Women in GI – Gastro Broadcast

Dr. Amber Charoen Joins Gastro Health’s Tri-Cities Endoscopy Center

Gastro Health has welcomed Dr. Amber Charoen to its Kennewick, WA team, who is one of the few women gastroenterologists in the Columbia Basin, reports the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business.

Episode #59: A Platform to Help Women Manage Their Digestive Health (and how technology can promote health equity)

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Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Dr. Aja McCutchen of Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates and United Digestive, who recently co-founded OLVI Health, a platform committed to enhancing women’s well-being through personalized digestive health insights.

Episode #37: On Whatever Career Path You Choose, #FindYourTribe (Scrubs & Heels is focused on empowering women in GI)

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Two out of five GI fellows are women but account for less 18 percent of practicing gastroenterologists, and the number of women in leadership positions is even lower. Dr. Anita Afzali and Dr. Aline Charabaty share their experience in gastroenterology with host Lisa Mathew and discuss their plans to address some of the challenges women face in medicine .

Episode #27: Creating Community with Ladies of the Gut (how online groups can provide support and mentorship)

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Dr. Lisa Mathew is joined by Dr. Nundhini Thukkani of Kaiser Permanente in Portland Oregon to discuss how (and why) Dr. Thukkani founded the wildly popular Ladies of the Gut group on Facebook that provides a forum for #WomenInGI.