311 episodes
JOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association) Podcast JEWISH ORTHODOX WOMEN’S MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
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- Health & Fitness
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4.6 • 90 Ratings
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Dr. Alisa Minkin, MD hosts JOWMA's podcast and shares preventative health information geared to members of the Orthodox Jewish community.
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Alcoholism and Advocacy: Lizzy Savetsky Fights Back
Lizzy Savetsky is a leading Jewish influencer and pro-Israel activist.
Lizzy started her online journey over a decade ago as a fashion blogger, posting on her blog, Excessories Expert, and Instagram page. Gradually – Lizzy began to share more about her family life, Jewish faith and traditions, and educational content, including “Yiddish Word of the Week” and her daughter’s weekly “Torah Corner.” In 2019, Lizzy changed her handle from ExcessoriesExpert to LizzySavetsky to focus more exclusively on Jewish and Israel content.
Lizzy has spoken publicly about her struggles with alcoholism and her challenges with infertility and pregnancy loss. She has worked to destigmatize these topics and helped thousands to feel less alone.
In 2021 Lizzy dedicated a Sefer Torah to the IDF in memory of pregnancy loss, following a global campaign to raise $57,000 from thousands of individuals, in the merit of the lives that never came to fruition.
Lizzy was a dedicated voice for Israel long before October 7, but in the past few months she has used her platforms to support Israel, interview families of hostages and survivors of the massacre, support Jewish college students, and educate her followers about the increase in antisemitism around the world.
Lizzy is the author of “Thou Shalt Be Beautiful: The Forgotten Jewish Ideal,” which was published by Wicked Son in 2023 as part of the book Jewish Priorities: Sixty-Five Proposals for the Future of Our People, along with contributions from prominent Jewish thought leaders.
Originally from Fort Worth, Texas, Lizzy lives in New York City with her husband Dr. Ira Savetsky – a renowned plastic surgeon - and their three children.
Follow Lizzy @LizzySavetsky (https://www.instagram.com/lizzysavetsky/?hl=en)
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Decoding Obesity: Beyond Ozempic with Priya Jaisinghani, MD
Dr. Priya Jaisinghani, MD, is a dedicated endocrinologist specializing in adult care, with expertise in endocrinology, obesity medicine, and diabetes. She serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Jaisinghani completed her fellowship in Endocrinology at New York Presbyterian - Weill Cornell, following her residency in Internal Medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center. She obtained her MD from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Dr. Jaisinghani is committed to providing personalized and compassionate care, focusing on conditions such as diabetes, autoimmune thyroid disease, hair loss, and fertility issues.
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Lessons from the Hospital: What My Son Taught Me About Living Fully with Mindy Blumenfeld, LCSW
Mindy Blumenfeld, a trauma therapist, is a licensed clinical social worker in private practice. She is certified in EMDR, Somatic Experiencing as well as trained in IFS and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. She works through a lens of attachment and how early experiences impact human development. Her other passions are speaking and writing, using both to educate her audiences about therapy, meaningful living, and relationships. She is columnist for Binah Magazine and does many teleconferences and motivational speaking. She also loves rollerblading, yoga, and her grandchildren (yeah, she's that old). To contact her for speaking engagements or just to say hi, you can email at mindy.blumenfeld@gmail.com.
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Specialty Spotlight: Yair Saperstein, MD, MPH, Clinical Informatics
Yair Saperstein, MD MPH is CEO and cofounder of AvoMD. He is a dual board-certified physician in internal medicine and clinical informatics, is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) and is affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital.Dr. Saperstein served on the implementation team for multiple Epic go-lives, and was inpatient medicine Chief Resident at HHC's Kings County Hospital, leading over 400 providers through New York's first wave of COVID. Dr. Saperstein graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine with distinction in research in global health and from SUNY Downstate with a Masters in Public Health in hospital policy and management.Previously, Dr. Saperstein cofounded and led two non-profit organizations for over ten years, StartScience.org and Teach4Kids.org, scaling both internationally. Additionally, he is an acclaimed classical concert pianist and has won numerous awards, including The Jewish Week's "36 under 36" most influential Jewish Americans.
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Kosher ADHD with Simcha Chesner, PhD and Sara Markowitz, PhD
Dr. Simcha Chesner is a clinical psychologist, trained and raised in the USA. He has lived in Israel for the past 33 years. He founded a network of junior high and high schools for boys with ADHD in Israel and has served the Israeli community for the past three decades. He has written several books in Hebrew and Kosher ADHD is his first book, co-authored with Dr. Sara Markowitz in English for the Jewish communities of the United States
Dr. Sara Markowitz, Ph.D. has achieved an incredible amount, in large part due to her personal “ADHD” superpowers. In addition to obtaining a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Farleigh Dickinson University, Dr. Markowitz is is the founding director of an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for Jewish Women at Achieve Behavioral Health, the largest behavioral health center serving the greater Jewish community. Dr. Markowitz continues to develop curriculum and measure clinical outcome research for ADHD parenting groups and integration of ADHD individuals within the Jewish community. She has developed curricula, currently utilized in schools and families focusing on overcoming challenges of multiple origins.In addition to her formal professional activities, Dr. Markowitz is a mother to five awesome children and is the Rebbetzin of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey.
Kosher ADHD: Surviving and Thriving in the Torah-Observant World
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The JOWMA Medical Mission with Shevie Kassai, MD
On October 7, Hamas launched a horrific terror attack in Israel. Over 1,300 Israelis have been killed, over 3,200 have been injured, and nearly 200 hostages have been taken.
As always, JOWMA’s network of physicians is here to serve the Jewish world.
Now, WE NEED YOUR HELP. Help support JOWMA’s work and our medical mission. We are bringing critically-needed physicians to save lives in Israel. Every dollar raised goes directly to support this
Donate to JOWMA's Medical Mission: https://donate.cwsio.com/jowma/
Eliza “Shevie” Kassai, MD is a board-certified general and trauma surgeon. She has been a valued member of the Mountain View Surgical team since 2020. Born and raised in Denver, she attended medical school at the Technion in Israel and subsequently returned to Denver to complete her training. She completed her internship and residency in General Surgery at the University of Colorado. She completed a Research Fellowship in Trauma Surgery during her training and her research has been published in multiple medical journals, including the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Injury, and The American Surgeon. She is certified in robotic surgery, and serves as the Medical Director of the Wound Care and Advanced Hyperbaric Center at The Medical Center of Aurora. She lives with her husband and three children in Denver. Dr. Kassai loves skiing, running, traveling, and spending time with her family.
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Customer Reviews
Great listen!!!
Love the podcast! I would appreciate if there would be a way to follow up with the guests for further discussion on specific topics.
Fantastic!
I love Dr. Alisa Minkin. She is warm, humble, sparkling in her enthusiasm! She brings out the best in everyone she interviews. I love the breadth of content: medical to parenting.
Gut brain
I just listened to this episode and it was amazing. You were literally describing my daughter. She has stomach pains for over a year and all her blood, stool, and urine test are ok. She is lactose intolerant but that is not the only cause. She has pains sometimes and I can’t pinpoint the cause. It was so informative.
It was also interesting since most of my newborns cried a lot some with reflux and some without cause, and I suffer from migraines (and family history of migraines). Really great episode.