Gut Talk
In this special podcast episode, Gut Talk host Sameer Berry, MD, interviews his co-host William Chey, MD, to look back at the lessons learned throughout the milestones in his career, and discuss what lies ahead for his year as ACG president. · Intro 1:11 · Looking back, are there Gut Talk episodes that stand out to you as being particularly memorable? 1:55 · Berry and Chey on common themes in past episodes. 4:46 · Where did you grow up...
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In this podcast episode, Steven D. Leach, MD, discusses academic experiences within higher education, the influence of role models and more. · Intro 1:11 · Steven D. Leach, MD 1:18 · Tell us about where you grew up and your family. 2:09 · Who were your early influences? 3:43 · Did you know early on that you wanted to focus on science and medicine? 5:03 · ...
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In this podcast episode, Paul Limburg, MD, MPH, discusses the movement from academics to industry, developments in colorectal cancer screening tools and more. • Intro 1:11 • Paul Limburg, MD, MPH 1:17 • How did your early influences and childhood years lead you to become interested in gastroenterology and the career you have today? 1:34 • Who were your early inspirations? 2:14 • How did you transition from a career in academics and sciences to a life on the commercial side? 3:34 • How...
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In this podcast episode, Amy Oxentenko, MD, discusses her initiatives as ACG president, addressing workforce challenges in the GI space and more. • Intro :50 • Amy Oxentenko, MD 1:09 • How does it feel to be finishing your year as ACG president? 1:54 • What were your main initiatives and goals for this year, and how did they go? 3:28 • Is there a teaser you can give us for what you will reveal at the ACG annual meeting? 8:39 • Chey and Oxentenko on the critical role of additional research...
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In this special crossover podcast episode, Tuesday Night IBS hosts Jeffrey Roberts, MSEd, BSc, Erica Dermer and Kate Scarlata, MPH, RDN, are joined live by William Chey, MD, and Amanda Lynett, MS, RDN, at FOOD the Main Course Conference in Ann Arbor, MI. • Intro :02 • About Scarlata :30 • About Chey 1:07 • About Lynett 1:49 • Chey, what are your goals for this year’s FOOD the Main Course Conference? 2:58 • How do you feel that mechanisms of diet are affecting microbiomes? 5:37 • Amanda,...
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In this podcast episode, Miguel Regueiro, MD, discusses developing the medical home model for patients with IBD, technological advances for patients in GI and more. • Intro :58 • The interview/about Regueiro 1:03 • Tell us about your family and where you grew up. 1:24 • How did you get interested in medicine? 2:16 • Who were your early influences? 4:18 • What is the medical home? 5:57 • How did you develop the idea to apply the medical home model to IBD? 7:45 • Did you...
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In this podcast episode, Ryan Stidham, MD, discusses the evolution and development of digital imaging and AI in the GI space, how AI can revolutionize stages within the clinical trials and practices and more. • Intro :24 • The interview/about Stidham :36 • Tell us about your family and where you grew up. 1:14 • How did you embrace changes in technology growing up? 3:07 • What was the seminal moment that got you to move from being a consumer of information to being a producer and innovator? 6:05 • ...
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In this special crossover episode with Physicianary, previous Gut Talk guest, Austin Chiang, MD, and Physicianary host, Hansa Bhargava, MD, discuss the influence of social media in medicine and how AI continues to change the health care landscape. • Intro 0:30 • Austin Chiang, MD, MPH 0:36 • Tell us about your journey. 1:02 • How did you get involved with being a social media officer at your institution? 3:58 • Where do you think doctors should see themselves in the future of social media in medicine? 6:49 • ...
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In this podcast episode, Prateek Sharma, MD, about how program directors can help shepherd GI fellows into clinical research spaces, providing quality exams for upper endoscopy and more. • Intro :24 • The interview/about Sharma :43 • Tell us about your family and where you grew up. 1:00 • Did you encourage your son to go into medicine? 2:17 • What kinds of doctors were your parents? 3:40 • Who were your big, early influences? 4:08 • If you didn’t always want to be a doctor, what...
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In this podcast episode, Maria Abreu, MD, current president of the AGA, discusses the unique upbringing of health care professionals who are children of immigrants, formal versus on-the-job leadership training and more. • Intro :24 • The interview/about Abreu :31 • Can you tell us about where you grew up and the impact your family had on the work you’re doing now? :54 • Chey and Abreu on the in May 2024, which announced Abreu as the current AGA president and summarized her personal and professional life. 3:08 • ...
info_outlineIn this podcast episode, Kate Scarlata, MPH, RDN, discusses how to help patients avoid over restricting their diets, the use of digital therapeutic tools in dietetics and more.
• Intro :02
• Welcome to this episode of Gut Talk :23
• The interview/about Scarlata :31
• Scarlata on her family and growing up in a family of nine children. 1:02
• Who was more influential in shaping you? Was it your family, or people outside the family unit? 3:40
• What got you interested in diet and nutrition? 6:27
• Are there any defining moments personally or professionally that affected the direction of your career? 8:02
• Can you tell us about your first job as a GI dietician and how it led to your role in the field today? 12:17
• Berry and Scarlata on GI patient motivations and how they differ from the average patient. 16:51
• Are there things that you think are unique from a dietetics perspective to build that rapport with the patient and walk them back from deeply rooted thoughts they may have about their diet? 17:49
• Have you encountered situations with patients where you felt like you could not move forward without the assistance of other specialists such as a trained GI psychologist? 19:47
• Chey and Scarlata on disordered eating and eating disorders and red flags to help identify and assist these patients. 22:25
• Are you utilizing the FODMAP Gentle or bottom-up approach? 27:27
• Berry, Chey and Scarlata on the emergence of digital automated tools developed to help patients get access to therapies without the use of a trained clinician. 29:11
• Can you talk about the patient advocacy efforts you have been involved with, including the IBelieveinyourStory campaign and the EndHungerPain initiative? 34:43
• Chey, Berry and Scarlata on the economic challenges facing multidisciplinary GI care and getting patients access to dietary needs including resources like Equip Health. 41:29
• Scarlata on her upcoming book, Mind Your Gut: The Whole-body, Science-based Guide to Living with IBS, co-written with Megan Reihl, PsyD. 43:52
• Thank you, Kate 45:06
• Thanks for listening 45:17
Kate Scarlata, MPH, RDN is a US-based dietitian with over 30 years of experience. Kate’s expertise is in gastrointestinal disorders and food intolerance. Kate is the author of numerous books and articles on digestive health topics including the New York Times Best Seller, The 21 Day Tummy Diet.
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Disclosures: Berry and Chey report no relevant financial disclosures. Scarlata reports stock options with Epicured LLC and FODY Food Company, financial support from Dr. Schar, Mahana Therapeutics, Nestle Health Science, Olipop, Pendulum, QOL Medical.