
Sage Neuroscience and Neurology
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JCN: Physician Wellness Series: How do Other Industries Handle Wellness?
This episode on how other industries handle burnout, workload, wellness, and much more is part of a series of conversations about physician wellness with Azara Singh, pediatric neurologist and Chair of Physician Wellness at the Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia.
JCN: Physician Wellness Series: Making Errors
This episode on physician errors is part of a series of conversations about physician wellness with Azara Singh, pediatric neurologist and Chair of Physician Wellness at the Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia.
JCN: Physician Wellness Series: Boundaries
This episode on boundaries is part of a series of conversations with Azara Singh, pediatric neurologist and Chair of Physician Wellness at the Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia.
JCN: Physician Wellness Series: CBT Techniques
This episode on cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is part of a series of conversations about physician wellness with Azara Singh, pediatric neurologist and Chair of Physician Wellness at the Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia.
JCN: The Road of a Physician-Scientist: Studying Muscular Dystrophy with Michael Lopez
Michael Lopez, MD, PhD (he/him) is a pediatric neurologist, researcher and assistant professor at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, studying muscular dystrophy.
JCN: Disability, Advocacy, and Poetry
An interview with Young-Min Kim, pediatric neurologist, associate professor of pediatrics and neurology and director of developmental medicine at Loma Linda University about the importance of inclusion of physicians with disabilities.
JCN: Disability and Advocacy in Pediatric Neurology
An interview with Diana Cejas, MD, MPH (she/her), author, pediatric neurologist and assistant professor of child neurology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and at the Carolina Institute of Developmental Disabilities. Reading discussed: https://www.kevinmd.com/2019/06/to-struggling-medical-students-meet-the-physician-who-conquered-the-nos.html https://www.neurologylive.com/view/expanding-diversity-neurology-inclusive-communication-accessibility-diana-cejas Why This Doctor Is Fighting for Her Patients' Pain to Be Taken More Seriously | Teen Vogue
JCN: Disability, Advocacy, and the Residency Application Match
An interview with Rebecca Cusack (she/her), academic doctor and disability advocate in the United Kingdom who is currently applying for the Match in neurology about how physicians, medical schools and residency programs can support disability and advocacy.
JCN: ChatGPT and the use of Artificial Intelligence in Pediatric Neurology
A conversation with with Rohit Marawar, associate professor of neurology at Wayne State University. (Note: Recorded in Fall 2023)
JCN: The John M. "Jack" Pellock Seminar with Renee Shellhaas
Renee Shellhaas, MD (she/her) is a pediatric neurologist and professor at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. She is co-director of the Child Neurology Society John M. "Jack" Pellock Seminar in Epilepsy, and the winner of the 2024 Child Neurology Society Hower Award.
JCN: Reproductive Rights in Pediatric Neurology: A Personal Story
Dr. Bhooma Aravamuthan, assistant professor, pediatric neurologist and researcher at Washington University in St. Louis, opens up about her personal experiences as a woman in medicine dealing with issues of infertility and abortion.
JCN: Reproductive Rights in Pediatric Neurology: What This Means for Our Patients
Dr. Sonika Agarwal, neonatal neurologist from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, discusses why laws against abortion affect us in pediatric neurology.

JGP - Ketogenic Diet for the Treatment and Prevention of Dementia
Welcome to the Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology podcast. Our podcasts are intended to disseminate abridged versions of our most widely read peer-reviewed studies. This podcast is a reading of "Ketogenic Diet for the Treatment and Prevention of Dementia: A Review" by Joshua J. Davis, Nicole Fournakis, and James Ellison, published in Volume 34 Issue 1.
JCN: Game Development for Neurology Education
Dr. London is a professor of neurology, neuromuscular specialist, program director and game developer at the University of Michigan. His games can be found here: https://www.thegamecrafter.com/designers/zach-london-um-neurology. The online word game Neurdle is available at Neurdle.com. More to come here: https://neurdgames.com/
JCN: Global Pediatric Neurology: Uganda
Dr. Christy interviews Dr. Robert Sebunya, Pediatric Neurologist in Kampala, Uganda and 2022 recipient of the Child Neurology Society's Bernard D'Souza International Fellowship Award.
JCN: How to Peer Review
Dr. Ariel Lyons-Warren is a pediatric neurologist from Baylor College of Medicine and deputy editor of the Residents and Fellows Board of Neurology.

JGP - The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Informal Caregivers of People With Parkinson's Disease Residing in the UK: A Qualitative Study
Welcome to the Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology podcast. Our podcasts are intended to disseminate abridged versions of our most widely read peer-reviewed studies. This is our first podcast, a reading of "The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Informal Caregivers of People With Parkinson's Disease Residing in the UK: A Qualitative Study" by Daniel Rippon, Annette Hand, Lorelle Dismore, and Roberta Caiazza, published in Volume 36 Issue 3.
JCN: Gender Diversity in Pediatric Neurology: Beyond the Patient
Dr. Z Paige Lerario (they/them), vascular neurologist and transgender activist currently at the Fordham Graduate School of Social Services, and Gabriel Glissmeyer (he/him), Project Specialist at the National LGBT Cancer Network in Salt Lake City, Utah, talk about involving transgender and gender diverse patients in research, and supporting our gender diverse colleagues.
JCN: Neurology in Film
Dr. Arpita Lakhotia, pediatric neurologist and Associate Professor at the University of Louisville in Kentucky, discusses neurology in movies, themes, and what we can learn. She mentions the following films: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly First Do No Harm Lorenzo's Oil Extraordinary Front of the Class Awakenings I am Sam My Left Foot Exorcism of Emily Rose Also mentioned is Eelco Wijdicks, neurologist at Mayo Clinic, who wrote "Neurocinema" and "Neurocinema: the Sequel.
Treatment Updates for Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy
A conversation with Dr. Samuel Mackenzie (he/him), pediatric neuromuscular specialist, assistant professor and physician scientist at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
JCN: Transgender and Gender Minority Communities and Pediatric Neurology
Dr. Z Paige Lerario (they/them), vascular neurologist and MSW candidate at Fordham University and transgender activist, and Gabriel Glissmeyer (he/him), Project Specialist at the National LGBT Cancer Network in Salt Lake City, Utah, talk about involving transgender and gender diverse patients in research, and supporting our gender diverse colleagues.
JCN: Being and Becoming a Journal Editor
Luca Bartolini, MD, pediatric epileptologist, assistant professor and director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Program at Hasbro Children's Hospital talks about his journey to becoming editor-in-chief of Neurology: Clinical Practice.
JCN: Functional Neurological Disorders
Dr. Christy talks with Dara Albert, DO, pediatric epileptologist, associate professor and medical director of the multi-disciplinary Psychogenic Non-epileptic Events Clinic at Nationwide Children's Hospital talks about the presentation, work-up, diagnosis and treatment of functional neurological disorders.
JCN: Social Media for Pediatric Neurologists
Dr. Christy talks to Dr. Jaclyn Martindale, assistant professor and director of the Pediatric Movement Disorders Clinic and Comprehensive Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorder Clinic at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. @Dr_JMartindale (Twitter)
JCN: Updates on Tics and Tourette's Syndrome
Dr. Christy talks to Dr. Jaclyn Martindale, assistant professor and director of the Pediatric Movement Disorders Clinic and Comprehensive Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorder Clinic at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. Related podcast: JCN: What Your Pediatric Neurologist Wants You to Know: Tics (and Tics related to social media)
JCN: Medications for Treating Multiple Sclerosis in the Pediatric Population
Dr. Christy talks with Grace Gombolay, Pediatric Neuroimmunologist at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Assistant Professor at Emory University School of Medicine. @GraceGombolayMD JCN: Post-COVID Neurological Disorders and Autoimmune Encephalitis JCN: Neuroinflammation
JCN: The Great Exodus
Dr. Christy talks to Dr. Mary Rensel, a neuroimmunologist at Cleveland Clinic and creator of the time-management system Brain Fresh, talks about the reasons physicians – especially women – are leaving medicine right now, and what we can do about it.
JCN: Communication and Difficult Conversations in Pediatric Neurology
Dr. Christy talks to Dr. Monica Lemmon, pediatric neurologist and associate professor in pediatrics and population health sciences at Duke Department of Pediatrics, and winner of the 2021 Philip R. Dodge Young Investigator Award from the Child Neurology Society, discusses her work understanding how we communicate with patients and families – and how we can improve that communication.
JCN: NICU Series- Interview with a Parent and the Brain Recovery Project: Childhood Epilepsy Foundation
Dr. Sonika Agarwal of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia talks to Audrey Vernick about her experience with pediatric epilepsy from a parent's perspective. https://www.brainrecoveryproject.org/
JCN: Patient Perspective: Congenital CMV
Dr. Geetanjali Rathore, Associate Professor, Pediatric Neurology, UNMC, Omaha talks with parents of children diagnosed with congenital CMV to hear what they think all parents and healthcare providers should know about CMV. https://www.nationalcmv.org/
JCN: Epileptic Medications and Reproductive Health
Dr. Laura Kirkpatrick, resident in pediatric neurology at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, talks about how to counsel adolescents and their families about epilepsy and reproductive health. Pediatric Neurologists' Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health Care for Adolescent and Young Adult Women With Epilepsy and Intellectual Disability in the October 2021 issue of JCN. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/08830738211041824
JCN: Parent Experiences: Benign Familial Neonatal Seizures
A physician and parent talks anonymously about her experience with her daughter's seizures.
JCN: What Your Pediatric Neurologist Wants You to Know: Autism
An interview with Dr. Jennifer Bain, pediatric neurologist and assistant professor at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
JCN: What Your Pediatric Neurologist Wants You to Know: Concussions
An interview with Dr. Felicia Gliksman, pediatric neurologist and director of the Concussion Center at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey.
JCN: Careers in Pediatric Neurology: Concierge Medicine
Dr. Hope O'Brien, headache specialist and Associate Editor for headache at JCN, talks about opening her own clinic for headache medicine – The Headache Center of Hope – in Cincinnati, Ohio. https://www.hcohcincy.com/hope-obrien
JCN: Health Care Disparities in Pediatric Neurodevelopment
Dr. Christy talks with Dr. Michael Msall, professor of pediatrics at the Pritzer School of Medicine at the University of Chicago and co-director of the Kennedy Research Center on Intellectual and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities.
JCN: International Medical Schools and the Path to Pediatric Neurology
Dr. Amal Abu Libdeh, pediatric neurologist and movement disorders specialist at the University of Virginia, talks about the challenges that face international medical school graduates, what they bring to the table in pediatric neurology, and how we can help and support them.
JCN: Neuroinflammation
Dr. Grace Gombolay, Pediatric Neurologist at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Assistant Professor at Emory University School of Medicine, on her research in neuroinflammatory disease and autoimmune encephalitis. Recent papers in JCN: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/08830738211025867 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0883073820939392
JCN: The American Academy of Neurology for Pediatric Neurologists
Dr. Brenda Banwell, pediatric neurologist and neuroimmunologist and chief of neurology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about how pediatric neurologists can get involved with the AAN to advocate for their patients, find phenomenal mentors and further their own careers. https://www.aan.com/
JCN: Interview with Dr. Nina Schor
Dr. Nina Schor, deputy director of the NINDS, talks about her career, her research, her poetry and her current work in equity and diversity. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0883073813483173
JCN: Post-COVID Neurological Disorders and Autoimmune Encephalitis
Dr. Grace Gombolay, Pediatric Neurologist at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Assistant Professor at Emory University School of Medicine, talks about recent research from her lab and from the University of California-San Francisco.
JCN: What Your Pediatric Neurologist Wants You to Know: Tics (and Tics related to social media)
Interview with Dr. Jennifer Vermilion, Pediatric Neurologist and Assistant Professor at the University of Rochester.
JCN: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
In this podcast, Dr. Aliya Frederick interviews Dr. Bernard Chang and Dr. Steve Wu about transcranial magnetic stimulation, a non-invasive method of brain stimulation. Dr. Chang is a professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School and division chief for Epilepsy and EEG at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Wu is an associate professor in pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati and a pediatric neurologist and director of the Dystonia Clinic at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. Dr. Aliya Frederick is a child neurologist at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego and an assistant clinical professor of neurosciences and pediatrics at UC San Diego. She also an associate editor for epilepsy for Child Neurology Open.
JCN: Applying for a Residency in Pediatric Neurology: A Conversation with a Program Director
Dr. Rachel Gottlieb-Smith, Pediatric Neurologist, Assistant Professor and Residency Program Director at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor discusses the residency application process in Pediatric Neurology.
JCN: What Your Pediatric Neurologist Wants You to Know: CMT
Dr. Geetanjali Rathore, Pediatric Neurologist, Associate Professor of Neurosciences and Clinical Director of the CMT clinic at the University of Nebraska discusses Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
JCN: An interview with Dr. Lisa Shulman
Dr. Taryn Liu, Pediatric Neurology Resident at Loma Linda University Children's Hospital interviews Dr. Lisa Shulman of the Rose F. Kennedy Center Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore in Bronx, NY about her March 2019 article published in the Journal of Child Neurology: "When an Early Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder Resolves, What Remains?" This podcast was originally recorded in the summer of 2019.
JCN: Cerebral Palsy with Dr. Bhooma Aravamuthan
Dr. Alison Christy interviews Dr. Bhooma Aravamuthan of Washington University in St. Louis about Cerebral Palsy, diagnosis, and her research. Papers discussed: Smith, SE et al. (2021). Adults with cerebral palsy require ongoing neurologic care: A systematic review. Annals of Neurology. May;89(5)860-871. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ana.26040 Aravamuthan, BR et al. (2021). Variability in cerebral palsy diagnosis. Pediatrics. Feb; 147(2): e2020010066 https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/147/2/e2020010066.long Aravamuthan, BR et al. (2020). Role of child neurologists and neurodevelopmentalists in the diagnosis of cerebral palsy: A survey study. Neurology. Nov 24;95(21)962-972 https://n.neurology.org/content/95/21/962.long
JCN: An interview with Dr. Glaucomflecken
Dr. Alison Christy interviews Dr. William Flanary, the Ophthalmologist behind the popular tik tok and twitter account: Dr. Glaucomflecken. Dr. Glaucomflecken Twitter Tik Tok First Descents Fundraiser
JCN: NICU Series- Cortical malformations: Polymicrogyria, pachygyria, lissencephaly, heterotopia
Dr. Sonika Agarwal of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia talks about Cortical malformations: Polymicrogyria, pachygyria, lissencephaly, heterotopia.
JCN: NICU Series- Dandy Walker malformations
Dr. Sonika Agarwal of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia talks about Dandy Walker malformations.