People of Pathology Podcast
Episodes
Episode 36: Dr Pranav Patwardhan – Algorithms and Pathology
Today my guest is pathology resident Dr Pranav Patwardhan.
What we discuss with Dr Patwardhan:
- How he became interested in pathology and some of his experiences training in India
- His Facebook page Understanding Pathology
- Being named to The Pathologist Power List three times
- His article The Art of Algorithms
- The process of creating an algorithm
- Using algorithms for teaching
Links for this episode:
- Dr Patwardhan on Twitter
- Understanding Pathology on Facebook
- The Art of Algorithms in The Pathologist magazine
- University of Pittsburgh Department of Pathology
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Episode 35: Dr Barbarajean Magnani – Pathologist, Toxicologist, Author of The Queen of All Poisons
My guest today is Dr Barbarajean Magnani. Dr Magnani is a Pathologist and Toxicologist, and is the author of The Queen of All Poisons.
What we discuss with Dr Magnani:
- Her work as a toxicology consultant and as Pathologist in Chief at Tufts University School of Medicine
- How her Master’s degree in Marine Environmental Science led to her interest in toxins
- How a series of stories she wrote for the Journal of Clinical Chemistry became Lily Robinson and the Art of Secret Poisoning
- The inspiration for the character Dr Lily Robinson
- How Michael Crichton had an influence on her writing
- The visible pathologist and how Lily Robinson portrays this
- The sequel to The Queen of All Poisons, called The Power of Poison, to be released in March 2021
Links for this episode:
Dr Magnani:
The Queen of All Poisons from Amazon
The Art of Secret Poisoning from AACC
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Episode 34: Mikaela Stiver – Anatomy, Rehabilitation Science, and RehabINK
Today my guest is Anatomist and PhD candidate Mikaela Stiver
What we discuss with Mikaela:
- Her academic career from Human Kinetics and Neuroscience to Anatomy and Rehabilitation Science
- Her research on the 3D structure of the trapezius
- Her teaching experience and what she finds rewarding about it
- Developing online resources in anatomy and histology
- Using #AnatomyDoodle to learn and teach anatomy and embryology
- Her work with Let’s Talk Science
- RehabINK and the RehabINK Podcast
Links for this episode:
Mikaela Stiver:
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Episode 33: Dr Patrick Hansma – Forensic Pathologist and Author of The Grave Below
My guest today is Forensic pathologist Dr Patrick Hansma
What we discuss with Dr Hansma:
- His experience as a diener and how that led to becoming a forensic pathologist
- The development of the book from a short story and poem to a novel
- The inspirations for some of the main characters
- Greenwood Cemetery and how it was inspired by a real cemetery
- The use of biblical and literary quotes throughout the book
- His collection of antiquarian books
Links for this episode:
- The Grave Below on Amazon
- Interview with Dr Hansma from Fine Books Magazine
- The Grave Below on Instagram
- The Grave Below on Facebook
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Episode 32: Dr Neil Theise – Liver Pathology, Interstitium, Complexity Theory, and More
Today my guest is Liver Pathologist Dr Neil Theise.
What we discuss with Dr Theise:
- How he became a liver pathologist
- His work in redefining the microanatomy of the canals of Hering
- The paper he coauthored in 2018 on the interstitium, and some of the implications of that work
- Complexity theory and the self organizing universe, and how they relate to pathology
- The concept of Beginner’s Mind
Links for this episode:
- “Structure and Distribution of an Unrecognized Interstitium in Human Tissues” in Nature
- “Meet Your Interstitium, A Newfound Organ” in Scientific American
- “The Canals of Hering and Hepatic Stem Cells in Humans” in Hepatology
- Self Organizing Universe on Youtube
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Episode 31: Alyse Gray Returns! – Compendium Pandemica: A Guide to Horrible Infectious Diseases
My guest today is Pathologists Assistant Alyse Gray. Alyse is the author of Compendium Pandemica: A Guide to Horrible Infectious Diseases.
What we discuss with Alyse Gray:
- The status of Death, It’s a Living, her book in progress
- Why humor can be useful in education
- How studying the histories of diseases can inform our current state of the world
- How Syphilus was named from a poem, and the Tuskegee Study
- Vaccines and how they have improved our way of living
- The Horrible Infectious Diseases Survival Guide
Links for this episode:
- Order Compendium Pandemica here
- Alyse Gray:
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