In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Bill Chun, MD, FACOG, to speak about the healthcare system in the United States, focusing on women's healthcare. As a medical professional with over 30 years of experience, Dr. Chun provides insight into the challenges women face in accessing quality healthcare. He shares his perspective as both an expert in the field and an immigrant American, offering a comprehensive view of the topic. Tune in to gain a better understanding of the complexities of the U.S. healthcare system and its impact on women's health.
Show notes:
00:02:21 US healthcare system fails women.
00:07:12 Educate women about healthcare options.
00:13:04 Choose your healthcare provider carefully.
00:20:13 Importance of midwives and doulas.
00:27:06 Postpartum care needs improvement.
00:37:00 Prioritize your health and well-being.
00:38:59 Health is the biggest asset.
More About Dr. Chun:
Dr. Byungyol (Bill) Chun is a board-certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist with over thirty years of experience in medicine. A leading provider of robotic gynecologic surgery in New England, he currently treats patients at his practice north of Boston, where he has lived and worked for over twenty-five years. A Korean-American immigrant, Dr. Chun was born at home to a teenage mother with no prior prenatal care, and he credits this humble beginning as a major part of his drive to become a doctor. He is passionate about helping people live better lives through better health. Dr. Chun is the Founder of Doc & Doula, an organization dedicated to improving outcomes for all birthing people by educating women on crucial health matters. He also spearheads Doulas for Everyone, a platform that connects lower-income parents with doula services. His newest venture, Women Only Organics, focuses on natural supplements formulated for women. Dr. Chun strives to use all possible means of communication to help each woman become her own best health advocate, utilizing social media and promoting tools that all people can use to get the most out of the U.S. healthcare system. He is a graduate of the Ohio State University of Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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In this episode, I am joined by Dr. David Weill, a lung transplant doctor and author, about lung transplants. Dr. Weil shares his experiences working with lung transplant patients, including the emotional ups and downs of the job. He also discusses the close relationships formed with the families of patients, which can be both rewarding and difficult. The conversation sheds light on the complexity of lung transplants and the importance of organ donation.
Show notes:
[00:00:46] Emotional experiences as a transplant doctor.
[00:05:00] Shortage of transplant doctors.
[00:11:28] Lung transplant operation complexities.
[00:13:32] Transplant organs kept alive.
[00:19:17] Lung transplant and COVID.
[00:20:40] Lung transplants for COVID patients.
[00:28:30] Gratitude in organ transplant work.
[00:29:21] Kidney transplant candidate selection.
[00:33:33] Preventing Burnout in Healthcare.
[00:40:14] Raw, emotional book about transplant.
[00:44:00] Balance in medical career.
[00:03:38] Chronic pain management.
More About Dr. Weill:
Dr. Weill served as the director of several transplant programs for 20 years, most notably as the Director of the Center for Advanced Lung Disease and Lung and Heart-Lung Transplant Program at Stanford University Medical Center.
In 2016, after serving in his role at Stanford for 11 years, he did the unthinkable and walked away while at the top of his field. Dr. Weill was burnt out from the daily battles of being a doctor: the patients that couldn't be treated because of finances, the operations that failed, and the countless hours spent trying to make the modern miracle of organ transplants a bit more miraculous.
He has written a riveting memoir Exhale: Hope, Healing, and A Life in Transplant, which offers readers an inside look at the immense psychological pressure medical professionals face on the job and the toll a career in transplant took on one of the nation's most successful transplant doctors.
Exhale also dives deep into hospital politics, healthcare system inequities, and ethics that determine who gets life-saving transplants and who doesn't.
Dr. Weill is currently the Principal of the Weill Consulting Group, which focuses on improving the delivery of pulmonary, ICU, and transplant care.
He has twice testified before the U.S. Senate about how various inhaled occupational exposures affect lung health, appeared before various state legislatures, and lectured extensively nationally and internationally at major medical conferences and academic medical centers.
Dr. Weill has also authored many book chapters, editorials, and medical articles, which have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Salon, Newsweek, the Chicago Tribune, STAT, the Washington Post, The Hill, and the Los Angeles Times.
He also has been interviewed by many major media outlets, including Fox, CNN, the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Wall Street Journal, and the Doctors TV show.
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