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The Clinical Problem Solvers

The Clinical Problem Solvers is a multi-modal venture that works to disseminate and democratize the stories and science of diagnostic reasoning
Twitter: @CPSolvers
Website: clinicalproblemsolving.com

Copyright: © The Clinical Problem Solvers 2018

Latest Episodes:

Episode 75: Human Dx unknown with Rabih and Einstein residents, Dr. Gandhi and Dr. Bressman – fever and headache Mar 24, 2020
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https://clinicalproblemsolving.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Einstein-HDX-FINAL.mp3
Dr. Hajduczok presents a a Human Dx case to Einstein residents, Dr. Gandhi and Dr. Bressman, and Rabih.
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Dr. Himali Gandhi
I graduated from NYU medical school and am now finishing my PGY-3 year at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY. My clinical interests include preventative cardiology and medical education and I am excited to be starting my cardiology fellowship at Northshore University Hospital- Northwell in Long Island. When I am not in the hospital I love hiking, running, cooking, and exploring different styles of dance.
Dr. Max Bressman

I went to Swarthmore College where I played tennis for the college team (ranked top 25), went to NYU Medical School (switched to golf, now attempt to qualify for the US Open every year and came 1 stroke from making the US national amateur championship last year). Finishing PGY-3 year at Montefiore in the Bronx, NY. Was originally planning on cardiology, but changed my mind and am going to stay as a Hospitalist at Montefiore and get involved in education. While at Montefiore, published abstracts, posters, and just got a manuscript into AJM. Anand Jagannath was my chief as an intern and we wrote and abstract/poster (along with Firm-1 leader Matt Shaines) that won the top prize at SHM in 2018.
Alex Hajduczok
Alex Hajduczok is a second-year internal medicine resident at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. He is originally from Buffalo, New York and completed is undergraduate degree in biochemistry at the University of Rochester and stayed at the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry for medical school. After residency, he plans to pursue a career as a clinician-investigator in cardiology. He is currently engaged in heart failure remote monitoring research at Penn State Hershey. In his free time, he enjoys working out, coaching CrossFit, and playing hockey.

Episode 75: Human Dx unknown with Rabih and Einstein residents, Dr. Gandhi and Dr. Bressman – fever and headache Mar 24, 2020
Show notes
https://clinicalproblemsolving.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Einstein-HDX-FINAL.mp3
Dr. Hajduczok presents a a Human Dx case to Einstein residents, Dr. Gandhi and Dr. Bressman, and Rabih.
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Human Dx Case
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Patreon website
Dr. Himali Gandhi
I graduated from NYU medical school and am now finishing my PGY-3 year at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY. My clinical interests include preventative cardiology and medical education and I am excited to be starting my cardiology fellowship at Northshore University Hospital- Northwell in Long Island. When I am not in the hospital I love hiking, running, cooking, and exploring different styles of dance.
Dr. Max Bressman

I went to Swarthmore College where I played tennis for the college team (ranked top 25), went to NYU Medical School (switched to golf, now attempt to qualify for the US Open every year and came 1 stroke from making the US national amateur championship last year). Finishing PGY-3 year at Montefiore in the Bronx, NY. Was originally planning on cardiology, but changed my mind and am going to stay as a Hospitalist at Montefiore and get involved in education. While at Montefiore, published abstracts, posters, and just got a manuscript into AJM. Anand Jagannath was my chief as an intern and we wrote and abstract/poster (along with Firm-1 leader Matt Shaines) that won the top prize at SHM in 2018.
Alex Hajduczok
Alex Hajduczok is a second-year internal medicine resident at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. He is originally from Buffalo, New York and completed is undergraduate degree in biochemistry at the University of Rochester and stayed at the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry for medical school. After residency, he plans to pursue a career as a clinician-investigator in cardiology. He is currently engaged in heart failure remote monitoring research at Penn State Hershey. In his free time, he enjoys working out, coaching CrossFit, and playing hockey.

Episode 74: On COVID-19 – A case-based discussion with Drs. Block, Thakur, and Chin-Hong Mar 22, 2020
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https://clinicalproblemsolving.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Case-Based-COVID-FINAL.m4a
Episode description
Student Dr. Emma Levine moderates a COVID-19 case discussion with expert input from Drs. Brian Block, Neeta Thakur and Peter Chin-Hong
Dr. Peter Chin-Hong
Peter Chin-Hong is Associate Dean for Regional Campuses at UCSF School of Medicine. He is a medical educator who specializes in treating infectious diseases, particularly infections that develop in patients who have suppressed immune systems, such as as solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients and HIV+ organ transplant recipients. He directs the immunocompromised host infectious diseases program at UCSF. He has been involved in the COVID19 clinical consultation and treatment team.
Dr. Neeta Thakur
Neeta Thakur is a Pulmonary Critical Care Physician and health disparities researcher at UCSF. Her main research interests are in understanding how the social environment contributes to disease and modifies disease course in low-income communities and communities of color. Dr. Thakur’s experience as a clinician and Medical Director of the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Chest Clinic, gives her first-hand insight on how social and environmental stress negatively affect asthma and other health outcomes, and practical knowledge of the existing barriers to adoption of evidence-based interventions into practice. With the evolving COVID-19 epidemic, her research focus has shifted to better understand the fears, needs, and socioeconomic impact in low-income, diverse communities.
Dr. Brian Block
Brian Block is an Instructor of Medicine and Research Fellow in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at UCSF. He has interests in medical ethics and critical illness communication. He graduated from Harvard Medical School and completed Internal Medicine training at Columbia University where he was also a Chief Resident. He then came to UCSF to complete fellowship training in Pulmonary and Critical Care medicine. His UCSF bio also describes him as a “mediocre golfer” and now he can’t figure out how to have that removed.

Episode 74: On COVID-19 – A case-based discussion with Drs. Block, Thakur, and Chin-Hong Mar 22, 2020
Show notes
https://clinicalproblemsolving.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Case-Based-COVID-FINAL.m4a
Episode description
Student Dr. Emma Levine moderates a COVID-19 case discussion with expert input from Drs. Brian Block, Neeta Thakur and Peter Chin-Hong
Dr. Peter Chin-Hong
Peter Chin-Hong is Associate Dean for Regional Campuses at UCSF School of Medicine. He is a medical educator who specializes in treating infectious diseases, particularly infections that develop in patients who have suppressed immune systems, such as as solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients and HIV+ organ transplant recipients. He directs the immunocompromised host infectious diseases program at UCSF. He has been involved in the COVID19 clinical consultation and treatment team.
Dr. Neeta Thakur
Neeta Thakur is a Pulmonary Critical Care Physician and health disparities researcher at UCSF. Her main research interests are in understanding how the social environment contributes to disease and modifies disease course in low-income communities and communities of color. Dr. Thakur’s experience as a clinician and Medical Director of the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Chest Clinic, gives her first-hand insight on how social and environmental stress negatively affect asthma and other health outcomes, and practical knowledge of the existing barriers to adoption of evidence-based interventions into practice. With the evolving COVID-19 epidemic, her research focus has shifted to better understand the fears, needs, and socioeconomic impact in low-income, diverse communities.
Dr. Brian Block
Brian Block is an Instructor of Medicine and Research Fellow in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at UCSF. He has interests in medical ethics and critical illness communication. He graduated from Harvard Medical School and completed Internal Medicine training at Columbia University where he was also a Chief Resident. He then came to UCSF to complete fellowship training in Pulmonary and Critical Care medicine. His UCSF bio also describes him as a “mediocre golfer” and now he can’t figure out how to have that removed.

Episode 73: Clinical unknown with Dr. Joel Topf – Polyuria Mar 21, 2020
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https://clinicalproblemsolving.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Joel-Episode-3-16-20-8.49-AM.mp3
Dr. Madeline McCrary and Dr. Bob Centor present a clinical unknown to Dr. Joel Topf.
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Dr. Joel Topf
Joel Topf went to medical school at Wayne state University School of Medicine and did Med-Peds at Indiana University. He completed an adult fellowship in nephrology at the University of Chicago. He is currently a clinical nephrologist in Detroit at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. Joel’s passion is using social media and new media to teach nephrology. He started his blog, PBFluids in 2008. He developed NephMadness and NephJC to leverage the power of community, digital scholarship and creativity to teach nephrology. He is the founder and program director of the Nephrology Social Media Collective internship which trains medical professionals to use social media for medical education. Joel is a pioneer in bringing visual abstracts to nephrology and is a visual abstract editor for CJASN and the American Journal of Nephrology. He is creator and host of the nephrology podcast, Freely Filtered. He was recognized by the American Society of Nephrology with the Robert Narins award for innovations in Teaching in 2017.
Dr. Madeline McCrary
Madeline McCrary is a third year Internal Medicine resident at Christiana Care in Delaware. She is originally from Annapolis, MD but moved down south to North Carolina for the next 10 years. She went to Duke for undergrad then switched sides and went to UNC for medical school. She will be starting Infectious Diseases fellowship at UNC in July. In her spare time, she enjoys exploring with her dog Sammie, spending time with family and friends, and playing board games.
Dr. Bob Centor
Dr. Centor is Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Chair Emeritus for the Board of Regents for the American College of Physicians (ACP) and a retired Dean working part-time at Huntsville and the VA in Alabama.

Episode 73: Clinical unknown with Dr. Joel Topf – Polyuria Mar 21, 2020
Show notes
https://clinicalproblemsolving.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Joel-Episode-3-16-20-8.49-AM.mp3
Dr. Madeline McCrary and Dr. Bob Centor present a clinical unknown to Dr. Joel Topf.
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Download CPSolvers App here
Patreon website
Dr. Joel Topf
Joel Topf went to medical school at Wayne state University School of Medicine and did Med-Peds at Indiana University. He completed an adult fellowship in nephrology at the University of Chicago. He is currently a clinical nephrologist in Detroit at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. Joel’s passion is using social media and new media to teach nephrology. He started his blog, PBFluids in 2008. He developed NephMadness and NephJC to leverage the power of community, digital scholarship and creativity to teach nephrology. He is the founder and program director of the Nephrology Social Media Collective internship which trains medical professionals to use social media for medical education. Joel is a pioneer in bringing visual abstracts to nephrology and is a visual abstract editor for CJASN and the American Journal of Nephrology. He is creator and host of the nephrology podcast, Freely Filtered. He was recognized by the American Society of Nephrology with the Robert Narins award for innovations in Teaching in 2017.
Dr. Madeline McCrary
Madeline McCrary is a third year Internal Medicine resident at Christiana Care in Delaware. She is originally from Annapolis, MD but moved down south to North Carolina for the next 10 years. She went to Duke for undergrad then switched sides and went to UNC for medical school. She will be starting Infectious Diseases fellowship at UNC in July. In her spare time, she enjoys exploring with her dog Sammie, spending time with family and friends, and playing board games.
Dr. Bob Centor
Dr. Centor is Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Chair Emeritus for the Board of Regents for the American College of Physicians (ACP) and a retired Dean working part-time at Huntsville and the VA in Alabama.

Episode 72 – On COVID-19 – A conversation with Colleagues from Italy Part 2 Mar 19, 2020
Show notes
https://clinicalproblemsolving.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/COVID-Italy-2-FINAL.m4a
Episode description
Mike Rose, Ryoko Hamaguchi, Reza Manesh and Rabih Geha interview Drs. Ripa and Monti from the IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital
CPSolver morning report
Dr. Marco Ripa
Marco Ripa is a Researcher and Infectious Disease physician working at IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital in Milan. His main research topics are sepsis, bloodstream infections and infective endocarditis. During his specialty training, he worked for one year at the Hospital Clinic in Barcelona with professor Alex Soriano and professor José Maria Miró in the Nosocomial Infections and Cardiovascular Infection Units. He is a member of the ESCMID Study Group for Bloodstream Infections, Endocarditis and Sepsis (ESGBIES). Currently, he is working in the COVID-19 dedicated ward of San Raffaele Hospital.
Dr. Giacomo Monti
Giacomo Monti is a consultant in Anesthesia and Intensive Care working in the general ICU, medical emergency team and emergency operating room of one the most important University Hospital in Italy. He’s actively involved in scientific research on sepsis, invasive and non-invasive ventilation, outcome after surgery, sedation in ICU, and kidney failure. He has been the Principal Investigator for many international collaborative studies. Currently, he’s leading different research projects, thanks to different grants from public and private founders. He’s active in teaching as adjunct professor on different topics both for medical and post graduates students.

Episode 72 – On COVID-19 – A conversation with Colleagues from Italy Part 2 Mar 19, 2020
Show notes
https://clinicalproblemsolving.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/COVID-Italy-2-FINAL.m4a
Episode description
Mike Rose, Ryoko Hamaguchi, Reza Manesh and Rabih Geha interview Drs. Ripa and Monti from the IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital
CPSolver morning report
Dr. Marco Ripa
Marco Ripa is a Researcher and Infectious Disease physician working at IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital in Milan. His main research topics are sepsis, bloodstream infections and infective endocarditis. During his specialty training, he worked for one year at the Hospital Clinic in Barcelona with professor Alex Soriano and professor José Maria Miró in the Nosocomial Infections and Cardiovascular Infection Units. He is a member of the ESCMID Study Group for Bloodstream Infections, Endocarditis and Sepsis (ESGBIES). Currently, he is working in the COVID-19 dedicated ward of San Raffaele Hospital.
Dr. Giacomo Monti
Giacomo Monti is a consultant in Anesthesia and Intensive Care working in the general ICU, medical emergency team and emergency operating room of one the most important University Hospital in Italy. He’s actively involved in scientific research on sepsis, invasive and non-invasive ventilation, outcome after surgery, sedation in ICU, and kidney failure. He has been the Principal Investigator for many international collaborative studies. Currently, he’s leading different research projects, thanks to different grants from public and private founders. He’s active in teaching as adjunct professor on different topics both for medical and post graduates students.

Episode 71 – On COVID-19 – A conversation with Colleagues from Italy Part 1 Mar 18, 2020
Show notes
https://clinicalproblemsolving.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/COVID-ITALY-1-final.mp3
Episode description
Mike Rose, Ryoko Hamaguchi, Reza Manesh and Rabih Geha interview Drs. Ripa and Monti from the IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital
Dr. Marco Ripa
Marco Ripa is a Researcher and Infectious Disease physician working at IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital in Milan. His main research topics are sepsis, bloodstream infections and infective endocarditis. During his specialty training, he worked for one year at the Hospital Clinic in Barcelona with professor Alex Soriano and professor José Maria Miró in the Nosocomial Infections and Cardiovascular Infection Units. He is a member of the ESCMID Study Group for Bloodstream Infections, Endocarditis and Sepsis (ESGBIES). Currently, he is working in the COVID-19 dedicated ward of San Raffaele Hospital.
Dr. Giacomo Monti
Giacomo Monti is a consultant in Anesthesia and Intensive Care working in the general ICU, medical emergency team and emergency operating room of one the most important University Hospital in Italy. He’s actively involved in scientific research on sepsis, invasive and non-invasive ventilation, outcome after surgery, sedation in ICU, and kidney failure. He has been the Principal Investigator for many international collaborative studies. Currently, he’s leading different research projects, thanks to different grants from public and private founders. He’s active in teaching as adjunct professor on different topics both for medical and post graduates students.

Episode 71 – On COVID-19 – A conversation with Colleagues from Italy Part 1 Mar 18, 2020
Show notes
https://clinicalproblemsolving.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/COVID-ITALY-1-final.mp3
Episode description
Mike Rose, Ryoko Hamaguchi, Reza Manesh and Rabih Geha interview Drs. Ripa and Monti from the IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital
Dr. Marco Ripa
Marco Ripa is a Researcher and Infectious Disease physician working at IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital in Milan. His main research topics are sepsis, bloodstream infections and infective endocarditis. During his specialty training, he worked for one year at the Hospital Clinic in Barcelona with professor Alex Soriano and professor José Maria Miró in the Nosocomial Infections and Cardiovascular Infection Units. He is a member of the ESCMID Study Group for Bloodstream Infections, Endocarditis and Sepsis (ESGBIES). Currently, he is working in the COVID-19 dedicated ward of San Raffaele Hospital.
Dr. Giacomo Monti
Giacomo Monti is a consultant in Anesthesia and Intensive Care working in the general ICU, medical emergency team and emergency operating room of one the most important University Hospital in Italy. He’s actively involved in scientific research on sepsis, invasive and non-invasive ventilation, outcome after surgery, sedation in ICU, and kidney failure. He has been the Principal Investigator for many international collaborative studies. Currently, he’s leading different research projects, thanks to different grants from public and private founders. He’s active in teaching as adjunct professor on different topics both for medical and post graduates students.

Episode 70 – On COVID-19 w/ Dr. Carlos Del Rio & App Announcement Mar 15, 2020
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https://clinicalproblemsolving.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Episode-70-CVOD-w-Dr.-Del-Rio.mp3
Episode description
Student Dr. Emma Levine & the CPSolvers talk COVID-19 with Dr. Carlos Del Rio
Dr. Carlos Del Rio
Carlos del Rio, MD is Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine and Professor of Global Health and Epidemiology at the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University. He is co-Director of the Emory CFAR and co-PI of the Emory-CDC HIV Clinical Trails Unit and the Emory Vaccine Treatment and Evaluation Unit. Dr. del Rio is a native of Mexico where he was Executive Director of the National AIDS Council of Mexico (CONASIDA, the Federal agency of the Mexican Government responsible for AIDS Policy throughout Mexico), from 1992 through 1996. He was also a member of the National Academy of Medicine.

Episode 69: Lactic Acidosis Mar 11, 2020

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https://clinicalproblemsolving.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Lactic-Acidosis-Final-V2.mp3

Episode description

Rabih, Reza, Arslan, Sharmin and Tony Breu share their approach to lactic acidosis.

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Episode 68: Human Dx unknown with Rabih & UNC residents – lower extremity weakness Feb 25, 2020
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https://clinicalproblemsolving.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Human-Dx-UNC-FINAL.mp3
Dr. Travis Smith presents a Human Dx unknown to Rabih and UNC residents – Drs. Kumfer and Diddams.
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Dr. Ann Marie Kumfer
Dr. Kumfer is a third year resident at the University of North Carolina Internal Medicine Residency. She completed medical school at Texas Tech University Health Science Center. She is pursuing a career in hospital medicine and is interested in medical education and diagnostic clinical reasoning. In her time away from work, she enjoys traveling, running, and spending time with her husband and dog.
Dr. Maxwell Diddams
Dr. Maxwell Diddams is a 3rd year resident in Internal Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he will be staying for his fellowship in pulmonary and critical care. Max can be easily identified by the portable ultrasound he always carries, and is interested in point-of-care ultrasound for the internist and intensivist. Outside of medicine he enjoys rock climbing, good jokes, Chinese language learning, and pants with pockets large enough for the whole bottle of ultrasound gel.
Dr. Travis Smith
Travis Smith is an attending EM doc and clinical preceptor at St. Vincent’s Southside in Jacksonville, Florida. He also currently serves as a Regional Dean for the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine where he helps mentor 50 wonderful and bright third and fourth year medical students. He is a graduate from the University of Florida Emergency Residency-Jacksonville campus in 2012 and Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine-Bradenton in 2009. He received a degree in Biological Science from The Florida State University in 2005 (go Noles). In his spare time, he enjoys being a father of 3 young kids, golfing as much as possible, FSU football, and bedside ultrasound with his new Butterfly IQ.

Episode 68: Human Dx unknown with Rabih & UNC residents – lower extremity weakness Feb 25, 2020
Show notes
https://clinicalproblemsolving.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Human-Dx-UNC-FINAL.mp3
Dr. Travis Smith presents a Human Dx unknown to Rabih and UNC residents – Drs. Kumfer and Diddams.
Human Dx case
Download CPSolvers App here
Patreon website
Dr. Ann Marie Kumfer
Dr. Kumfer is a third year resident at the University of North Carolina Internal Medicine Residency. She completed medical school at Texas Tech University Health Science Center. She is pursuing a career in hospital medicine and is interested in medical education and diagnostic clinical reasoning. In her time away from work, she enjoys traveling, running, and spending time with her husband and dog.
Dr. Maxwell Diddams
Dr. Maxwell Diddams is a 3rd year resident in Internal Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he will be staying for his fellowship in pulmonary and critical care. Max can be easily identified by the portable ultrasound he always carries, and is interested in point-of-care ultrasound for the internist and intensivist. Outside of medicine he enjoys rock climbing, good jokes, Chinese language learning, and pants with pockets large enough for the whole bottle of ultrasound gel.
Dr. Travis Smith
Travis Smith is an attending EM doc and clinical preceptor at St. Vincent’s Southside in Jacksonville, Florida. He also currently serves as a Regional Dean for the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine where he helps mentor 50 wonderful and bright third and fourth year medical students. He is a graduate from the University of Florida Emergency Residency-Jacksonville campus in 2012 and Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine-Bradenton in 2009. He received a degree in Biological Science from The Florida State University in 2005 (go Noles). In his spare time, he enjoys being a father of 3 young kids, golfing as much as possible, FSU football, and bedside ultrasound with his new Butterfly IQ.

Episode 67: Human Dx unknown with Reza & Pitt residents – altered mental status Feb 23, 2020
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https://clinicalproblemsolving.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Pitt-and-Reza-Round-2.mp3
Dr. Janna Raphelson presents a Human Dx unknown to Reza and Pitt residents – Drs. Mallarino-Haeger and Augustin.
Human Dx case
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Dr. Christina Mallarino-Haeger
Christina Mallarino-Haeger is a third year Internal Medicine resident at UPMC/University of Pittsburgh. Originally from Bogota, Colombia; Christina completed her medical school at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, followed by a postdoctoral research fellowship at Brigham and Women’s hospital in Boston. Christina will be moving to Atlanta to continue her training in infectious diseases at Emory and is interested in pursuing a career as a physician-scientist and HIV researcher. When not in the hospital, Christina enjoys riding her bike, going to the symphony and watching movies.
Dr. Ryan Augustin
Ryan Augustin is a second-year internal medicine resident at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He is originally from Minnesota (Twin Cities) and received his undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the University of St. Thomas. He graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine where his love for all things med-ed took root. After residency, he plans to pursue a career in medical oncology. During his free time, he enjoys playing piano and cooking with his wife.
Dr. Janna Raphelson
Janna Raphelson is a PGY-1 in Internal Medicine at UC San Diego. She is a born Midwesterner who moved to Montreal to complete her medical degree at McGill University and learn some French. Her clinical interests include physical exam teaching, clinical anatomy for internists, and point of care ultrasound. Since moving to California, she spends her free time running outside all year round and reading books on the beach.

Episode 67: Human Dx unknown with Reza & Pitt residents – altered mental status Feb 23, 2020
Show notes
https://clinicalproblemsolving.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Pitt-and-Reza-Round-2.mp3
Dr. Janna Raphelson presents a Human Dx unknown to Reza and Pitt residents – Drs. Mallarino-Haeger and Augustin.
Human Dx case
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Dr. Christina Mallarino-Haeger
Christina Mallarino-Haeger is a third year Internal Medicine resident at UPMC/University of Pittsburgh. Originally from Bogota, Colombia; Christina completed her medical school at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, followed by a postdoctoral research fellowship at Brigham and Women’s hospital in Boston. Christina will be moving to Atlanta to continue her training in infectious diseases at Emory and is interested in pursuing a career as a physician-scientist and HIV researcher. When not in the hospital, Christina enjoys riding her bike, going to the symphony and watching movies.
Dr. Ryan Augustin
Ryan Augustin is a second-year internal medicine resident at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He is originally from Minnesota (Twin Cities) and received his undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the University of St. Thomas. He graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine where his love for all things med-ed took root. After residency, he plans to pursue a career in medical oncology. During his free time, he enjoys playing piano and cooking with his wife.
Dr. Janna Raphelson
Janna Raphelson is a PGY-1 in Internal Medicine at UC San Diego. She is a born Midwesterner who moved to Montreal to complete her medical degree at McGill University and learn some French. Her clinical interests include physical exam teaching, clinical anatomy for internists, and point of care ultrasound. Since moving to California, she spends her free time running outside all year round and reading books on the beach.

Episode 66: Clinical unknown with Dr. Lekshmi Santhosh – joint pain and rash Feb 20, 2020
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https://clinicalproblemsolving.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Clinical-Unknown-LS-Final.m4a
CPS team Stephenie Le, Dan Minter, and Rabih Geha present a clinical unknown case to Dr. Lekshmi Santhosh.
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Dr. Lekshmi Santhosh
Dr. Santhosh is Assistant Professor at UCSF in the Divisions of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine and Hospital Medicine. She cares for patients at UCSF in the medical and neurological ICUs, the general pulmonary outpatient clinic, and on the general medicine teaching service. She serves as the Associate Program Director of the UCSF Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship Program and is the Co-Director of the UCSF Women in Leadership Development program. She is involved in medical education at the medical student, resident, and fellow levels and is passionate about clinical reasoning, medical education, and leadership development.

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