![Laura Mauri on career decisions, mentorship and advancing medicine](https://assets.radcliffecardiology.com/s3fs-public/podcast/2024-03/EP_01.png?VersionId=zsoZzgf_MTlBoc.G36jJkNEuXLTd737a)
This week’s guest is Dr Laura Mauri who became Vice President of Global Clinical Research and Analytics at Medtronic in 2018 after an illustrious career in academic medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
Dr Kalra asks Dr Mauri about early influences and her traineeship with legendary interventionalists, the late Donald Baim and Richard Kuntz. Dr Mauri talks openly about her decision-making process and the importance of selecting your priorities and committing to them. Ankur asks Laura about her decision to go into industry. Laura shares her thoughts on medical innovations and meeting urgent needs with unique perspectives.
What is Dr Mauri’s advice for young cardiologist? How did she balance research and patient care? What are the questions that helped her decision making? How does Dr Mauri think about innovations in medicine? Tune in to listen to this week’s episode of Parallax. Hosted by @AnkurKalraMD. Produced by @RadcliffeCARDIO.
Submit your questions to Ankur via: podcast@radciffe-group.com.
![Mending the broken house of cardiology with Roxana Mehran](https://assets.radcliffecardiology.com/s3fs-public/styles/podcast_episode_teaser/public/podcast-episode/2024-02/Parallax%20Podcast%20Ep%2031%20Final%20Artwork2_0.jpeg?VersionId=JwypYBrAmLqWWwQM8Z47Nfd4UBS.1AMo&itok=r1iD3cws)
The charity organisation, Women as One is an agent for women and men to be part of medicine that is built on talent, rather than a privilege. Roxana and Ankur discuss the role of mentorship and family-friendly work environment in mending the broken house of cardiology. Roxana talks about the practical tools that are available for women to take the next steps in their career and achieve their goals.
![Demystifying The Wall Portraits In Medical Halls](https://assets.radcliffecardiology.com/s3fs-public/styles/podcast_episode_teaser/public/podcast-episode/2024-02/Parallax-Podcast-w-Harriette-CG-Van-Spall2.png?VersionId=61YWKnmJC1dAVCUtUMUiX9B2qE_OvtAI&itok=TPgta4QV)
Harriette is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Department of Medicine, Cardiology and the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact at McMaster University and the Population Health Research Institute in Hamilton, ON, Canada. In this episode, Ankur and Harriette discuss why this issue is so contentious, what the current state of medical walls represents, why this may be an issue and what alternative medical walls could look like. Harriette also shares her thoughts on how this topic relates to the maintenance of hierarchical power structures in academic institutions, calling for more collaborative leadership and management styles. Guest @hvanspall.
Hosted by @AnkurKalraMD. Produced by @RadcliffeCARDIO.
![Plant-Based Diet & Cardiovascular Health](https://assets.radcliffecardiology.com/s3fs-public/styles/podcast_episode_teaser/public/podcast-episode/2024-02/Parallax-Podcast-w-Danielle-Belardo.png?VersionId=KLUpRjZAM5OT47kBkg4_brvCkLAfFOSD&itok=CiV5ScJJ)
In this episode, Ankur and Danielle speak about the evidence in favour of a whole-food plant-based diet to improve cardiovascular health, the ACC prevention guidelines, how to talk to patients about positive dietary change, the issue of lack of nutrition training in cardiovascular fellowships and what Danielle’s diet looks like as a busy whole-food plant-based cardiology fellow. On her own podcast ‘Nutrition Rounds’ Danielle has discussions about evidence-based plant-based nutrition with physicians who are leading experts in nutrition and health.
Hosted by @AnkurKalraMD. Produced by @RadcliffeCardiology.
![Drug-Coated Balloons Small-Vessel CAD Brilakis - Megaly](https://assets.radcliffecardiology.com/s3fs-public/styles/podcast_episode_teaser/public/podcast-episode/2024-02/Parallax-Podcast-w-Brilakis-and-Megaly.png?VersionId=5e3JcL291o0RS5trUH3gXO6gawEByNsF&itok=wne5Gva2)
In this brilliant conversation, Ankur, Emmanouil and Michael unravel the potential advantages, challenges and practical realities of using drug-coated balloons in SVD, and the findings of the latest randomised controlled trials studying this area.
Hosted by @AnkurKalraMD. Produced by @RadcliffeCardiology. [Disclaimer: The use of drug-coated balloons in coronay intervention is still off-label; it has not been approved by the FDA.]
![04: J Dawn Abbott On Recent Developments In Percutaneous Coronary Intervention](https://assets.radcliffecardiology.com/s3fs-public/styles/podcast_episode_teaser/public/podcast-episode/2024-02/Parallax-Podcast-w-J-Dawn-Abbot.png?VersionId=or7p.TA7ztGjeOTgC8mLKMLM0BtmWa0.&itok=b5t4ZU5g)
Dawn is an associate editor of the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions and is widely known for her research program on PCI and peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Ankur and J. Dawn discuss multiple trials/studies that were published in 2018, including ORBITA, PIONEER-II and ABSORB. J. Dawn also shares her thoughts on the latest stent technologies.
Hosted by @AnkurKalraMD. Produced by @RadcliffeCardiology.
![03: Athena Poppas On Effective Management Of Hypertension](https://assets.radcliffecardiology.com/s3fs-public/styles/podcast_episode_teaser/public/podcast-episode/2024-02/Parallax-Podcast-w-Athena-%20Poppas_2.png?VersionId=h4WiM05z59aZvdzCLsJoSMvMD.whcm47&itok=_85zPXJC)
They discuss the importance of preventative medicine, their experience of reducing hypertension with non-pharmaceutical and pharmaceutical methods, and the significance of the integrated “team approach” when treating comorbid conditions such as hypertension. Athena also shares her thoughts on cardiologists’ responsibility to shape their patients’ lifestyle choices.
Hosted by @AnkurKalraMD. Produced by @RadcliffeCardiology.
![High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin ACS](https://assets.radcliffecardiology.com/s3fs-public/styles/podcast_episode_teaser/public/podcast-episode/2024-02/Parallax-Podcast-w-Athena-%20Poppas_0.png?VersionId=uAw7s0xUwfjE1_1xcLbM7odh7YHQJw7K&itok=pSrlvyyg)
Chest pain is one of the most common reasons for an emergency room visit in the US, with almost 6 million ER visits annually, yet there is no consensus on how to compare the results from various hscTn assays. Tune in to hear Santiago outline the advantages and limitations of using hscTn as a standard biomarket to evaluate patients with suspected ACS in the ER.
Hosted by @AnkurKalraMD. Produced by @RadcliffeCardiology.
![01: Conduction Abnormalities After TAVR/TAVI With Chad Kliger](https://assets.radcliffecardiology.com/s3fs-public/styles/podcast_episode_teaser/public/podcast-episode/2024-03/Parallax_01_1200x628.jpg?VersionId=8YtGXyCvpISHGUAWuUfXgEArl7M4TInv&itok=fTCIJSke)
![EP 117: Transforming Cardiac Surgery Recovery: Evidence-Based Insights with Dr Gerdisch](https://assets.radcliffecardiology.com/s3fs-public/styles/podcast_episode_teaser/public/podcast-episode/2024-08/DELV-23187_IND_Parallax_EP117_Gerdisch_Web_1920x1080.jpg?VersionId=10jQcg6sZufXOZ_V2.eXBcL2gcTGQckL&itok=QUtGQF0H)
Dr Gerdisch shares insights into his research on rigid sternal fixation and enhanced recovery protocols, which have shown promising results in postoperative pain management and patient recovery.
![EP 116: Navigating the Realities of Guideline Directed Medical Therapy with Dr Chahoud and Dr Israel](https://assets.radcliffecardiology.com/s3fs-public/styles/podcast_episode_teaser/public/podcast-episode/2024-07/DELV-17584_ZOLL_Parallax_3_Web_1920x1080_0.jpg?VersionId=7AsAfHb6JltTsIeGvFIL8PjSD_bJZQC7&itok=dAPVGO1r)
![EP 115: Navigating Cultures and Cardiology: Dr Janarthanan Sathananthan's Global Journey](https://assets.radcliffecardiology.com/s3fs-public/styles/podcast_episode_teaser/public/podcast-episode/2024-07/DELV-22085_IND_Parallax_EP116_Sathananthan_Web_1920x1080.jpg?VersionId=X7UeGqRVZ0MB.gLJ_K0aoLflMIJqb8X.&itok=QOEUH6cW)
![The Leap Year Gene with Shelley Wood, Bestselling Author & Editor-in-Chief of TCTmd](https://assets.radcliffecardiology.com/s3fs-public/styles/podcast_episode_teaser/public/podcast-episode/2024-06/DELV-21301_Parallax_EP114_Wood_Web_1920x1080.jpg?VersionId=o3p3VftF1kaRvWNWKzolgCRXyALPXFHt&itok=H2D2X7SD)
![EP 113: Your Guide to Radiation Hygiene: Insights from Manufacturer and Users](https://assets.radcliffecardiology.com/s3fs-public/styles/podcast_episode_teaser/public/podcast-episode/2024-06/DELV-21795_Parallax_EP113_Breininger_Radtke_Web_1920x1080.jpg?VersionId=3d524UUeTRRuHi6Y8NqMN5n1WUksM6HI&itok=Eh3lMH-C)