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Dr. Neil D. Parikh, a community gastroenterologist in Connecticut, discusses common gut topics in a patient-friendly manner. He interviews fellow GI specialists to provide a better understanding for the general public and medical providers. He also includes episodes on food as medicine as the worlds of culinary medicine and gastrointestinal health intertwine. Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Please discuss all health questions and concerns, including any pertinent information on this podcast, with your healthcare provider.
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We continue the Innovation series where I will speak with physicians, executives, entrepreneurs and leaders who are spearheading us into the next frontier of medicine and gastroenterology. Torrey Smith, an aerospace engineer by training, fits that description completely. He is CEO and co-founder of Endiatx which is pioneering the PillBot - a remotely controlled, motorized pill camera that can look at the stomach. Listen in and if you want to learn more, visit https://www.endiatx.com/mission.
This is the inaugural episode in the new Innovation series. In this series of the Gut Doctor Podcast, I will speak with physicians, executives, entrepreneurs and leaders who are spearheading us into the next frontier of medicine and gastroenterology. In this episode we discuss physician burnout with Parastoo Jangouk, MD. Parastoo is a gastroenterologist, certified mindfulness business coach and the co-founder of SOULpreneurMD (https://www.soulpreneurmd.com/).
In the GI 101 series, Dr. Parikh interviews one of the training physicians to get their perspective on a variety of gastrointestinal topics. In today's episode, he speaks with Dr. Neil Khoury, a gastroenterology fellow at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Khoury discusses the new guidelines for management of acute pancreatitis.
March is colon cancer awareness month so in today's episode, I discuss oncologic treatment options for colorectal cancer with Dr. Hardeep Phull. Dr. Phull is Medical Director of Oncology at Palomar Health and Clinical Instructor at the University of California San Diego. He gives a bird's-eye perspective on the steps from colon cancer diagnosis to potential therapy as well as discusses chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
The doctor becomes the patient in this episode of the Gut Doctor podcast when Dr. Parikh's partner, Dr. John Wysocki- a fellow gastroenterologist- comes to the endoscopy center for his first screening colonoscopy.
In this episode of the Gut Doctor podcast, Dr. Michael Wallace, Professor of Medicine and Director of Digestive Research and Innovation at the Mayo Clinic in Florida, discusses current and future applications of artificial intelligence in the field of GI endoscopy.
1In the GI 101 series, Dr. Parikh interviews one of the training physicians to get their perspective on a variety of gastrointestinal topics. In this episode, Dr. Kevin Groudan, a gastroenterology fellow at Baystate Health, discusses one of the most commonly used first line agents for constipation: polyethylene glycol.
Does wine have health benefits? In this episode of the Food as Medicine series, Dr. Parikh interviews Dhavan Parikh, an interventional gastroenterologist who practices in the Pacific Northwest, a burgeoning wine region in America. They discuss all things wine and health including polyphenols, resveratrol, and the "French paradox."
In this Food as Medicine episode, Dr. Anjiya Shaikh, a current third year resident at the University of Connecticut and future gastroenterology fellow at Yale University, discusses the potential health benefits of turmeric.
In honor of Crohn's and Colitis week, here is an episode that I originally recorded with Dr. Nandi in February of 2023. We discuss fitness and nutrition in the IBD population by breaking down what a patient should eat and do when they are in remission and when they are having a clinical flare. Dr. Nandi is Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and host of Reach MD's GI Insight: IBD Cross Talk podcast. He also sits on the editorial board of Crohn's and Colitis 360 and the executive board of Philadelphia Crohn's and Colitis Foundation.
In honor of GERD awareness week, Dr. Parikh and Dr. Disiena discuss a new therapy that could potentially revolutionize how we treat acid-mediated disorders.
Is coffee really good for you? Good for your heart? Your liver? Your brain? How does coffee interact with your gut? In this episode of the Food as Medicine series, Dr. Parikh interviews Dr. Vaishal Tolia, Professor of Internal and Emergency Medicine at the University of California San Diego. Dr. Tolia answers these questions and more.
While mast cell diseases may be rare overall, patients with mast cell diseases such as mast cell activation syndrome and systemic mastocytosis often present with an atypical presentation which can be challenging for both the patient and provider. In this episode, Dr. Parikh interviews Erin Kolb, an Allergy Family Nurse Practitioner who specializes in mast cell diseases. They discuss symptoms, diagnostic tests and treatment options.
Cysts in the pancreas commonly appear on imaging studies done for other reasons. What should the patient and healthcare provider do about these cysts? Dr. Veeral Oza, Medical Director of Interventional Endoscopy at University of South Carolina Greenville and Director of the Pancreatic Cancer Center, explains what these cysts are, which ones we need to be worried about, and what we should do about them.
What's in a name? Liz Richardson, a hepatologist with CTGI and Director of Hartford Healthcare's Metabolic Liver Disease program discusses the new nomenclature when it comes to steatotic (fatty) liver disease.
Have you heard about congenital sucrase-isomaltase deficiency (CSID)? Symptoms include bloating, diarrhea, gas pains among others. While traditionally considered a rare disease, it may be more common than we think as Daksesh Patel, a gastroenterologist with GI Alliance of Illinois, tells us. Dr. Patel details how one can acquire a sucrase-isomaltase deficiency, the common symptoms of CSID, and the treatment strategies - both dietary and pharmaceutical.
In the GI 101 series, Dr. Parikh interviews one of the training physicians to get their perspective on a variety of gastrointestinal topics. In this episode, Dr. Rushi Talati, one of the gastroenterology fellows at New York University, explains what are gallstones, how they form, who is at risk for them, and if you can treat them with diet and exercise.
Dr. Parikh welcomes back Dr. Alex Perelman, a gastroenterologist at Vanguard Gastroenterology, to discuss the latest news on proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and their association with dementia.
Dr. Parikh discusses the brain-gut axis with health and wellness coach Erica Buss, RN. They discuss how breathing techniques, meal challenges and eating in a calm state all interplay with the enteric nervous system - the nervous system found within your GI tract.
In this Food as Medicine episode, Dr. Parikh asks one of his research mentees, Dheera Grover MBBS, to investigate apple cider vinegar and share what we do and do not know about this ever so popular food substance.
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