Interview with a Pedipod

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Interviews with leaders in pediatric orthopedics covering their careers, philosophies, home life, thoughts on the future of the field, and more.

  1. AUG 14

    Dr. Frances Farley, August 2025

    In this special episode, Scott Rosenfeld, MD from Texas Children's Hospital and POSNA historian sits down with 2025 POSNA Distinguished Achievement Award winner Frances Farley, MD to talk about her illustrious career at Mott's Children's Hospital at the University of Michigan and recent transition to Chief Medical Officer of the Shriner's Children's Hospital system.

    1h 9m

  2. JUL 8

    Dr. Pablo Castaneda, July 2025

    Nick Fletcher sits down with Pablo Castaneda, Chief of International Surgery at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston and hip surgeon extraordinaire to talk about his transitions from Mexico City where he performed over 1000 surgeries for DDH, to NYU where he led a team as they grew a department within a new freestanding pediatric hospital in NYC, and back to Houston where he recently started a new venture helping grow the international footprint of TCH. Other highlights include discussions about early vs late reconstruction of developmentally dislocated hips, PAO's with or without arthroscopy, and how to manage complex deformity in older patients with Perthes.

    1h 22m

  3. JUN 7

    Dr. Kevin Neal, June 2025

    Nick Fletcher talks to Kevin Neal from Nemours in Jacksonville, Florida about his winding path to pediatric orthopedics, how CPT codes are generated and RVU's are assigned in medicine, as well as the POSNA compensation survey and how this can impact our specialty.

    1h 36m

  4. APR 12

    Dr. Tony Herring, April 2025

    Nick Fletcher welcomes Tony Herring, his former fellowship director, onto the podcast. Listen to Dr. Herring's stories about the origins of the famous Monday night conference at Texas Scottish Rite, building a team of superstars in Dallas,  his work with the limb deficiency clinic including an incredible experience on one of his annual ski trips with his amputee patients, and making award winning movies. You won't want to miss this episode with an absolute legend in pediatric orthopedics.

    1h 34m

  5. FEB 12

    Dr. Peter Newton

    The truly incomparable Peter Newton, chief of orthopedics and scoliosis at Rady Children's Hospital, joins Nick Fletcher to talk about his remarkable career innovating spine surgery, developing a research program, growing the Harms Study Group, and leading organizations including the SRS and POSNA. He also discusses his own experience with surgeon health and wellness and the process of transitioning into the next phase of his career.

    1h 21m

  6. JAN 12

    Dr. Coleen Sabatini, January 2025

    Nick Fletcher talks with Coleen Sabatini, MD from UCSF about her transition from small town Colorado to Northern California, being a division chief in her first few years of practice, her passion for improving health disparities on a global scale through her work in Uganda and how to achieve some balance between her work in the US in a busy academic practice with her work in Africa.

    1h 44m

  7. 12/15/2024

    Maryse Bouchard, MD

    Interview with a Pedipod is officially old! Come celebrate our 40th episode with an incredible conversation with Dr. Maryse Bouchard from SickKids in Toronto. Nick Fletcher talks with Dr. Bouchard about challenging problems in foot and ankle surgery, surgeon entrepreneurship and innovation, a pediatric foot/ankle study group (PEDIFORG), the POSNA traveling fellowship, and that ever tricky work/life balance.

    1h 46m

  8. 11/14/2024

    Dr. Nick Fletcher, November 2024

    Interview with a Pedipod is turned on it's head as Derek Kelly from Campbell Clinic interviews Nick Fletcher from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta about the genesis of this podcast, early career development, building research infrastructure as a young surgeon, getting involved in POSNA, and his incredible mentors along the way.

    1h 30m
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Interviews with leaders in pediatric orthopedics covering their careers, philosophies, home life, thoughts on the future of the field, and more.

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  • Creator
    POSNA
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    52
  • Rating
    Clean
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