Liver Talks: The Liver Fellow Network Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Enjoy a fantastic talk with the master of portal hypertension, Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao. Perfect for listening whilst in transit to or from San Diego for AASLD!

We are looking for interested trainees to take the reins of fellow lead for Liver Talks next academic year (2025-2026). Feel free to e-mail liverfellownetwork@gmail.com if you are interested in learning more.

Hosts:

Patrick Lee

Adam Winters

Alex Vogel @AlexSVogel

Guests: Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao  @ggarciatsao Edited by: Taylor Gouterman

Music Credits: “Tropkicks”, Broke for Free “Something Elated”, Broke for Free “Take Me Higher”, Jahzzar “RSPN,” Blank & Kytt

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Big time guest alert!

Dr. Michael Lucey joins us to talk about all things ALD - including early LT and whether or not he uses steroids or steroids + NAC for severe AH. Which is it? You'll have to listen!

Hosts:
Patrick Lee
Adam Winters @adam_c_winters
Alex Vogel @AlexSVogel

Guests:
Michael Lucey
Robert Wilechansky @WilechanskyMD

Edited by:
Taylor Gouterman

Music Credits:
“Tropkicks”, Broke for Free
“Something Elated”, Broke for Free
“Take Me Higher”, Jahzzar
“RSPN,” Blank & Kytt

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In this episode, Alex and Adam talk with Dr. Sonali Paul of the University of Chicago about the challenges and disparities faced by LGBTQI+ patients and providers. They delve into the dearth of training that surrounds caring for this population, why GI in particular may be missing the mark, and interventions and initiatives that are available to trainees seeking to combat these issues. 

Articles by Dr. Paul:

Join the LFN Workroom: https://liverfellow.org/post/the-workroom

Hosts:

Adam Winters @adam_c_winters

Alex Vogel @AlexSVogel

Guest:

Sonali Paul  @spaulliver

Music Credits:

“Tropkicks”, Broke for Free

“Something Elated”, Broke for Free

“Take Me Higher”, Jahzzar

“RSPN,” Blank & Kytt

All music furnished by https://freemusicarchive.org/ under Creative Commons licensing.

http://brokeforfree.com/

https://jahzzar.bandcamp.com/

https://blankkytt.bandcamp.com/

On this episode of Liver Talks, Alex and Adam are joined by Dr. Nadim Mahmud of the University of Pennsylvania to discuss his training and career, surgical risk stratification in cirrhosis--notably the creation of his group's VOCAL-Penn score--and tips for getting involved in Big Data. 

VOCAL-Penn Instrument: https://www.vocalpennscore.com/

Risk Prediction Models for Post-Operative Mortality in Patients With Cirrhosis: https://aasldpubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hep.31558

External Validation of VOCAL-Penn: https://aasldpubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/lt.26060

Join the LFN Workroom: https://liverfellow.org/post/the-workroom

Hosts:

Adam Winters @adam_c_winters

Alex Vogel @AlexSVogel

Guest:

Nadim Mahmud @nadimmahmud

Music Credits:

“Tropkicks”, Broke for Free

“Something Elated”, Broke for Free

“Take Me Higher”, Jahzzar

“RSPN,” Blank & Kytt

All music furnished by https://freemusicarchive.org/ under Creative Commons licensing.

http://brokeforfree.com/

https://jahzzar.bandcamp.com/

https://blankkytt.bandcamp.com/

They made a podcast! 

Adam and Alex start by discussing the new LFN initiative: the Workroom--an online community for trainees in GI and hepatology. Then, they welcome in W. Ray Kim, Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Stanford University, to discuss his group's latest permutation of the MELD formula, updated for the modern era. Dr. Kim talks about his personal connection with liver disease, important nuance inherent to the new formula, and where MELD may fall short--both currently and in the future. It's a fascinating conversation to start our third year or, sure Alex, season. 

Join the Workroom: https://liverfellow.org/post/the-workroom

MELD 3.0 Paper: https://www.gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085(21)03469-7/fulltext

Hosts:

Adam Winters @adam_c_winters

Alex Vogel @AlexSVogel

Guest: 

W. Ray Kim @WRayKimMD

Music Credits:

“Tropkicks”, Broke for Free

“Something Elated”, Broke for Free

“Take Me Higher”, Jahzzar

“RSPN,” Blank & Kytt

All music furnished by https://freemusicarchive.org/ under Creative Commons licensing.

http://brokeforfree.com/

https://jahzzar.bandcamp.com/

https://blankkytt.bandcamp.com/

With the Liver Meeting rapidly approaching, Adam and Alex talk with current AASLD president Dr. Raymond Chung about his career path, advice for trainees, his most anticipated sessions and much, much more (2:10-50:00). To wrap up, Adam plugs the new transplant hepatology application process starting this coming later this year and the Liver Meeting session dedicated to it, while Alex discusses his poster presentation. (50:30-55:00). 

Liver Meeting session for prospective trainees: 

Sunday, November 14th 9:00-9:45am 

The Liver Meeting Digital Experience

Alex's Poster: Spironolactone, but not furosemide, is associated with the development of hyponatremia in patients with cirrhosis and ascites: is the 100:40 ratio truly optimal? #2016

Feedback? Want to suggest a topic or a guest? E-mail us @ liverfellownetwork@gmail.com or tweet tweet us @Liver_Talks.

Hosts:

Adam Winters @adam_c_winters

Alex Vogel @AlexSVogel

Guest:

Raymond Chung @raychungmd

Music Credits:

“Tropkicks”, Broke for Free

“Something Elated”, Broke for Free

“Take Me Higher”, Jahzzar

“RSPN,” Blank & Kytt

All music furnished by https://freemusicarchive.org/ under Creative Commons licensing.

http://brokeforfree.com/

https://jahzzar.bandcamp.com/

https://blankkytt.bandcamp.com/

Adam and Alex welcome in Dr. Adam Mikolajczyk to discuss his advice for those applying to GI or hepatology fellowships, his recent paper on mandating hepatology education for internal medicine residents and the implications for the hepatology work-force and a career in medical education (4:00-30:00). After, they go over another Alex Vogel original publication about endoscopy "love languages" and talk about their own, personal love languages. (31-43:37)

Dr. Mikolajczyk's paper on mandating hepatology education: https://aasldpubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hep4.1792

Alex's love languages paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10620-021-07207-8

Feedback? Want to suggest a topic or a guest? E-mail us @ liverfellownetwork@gmail.com or tweet tweet us @LiverFellow.

Hosts:

Adam Winters @adam_c_winters

Alex Vogel @AlexSVogel

Guest:

Adam Mikolajczyk @AdamMikMD

Music Credits:

“Tropkicks”, Broke for Free

“Something Elated”, Broke for Free

“Take Me Higher”, Jahzzar

“RSPN,” Blank & Kytt

All music furnished by https://freemusicarchive.org/ under Creative Commons licensing.

http://brokeforfree.com/

https://jahzzar.bandcamp.com/

https://blankkytt.bandcamp.com/

Adam and Alex have a chat about life changes (0:04-3:00) before welcoming in Dr. Elliot Tapper for a far-reaching conversation, touching upon mentorship and "menteering", how to say NO as a trainee and, naturally, Bravo reality TV (3:04-36:19). Then, Adam teases a new and welcome change to the transplant hepatology fellowship application process. Finally, Alex discusses his new publication in Liver Transplantation studying the impact of early liver transplant for alcoholic hepatitis on cost and healthcare utilization (36:30-47:00).

Dr. Tapper's "menteering" paper: https://www.gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085(17)30228-7/fulltext

Alex's paper on the healthcare utilization and costs for transplantation in ALD: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34133847/

Feedback? Want to suggest a topic or a guest? E-mail us @ liverfellownetwork@gmail.com or tweet tweet us @LiverFellow.

Hosts:

Adam Winters @adam_c_winters

Alex Vogel @AlexSVogel

Guest:

Elliot Tapper @ebtapper

Music Credits:

“Tropkicks”, Broke for Free

“Something Elated”, Broke for Free

“Take Me Higher”, Jahzzar

“RSPN,” Blank & Kytt

All music furnished by https://freemusicarchive.org/ under Creative Commons licensing.

http://brokeforfree.com/

https://jahzzar.bandcamp.com/

https://blankkytt.bandcamp.com/

Dr. David Goldberg from the University of Miami joins the podcast to discuss organ procurement and allocation, how his research has influenced public policy, and much more. [1:15-31:15] Then, Adam and Alex plug a few things they've read over the past month and how they intersect with current events. [32:00-39:58]

The Death of Hahnemann Hospital: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/06/07/the-death-of-hahnemann-hospital

The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/316457/the-heartbeat-of-wounded-knee-by-david-treuer/

Feedback? Want to suggest a topic or a guest? E-mail us @ liverfellownetwork@gmail.com or tweet tweet us @LiverFellow.

Hosts:

Adam Winters @adam_c_winters

Alex Vogel @AlexSVogel

Guest:

David Goldberg @DrLiver

Music Credits:

“Tropkicks”, Broke for Free

“Something Elated”, Broke for Free

“Take Me Higher”, Jahzzar

“RSPN,” Blank & Kytt

All music furnished by https://freemusicarchive.org/ under Creative Commons licensing.

http://brokeforfree.com/

https://jahzzar.bandcamp.com/

https://blankkytt.bandcamp.com/

Adam and Alex talk with Dr. Anjana Pillai from the University of Chicago about her early career (tip: the line at Starbucks may be more fruitful than LinkedIn), liver cancer and starting the HCC-TAG conference (https://www.hcc-tag.org) [1:54-38:16]. Then they discuss the recent study on early-career burnout from Hepatology Communications from this past January [39:44-48:43]. 

National Early Career Transplant Hepatologist Survey: Compensation, Burnout, and Job Satisfaction  

https://aasldpubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hep4.1666

Feedback? Want to suggest a topic or a guest? E-mail us @ liverfellownetwork@gmail.com or tweet tweet us @LiverFellow.

National Early Career Transplant Hepatologist Survey: Compensation, Burnout, and Job Satisfaction  

https://aasldpubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hep4.1666

Hosts:

Adam Winters @adam_c_winters

Alex Vogel @AlexSVogel

Music Credits:

“Tropkicks”, Broke for Free

“Something Elated”, Broke for Free

“Take Me Higher”, Jahzzar

“RSPN,” Blank & Kytt

All music furnished by https://freemusicarchive.org/ under Creative Commons licensing.

http://brokeforfree.com/

https://jahzzar.bandcamp.com/

https://blankkytt.bandcamp.com/

COI: Alex does occasional paid consulting work for Centaur Labs, but today’s shout out of the company is unpaid and mostly to support his wife