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Life Changing Moments: Thinking outside the Box, Dr. Jay Shah

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Although he is one of the world’s most renowned cardiologist, Dr. Jay Shah wanted a new challenge, new opportunities, and more time with his family and children. That’s when he decided to explore other options for his career beyond the day-to-day of seeing patients. 

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Dr. Jay Shah is a cardiologist and has 15+ years of medical expertise and leadership in healthcare delivery at city general hospitals, community organizations, and world-renowned institutions such as Massachusetts General Hospital and the Mayo Clinic.  He has made a successful transition to the startup ecosystem as the Chief Medical Officer of the Swiss company Aktiia for 2 years where he has been combining his medical expertise with an entrepreneurial ability in a dynamic startup environment. He is deeply passionate about physician leadership to drive growth and innovation in healthcare, as well as helping to advise physicians who are contemplating a career shift.

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The Storyteller: Jay Wellons, MD, MSPH

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Jay Wellons MD, MSPH holds the Cal Turner Chair of Pediatric Neurosurgery and is Chief of 
the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and 
the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. He is a Professor in the Departments of 
Neurological Surgery, Pediatrics, Plastic Surgery, and Radiology and Radiological Sciences, and 
is also the Vice Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery. He founded SOCKS (the Surgical 
Outcomes Center for Kids) in 2015 and served as the Medical Director until 2022. He also 
served as the VUMC Section of Surgical Sciences Vice Chair of Clinical Research 2018-2022 
and Department of Neurological Surgery Program Director for the Neurosurgery Residency 
Training Program from 2014-2018.

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Life Changing Moments: Creativity as Therapy, Dr. Peter Valenzuela

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Moral Injury isn’t healed with a band-aid and a pat on the back. The physician’s work life is filled with pitfalls and frustration. For Dr. Peter Valenzuela, art and writing has been an integral component to coping with the sometimes comical, but always frustrating world of healthcare.

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The Biographer: Robert Wolf, MD

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Robert Wolf, M.D., grew up as the only child of Ervin and Judit Wolf. Their stories of their escape from communist Hungary, and his father’s tragic history of escaping the Nazis twice but having his own parents deported to Auschwitz, inspired Robert to document his parents’ tales and share those stories with Jewish groups and others throughout the United States. In “Not a Real Enemy,” Robert shares his family saga-and the forgotten history of the nearly half million Hungarian Jews who were deported and killed during the Holocaust-through an epic and inspiring tale of daring escapes, terrifying oppression, tragedy, and triumph. 

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Life Changing Moments: Embracing the Sky, Dr. Mary Beth Crawford

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Dr. Mary Beth Crawford has faced several challenges in her life.  She’s been able to navigate those challenges with a “Sky Mindset” that has served her well. In this week’s Life Changing Moments, she speaks with Dael about how she cultivated this worldview, and how it’s changing not only her life, but that of her family, her patients, and her colleagues.

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The CMO: Jay Shah, MD, FACC

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Dr. Jay Shah has 15+ years of medical expertise and leadership in healthcare delivery at city general hospitals, to community settings, to the Mayo Clinic.  He has brought his experience and expertise to the Swiss startup Aktiia, to change the paradigm of how the world’s most common disease – hypertension – is understood and managed.  Also an angel investor and advisor, he is passionate about applying technology to solve practical problems in medicine and believes strongly in the power of positive thinking and collaboration.

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Life Changing Moments: Avoiding Isolation: Dr. Mark Greenawald

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When Dr. Mark Greenawald received that letter in the mail – the one from the State Board of Medicine – it was like a punch in the gut. How does one recover? The inclination is to roll yourself up in a ball and hide in the corner…but not for Mark. He shares ideas and insights on how to recover from such a professional blow.

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The Candidate, Brian H. Williams, MD, FACS

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Dr. Brian H. Williams led the trauma team that treated police officers ambushed by a sniper in Dallas, Texas, on July 7, 2016, the largest loss of life for US law enforcement since 9/11. At a press conference days later, his heartfelt comments about the tragedy touched thousands, and
Huffington Post named it one of the most memorable television moments of 2016. He has more than two decades of experience treating urban gun violence victims in Tampa, Boston, Atlanta, Dallas,and Chicago, and has served on the trauma faculty at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and at the University of Chicago.

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Life Changing Moments: Preparing for Your Encore, with Dr. Addison May

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Dr. Dael Waxman and Dr. Addison May explore the multifaceted journey of physician retirement, emphasizing the imperativeness of active engagement and thoughtful planning during this pivotal transition. Dr. May, navigating through his own voyage into retirement, underscores the value of repurposing medical expertise in alternative avenues such as consulting and global surgery. Acknowledging the complexities and varied paths in retirement transitions, Dr. May’s reflections poignantly highlight the necessity of finding purpose and staying intentional. Dr. Waxman succinctly concludes the episode, articulating retirement as not merely an endpoint but a significant transition requiring meticulous planning and intentionality. Physicians and medical providers, your journey toward retirement is paramount.

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The Advisor: Tariq Collins

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Today’s show is brought to you by Eagle Financial Group. Find them on the web at eaglefsg.com 

Tariq Collins Sr. AKA (Dr. Black Wealth) is originally from Bronx, New York. He was raised in New York, with most of his life in Atlanta, GA. Tariq joined the United States Army after graduating from Stockbridge High School. He spent four years in the Army and Honorably Discharged in 2014 at Fort Carson.

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