The Informed Patient
The Informed Patient is Upstate Medical University's podcast on health, science and medicine, featuring experts from Central New York's only academic medical center.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 24 minutes
- Episodes
- 1564
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Simple practices can help to manage stress
Interview with Kaushal Nanavati, MD, medical director of integrative therapy and assistant dean of wellness
00:15:04 |
Thu 21 Jan 2021
Before a child undergoes surgery, hospital helps both parents and patient prepare
Interview with pediatric surgeon Michaela "Mikki" Kollisch, MD
00:15:18 |
Tue 19 Jan 2021
Hospital offers kidney dialysis for children
Interview with pediatric kidney specialist Scott Schurman, MD
00:15:48 |
Tue 19 Jan 2021
Surgery to treat atrial fibrillation; epilepsy and its treatment; transplants pass a milestone: Upstate Medical University's HealthLInk on Air for Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021
Interviews with cardiothoracic surgeon Stephen Waterford, MD; neurosurgeon Harish Babu, MD, PhD; and transplant surgeon Mark Laftavi, MD
00:52:00 |
Fri 15 Jan 2021
Pancreatic cancer: diagnosis, treatment options and reasons for hope
Interview with Upstate pancreatic surgeon Thomas Vandermeer, MD
00:31:10 |
Thu 14 Jan 2021
Brain surgeon provides overview of epilepsy, its diagnosis and treatment
Interview with Upstate neurosurgeon Harish Babu, MD, PhD
00:17:13 |
Mon 11 Jan 2021
Kidney transplants continue apace at Upstate despite pandemic
Interview with Upstate transplant surgeon Mark Laftavi, MD
00:16:15 |
Mon 11 Jan 2021
How vaccines will attack COVID-19; hotline answers questions about the pandemic: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021
Interviews with Upstate infectious disease expert Katie Anderson, MD, PhD, and Upstate COVID-19 hotline co-directors Michele Caliva and Joey Angelina
00:52:00 |
Fri 08 Jan 2021
Upstate hotline fields COVID-19 questions from the public
Interview with Upstate COVID-19 hotline co-directors Michele Caliva, left, and Joey Angelina
00:14:24 |
Fri 08 Jan 2021
How the COVID-19 vaccines work and what lies ahead in the pandemic
Interview with Upstate infectious disease expert Katie Anderson, MD, PhD
00:35:05 |
Thu 07 Jan 2021
Cardiac surgeon explains how the TT Maze procedure treats atrial fibrillation
Interview with Upstate cardiac surgeon Stephen Waterford, MD
00:15:57 |
Thu 31 Dec 2020
Boosting one's spirits and energy in winter; insights into pandemics; regenerating the retina: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021
Interviews with Assistant Dean of Wellness Kaushal Nanavati, MD; authors and researchers Rae-Ellen Kavey, MD, and Allison Kavey, PhD; and vision researcher Abigail Hackam, PhD
00:52:00 |
Thu 31 Dec 2020
Treating kidney stones; caring for wounds and arterial disease; dealing with violence’s traumatic wake: Upstate Medical University’s HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020
Interviews with urologist Scott Wiener, MD; vascular surgeon Palma Shaw, MD; and Timothy Jennings-Bey, a co-founder of the Community Trauma Response Team
00:52:00 |
Wed 23 Dec 2020
Prostate cancer explained; the pandemic and overdose deaths: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020
Interviews with urologist Joseph Jacob, MD, and emergency physician Ross Sullivan, MD
00:52:00 |
Thu 17 Dec 2020
Masks challenge the hard of hearing; retinal diseases and eye health; explaining esophageal cancer: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020
Interviews with otolaryngologist Brian Nicholas, MD; retinal researcher and ophthalmologist Amir Yazdanyar, MD, PhD; and thoracic surgery chief Jason Wallen, MD
00:52:00 |
Thu 10 Dec 2020
Explaining diseases of the retina, their risk factors and treatment
Interview with Upstate vision researcher and ophthalmologist Amir Yazdanyar, MD, PhD
00:16:26 |
Tue 08 Dec 2020
Mother-daughter research team compares COVID-19 to previous pandemics in new book
Interview with Allison Kavey, PhD, left, and her mother, Rae-Ellen Kavey, MD, who jointly authored a book on viral pandemics
00:16:09 |
Tue 08 Dec 2020
Advice for getting through a winter of pandemic discontent
Interview with Kaushal Nanavati, MD, assistant dean of wellness at Upstate
00:16:53 |
Tue 08 Dec 2020
Drug overdose deaths rise during the pandemic
Interview with Ross Sullivan, MD, director of medical toxicology at Upstate
00:15:36 |
Mon 07 Dec 2020
The pandemic, the vaccines and what's next: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020
Interview with Stephen Thomas, MD, chief of infectious disease at Upstate
00:52:00 |
Fri 04 Dec 2020
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