S5E7: Dr. Megan Tracci, JD, MD, on Health Policy and Vascular Surgery WISER

    • Medicine

In this episode we interview Dr. Megan Tracci, vascular and endovascular surgeon at the University of Virginia, as well as the founder and co-medical director of the UVA Northridge Vein Clinic. Dr. Tracci is our first surgeon with a JD to be featured on the podcast! WISER president, Lizzie Rieger, and co-host Helen O’Leary team up to ask Dr. Tracci about being a dual MD-JD, health policy including her time as a fellow in the US senate, and vascular surgery.







Dr. Tracci graduated from the Medical Scholars Program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with both a JD and MD, with an emphasis on health policy and patient safety. She went on to complete a residency in general surgery followed by a fellowship in vascular surgery at the University of Virgina. During her research years as a resident she worked as a legislative fellow for the United States senate. 









https://wiserpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/S5E7-Megan-Tracci-MD-JD-on-Health-Policy.m4a

Hosts: Lizzie Rieger, Helen O’LearyEditors: Grace NguyenProducers: Lizzie Rieger, Lara SchwiegerMusic: Bluedot Sessions

 































Hosts: Lizzie Rieger, Helen O’Leary

Editors: Grace Nguyen

Producers: Lara Schwieger and Lizzie Rieger

Artwork: Victoria Mau

Music: Bluedot Sessions

In this episode we interview Dr. Megan Tracci, vascular and endovascular surgeon at the University of Virginia, as well as the founder and co-medical director of the UVA Northridge Vein Clinic. Dr. Tracci is our first surgeon with a JD to be featured on the podcast! WISER president, Lizzie Rieger, and co-host Helen O’Leary team up to ask Dr. Tracci about being a dual MD-JD, health policy including her time as a fellow in the US senate, and vascular surgery.







Dr. Tracci graduated from the Medical Scholars Program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with both a JD and MD, with an emphasis on health policy and patient safety. She went on to complete a residency in general surgery followed by a fellowship in vascular surgery at the University of Virgina. During her research years as a resident she worked as a legislative fellow for the United States senate. 









https://wiserpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/S5E7-Megan-Tracci-MD-JD-on-Health-Policy.m4a

Hosts: Lizzie Rieger, Helen O’LearyEditors: Grace NguyenProducers: Lizzie Rieger, Lara SchwiegerMusic: Bluedot Sessions

 































Hosts: Lizzie Rieger, Helen O’Leary

Editors: Grace Nguyen

Producers: Lara Schwieger and Lizzie Rieger

Artwork: Victoria Mau

Music: Bluedot Sessions