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Welcome to AHN Med Talks by Allegheny Health Network, a podcast with specialized physician-to-physician content featuring insightful discussions, expert interviews, and in-depth analyses of medical topics that matter most.
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Newly Diagnosed AFib: When to Treat, Refer or Send to the ED (opens the original)
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When a patient is newly diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, deciding where and how quickly to escalate care is critical. AHN electrophysiologist Joshua Silverstein, MD, outlines a standardized approach to identifying patients who require emergency evaluation, initiating rate control and anticoagulation, and accessing expedited electrophysiology care. He also discusses the importance of addressing sleep apnea, obesity and other risk factors, as well as how pulse field ablation is advancing AFib t
Beyond Dialysis: When to Refer for Kidney Transplant (opens the original)
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For patients with advanced kidney disease, the timing of a transplant referral can shape both access and outcomes. Khaled Nashar, MD, chief of the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at Allegheny General Hospital, explains when to begin evaluation, why preemptive and living donor transplantation can offer important advantages, and how AHN’s multidisciplinary approach helps more patients move toward transplant. He also discusses integrated obesity treatment, robotic-assisted kidney transplant
When Should a Patient See an Electrophysiologist for AFib (opens the original)
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Which symptoms or documented arrhythmias should prompt a specialist referral? Mati Friehling, MD, Director of Electrophysiology at Forbes Hospital, Allegheny Health Network, explains which findings matter most. He discusses symptomatic arrhythmias such as AFib, SVT, ventricular tachycardia, and symptomatic bradycardia, what tests (echo, Holter) referring clinicians can obtain first, and when earlier electrophysiology input can change management or lead to ablation or device therapy. Learn more a
When to Refer Parkinson’s Patients for DBS Evaluation (opens the original)
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In this episode of AHN MedTalks, Dorian Kusyk, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, discusses when referring physicians should consider earlier referral to a movement disorder specialist and deep brain stimulation evaluation for patients with Parkinson’s disease. Learn what DBS can—and cannot—offer, what makes AHN’s DBS workup unique, and how recent advances may help improve care planning for appropriate patients. Learn more about Dorian Kusyk, MD
How AHN’s Cath Lab Uses Technology to Avoid Open Heart Surgery (opens the original)
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Learn how modern cath lab techniques and device therapies reduce the need for open surgery and speed recovery for high-risk patients. Dr. Ashish Dua, Medical Director of the Cardiac Cath Lab at Forbes Hospital, describes TAVR, mitral clips, drug-coated balloon angioplasty, carotid stenting, and next-generation device therapies. The discussion covers peripheral interventions, pulmonary embolism treatment, circulatory support including ECMO and percutaneous ventricular assist devices, and how thes
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