International Sonography Podcast Jaime Fujikawa

Don't miss this intriguing episode of ISP as we sit down with Dr. Santosh Padipati, Staff Perinatologist and MFM Director of O'Connor Hospital in San Jose, California.

Santosh has taken a passionate interest in the correlation between climate change and it's effects on human health. As an MFM physician, father, and husband he is particularly interested in the threat it poses to women's health. This is a two part episode.

Join us for the first part of this important discussion on what we all can do to understand how we can continue to care for our patients, our future, and the entire planet.

To find out more about this topic and Dr. Pandipati on ISP Episode 16 part 2.

Join us for ISP Episode 15 where we sit down with perinatologist, teacher, father, and (most surprisingly)a Jam connoisseur, Dr. David Abel.

David tells us of the journey that brought him from his early beginnings in Brooklyn to his current role as Assistant Clinical Professor & Attending Perinatologist at the UCSF in Fresno, California.

Dr. Abel highlights the many experiences that have helped shaped the physician and human being that he is today, as well as the pertinent role that sonography/sonographers provide when caring for his obstetrical patients.

Share in our golden opportunity to sit down with a luminary in the field of sonography Mrs. Marveen Craig. A respected author and lecturer in the field of sonogaphy, She candidly depicts for us her discovery of medical ultrasound and how working with physicians like Dr. Joseph Holmes and Dr. Ken Gottesfeld, ignited her passion for sonography. Marveen also speaks to her realization of how impactful the shared patient-sonographer experience can be when we take what we do to heart.

In episode 13, we sit down with sonographer, author, program director, lecturer, past SDMS president and committed volunteer within the occupation of diagnostic medical sonography, Ms. Katie Kuntz M.Ed, RT(R), RDMS, RVT, FSDMS.

Katie currently serves as the Vice President at the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). She has been a professor, program director, and clinical coordinator at the Mayo Clinic and Mayo School for Health-Related Sciences, also serving as faculty in 2 other Florida and Wisconsin programs.

Join us as we hear Katie tell us her life path to the field of sonography and how her passion for the developing standards in sonography education led to her involvement in CAAHEP and Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRCDMS).

Join us for our candid conversation with a luminary in the field of diagnostic medical ultrasound, Mrs. Jean Lea Spitz. With an extensive resume from a career lasting over 45 years, Jean Lea takes explains her personal journey to becoming a healthcare provider and educator, and how it all ultimately led her to the role she currently resides in as the Executive Director of the Perinatal Quality Foundation.

Join us in our conversation with Diane Kawamura Ph.D. of the Weber State University program in Utah. Having had over 45 years of experience in the field of medical ultrasound, Diane gives us insight into her personal journey within the profession and her years as a sonography educator.