The Transport Series: Episode 1 - UW Med Flight Senior Lead Pilot Phil Jennings In the first episode of the Surgery Sett Transport Series, Dr. Kohler sits down with Senior Lead Pilot Phil Jennings of UW Med Flight. Flying medical helicopters is strategic, calculated work, and contributes greatly to the health and safety of patients. Phil discusses the considerations that go into every flight and his journey to becoming a pilot. And we listen to an actual UW Med Flight dispatch.

Episode 105: Dr. Girma Tefera Dr. Kohler invites Dr. Girma Tefera on the show to discuss racial inequality and prejudice that healthcare workers face. Dr. Tefera urges everyone to reflect, honestly, on the biases you have learned throughout your own life. People of color face inequality in every facet of our society- it is not an issue of the past. Any discrimination is an unacceptable amount, and until it is 100% resolved, our country will continue to be plagued by it. Just Mercy (Free):...

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 16 - Dr. Gwynneth Schell Throughout this pandemic, we've experienced intense isolation, great loss, and, for many, unprecedented stress in the workplace. It comes as no surprise that the era of coronavirus may have a lasting impact on people's mental health. So how can we work through it? What are mental health care providers doing to make services accessible and effective? Dr. Gwynneth Schell discusses how her services have changed, and...

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 15 - Peter Adamczyk As we continue to understand the coronavirus pandemic as a collaborative effort from journalists to surgeons, we have yet another role to add to our ever-growing list of contributors: engineers. Peter Adamczyk is the co-director of the College of Engineering's COVID response here at UW-Madison. His team at the UW maker space has been designing face shields and other vital equipment for the UW Hospital in the midst of...

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 14 - Dr. Ben Zarzaur Although there is no surgical operation that can be done to treat COVID-19, the pandemic calls for all hands on deck. Where initially we may have predicted that the fight against coronavirus would require us to free up resources and make room for medicine, Dr. Ben Zarzaur has proven that surgeons, too, have a role in this fight. Dr. Zarzaur discusses how he put his ideas, and his past experiences, into action to...

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 13 - Dr. Elizabeth Bojsza and Dr. Susmita Pati The coronavirus pandemic has upturned a lot of the everyday functions of our lives, and of our work. Perhaps the biggest way it has affected the nation is the way we communicate. Where we once had direct eye contact, we have masks or a screen between us. With the added stress the pandemic has caused, communicating in healthcare is proving to be more difficult nowadays. Luckily, Dr. Elizabeth...

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 12 - Josh Marshall  The frontlines of COVID doesn’t only include healthcare workers, it also includes journalists. In an era where information is so important, journalists are facing threats of their own. With an advertising drought caused by the economic crash associated with COVID, many news providers are having to make sacrifices as they struggle to continue covering the pandemic. Josh Marshall, founder of Talking Points Memo, joins...

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 11 - Dr. Bill Hartman and Dr. Joe Connor In what has been a seemingly endless fight against COVID, Dr. Bill Hartman and Dr. Joe Connor arrive with some hopeful news. Through the use of convalescent plasma, or the antibodies found in the blood of a recovered patient, a potential treatment for COVID-19 is being tested. Dr. Hartman and Dr. Connor discuss how they streamlined the process of developing such a therapy at unprecedented speeds,...

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 10 - Dr. Barbara Boyer Dr. Barbara Boyer is the president of the medical staff of her hospital, which has a decentralized structure. They don't share a common email system, in the past they had met in-person once a month, and now they are faced with trying to organize under the conditions of COVID. Dr. Boyer shares how she's gone about distributing resources and disseminating information, while facing the threat of coronavirus and the...

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 9 - Dr. Rebecca Minter Thus far in the Frontlines of COVID series, Dr. Kohler has been discussing the COVID crisis with those "on the ground" so to speak. Now, Dr. Kohler meets with the chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Wisconsin: Dr. Rebecca Minter. Dr. Minter shares how she has orchestrated the department along with her fellow chairs to make care run as smoothly as possible. Team of Teams by General Stanley...

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 8 - Dr. Jill Ties COVID-19 has put an unprecedented strain on the resources in our healthcare system, especially in big cities where the virus spreads rapidly. Where we see cities struggling to deal with a lack of resources, a lot can be learned from rural communities where getting creative with a lack of resources is more common. Dr. Jill Ties gives us her perspective on this lack of resources, and shares how her hospital is dealing...

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 6 - Dr. Jacob Greenberg Deciding how to move forward with medical education is tough with social distancing alone, but when it comes to preparing a labor force to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the decision only gets more complicated. Dr. Jacob Greenberg, the surgery program director for the University of Wisconsin explains the thinking behind his team's approach to this difficult question.

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 6 - The Women's Healthcast In this episode, we hand over the reins to Jackie Askins of the Women's Healthcast as she discusses how people should handle pregnancies during the COVID-19 pandemic. As with all things in the moment of coronavirus, extra precautions should be taken when handling a pregnancy. Jackie details exactly what those precautions are. The Women's Healthcast is a production of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's...

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 5 - Dr. Thomas Raife As the healthcare system struggles to care for COVID-19 patients, a second unprecedented crisis is in need of attention. Dr. Thomas Raife, the director of transfusion services at UW, is calling for action on blood shortages across the country, including you! Why is there a blood shortage during a respiratory-based pandemic? What can you do to help? To make a blood donation, visit the following...

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 4 - Dr. Giana Davidson and Dr. Estell Williams Seattle serves as the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, and provides a window into the future of communities across the nation. Dr. Giana Davidson and Dr. Estell Williams are surgeons from the University of Washington. They share how their healthcare community has pulled together to provide the best care possible in this crisis, and what to expect in the coming days. YoYo Ma's "Songs of...

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 3 - Dr. Tom Brazelton One of the main concerns with the COVID-19 crisis in America is the inability of our healthcare system to handle a massive influx of patients, even patients that may not have coronavirus, but still need care. Dr. Tom Brazelton, like many others, finds that telehealth and telemedicine can help relieve some of the stress on our healthcare system. Especially now, when some restrictions are starting to be lifted that...

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 2 In the second episode of "The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series," Dr. Kohler provides some resources for healthcare workers personally struggling with this pandemic, and invites you to be a part of the conversation. Be well, everyone! Headspace: https://www.headspace.com/health-covid-19 Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 1 - Dr. Jeff Pothof: In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, daily life as we know it has changed. This shift has brought endless questions, like "what is 'social distancing' and how can it help prevent the spread of coronavirus?" COVID-19 is testing the limits of our healthcare system, as well as its flexibility. Dr. Jeff Pothof joins Dr. Kohler for the first of many in the Surgery Sett's COVID-19 series. Dr. Pothof helps answer some of...

Episode 87: Dr. Lee Wilke: Dr. Lee Wilke has developed a GPS clip to be used for breast cancer surgery. How does having a smart clip make breast surgery least painful for patients, and easier for surgeons? How can surgeons with an entrepreneurial side find collaborators?

Episode 86: Dr. Amy Fiedler and Dr. Jason Smith An exciting, innovative procedure in cardiac surgery has just reached the University of Wisconsin thanks to Dr. Fiedler and Dr. Smith's team! What is a DCD heart transplant? What technology goes into such a procedure? What does this procedure mean for the future of heart transplants? Dr. Kohler sits down with Dr. Fiedler and Dr. Smith to find out the details of this amazing feat.

Episode 85: Dr. Alfred Atanda How can telemedicine save your patients time and money? What are some downstream issues that telemedicine can solve? How can telemedicine protect surgeons in court? Dr. Kohler sits down with orthopedic surgeon Dr. Alfred Atanda from Nemours duPont Hospital for Children in Delaware to discuss how he developed a telemedicine system, and the benefits he's discovered in using it.

Episode 84: Dr. Jay Nathwani How can we as surgeons deal with complications as people? Why should you start a rulebook for your surgical career? How can you use compromise as a tool in your treatment? Dr. Jay Nathwani discusses his personal history as a surgeon, and the lessons he has learned from both his patients, and the more seasoned attendings here at the University of Wisconsin.

Episode 83: Dr. Catharine Garland What are the benefits to meeting with patients as a team? How can a hospital integrate multidisciplinary teams with ease? Dr. Kohler's guest, Dr. Catharine Garland, explains how her multidisciplinary teams are structured, and how they make her plastic surgeries go smoother for patients and doctors alike.

Episode 82: Dr. Leslie Ashburn-Nardo How does surgery reflect the biases and discrimination in society? How can surgeons address these issues in their workplace and with patients? Dr. Leslie Ashburn-Nardo is a psychologist who studies stereotypes and its implications in health. 

Episode 81: Dr. John Mansour What does professionalism mean for surgeons? How have surgeons' expectations of professionalism changed over time? What do patients expect? Dr. John Mansour and Dr. Kohler have a fascinating conversation about how to teach professionalism in surgical education and how one learns to be a surgeon.