Embracing serendipity and a change mindset with William Chey, MD
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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Lessons in Gratitude with Steven Leach, MD
Gut Talk
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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Innovations in GI Cancer Screening with Paul Limburg, MD
Gut Talk
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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Reflections on GI workforce, leadership and goalsetting with ACG President Amy Oxentenko, MD
Gut Talk
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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Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Beyond: Food The Main Course 2025 Live Recap (Crossover with Tuesday Night IBS)
Gut Talk
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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Dedication, Innovation, Inspiration with Miguel Regueiro, MD
Gut Talk
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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Managing Uncertainty Around AI Technology with Ryan Stidham, MD
Gut Talk
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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“The Fourth Shift”: Embracing the roles of social media and AI in health care with Austin Chiang, MD (Crossover with Physicianary)
Gut Talk
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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The Next Generation of GI with Prateek Sharma, MD
Gut Talk
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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Living the American Dream with Maria Abreu, MD
Gut Talk
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, Tom McCourt, chief executive officer of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, discusses the evolving relationship between physicians and pharma, breakthroughs in GI drugs and more.
• Intro :59
• Welcome to this episode of Gut Talk 1:23
• The interview/about McCourt 1:32
• Tell us about your family and where you grew up. 2:15
• What did you take away from your football career at University of Wisconsin? 4:19
• How long were you a clinical pharmacist? 7:57
• McCourt on his experience as a health science associate. 8:55
• Where is the line between academics and the pharma industry? 10:49
• When you launched drugs like omeprazole and esomeprazole, did you have any idea what impact they would have? 13:00
• What changed to make the pharma industry go from respected to villainized? 16:39
• What’s your perspective on innovation and billing architecture for pharmaceuticals? […] Where do you think we’re going to see the most exciting changes in the near-term? 19:33
• Chey and McCourt on challenges the US health care system faces in comparison to other countries. 24:47
• How can we make breakthrough drugs and technology available to everyone without stifling innovation? 27:05
• Did patients valuing their quality-of-life factor into your decision to switch from AmGen to Ironwood Pharmaceuticals? 29:12
• From a pharmaceutical perspective, do you think there are examples of successful health policy? 36:30
• Thank you, Tom 42:13
• Thanks for listening 43:20
Tom McCourt is the chief executive officer of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, a commercial biotechnology company working to revolutionize the treatment of gastrointestinal (GI) diseases and redefine the standard of care for millions of patients.
We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to guttalkpodcast@healio.com. Follow us on X @HealioGastro @sameerkberry @umfoodoc. For more from McCourt, follow @ironwoodpharma on X.
Disclosures: Berry and Chey report no relevant financial disclosures. McCourt is chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals; serves on the board of directors and member of the compensation committee of Pliant Therapeutics, Inc., a public company, and on the board of trustees for the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE).