Arizona Physician Podcast

Robert Orford, MD, MPH, talks about his forecasts ten years ago about the future of medicine and what happened since then. He compares the US healthcare system to the Canadian system where he originally trained and what may come next. We discuss implications for patient care and the careers of physicians. Hosted by John McElligott. Music by Blue Dot Sessions and Scott Holmes.

This episode is sponsored by Bahbah Sobers Wealth Management, ATT FirstNet, and InSync Healthcare Recruiters. Arizona Physician Podcast is a production of the Maricopa County Medical Society.

David Williams sits down with host Edward Araujo to discuss medical board complaints and how to respond to them. Mr. Williams has been a practicing attorney in Arizona since 2003. He is currently a Partner and General Counsel at Davis Miles McGuire Gardner, PLLC, an Arizona & New Mexico based law firm. He also chairs their litigation department. Mr. Williams focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, real estate litigation, complicated business disputes, and represents professionals such as physicians and other healthcare providers before administrative review boards.

This episode is sponsored by Bahbah Sobers Wealth Management, AT&T FirstNet, and InSync Healthcare Recruiters. Music by Scott Holmes. The Arizona Physician Podcast is produced by Maricopa County Medical Society.

Tim Kavanaugh, MD, a board certified, fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon, discusses his alcoholism and journey through recovery. Dr. Kavanaugh mentions his interactions with the Arizona Medical Board and provides recommendations to fellow physicians, too many of whom suffer in silence.

Dr. Kavanaugh has been practicing orthopedic surgery since 2002 and has performed over 8,000 joint procedures throughout his career. Before moving to Arizona to practice in 2019, he spent the first 17 years of his career treating patients in a private practice in Anchorage, Alaska. Dr. Kavanaugh attended medical school in Chicago and then completed an orthopedic surgery residency at Ohio State University Hospitals in Columbus, followed by a fellowship in joint replacement surgery in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is married to Deanna, a CRNA, and they have seven children.

Sponsored by Bahbah Sobers Wealth Management, Arizona Department of Health Services, and InSync Healthcare Recruiters. The Arizona Physician Podcast is a production of Maricopa County Medical Society.

Karyne Vinales, MD, endocrinologist at the Phoenix VA Medical Center and chair of the MCMS Diversity Subcommittee, talks about why a physician workforce matters to patients and physicians alike.

Dr. Vinales earned a medical degree in Brazil and finished residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center. Her fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism was at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center.

Sponsored by Bahbah Sobers Wealth Management, Arizona Department of Health Services, and InSync Healthcare Recruiters. The Arizona Physician Podcast is a production of Maricopa County Medical Society.

David Carfagno, DO, CAQSM, speaks about what motivates him to care for athletes, telesports medicine, ringside medicine, and his team's holistic approach to sports medicine. Dr. Carfagno is the founder of Scottsdale Sports Medicine Institute. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Sports Medicine, and Ringside Medicine. Dr. Carfagno’s internship, residency and fellowship were completed at the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

Sponsored by Bahbah Sobers Wealth Management, Arizona Department of Health Services, and InSync Healthcare Recruiters. The Arizona Physician Podcast is a production of Maricopa County Medical Society.

Marilyn Heine, MD, FACP, FACEP, speaks about scope of practice in medicine. Dr. Heine is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Drexel University College of Medicine and an emergency physician and hematologist oncologist whose clinical practice is in southeast Pennsylvania. She is the Immediate Past Chair of the American Medical Association Council on Legislation and serves as the Council’s liaison to the AMA Scope of Practice Partnership Steering Committee. For the purpose of this podcast, she is not representing the AMA.

Sponsored by Bahbah Sobers Wealth Management, Arizona Department of Health Services, and InSync Healthcare Recruiters. The Arizona Physician Podcast is a production of Maricopa County Medical Society.

Kishlay Anand, MD, MS, FHRS, speak with host Edward Araujo about cardiac electrophysiology and his views on value-based care. Dr. Anand is a board-certified cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist. He Dr. Anand graduated from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi, India. He earned a masters degree in epidemiology at Columbia University, New York, and went on to complete an internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at Creighton University in Nebraska, followed by a cardiac electrophysiology fellowship at the University of California in San Diego. Dr. Anand is also President of Apricus Health, a network that aligns primary care physicians and specialists.

Sponsored by Bahbah Sobers Wealth Management, Arizona Department of Health Services, and MICA, the exclusive provider of medical professional liability insurance for MCMS members. The Arizona Physician Podcast is a production of Maricopa County Medical Society.

Kristen Bolte, a medical student at Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, speaks with MCMS intern Mariana Nicolaides about the value of organized medicine for medical students. They also talk about Kristen's experience with rotations and next steps for her career in medicine.

Sponsored by Bahbah Sobers Wealth Management, Arizona Department of Health Services, and MICA, the exclusive provider of medical professional liability insurance for MCMS members. The Arizona Physician Podcast is a production of Maricopa County Medical Society. Medical students can join for free online.

Christian Breburda, MD, PhD, FACC, FASE, FESC, Director of CV Imaging at Heart & Vascular Center of Arizona, discusses the burden of heart failure on the healthcare system. He also describes the pathophysiology and symptoms of heart failure. Dr. Breburda shares risk factors and treatment goals, current therapies, and tips for primary care physicians.

Hosted and produced by John McElligott. This episode is sponsored by MICA and Bahbah Sobers Wealth Management. Music by Blue Dot Sessions. The Arizona Physician Podcast is brought to you by the Maricopa County Medical Society.

Anne Newland, MD, MPH, CEO of North Country Healthcare, discusses rural medicine in Arizona. Prior to joining North Country in 2013, Dr. Newland worked for the Indian Health Service on the Navajo Reservation. She trained in Internal Medicine-Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee-Memphis, served as Chief Resident for Internal Medicine at UT, and later completed a Master in Public Health degree at Harvard School of Public Health as a Commonwealth Fund Mongan Fellow in Minority Health Policy. She works to improve the quality of care across the North Country system as well as to make it easier for people to see their primary care providers.

Hosted by Taylor Pomeranz. Produced by John McElligott. Sponsored by Bahbah Sobers Wealth Management and Rx Security. The Arizona Physician Podcast is brought to you by the Maricopa County Medical Society.