Act Like a Surgeon

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Act Like a Surgeon

FromThe Nocturnists

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Apr 13, 2023

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Actor-turned-otolaryngologist Alessa Colaianni has no problem acting sad—it’s actually feeling sad that’s the problem. In this episode, Alessa tells the story of losing and regaining access to her emotional landscape. Find show notes, transcript, and more at thenocturnists.com.

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Apr 13, 2023

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The Nocturnists is a live show and podcast where doctors tell stories from the world of medicine. Based in San Francisco and hosted by physician Emily Silverman, our show is animated by a deep-seated curiosity about health, disease, and human connection. Welcome to the family.

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S1 E4: Not Always Wonderful: In the hospital, pediatrician Dana Gal struggles with a young patient who asserts her autonomy in ways that are frustrating, and even dangerous. by The Nocturnists
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S4 E1: Stories from a Pandemic: New World: In the first episode of our new series, you share stories of bracing for disaster. You will hear the voices of a trauma nurse in San Francisco, a pediatric emergency medicine doctor in New York City, a Durable Medical Equipment (DME) truck driver in... by The Nocturnists
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Special Episode 4: BJ Miller, MD & Shoshana Berger: In this special episode, Emily sits down with palliative care doctor BJ Miller and IDEO's Global Editorial Director Shoshana Berger to talk about their new book, "A Beginner's Guide to the End: Practical Advice for Living Life and Facing Death."... by The Nocturnists
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S3 E1: Code Lavender: Pediatric hospitalist Monica Stemmle tells a story about her imperfect strategies for coping with feelings on the job. Warning: this story depicts sick and injured children. This season of The Nocturnists was made possible by the California Medical... by The Nocturnists
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S2 E1: The Lazarus Effect: Emergency medicine physician Joe Sills panics when the patient he has just pronounced dead regains a pulse. The article mentioned in our conversation, "What Does It Mean to Die?" can be found in The New Yorker. Illustrations by Lindsay Mound. Original... by The Nocturnists
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Special Episode 5: Louise Aronson, MD: In this live podcast taping, Emily speaks with UCSF geriatrician and author Louise Aronson about her New York Times best selling Book, Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life. Louise opens the episode with a reading from... by The Nocturnists
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S1 E2: A Great Many Things More: Sirisha Narayana, a hospital medicine physician, discusses her strong identity as a physician, and how it collided with her other identities, until one of her interns made a simple observation in the hospital. by The Nocturnists
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Season 1 Trailer: The Nocturnists, hosted by physician Emily Silverman, debuts soon! by The Nocturnists
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S2 E5: Welcome to Vietnam: 82-year-old retired trauma surgeon Bill Meffert, who cared for wounded soldiers in Vietnam, reflects on that bloody experience and the words of a priest who worked beside him. You can read more about Bill and his novel, A Long Way From Home, on... by The Nocturnists
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S1 E3: Out of the Way: Hospitalist Ann Knapp navigates her own doubts and assumptions when her patient, a ninety-year-old man, states he wants to die -- today. by The Nocturnists
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S1 E8: Even the Morgue Has a Waitlist: Hospital administrator Galen Laserson recounts the time she got an unexpected call in the middle of the night, which prompted her to learn all about the hospital's underbelly and the logistics of death. This week, you also have the opportunity to... by The Nocturnists
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S2 E2: Compassionate Release: Michele DiTomas, a hospice physician who cares for incarcerated men, races against the clock and slashes through bureaucratic tape to help a dying man go home. Learn more about the U.S. criminal justice system on the ACLU's website. Illustrations by... by The Nocturnists
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Season 2 Trailer: Season 2 of The Nocturnists, hosted by physician Emily Silverman, launches on Tuesday, March 26th. Illustration by Lindsay Mound (https://lindsaymound.com/). Original theme music by Yosef Munro (http://munro.media/). by The Nocturnists
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S4 E2: Stories from a Pandemic: Arrival: The COVID pandemic arrives in the USA. In this episode of The Nocturnists: Stories from a Pandemic, you will hear diary entries from healthcare workers from New York, California, Massachusetts, and Indiana, all grappling with the first of the COVID... by The Nocturnists
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S2 E10: The River Styx: After hearing a mentor make an inappropriate joke, medical student Jenny Tiskus grapples with humor’s place in the world of medicine. Illustrations by Lindsay Mound. Original theme music by Yosef Munro. Other music comes from Blue Dot... by The Nocturnists
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S1 E7: Missing It: The electronic medical record and a list of to-dos distract family medicine resident Milana Pebenito from her patient's impending death. by The Nocturnists
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S1 E5: I Am Enough: Grant Smith, chief resident in internal medicine at UCSF, recounts the story of his first code blue. Learn more at thenocturnists.com by The Nocturnists
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S2 E4: Enjoy Your Life: When caring for a young woman with a new brain cancer diagnosis, medicine resident Colleen Farrell comes to grips with her own mortality. Books referenced include Noonday Demon by Andrew Solomon. You can find the poem "Intensive Care" by Jane O.... by The Nocturnists
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Special Episode 1: Lucy Kalanithi, MD: Emily sits down with internist and thought leader Lucy Kalanithi to discuss her late husband's book When Breath Becomes Air, and topics diverse as as illness and identity, prognosis and uncertainty, love and suffering, and the importance of... by The Nocturnists
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S2 E8: All That Jazz: Psychiatrist Matthew Hirschtritt turns to lessons from his Jewish upbringing when caring for a patient with severe refractory depression. Illustrations by Lindsay Mound. Original theme music by Yosef Munro. Other music comes from Blue Dot... by The Nocturnists
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$S2 E8: All That Jazz: Psychiatrist Matthew Hirschtritt turns to lessons from his Jewish upbringing when caring for a patient with severe refractory depression. Illustrations by Lindsay Mound. Original theme music by Yosef Munro. Other music comes from Blue Dot...$
S2 E3: A Form of Love: Hospitalist Peter Barish recounts an intense, intimate moment with a patient. Learn more about Ladybird here. Illustrations by Lindsay Mound. Original theme music by Yosef Munro. Other music comes from Blue Dot Sessions. Check out our... by The Nocturnists
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Season 3 Trailer: Season 3 of The Nocturnists, hosted by physician Emily Silverman, will be coming soon to your feed. This season of The Nocturnists was made possible by the California Medical Association. Learn more at Illustration by Lindsay Mound (). Original theme... by The Nocturnists
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S3 E3: Love in the Time of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: Internal medicine resident Elie Adler tells a story about loving someone with a chronic illness, how that relationship changed when she became a doctor, and how being a doctor affects her relationship. This season of The Nocturnists was made possible... by The Nocturnists
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S3 E6: Cleaning Up: Social worker Emmeline Sun has to betray the trust of a client in order to care for him. Illustrations by . Original theme music by . Other music comes from Blue Dot Sessions. This season of The Nocturnists was made possible by the... by The Nocturnists
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S3 E7: Bleeding Out: Rasha Khoury takes us inside a Doctors Without Borders hospital. Illustrations by . Original theme music by . Other music comes from Blue Dot Sessions. This season of The Nocturnists was made possible by the California Medical Association.... by The Nocturnists
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Special Episode 2: Learning: In this special episode, we share a tapestry of voices that we stitched together from the 38 audio submissions we received for our first storytelling contest on the theme of "Learning." The entries came from 28 institutions, 14 states, and 3... by The Nocturnists
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