Alcoholic Liver Disease: A Cinematographer's Perspective

Chris Burns was a successful cinematographer and director of photography for multiple Emmy-winning projects. Then he developed significant alcohol-associated liver disease which eventually led him to a liver transplant. He is now two years post transplant and is working on a documentary to raise awareness for both liver disease and liver transplantation. We discuss his journey and his advocacy work in today's episode of the Gut Doctor Podcast. This episode is brought to you by Mindray and Aegle Medical, manufacturer and distributor of the Hepatus-series platform, which is a NexGen vibration-controlled elastography technology used to stage and monitor liver disease.

Ghee has ancient roots but what does modern science say about it? In this Food as Medicine episode, Dr. Parikh interviews Dr. Rahul Pottabathini of Gandhi Medical College. They explore ghee's impact on digestion, inflammation and the microbiome. 

We kick off constipation awareness month with today's episode with Dr. Darren Brenner who is Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University. The discussion focuses on the prevalence of constipation, risk factors, and symptoms of one of the most common gastrointestinal conditions worldwide. This episode was sponsored by Vibrant Gastro, makers of the drug-free Vibrant System. It is the first of three episodes in a constipation mini-series. 

In this Food as Medicine episode, Dr. Parikh interviews Dr. Gareth Morris-Stiff, the Global Chief Medical Officer of Equilibrium Labs. Equilibrium Labs is the maker of De-liver-ance, which is a plant-based formula comprising of seventeen herbal ingredients, designed to enhance liver health. They discuss the science behind the herbal elixir and the potential benefits as well as adverse effects and limitations. This episode is brought to you by Mindray and Aegle Medical, manufacturer and distributor of the Hepatus-series platform, which is a NexGen vibration-controlled elastography technology used to stage and monitor liver disease.

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Prabhjot Singh who is Senior Advisor for the Peterson Health Technology Institute. Prabhjot elaborates on the role of PHTI in evaluating digital health solutions: do they work, who do they work for, and are they worth it? He gives his take on digital health and barriers in health tech. One of his final insights deeply resonated with me: "What the first or second wave of digital health has taught us is that if you don't have providers directly engaged in the design of how things will touch or interact with their work flow, it's not going to go well."

In this GI 101 episode, Dr. Parikh and Dr. Khoury discuss the latest guidelines on Helicobacter pylori. Dr. Neil Khoury recently completed his gastroenterology training from the University of Connecticut and is now Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of South Florida and gastroenterologist at Tampa General Hospital. 

Gastroenterology offers a unique and dynamic landscape for innovation and entrepreneurship but as providers we are often not aware of what steps we need to take. In today's episode, Dr. Parikh interviews Dr. Amitabh Chak, president of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Dr. Chak shares his latest innovation trends in GI, key steps every GI entrepreneur should take, barriers we face, and how ASGE is creating the infrastructure to support this ecosystem. With this infrastructure in mind, they highlight ASGE's upcoming Festival of Innovation and EndoScopic Technology at ASGE (FIESTA) on November 14th and 15th. For those interested in learning more or registering for FIESTA, please visit www.ASGE.org/FIESTA. 

With the increasing number of therapeutic options for fatty liver disease, elastography has become more of a mainstream diagnostic test. But what is elastography? In this episode of the Gut Doctor podcast, Dr. Parikh interviews Robert DeJong. Bob is a registered diagnostic medical sonographer and Director of Medical Education for Aegle Medical. He discusses the science of elastography and the role it plays in management of fatty liver disease. This episode is brought to you by Mindray and Aegle Medical, manufacturer and distributor of the Hepatus-series platform, which is a NexGen vibration-controlled elastography technology used to stage and monitor liver disease.

We are back in our fifth season on the Gut Doctor podcast and are going to launch this year with systemic mastocytosis. My guest today is Dr. Matthew Hamilton who is the lead gastroenterologist at Brigham's Mastocytosis Center and assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. The educational material for today's episode is made possible through a grant from Blueprint Medicines.

My heartburn patients frequently ask me: how much chocolate can I have? What about wine? Coffee? Dillon Martin is a registered dietician who specializes in diabetes, weight optimization and gastroesophageal disorders. He answers these questions and gives practical dietary advice for those suffering with GERD. Today’s episode is brought to you by Castle Biosciences, maker of TissueCypher, a test designed to predict the risk of esophageal cancer in patients with Barrett’s esophagus.