiety; ways to help vulnerable seniors: Upstate Medical University’s HealthLink on Air for Sunday, March 22, 2020
Interviews with epidemiologist Katie Anderson, MD, PhD, integrative medicine director Kaushal Nanavati, MD, and geriatrics chief Sharon Brangman, MD, all from Upstate
Helping children and teens cope with coronavirus anxiety
Interview with Upstate child psychologist Wendy Evers Gordon, PhD
Advice on caring for someone who has COVID-19
Interview with Jana Shaw, MD, Upstate pediatric infectious disease specialist
Pandemic preparations: How Upstate University Hospital handles a crisis
Interview with Upstate University Hospital CEO Robert Corona, DO
Ways that you can -- and should -- continue activity, even in isolation
Interview with Carol Sames, PhD, exercise physiologist at Upstate
Experts at manning ventilators and helping patients breathe: How respiratory therapists prepare for the front lines of COVID-19 treatment
Interview with Michele Pedicone, assistant professor of respiratory therapy at Upstate
Bioethicists have already considered how to decide who gets a ventilator when supplies run short
Interview with Thomas Curran, MD, a member of the bioethics and humanities faculty at Upstate
Explaining how and why to wash your hands thoroughly
Interview with Jarrod Bagatell, MD, medical director for employee health at Upstate
Eating well when you are confined to your home
Interview with Upstate registered dietitian nutritionist Juliann Mellen, left, and fourth-year medical student Natalie Antosh
Social workers care for the caregivers during pandemic; their tips can work for the public as well
Interview with Upstate social workers Tamika Hudson, left, and Sara Obrist
What can a registered dietitian nutritionist do for you?
Interview with Maureen Franklin, a registered dietitian nutritionist at Upstate
Fighting the coronavirus: a hospital responds; respiratory therapists play key role; how to explain pandemic to anxious children: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, March 29, 2020
Interviews with Upstate University Hospital CEO Robert Corona, DO, respiratory therapist Michele Pedicone and child psychologist Wendy Evers Gordon, PhD
A scientist explains how her research relates to Lou Gehrig's disease
Interview with Upstate research scientist Jessica Henty-Ridilla, PhD
Caring for someone with COVID-19; the key to proper handwashing; easy fitness ideas for the homebound: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, April 5, 2020
Interviews with Upstate infectious disease specialist Jana Shaw, MD; employee health director Jarrod Bagatell, MD; and exercise physiologist Carol Sames, PhD
How to cope in a pandemic; allocating scarce medical resources; simple nutrition tips for the homebound: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, April 12, 2020
Interviews with Upstate social workers Tamika Hudson and Sara Obrist; bioethics expert Thomas Curran, MD; and registered dietitian nutritionist Juliann Mellen and medical student Natalie Antosh
What it's like to oversee a pop-up coronavirus hospital in New York City
Interview with Christopher Tanski, MD, an Upstate emergency medicine physician who is the medical director of the makeshift coronavirus hospital at the Javits Convention Center in New York City
Guidelines for sleeping well when you are worried or anxious
Interview with neurologist Antonio Culebras, MD, director of the Upstate Sleep Center
How an epidemic's 'curve' is charted and what it means
Interview with Christopher Morley, PhD, chair of public health and preventive medicine at Upstate
Running a pop-up coronavirus hospital; explaining the COVID-19 'curve'; getting proper sleep when stressed: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, April 19, 2020
Interviews with Upstate emergency physician Christopher Tanski, MD, public health expert Christopher Morley, PhD, and neurologist Antonio Culebras, MD
Pandemic creates additional challenges for those being treated for substance use
Interview with John Ringhisen, a psychiatric nurse practitioner at Upstate
Advice for coping with financial uncertainty during the pandemic
Interview with Brett Steenbarger, PhD, Upstate psychologist and adviser to the financial world
Nurses tell what it's like caring for patients with COVID-19 in hard-hit area
Interview with Upstate nurses Emery House, left, and Rachel Carnicelli
Upstate nurses help a hard-hit downstate hospital; treating substance use issues in a pandemic; how attitude relates to finance: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday. April 26, 2020
Interviews with nurses Emery House and Rachel Carnicelli, nurse practitioner John Ringhisen and psychologist Brett Steenbarger, PhD
Rates of loneliness may be rising; here are ways to cope
Interview with Brian Amidon, a licensed clinical social worker at Upstate
How COVID-19 is being treated, and what has been learned about the novel coronavirus so far
Interview with Stephen Thomas, MD, chief of infectious disease at Upstate
Are you up for cleaning your 'internal house'?
Interview with Susan Levinsohn, MD, family practitioner and integrative medicine specialist
Spiritual care provided in creative ways for patients during pandemic
Interview with the Rev. Terry Culbertson, chaplain and head of pastoral care at Upstate University Hospital
What's been learned about the coronavirus; coping with loneliness, isolation in the pandemic: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, May 3, 2020
Interviews with Upstate infectious disease chief Stephen Thomas, MD, and social worker Brian Amidon
Respiratory virus may also impact the kidneys
Interview with Sri Narsipur, MD, chief of nephrology at Upstate
Are strokes, other neurological problems related to COVID-19?
Interview with Upstate neurologist Hesham Masoud, MD
How COVID-19 can affect the nervous system, the kidneys and a patient's spiritual care: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, May 10, 2020
Interviews with neurologist Hesham Masoud, MD, nephrologist Sri Narsipur, MD, and hospital chaplain the Rev. Terry Culbertson
Research is underway to improve coronavirus testing, check viral levels and identify disease resistance
Interview with Upstate researcher Frank Middleton, PhD
How the pandemic is affecting Ecuador and Uruguay
Interview with Avriel Diaz, left, and Upstate's Anna Stewart-Ibarra, PhD
The pandemic may redefine a generation's ideas about itself and society
Interview with Upstate psychologist Rich O'Neill, PhD
What visiting the emergency room is like during a pandemic
Interview with William Paolo, MD, interim chair of emergency medicine at Upstate
Expert advises on how to prepare -- but not overdo it -- for a pandemic or other emergency
Interview with Chris Dunham, Upstate's director of emergency management
Mysterious, rare inflammatory syndrome in children studied for connection to COVID-19
Interview with Jana Shaw, MD, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Upstate
A pediatrician discusses keeping children healthy during the pandemic
Interview with Upstate pediatrician Steven Blatt, MD
Research focusing on COVID-19; emergency rooms adjust to the pandemic; using time in isolation for self-improvement: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, May 17, 2020
Interviews with research scientist Frank Middleton, PhD, emergency physician William Paolo, MD, and family practitioner and integrative medicine specialist Susan Levinsohn, MD
Domestic abuse likely underreported during pandemic, experts say
Interview with Ann Botash, MD, top photo, Upstate pediatrician and medical director of the McMahon Ryan Child Advocacy Center, and Randi Bregman, executive director of Vera House
What is the role of a contact tracer?
Interview with Onondaga County Health Commissioner Indu Gupta, MD
Critical care specialists oversee treatment for the sickest COVID-19 patients
Interview with Jim Sexton, MD, a critical care specialist at Upstate
Analyzing a rare syndrome in children; how the pandemic hits other countries; psychological impact of the coronavirus: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, May 24, 2020
Interviews with pediatric infectious disease specialist Jana Shaw, MD; scientists Anna Stewart-Ibarra, PhD, and Avriel Diaz; and psychologist Rich O'Neill, PhD
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