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Meet Dani E.!
We had the pleasure of getting to know Dani Edelstein in this episode! We talked to her about being diagnosed when she was only 8 years old and what it was like for her as the child of a doctor to have to navigate the medical system on her own when she got to be an...
Meet Lauren EB!
This week we caught up with our friend Lauren Erbach Barnfield! We've both known Lauren for several years but have never heard her full IBD story so it was really great to hear it all. We talked about her participation in the PIANO study which is a study about...
Meet Will A.!
This week we really enjoyed hearing Will Awve's story! We talked about his diagnosis with UC in college and how that affected his college experience. We discussed him trying basically all medication options to try to control his UC, his bouts with C. Diff, and...
Meet Joshua S.!
This week we had such a great conversation with Joshua Samudre! Joshua is a medical student living with UC and so we talked to him about what it's like to study medicine while also a consumer of medicine. We talked to him about moving across the country and...
Research Roundup #2 with Dr. Sunanda Kane and Dr. Lukasz Kwapisz
Welcome to our second Research Roundup episode! We brought back Dr. Sunanda Kane- Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic and Dr. Lukasz Kwapisz- Assistant Professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine to talk to us about the latest in what's happening in IBD...
Meet Dr. Sabina Ali!
This week we had a great chat with Dr. Sabina Ali! Dr. Ali is a pediatric gastroenterologist and the medical director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. She also happens to be living with IBD herself. We talked...
Meet Matt K.!
This week we spoke to Matthew Kasabian! Matt told us about being diagnosed with IBD in college and how isolated it made him feel. He talked about how he saw all his friends out living their young, fun lives on social media and how frustrated he felt but also how he...
Meet Registered Dietitian Neha Shah!
This week we tried something new! We let our friend Stacey Collins guest host the show! Stacey is a Registered Dietitian who specializes in IBD and our guest this week is Neha Shah who is also a Registered Dietitian who specializes in IBD. In addition to being a RD,...
Meet Wendy K.!
This is week we had such a fun conversation with Wendy Kovich! Wendy was diagnosed with Crohn's in her 20's very shortly after she married and it's been quite the roller coaster since. We talked to her about navigating through treatment options and...
Meet Dr. Tauseef Ali!
This week we talked to Dr. Tauseef Ali! Dr. Ali is the medical executive director of Saints Digestive Institute and director of IBD clinical and research program at SSM Health Saint Anthony Hospital. He is also a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the...
Meet Jason W.!
This week we had a great conversation with our friend Jason Wild! We talked to him quite a bit about how he found a community of people living with IBD through Camp Oasis and how he's evolved from a counselor to a "Leader in Training" lead to a Camp...
Meet Dr. Claire Hamnett- Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist
This week we shared a Rowdy Mermaid and had such an interesting conversation with Dr. Claire Hamnett! Dr. Hamnett is a pelvic floor physical therapist at Solstice Physiotherapy in New York City and she has a special interest in working with people living with IBD. We...

