Blogs
Checking the Vitals with Kurt Strudwick
Intro Joining us today is Kurt Strudwick, a clinical educator for ECMO services at Specialty Care. In today's episode we talked to Kurt about how a family tragedy in his youth led him to have a passion for working in healthcare, how we started working in extra corporeal membrane oxygenation which is what ECMO stands
Checking the Vitals with Charles Clark
Intro Today our guest is Charles Clark an entrepreneurial perfusionist in Ventura, California. In this conversation, we discuss why he changed careers from respiratory therapy to perfusion, how he turned that career into a business, and how his perception of SpecialtyCare changed as they partnered with his perfusion company.
Checking the Vitals with Tysharra Belfon (Special COVID-19 Episode)
Intro Today, on another special COVID-19 episode, our guest is Tysharra Belfon, a PICC nurse on SpecialtyCare’s Surgical Services team. In this episode, we discuss the role of a PICC nurse, how COVID-19 impacts this specialty, and what precautions are being taken at her hospital to keep front-line workers safe.
Checking the Vitals with Dr. Poelstra
Intro Today our guest is Dr. Poelstra an Orthopaedic and Neurological Spine surgeon at OrthoNorCal. In this conversation we discuss how an early interest in mechanics lead to a life time of improving and advancing new technologies for orthopedic surgery, how he and others are working to improve robotic surgery, and what future innovation will
Checking the Vitals with Dr. Schwoerer
Intro Today our guest is Dr. Andrea Schwoerer who is a bariatric surgery specialist in Bridgeton, MO. In this conversation we discuss how working in a lab in college helped her decide to practice medicine. She also shares why she chose to focus on minimally invasive surgeries, and how robotic technology is changing the way
Checking the Vitals with Dr. Paonessa
Intro Today our guest is Dr. Paonessa, an Orthopedic Spine Surgeon at Orthopedic Partners in Connecticut. In this conversation, we discuss how a meeting with some of his high school mentors led him to enroll in medical school, how orthopedic surgery has changed over the course of his 30-year career, and we also discuss the
Checking the Vitals with Dr. Raab
Intro Today our guest is Dr. Raj Raab, a board-certified neurosurgeon at the Centers for Neurosurgery, Spine, and Orthopedics. In this conversation we discuss his path to neurosurgery, how the changing healthcare landscape led to him creating the Centers for Neurosurgery, Spine, and Orthopedics, and what he sees as the future of health insurance and