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, 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 did your role at Exact Sciences come about? 5:58
• Was it a hard decision to take a new position? 7:47
• Chey and Limburg on the joy of advancing science and innovation. 9:03
• Were there any cultural differences that shocked you about the ways work is done in your previous and current positions? 10:10
• Do you see Exact outsourcing scientific research as the company grows? 12:12
• What does a typical day look like for you at Exact? […] What are you responsible of as the leading physician? 13:28
• From a product standpoint, what is ahead on the roadmap for Exact Sciences? […] What are you most excited about regarding next-generation multi-target stool testing and its impact? 15:14
• How do you respond to gastroenterologists’ skepticism and concerns surrounding stool-based screening? 21:15
• What about addressing the concerns surrounding how we can ensure patients with a positive FIT test go in for a colonoscopy? 23:22
• How much of an issue are language barriers when it comes to screening tools? 28:11
• Can you talk about how Exact Sciences are using AI and the evolution of the microbiome internally or in product development? 29:42
• Do you see a future for stool-based testing in between/in combination with colonoscopies? 32:59
• Have you noticed differences in sensitivity and specificity based on age? 34:07
• What are your thoughts on making these tools available in a direct-to-consumer offering? […] How do you make these screening tools more readily available while weighing the usage risks? 35:08
• What is the rate of patients who have a positive stool-based test getting a colonoscopy? 38:44
• If you were talking to a GI fellow deciding to make the jump to industry, what do you tell them? 41:58
• Thank you, Paul 44:55
• Thanks for listening 45:21
Paul J. Limburg, MD, MPH, is chief medical officer for screening at Exact Sciences and emeritus professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic.
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 Dr. Limburg, follow @limburg_paul and @ExactSciences on X.
Disclosures: Chey and Berry report no relevant financial disclosures. Limburg reports he is an employee of Exact Sciences.