Becker’s Healthcare -- Pediatric Leadership Podcast

This episode features Dr. Stacy Reynolds, Chief of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Atrium Health. Here, she discusses her background in emergency medicine & pediatrics, capacity issues created by the tripledemic, what she’s most excited about going into the end of the year, and more.

This episode features Dr. Chad Perlyn, President, Nicklaus Children's Pediatric Specialists (NCPS). Here, he discusses what led him into executive leadership, his focus on the growth of NCPS, partnerships he’s excited about, and more.

This episode features Dr. Lisa Warren, Chair, Department of Pediatrics & Assistant Dean at Graduate Medical Education Western University of Health Sciences. Here, she discusses her background & transition into her current role, what issues she is spending most of her time on, how she is looking at growth & investments going forward, and more.

This episode features Dr. Steven E. Lipshultz, A. Conger Goodyear Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics and Voluntary Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences;Pediatric Chief-of-Service, Kaleida Health; Medical Director of Pediatric Services Business Development, John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital; Consultant, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center; and President/CEO UBMD Pediatrics Medical Group. Here, he speaks about his multiple professional roles, his top priorities, his focus on prevention & implementation research, and more.

This episode features Dr. Marilyn C Sandor, CEO & Founder of GoodCheckup. Here, she discusses her top priorities today, including - bringing pediatrics to the dental industry, preventative care, increasing access to care, and a lot more.

This episode features Larry Epstein, MPA, CMPE, Chief Executive Officer of Pediatric Urology Associates (PUA). Here, he discusses his top priorities today, how he is looking at workforce shortages, PUA’s growth plans, and more.

This episode features Dr. Francisco Alvarez, Pediatric Hospitalist at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Associate Chief - Regional Pediatric Hospital Medicine Programs, & Clinical Professor - Pediatrics, at Stanford School of Medicine. Here, he discusses his background in pediatrics, his focus on making sure his team has a good work-life balance, and more.

This episode features Dr. Christopher Russo, Director of Pediatrics, Women and Children Services & Medical Director for Quality and Innovation at WellSpan Health. Here, he discusses his focus on supporting patients outside of the hospital, how his role is evolving, advocating for children, and more.

This episode features Paul Kempinski, President and CEO at Children's Mercy Kansas City. In this conversation, he discusses Children’s Mercy’s post-pandemic goals, new technology used in pediatric care, and more.

This episode features Michael Wells, President at OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois. Here, he discusses his transition into healthcare leadership, current trends in pediatric care, the use of VR as a surgical tool, and more.

This episode features Jim Shmerling, President and CEO at Connecticut Children's. Here, he discusses the differences in care delivery for children as compared to adults, one of his top priorities being mental & behavioral health for children, integrating public health with health systems, and more.

This episode features Dr. Stacy Nicholson, President of Children's Service Line and Chair of Pediatrics at Atrium Health. Here, he discusses his work with Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte, part of Atrium Health. He also talks about the great success of their specialty health centers, and more.

This episode features Alisa Starbuck, President, Brenner Children’s Hospital at Wake Forest Baptist Health. Here, she discusses the growth of Benner’s Children’s Hospital, the importance of being the leader you’d like to work for, her focus on innovation to ease workforce shortages, and more.

This episode features Dr. Diego Hijano, Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. In this conversation, he shares the lessons he’s learned throughout the pandemic, his concerns about the long-term effects of COVID-19 on children, the importance of everyone working together to get through the pandemic, and more.

This episode features Dr. Stephen Davis, President and CEO at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center. Here, he discusses Cincinnati Children’s Hospital’s focus on mental health and vaccine research & development. He also shares advice for emerging leaders.

In this episode, we are joined by Patrick Smith, PharmD, President, Integrated Drug Development, Certara and Lynne Yao, MD, Director, Division of Pediatric and Maternal Health, US FDA. They give us an overview of the pediatric drug development landscape, model-informed drug development, share best practices, and more.This episode is sponsored by Certara.

This episode features Dennis Lund, Associate Dean of the Faculty & CMO at Stanford University/Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. Here, he discusses stopping and starting surgeries throughout the pandemic, advice for navigating uncertainties, the lasting impact of COVID-19, and more.

This episode features Barbara Joers, President and CEO at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare. Here, she discusses the challenge of preventative health care efforts for children with the decline of immunizations due to lack of access during the pandemic, dealing with the workforce shortage, equity and inclusivity of pediatrics, and more.

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Kristina Deeter, M.D., MBA, Specialty Medical Officer for Pediatric Critical Care Medicine with Pediatrix Medical Group and Vice Chair of Pediatrics at Renowned Children's Hospital in Reno, Nevada to discuss the pandemic's effect on pediatric care. She examines the long-term mental health effects in children and young adults, the benefits to regionalization of care and the importance of smaller PICUs remaining in communities, and actionable insights to caring for children during this pandemic. This episode is sponsored by Pediatrix.

This episode features Matthew Love, President and CEO at Nicklaus Children's Health System. Here, he discusses the importance of focusing on the fundamentals of providing amazing care, operational excellence, building the future, and concentrating on the healthsystem as a whole.

In this episode, Max Williamson, a Patient Representative for the UK National Cancer Research Institute, and Karen Rowland Yeo, PhD, Senior Vice President at Certara, discuss the challenges in pediatric drug development, including accessibility issues for young people and the need for more qualitative data. Max and Karen also talk about how technology can accelerate getting new medicines to children as well as emerging trends in the space over the next 5 years.This podcast is sponsored by Certara.

This episode features R. Lawrence Moss, M.D., President and CEO at Nemours Children’s Health System. Here, he discusses how his strategies are evolving, what his top priorities are, and more

This episode features John Brownstein, Chief Innovation Officer at Boston Children’s Hospital. Here, he discusses his role as Chief Innovation Officer, his pride in Boston Children's Hospital, and more

This episode features Robert Steele, Chief Strategy Officer and Innovation Officer at Children’s Mercy Kansas City. Here, he discusses his career journey, pride in his system, and more.

This episode features Paul Viviano, President & CEO at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Here, he discusses the keys to constant improvement, his pride in CHLA, and more.

This episode features Richard Majzun, Chief Operating Officer at Stanford Children’s Health | Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. Here, he discusses his pride in the Stanford Children’s Hospital, his career journey, and more.

Dr. Marc Gorelick, President and CEO of Children's Minnesota, joined the podcast to talk about advancing health equity in his organization and community.

This episode features Alison Tothy, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician at the University of Chicago. Here, she discusses what she is looking forward to in medicine, her career journey, and more.

Dr. Lauren Destino, Medical Staff President of Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford in California, joined the podcast to talk about effective departmental communication, building a strong team amid the pandemic and why it's important for clinical leaders to take advantage of new opportunities.