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Positioning Yourself For Success in Private Practice

In this video, Peter Naas, MD, of Gastroenterology Associates in Greenville, South Carolina, shares insights on how young physicians can best position themselves for a successful career in private practice gastroenterology.

In this video, Peter Naas, MD, of Gastroenterology Associates in Greenville, South Carolina, shares insights on how young physicians can best position themselves for a successful career in private practice gastroenterology.

In this video, Peter Naas, MD, of Gastroenterology Associates in Greenville, South Carolina, shares insights on how young physicians can best position themselves for a successful career in private practice gastroenterology.
Building Your Referral Base

In this video, Lisa Mathew, MD, of South Denver Gastroenterology in Denver, Colorado, and Raja Taunk, MD, of Anne Arundel Gastroenterology Associates, in Annapolis, Maryland, share insights on private practice gastroenterology and offer tips on building your practice – specifically improving your referral base.

In this video, Lisa Mathew, MD, of South Denver Gastroenterology in Denver, Colorado, and Raja Taunk, MD, of Anne Arundel Gastroenterology Associates, in Annapolis, Maryland, share insights on private practice gastroenterology and offer tips on building your practice – specifically improving your referral base.

In this video, Lisa Mathew, MD, of South Denver Gastroenterology in Denver, Colorado, and Raja Taunk, MD, of Anne Arundel Gastroenterology Associates, in Annapolis, Maryland, share insights on private practice gastroenterology and offer tips on building your practice – specifically improving your referral base.
Integrating Artificial Intelligence Into Private Practice
In this video, Vasu Appalaneni, MD, a gastroenterologist at Dayton Gastroenterology in Beavercreek, Ohio,
In addition to her work at Dayton Gastroenterology, Dr. Appalaneni is executive vice president of clinical innovation at One GI, a gastroenterology management services organization that partners with gastroenterologists to help them manage and grow their independent gastroenterology practices. One GI is Dayton Gastroenterology’s parent company.
In this video, Vasu Appalaneni, MD, a gastroenterologist at Dayton Gastroenterology in Beavercreek, Ohio,
In addition to her work at Dayton Gastroenterology, Dr. Appalaneni is executive vice president of clinical innovation at One GI, a gastroenterology management services organization that partners with gastroenterologists to help them manage and grow their independent gastroenterology practices. One GI is Dayton Gastroenterology’s parent company.
In this video, Vasu Appalaneni, MD, a gastroenterologist at Dayton Gastroenterology in Beavercreek, Ohio,
In addition to her work at Dayton Gastroenterology, Dr. Appalaneni is executive vice president of clinical innovation at One GI, a gastroenterology management services organization that partners with gastroenterologists to help them manage and grow their independent gastroenterology practices. One GI is Dayton Gastroenterology’s parent company.
Negotiating for a Successful Career in Private Practice Gastroenterology
In this video, Aja McCutchen, MD, of Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates in Georgia, discusses why she chose to enter private practice gastroenterology, and identifies some key considerations on the road to a successful career.
Dr. McCutchen is vice chair of the AGA Research Foundation. She has no financial conflicts relative to the topics in this video.
In this video, Aja McCutchen, MD, of Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates in Georgia, discusses why she chose to enter private practice gastroenterology, and identifies some key considerations on the road to a successful career.
Dr. McCutchen is vice chair of the AGA Research Foundation. She has no financial conflicts relative to the topics in this video.
In this video, Aja McCutchen, MD, of Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates in Georgia, discusses why she chose to enter private practice gastroenterology, and identifies some key considerations on the road to a successful career.
Dr. McCutchen is vice chair of the AGA Research Foundation. She has no financial conflicts relative to the topics in this video.
Working with industry in private practice gastroenterology
In this video, Dr. Nadeem Baig of Allied Digestive Health in West Long Branck, N.J., discusses why he chose private practice gastroenterology and how his organization works with industry to support its mission of providing the best care for patients.
He has no financial conflicts relative to the topics in this video.

In this video, Dr. Nadeem Baig of Allied Digestive Health in West Long Branck, N.J., discusses why he chose private practice gastroenterology and how his organization works with industry to support its mission of providing the best care for patients.
He has no financial conflicts relative to the topics in this video.

In this video, Dr. Nadeem Baig of Allied Digestive Health in West Long Branck, N.J., discusses why he chose private practice gastroenterology and how his organization works with industry to support its mission of providing the best care for patients.
He has no financial conflicts relative to the topics in this video.

Small-molecule CGRP receptor antagonists may pose a risk during stroke

“It turns out that these drugs make the blood vessels of the brain dysfunctional, such that the collateral channels that bring in blood to the region that is having the stroke are impaired,” explains the study’s lead author, Cenk Ayata, MD, associate professor of neurology and radiology at Harvard Medical School, Boston.
In an interview, Alan M. Rapoport, MD, clinical professor of neurology at the University of California, Los Angeles, talks with Dr. Ayata about his study findings, and about CGRP receptor antagonists’ potential effects if a patient has an ischemic event.
This article was updated 4/21/20.

“It turns out that these drugs make the blood vessels of the brain dysfunctional, such that the collateral channels that bring in blood to the region that is having the stroke are impaired,” explains the study’s lead author, Cenk Ayata, MD, associate professor of neurology and radiology at Harvard Medical School, Boston.
In an interview, Alan M. Rapoport, MD, clinical professor of neurology at the University of California, Los Angeles, talks with Dr. Ayata about his study findings, and about CGRP receptor antagonists’ potential effects if a patient has an ischemic event.
This article was updated 4/21/20.

“It turns out that these drugs make the blood vessels of the brain dysfunctional, such that the collateral channels that bring in blood to the region that is having the stroke are impaired,” explains the study’s lead author, Cenk Ayata, MD, associate professor of neurology and radiology at Harvard Medical School, Boston.
In an interview, Alan M. Rapoport, MD, clinical professor of neurology at the University of California, Los Angeles, talks with Dr. Ayata about his study findings, and about CGRP receptor antagonists’ potential effects if a patient has an ischemic event.
This article was updated 4/21/20.
Critical care and COVID-19: Dr. Matt Aldrich
Matt Aldrich, MD, is an anesthesiologist and medical director of critical care at UCSF Health in San Francisco. Robert Wachter, MD,MHM, spoke with him about critical care issues in COVID-19, including clinical presentation, PPE in the ICU, whether the health system has enough ventilators for a surge, and ethical dilemmas that ICUs may face during the pandemic.
Matt Aldrich, MD, is an anesthesiologist and medical director of critical care at UCSF Health in San Francisco. Robert Wachter, MD,MHM, spoke with him about critical care issues in COVID-19, including clinical presentation, PPE in the ICU, whether the health system has enough ventilators for a surge, and ethical dilemmas that ICUs may face during the pandemic.
Matt Aldrich, MD, is an anesthesiologist and medical director of critical care at UCSF Health in San Francisco. Robert Wachter, MD,MHM, spoke with him about critical care issues in COVID-19, including clinical presentation, PPE in the ICU, whether the health system has enough ventilators for a surge, and ethical dilemmas that ICUs may face during the pandemic.
Treatment options for COVID-19: Dr. Annie Luetkemeyer
Annie Luetkemeyer, MD, professor of infectious diseases at UCSF, is an expert on the treatment of viral infections. Robert Wachter, MD, MHM, chair of the UCSF Department of Medicine, interviewed her about the evidence behind potential treatments for COVID-19 (including chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine, remdesivir, and others), as well as how to assess new and existing drugs in a pandemic.
Annie Luetkemeyer, MD, professor of infectious diseases at UCSF, is an expert on the treatment of viral infections. Robert Wachter, MD, MHM, chair of the UCSF Department of Medicine, interviewed her about the evidence behind potential treatments for COVID-19 (including chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine, remdesivir, and others), as well as how to assess new and existing drugs in a pandemic.
Annie Luetkemeyer, MD, professor of infectious diseases at UCSF, is an expert on the treatment of viral infections. Robert Wachter, MD, MHM, chair of the UCSF Department of Medicine, interviewed her about the evidence behind potential treatments for COVID-19 (including chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine, remdesivir, and others), as well as how to assess new and existing drugs in a pandemic.
Psoriasis Therapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Should Patients Continue Biologics?



Managing the COVID-19 isolation floor at UCSF Medical Center
Robert Wachter, MD, MHM, chair of the department of medicine at UCSF, interviewed Armond Esmaili, MD, a hospitalist and assistant professor of medicine at UCSF, who is the leader of the Respiratory Isolation Unit at UCSF Medical Center, where the institution's COVID-19 and rule-out COVID-19 patients are being cohorted.
Robert Wachter, MD, MHM, chair of the department of medicine at UCSF, interviewed Armond Esmaili, MD, a hospitalist and assistant professor of medicine at UCSF, who is the leader of the Respiratory Isolation Unit at UCSF Medical Center, where the institution's COVID-19 and rule-out COVID-19 patients are being cohorted.
Robert Wachter, MD, MHM, chair of the department of medicine at UCSF, interviewed Armond Esmaili, MD, a hospitalist and assistant professor of medicine at UCSF, who is the leader of the Respiratory Isolation Unit at UCSF Medical Center, where the institution's COVID-19 and rule-out COVID-19 patients are being cohorted.