The Fertility Insider

Kenan Omurtag
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Dr Kenan Omurtag, MD, Board certified Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility specialist gives an insider perspective on all things related to the fertility industrial complex here in the United States.

  1. Fertility Insider x Dr Matifadza Hlatshwayo Davis

    12/18/2020

    Fertility Insider x Dr Matifadza Hlatshwayo Davis

    We speak with Dr Matifadza Hlatshwayo Davis, clinical instructor of infectious diseases and associate program director of the fellowship program in infectious diseases at WashU. She shares her experience as a pregnant black woman and ID specialist on the frontlines of the global COVID-19 pandemic. We discuss issues of representation in medicine, the media and beyond.

    43 min
  2. Fertility Insider x Dr Andrea Hagemann

    12/09/2020

    Fertility Insider x Dr Andrea Hagemann

    We talk to Dr Andrea Hagemann, gynecologic oncologist at Washington University School of Medicine, who explores her path from music to medicine. She discusses her passion for preventing pelvic cancer and the challenges physicians face in this space.

    31 min

  3. 12/03/2020

    Fertility Insider x Dr Elyse Everett

    In this episode we talk to Washington University St Louis School of Medicine neurologist and palliative medicine specialist, Dr Elyse Everett. We talk about having difficult conversations with death and dying, the importance of setting expectations with patients when breaking bad news and wrap up with the intersection of women's health and what she wishes she remembers from her obgyn rotation that would help her today.

    26 min
  4. Fertility Insider x Dr Chris Lewis

    11/29/2020

    Fertility Insider x Dr Chris Lewis

    In this episode, we talk to Dr Chris Lewis, pediatric endocrinologist, Director of the WashU/SLCH Differences of Sexual Development Clinic, and Co-Director of Pediatric Transgender Health about his path to caring for gender-expansive youth. He reflects on the challenges faced by his patients and the future directions for endocrine care.

    40 min
  5. Fertility Insider x Dr Piroska Kopar

    11/20/2020

    Fertility Insider x Dr Piroska Kopar

    We talk to Dr Piroska Kopar, a WASHU SOM ETHICIST, TRAUMA and CARDIAC SURGEON who shares her path in surgery, trauma, critical care and how she found her calling in medical ethics culminating in the creation of the Center for Humanism and ethics in surgical subspecialties. (CHESS).

    36 min
  6. Fertility Insider x Dr Eva Aagaard

    11/10/2020

    Fertility Insider x Dr Eva Aagaard

    In the first episode of season 2, we interview Dr Eva Aagaard, professor of Medicine and Senior Dean of Education at Washington University St Louis School of Medicine. In this episode she recalls her memories of women's health and how it informs her practice and her career. She reflects on the biggest challenges facing reproductive health in 2021.

    31 min

  7. 06/28/2020

    Education over Service

    Season Finale: WASHU REI Fellowship Director, Dr Patricia Jimenez, MD talks about her path to becoming a leader in education, how the program provides a balance of research and clinical training while emphasizing education over service. She also reflects on her experiences in medicine as a Hispanic woman.

    38 min

  8. 06/25/2020

    The End is Near

    Rising third year fellow, Dr Vinita Alexander, MD talks about growing up in academia and how that led her to different institutions. She talks about her pursuit of a Masters of Science In Clinical Investigation as a WASHU REI fellow and what is next. In the wake of George Floyd's death, she shares her experiences with racism and her hope to not lose the momentum.

    23 min
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Dr Kenan Omurtag, MD, Board certified Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility specialist gives an insider perspective on all things related to the fertility industrial complex here in the United States.

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  • Creator
    Kenan Omurtag
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  • Episodes
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