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Reading Room Talk

Reading Room Talk

64 episodes

6 days ago

Radiologists Drs. Saad Manzoul and Travis Howard welcome you to the reading room for wet reads on the medical journey and life in health care as they cover what you need to know to make it through (or to) the darkness. Cannot exclude special guests.

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Radiologists Drs. Saad Manzoul and Travis Howard welcome you to the reading room for wet reads on the medical journey and life in health care as they cover what you need to know to make it through (or to) the darkness. Cannot exclude special guests.

Show more...

Health & Fitness

Episodes (20/64)

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65. Dr. Geoffrey Moorer, Mr. Black and Yellow

Impression: All-Hematology/Oncology First Team Dr. Geoffrey Moorer puts on a clinic for Saad and Travis showcasing his journey from Pittsburgh to the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University School of Medicine, University of Maryland for residency and Columbia University Medical Center for fellowship while representing the Steel City.

6 months ago

42 minutes 52 seconds

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64. Howard UCOM Radiology Interest Group, Post Match Panel 2025

Impression: sDrs. Dideolu Dawodu (Virginia Commonwealth University - Interventional), Riad Abdulmoniem (Kaiser Permanente LAMC - Interventional) and Martin Badu (Atlantic Health Medical Center - Diagnostic) break down their successful Radiology residency matches with Saad, Travis and the Radiology Interest Group live from the Howard University College of Medicine.

7 months ago

1 hour 3 minutes 52 seconds

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63. Howard UCOM Radiology Interest Group, Post Match Panel 2024

Impression: Nick and Andres sit down with Saad, Travis and the Radiology Interest Group to talk about their journeys successfully matching into Radiology residency at Rutgers Health (Diagnostic) and Medical College of Wisconsin (Interventional), respectively.

1 year ago

53 minutes 7 seconds

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62. Dr. Ali Yousif, The Heart Electrician

Impression: Electrophysiologist Dr. Ali Yousif joins Saad and Travis to describe his path from Saudi Arabia as the eldest son of Sudanese physicians to Dallas before attending the University of Texas Austin where he stumbled upon the Joint Admission Medical Program which sent him to the University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals for medical school, Baylor College of Medicine for Internal Medicine residency and the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine for Cardiology/Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology fellowships. https://www.texasjamp.org

1 year ago

52 minutes 27 seconds

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61. Dr. Hesham Mostafa, Point and Shoot

Impression: All-Ohio First Team Urologist Dr. Hesham Mostafa describes to Saad and Travis his journey growing up in Cleveland to parents of Egyptian descent, attending The Ohio State University, graduating from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and completing Urology residency at the University of Toledo Medical Center specializing in robotic and minimally invasive surgery before practicing in Northwest Ohio.

1 year ago

45 minutes 34 seconds

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60. Dr. Asante Dickson, You Ain't Got No Job, Man! (Part 2)

Impression: Dr. Asante Dickson returns to discuss his journey through the Radiology job market with Saad and Travis given his distinctive perspective practicing, analyzing and thriving in different models including academics and private practice. www.drasantedickson.com

1 year ago

46 minutes 17 seconds

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59. Dr. Asante Dickson, You Ain't Got No Job, Man! (Part 1)

Impression: Dr. Asante Dickson returns to discuss his journey through the Radiology job market with Saad and Travis given his distinctive perspective practicing, analyzing and thriving in different models including academics and private practice. www.drasantedickson.com

1 year ago

29 minutes 53 seconds

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58. Dr. Brandi Hicks, Combat Radiologist

Impression: Dr. Brandi Hicks introduces Saad and Travis to the Army life as she describes growing up all around the world including high school in Georgia and student-athlete collegiate competition in North Carolina before completing medical school at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Radiology residency training at Tripler Army Medical Center and Musculoskeletal Radiology fellowship at Stanford University with intervening unique work experience in some of the world’s most demanding settings.

1 year ago

44 minutes 52 seconds

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57. Dr. Saria Izzeldin and Dr. Tammi Howard (2023 Top Docs), Married to Internal Medicine (ICYMI 7)

Addendum: Our better halves and 2023 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors Saria and Tammi join us to discuss their journeys to becoming internal medicine physicians while navigating identity, motherhood and knucklehead radiologists.

1 year ago

1 hour 6 seconds

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56. Dr. Beverly Coleman, I Am Legend (ICYMI 8/9)

Addendum: The one and only Dr. Beverly Coleman takes us on her epic journey from segregated Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Vassar College and Harvard Medical School before settling at the University of Pennsylvania and becoming the first African-American President of the American College of Radiology.

1 year ago

1 hour 21 minutes 42 seconds

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55. Dr. Mohammed Loya, M.O.L.O.

Impression: Interventional Radiology’s very own Dr. Mohammed Loya talks to Saad and Travis about growing up in the 301, attending University of Maryland Baltimore County, transferring and graduating a Terrapin before making the decision to attend the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine but eventually proving it correct by matching into Diagnostic Radiology residency at Nassau County Medial Center and completing a fellowship at Emory University Hospital.

1 year ago

37 minutes 37 seconds

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54. Dr. Charles Collins, The Foundation Creation

Impression: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine icon Dr. Charles Collins sits down with Saad and Travis to describe his journey growing up in Cleveland and attending Case Western Reserve University before graduating from the Medical University of Ohio in Toledo and completing Psychiatry residency training which led him to becoming the executive Vice Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience while also essentially founding the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

1 year ago

40 minutes 44 seconds

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53. MAPMG Radiology Wants You (to Succeed)!

Impression: Saad and Travis report live from the 2023 MAPMG Radiology Awards Gala and gather great advice from their colleagues on the path to success.

1 year ago

13 minutes 4 seconds

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52. Dr. Marilyn Hughes Gaston, Prime Time!

Impression: Decorated Pediatrician, Sickle Cell Disease advocate/researcher, former United States Assistant Surgeon General and Director of the Bureau of Primary Care at the Department of Health and Human Services and author of Prime Time: The African American Woman’s Complete Guide to Midlife Health and Wellness Dr. Marilyn Hughes Gaston blesses Saad and Travis with her story growing up Cincinnati, attending medical school in the 1960’s and training in Philadelphia where her interest in Sickle Cell Disease was sparked which eventually led her back to Cincinnati where she started a community health center before her groundbreaking research led her to a career in the national government where she never wavered in helping those in need (even now in ‘retirement’ with the Gaston and Porter Health Improvement Center, Inc). https://www.gastonandporter.org/purchaseprimtime

2 years ago

58 minutes 48 seconds

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51. Interventional Radiology Technologist Ron Fisher, Big Swing Poppin!

Impression: The indestructible Ron Fisher describes his journey to Saad and Travis growing up in DC and walking down a few career paths before discovering his love for the X-ray beam which opens more doors and indirectly sparks his interest in Swing Dancing.

2 years ago

42 minutes 34 seconds

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50. PACS and System Integrator Akwasi Jackson, Controlla

Impression: DC28 sits down with Saad and Travis to discuss his roots as a native Washingtonian, college at Clark Atlanta University and a potential career in entertainment before pivoting into Radiology and ascending from the film library to Director of PACS and System Integration at the Mid-Atlantic States Kaiser Permanente organization.

2 years ago

36 minutes 39 seconds

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49. Interventional Radiology Nurse/Technologist Jenia Hurt, Hurtt No Mo!

Impression: Dual-trained nurse and radiology technologist Jenia describes successfully completing her education in Memphis despite systemic barriers before becoming a travel nurse and eventually settling in the DMV where she found her calling in the Interventional Radiology suite at the Mid-Atlantic States Kaiser Permanente organization while also running her own rejuvenation salve business. https://www.hurttnomo.com (901) 482-8400

2 years ago

35 minutes 17 seconds

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48. Dr. Khalid Ebrahim, The Do-It-All Doc

Impression: Kenyan-born Internist and Pediatrician Khalid sits down with fellow Buckeyes Saad and Travis to discuss his Somali heritage, education at THE Ohio State University and training at Wayne State University before coming to DC via the National Health Service Corps program to work in the Anacostia community and with residents in the DC Central Detention facility.

2 years ago

45 minutes 59 seconds

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47. Interventional Radiology Technologist Charrise Lomax, O.G. In I.R.

Impression: Radiology Technologist Charrise reflects on her career after growing up between Ohio and Michigan, training through the University of Akron and working everywhere in the DMV from Prince George’s Hospital to Johns Hopkins University in all modalities while giving Saad and Travis a Radiology history lesson.

2 years ago

55 minutes 52 seconds

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46. Dr. Andre Ivy, Still D.R.E.

Impression: Orthopedic Surgeon and Handzania founder Andre talks to Saad and Travis about growing up in Cleveland, graduating from Youngstown State University and working in a laboratory before completing a Masters in Anatomy at Case Western Reserve University which helped earn him a scholarship to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, residency training at Northwestern University and hand fellowship position back in Cincinnati. https://www.handzania.org

2 years ago

39 minutes 46 seconds