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Patients Come First Podcast - Mark Nantz Apr 27, 2025

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This episode of VHHA’s Patients Come First podcast features Mark Nantz, the President and CEO of Valley Health, a Winchester, VA-based health system, and the newly elected Chair of the VHHA Board of Directors. This conversation covers his career journey, thoughts on health care leadership and public health, how his personal story of adoption and early financial challenges shapes his approach to the ministry of care, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact on X (Twitter) or Instagram using the #PatientsComeFirst hashtag.

Patients Come First Podcast - Dr. Juan Pablo Arab Apr 21, 2025

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This episode of VHHA’s Patients Come First podcast features Dr. Juan Pablo Arab, a transplant hepatologist and director of alcohol science with the Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease at VCU Health. This conversation covers liver health, insights gleaned from recent research into U.S. liver disease prevalence, the impact of early screening and targeted intervention, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact on X (Twitter) or Instagram using the #PatientsComeFirst hashtag.

Patients Come First Podcast - Katisha Vertrees Apr 13, 2025

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This episode of VHHA’s Patients Come First podcast features Katisha Vertrees, a young woman from Norfolk, VA woman whose story of being diagnosed with lupus and renal failure, through finding a kidney donor, and transplant at Sentara Health, has captured media and public attention. She joins us to talk about her life, journey through illness and recovery, and a new project of hers to support people in need of kidney transplants. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact on X (Twitter) or Instagram using the #PatientsComeFirst hashtag.

Patients Come First Podcast - Christopher Sulmonte Jr. Apr 06, 2025

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This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features Christopher Sulmonte Jr., Administrative Director of Biocontainment at Johns Hopkins Special Pathogen Center, who join us to discuss his work, the biocontainment process, his participation as a featured speaker during the upcoming 2025 Virginia Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Summit on April 16, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact on X (Twitter) or Instagram using the #PatientsComeFirst hashtag.

Patients Come First Podcast - Dr. Anita Vincent-Jackson Mar 30, 2025

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This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features Dr. Anita Vincent-Johnson, a nephrologist with UVA Health, who join us during National Kidney Month for a conversation about her work, the UVA Kidney Disease Screening and Awareness Program, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact on X (Twitter) or Instagram using the #PatientsComeFirst hashtag.

Patients Come First Podcast - Rebecca Segal Mar 22, 2025

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This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features Rebecca Segal, the President and CEO of Fauquier Health, a Lifepoint Health facility located in Warrenton, Virginia. She joins us for a conversation about her career in health care, the work of Fauquier Health, which recently celebrated its centennial anniversary, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact on X (Twitter) or Instagram using the #PatientsComeFirst hashtag.

Patients Come First Podcast - Jie Sun Mar 16, 2025

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This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features Jie Sun, PhD, a professor and researcher at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, whose work focuses on immunology and infectious diseases. Among other things, our conversation explores Dr. Sun’s career, recent research his team published on the long-term impacts of COVID-19, and what that could mean for patient care. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact on X (Twitter) or Instagram using the #PatientsComeFirst hashtag.

Patients Come First Podcast - Dr. K. Singh Sahni Mar 09, 2025

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This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features Dr. K. Singh Sahni, Medical Director of the Neuroscience and Gamma Knife Center at Johnston-Willis Hospital, an HCA Virginia facility. Dr. Sahni is a repeat guest who joins us for a conversation about his work, a recent Gamma Knife surgery milestone, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact on X (Twitter) or Instagram using the #PatientsComeFirst hashtag.

Patients Come First Podcast - Hannah Khan Mar 02, 2025

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This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features Hannah Khan, a nurse and clinical research coordinator with the VCU School of Nursing, who joins us to discuss how she overcame her fears to pursue a health care career, a research fellowship at VCU focused on dementia patients, and much more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact on X (Twitter) or Instagram using the #PatientsComeFirst hashtag.

Patients Come First Podcast - Tina Buck Feb 23, 2025

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This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features Tina Buck, a double transplant patient who receives ongoing care from Sentara Health, who joins us to share her story as a 30-year heart transplant survivor, the experience of meeting the family of one of her organ donors, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact on X (Twitter) or Instagram using the #PatientsComeFirst hashtag.

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