Faces of Medicine

Dr. Kimberlynn Heller

On this episode, Dr. Kimberlynn Heller is an ObGyn in Portland, Oregon, who grew up in Flint, Michigan. Dr. Heller’s very own delivery was difficult and led to an injury with a resulting disability that limits movement in one of her arms. Despite that challenge, a mentor helped her learn how to thrive as a surgeon. Dr. Heller also discusses the incredible experience of attending Howard University, one of the top rated HBCUs in the country, as well as how her father instilled in her a no-excuses approach to tackling obstacles.  All of these factors, plus her own refusal to ever give up, have kept her on the path to success. Dr. Heller insists that one of the most important keys to her success is being stubborn in the face of challenges. Host and Executive Producer: Dr. Khama Ennis Senior Producer: Alex Smith Project Manager & Associate Producer: Seth Lepore Assistant Producers: Jenahye Johnson & Monty Ross Theme music by DK the Punisher Rent the Faces of Medicine documentary on Kinema [https://bit.ly/faceskinema] Visit our website: https://www.facesofmedicine.org [https://www.facesofmedicine.org] Screen the documentary: https://www.screenfaces.co [https://www.screenfaces.co] Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/facesofmed [https://www.facebook.com/facesofmed] Subscribe and leave a review! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Dr. Amen Sergew

On this episode, Dr. Amen Sergew is an integrative pulmonologist in Denver, Colorado, who moved to the U.S. from Ethiopia as a teenager. Though she grew up speaking English, she says that one of the hardest parts of adapting to life in the U.S. was navigating culture shock, especially since her life in Ethiopia was nothing like what was portrayed in the media here during the 1990s. Dr. Sergew had the added challenge of being undocumented during much of her teen and early adult years - right up until her last year of medical school. That experience has continued to shape how she cares for patients. Sergew also discusses stepping away from academic medicine in order to treat patients with a more integrative approach. Host and Executive Producer: Dr. Khama Ennis Senior Producer: Alex Smith Project Manager & Associate Producer: Seth Lepore Assistant Producers: Jenahye Johnson & Monty Ross Theme music by DK the Punisher Rent the Faces of Medicine documentary on Kinema [https://bit.ly/faceskinema] Visit our website: https://www.facesofmedicine.org [https://www.facesofmedicine.org] Screen the documentary: https://www.screenfaces.co [https://www.screenfaces.co] Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/facesofmed [https://www.facebook.com/facesofmed] Subscribe and leave a review! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Dr. Petal Elder

On this episode, we heard from Dr. Petal Elder. She’s an internist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston who grew up in Trinidad and Tobago. Like about one-in-four doctors currently practicing in the U.S., she went to medical school outside of the country. Dr. Elder attended medical school in Ireland from which she had the opportunity to pursue clinical rotations all around the world, eventually landing in Massachusetts for residency. She is the youngest doctor featured on Faces of Medicine and experienced first hand some of the life-threatening challenges of pregnancy experienced by many Black women while she was still a resident. Her story illustrates the importance of listening to your instincts and following your own path, even if it’s different from the one you told everyone you’d be following. Host and Executive Producer: Dr. Khama Ennis Senior Producer: Alex Smith Project Manager & Associate Producer: Seth Lepore Assistant Producers: Jenahye Johnson & Monty Ross Theme music by DK the Punisher Rent the Faces of Medicine documentary on Kinema [https://bit.ly/faceskinema] Visit our website: https://www.facesofmedicine.org [https://www.facesofmedicine.org] Screen the documentary: https://www.screenfaces.co [https://www.screenfaces.co] Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/facesofmed [https://www.facebook.com/facesofmed] Subscribe and leave a review! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Dr. Monica Taylor-Desir

On this episode, Dr. Monica Taylor-Desir is a Mayo Clinic psychiatrist with a commitment to bringing mental health treatment into communities where patients live. Dr. Taylor-Desir grew up between Houston and Ohio. She has always been a spiritual person, which sometimes created a tension with the hard science-based traditions of Western medicine. She discovered, however, that holding on to her spiritual side served her well during her years working in Native American communities. She has woven together all of these aspects of her identity as she cares for patients, flips scepticism about the importance of mental health within her own community and addresses the impact of racism on patients and physicians alike. Host and Executive Producer: Dr. Khama Ennis Senior Producer: Alex Smith Project Manager & Associate Producer: Seth Lepore Assistant Producers: Jenahye Johnson & Monty Ross Theme music by DK the Punisher Rent the Faces of Medicine documentary on Kinema [https://bit.ly/faceskinema] Visit our website: https://www.facesofmedicine.org [https://www.facesofmedicine.org] Screen the documentary: https://www.screenfaces.co [https://www.screenfaces.co] Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/facesofmed [https://www.facebook.com/facesofmed] Subscribe and leave a review! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Dr. Danielle Olveczky

On this episode, we hear from Dr. Daniele Olveczky, a Geriatric Hospitalist physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Her early life was in Trinidad and Tobago, but when her family lost nearly everything, she found herself living with an aunt in London before another move took her family to Louisiana. Olveczky graduated from Dillard University before heading to medical school at John Hopkins University and completing her residency in Boston. Some hostile interactions along the way left her plagued with self-doubt. Olveczky also talks about how she grew to love taking care of older people and about her specialty, which involves caring for patients at night. Host and Executive Producer: Dr. Khama Ennis Senior Producer: Alex Smith Project Manager & Associate Producer: Seth Lepore Assistant Producers: Jenahye Johnson & Monty Ross Theme music by DK the Punisher Rent the Faces of Medicine documentary on Kinema [https://bit.ly/faceskinema] Visit our website: https://www.facesofmedicine.org [https://www.facesofmedicine.org] Screen the documentary: https://www.screenfaces.co [https://www.screenfaces.co] Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/facesofmed [https://www.facebook.com/facesofmed] Subscribe and leave a review! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.