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Checking the Vitals

Apr 29, 2020

In this episode, we talk to Gregg Agoston and Marcy Konja, two experts in the field of sterile processing. We discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Sterile Processing Departments in hospitals around the country and how some can start preparing for the influx of elective surgeries as the shelter-in-place orders...


Apr 27, 2020

Today our guest is Dr. Raj Raab, a board-certified neurosurgeon at the Centers for Neurosurgery, Spine, and Orthopedics. In this conversation we discuss his path to neurosurgery, how the changing healthcare landscape led to him creating the Centers for Neurosurgery, Spine, and Orthopedics, and what he sees as the future...


Apr 20, 2020

Today our guest is Dr. Jeeten Singha, an orthopedic surgeon at Connecticut Orthopaedic. In this conversation, we discuss why he chose to go into orthopedic surgery, what the benefits are for working for and seeking treatment at a private practice, and what advice he gives potential medical students that shadow him at...


Apr 15, 2020

In this episode, we talk to Denise Wetsch, Keaira Howard, and Arizbe Sanchez, clinical technicians in our Minimally Invasive Surgical Support service line, who purchased one-way tickets to Everett, Washington. We discuss why they made the decision stay and assist throughout the COVID-19 outbreak, how they are staying...


Apr 13, 2020

Today our guest is Dr. Peter Wagner, an orthopedic surgeon at Orthopedic Partners in Niantic, CT. In this conversation, we discuss why he chose to go into orthopedic surgery, what the residency process is really like, and how that process and the graduated autonomy it provides helped him prepare for orthopedic surgery.