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Vascular & IR
For interventional radiologists, vascular surgeons, and interventional cardiologists.
ENT & Allergy
For otolaryngologists, head and neck surgeons, and allergists.
Urology
For urologists, urologic oncologists, and urogynecologists.
Curbsiders
For internal medicine, primary care, family medicine, and hospitalists.
Cardiology
For medical cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, and interventional cardiologists.
CardioNerds
For anyone interested in the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease.
CathMasters
For practical interventional cardiology education.
Tumor Board
For medical oncologist, surgical oncologists, and radiation oncologists.
Women's Health
For OBGYNs, gynecologic surgeons, and women's health specialists.
Bone & Sports
For orthopedic surgeons, sports medicine docs, pain specialists, and MSK radiologists.
Litigation
For physicians navigating the complex world of medical malpractice lawsuits.
Industry
For healthcare leaders, business-minded providers, and innovators.
Podcasts
- Bone & Sports # 123Nov 10, 2026
Controversies in GAE: Patient Selection Techniques
Could genicular artery embolization (GAE) one day be offered before knee osteoarthritis sets in, or before a knee replacement to ease recovery? These interventional radiologists do not all agree. On this episode of the BackTable 2026 MSK Creator Weekend™, Dr. Osman Ahmed, Dr. Ahmed Farag, and Dr. Ally Baheti work through the biggest debates in GAE, starting with the ideal candidate, when it is too early to offer the procedure, how they approach Kellgren-Lawrence grade 4 knees, when a repeat embolization makes sense, and whether MRI with or without contrast is needed before treatment.
- Vascular & IR # 691Nov 10, 2026
Controversies in GAE: Patient Selection Techniques
Could genicular artery embolization (GAE) one day be offered before knee osteoarthritis sets in, or before a knee replacement to ease recovery? These interventional radiologists do not all agree. On this episode of the BackTable 2026 MSK Creator Weekend™, Dr. Osman Ahmed, Dr. Ahmed Farag, and Dr. Ally Baheti work through the biggest debates in GAE, starting with the ideal candidate, when it is too early to offer the procedure, how they approach Kellgren-Lawrence grade 4 knees, when a repeat embolization makes sense, and whether MRI with or without contrast is needed before treatment.
- Tumor Board # 90Nov 10, 2026
Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer: A New Era of Treatment?
A drug that nearly doubles overall survival in metastatic pancreatic cancer is something Dr. Arsen Osipov says the field has never seen before, and it is why he calls the pan-RAS inhibitor daraxonrasib a paradigm shift on the scale of the first immunotherapy approvals. On this episode of the BackTable GI Oncology Creator Weekend™, host Dr. Andrew Hendifar leads a tumor board on metastatic pancreatic cancer with fellow GI oncologists Dr. Arsen Osipov and Dr. Daniel Ahn. They start with the workup. A CT of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis is usually enough, and a PET rarely changes management. They also cover what to do when a patient does not make CA 19-9, the debate over routine DPYD testing before 5-FU, and why every patient gets molecular profiling.
- ENT & Allergy # 302Nov 10, 2026
Understanding Social Vulnerabilities in Pediatric Cancer Care
Sometimes the biggest obstacle between a child and cancer treatment is not the tumor. It is a three-hour drive, a parent's lost paycheck, or a medical vocabulary no one has translated for the family. On this episode of the BackTable ENT & Allergy series on pediatric head and neck cancer, Dr. Jill D'Souza talks with pediatric oncologist Dr. Dylan Graetz and otolaryngology resident Dr. David Fei-Zhang, who both study how social vulnerability and health disparities shape cancer care. They define social vulnerabilities, name the ones they see most often, from financial hardship to language and health literacy, and share what helps: combined multidisciplinary clinics, patient navigators, and screening that starts before the first visit and repeats at every turning point in care.
- Cardiology # 59Nov 10, 2026
Quality Improvement in the Cardiac Cath Lab: Strategies & Impact
A creatinine of 0.9 can hide a GFR of 45, and at Columbia that gap is now called out in every cath lab time-out. On this episode of BackTable Cardiology, Dr. Sameh Sayfo talks with Dr. Megha Prasad, interventional cardiologist and co-director of the interventional cardiology fellowship at Columbia University, about the side of the cath lab most fellows are never taught: quality improvement, operations, and making the case for new technology. Dr. Prasad traces her interest back to root cause analyses during residency, explains who really defines quality, and walks through two initiatives, a contrast checkpoint to prevent acute kidney injury and a standardized weaning protocol for mechanical circulatory support. She also explains why awareness and an operator's own data move colleagues more than penalties, and how fellows can become a lab's standard keepers.
- Women's Health # 139Nov 10, 2026
Breastfeeding: What OB/GYNs Need to Know
Can I have a glass of wine? Do I have to pump and dump after my CT scan? Will my antidepressant hurt the baby? Did I fail if we need formula? Every OBGYN hears these breastfeeding questions, sometimes at 3 AM on rounds, and the answers are usually more reassuring than patients expect. On this episode of BackTable Women's Health, Dr. Nicole Faulkner is joined by Dr. Janelle Alvarez, an OBGYN who shares women's health education with more than 40,000 followers as Paging Dr. Alvarez, to help OBGYNs feel ready for breastfeeding questions on rounds, at postpartum visits, and in the patient portal. Dr. Alvarez explains why lactation gets lost in a four-year residency and which parts belong to OBGYNs, which she sums up as breast, meds, and moods. The two then clear up common myths, from pumping and dumping after alcohol, contrast, or anesthesia to the strict criteria for lactational amenorrhea, and show how looking up a medication in LactMed in front of the patient builds trust.
- Urology # 342Nov 10, 2026
Mid-Career Urology: Understanding Career Evolution & Challenges
Mid-career is the stretch when you are no longer the new person on the block, but not yet the one in charge, and it gets far less attention than the years on either side of it. On this episode of BackTable Urology, presented in collaboration with the Society of Women in Urology (SWIU), Dr. Michelle Van Kuiken talks with Dr. Debra Fromer and Dr. Anne Suskind, both urology division chiefs and faculty vice chairs, about what no one tells you about mid-career. They describe how to know you have arrived there, why boredom can be the clearest signal that it is time to change, and why mid-career is the moment to say yes to a leadership role you have never trained for, even if what you learn is that you do not like it.
- Curbsiders # 544Nov 6, 2026
Updated Pulmonary Embolism Guidelines
Review the latest 2026 AHA/ACC multisociety pulmonary embolism guidelines with us, including risk stratification, new clinical categories, acute and extended anticoagulation, advanced therapies, follow-ups, and more. We are joined by Drs. Cyrus Askin and Nick Mark from Critical Care Time!