In this episode, Dr Vonda Wright talks with colleague and friend, Dana Hanna about how women can join forces to empower other women with financial security in the side gig culture.
Dana Hanna has been nationally recognized for her work as an advocate for the health and wellness of women. A sales and team leader in the Pharmaceutical, Biotech and Medical Device industries, she has always specialized in the field of Women's Health. She later found her passion in Nonprofit Development and Fundraising impacting the lives of women and girls in the Pittsburgh region. She serves as President of Women Leading Women, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower leadership and elevate lifestyle. Dana has experience running a successful network marketing business and loves how this platform helps to balance family and finances. Dana Hanna lives in Fox Chapel, PA with her husband and three children ages 15,14 and 10.
In this episode, Dr Vonda Wright is joined by Dr Sasha Shillcutt, MD, MS, FASE in a discussion about navigating your true self between being assertive and cooperative in leadership roles.
Sasha K. Shillcutt, MD, MS, FASE is a Tenured Professor and the Vice Chair of Strategy and Innovation in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). Sasha CEO & Founder of Brave Enough, a well-published researcher in cardiac anesthesiology and gender equity, cardiac anesthesiologist, author, and international speaker. In 2016, Sasha was awarded the national American Medical Associations Women Physician’s Inspiring Physician Award by her peers. Sasha’s greatest passion is empowering and encouraging others to achieve well being in their professional and personal lives. She speaks frequently to executives and leaders on the topics of professional resilience and gender equity. Her TEDx talk titled Resilience: The Art of Failing Forward has been viewed by thousands of people. Her writing has been published in both the New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA. She leads conferences and retreats for professional women through her organization, Brave Enough. Her first book, Between Grit and Grace: How to be Feminine and Formidable, was released in February 2020. She is a board certified Anesthesiologist, and has been an NIH-funded researcher through the National Institute of Aging. She is a Board Examiner for the American Board of Anesthesiology and holds national leadership positions in the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiology and serves on the National Board of Echocardiography.
You can follow Sasha at www.becomebraveenough.com.
In this episode, Dr. Vonda Wright is joined by Shawna Butler, RN, MBA Nurse economist, Health Technology Expert to talk with us about the critical role nurses play in our health system today.
Shawna Butler is a nurse economist and tech enthusiast. As the creator of the EntrepreNURSE-in-Residence role at Radboud University Medical Center (Netherlands) and part of the Exponential Medicine team at Singularity University (US), Shawna works with the pioneers in the thick of integrating robotics, 3D printing, drones, AI, blended reality, voice recognition, digital humans, big data and sensors into our health solutions and lifestyles. Her clinical experience includes emergency, cardiac, and critical care in large university and small community hospitals, international medical flight transport, and workplace health promotion services. Butler’s various roles have taken her to New Zealand, Netherlands, UK, Australia, Singapore, Germany, Finland, Sweden, and Canada and given her an unusually broad understanding of health care systems, social challenges, and policy. She has given talks and served on panels at many high profile events including the first all-nurse SXSW Panel focused on transforming healthcare, the Biden Cancer Initiative Summit, Aspen Ideas Festival, XPRIZE, HIMSS Europe, and more.
The See You Now Podcast as mentioned by Shawna: https://nursing.jnj.com/see-you-now-podcast
In this episode, Dr. Vonda Wright is joined by Dr. Nancy Yen Shipley MD as they talk with us about how to find your inner Renaissance by living and working at the level of your own personal genius.
Dr. Nancy Yen Shipley is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, fellowship-trained in sports medicine and arthroscopy of the shoulder and knee. She is also a team physician for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard team. Dr. Yen Shipley is passionate about sharing her path to medicine with others, in particular our next generation of future physicians. She writes and speaks about these topics in addition to bone and joint issues, and has developed an online curriculum for those that want to be more and do more with their lives. As a mother and a surgeon, she is a mentor and champion for women and diversity in surgical specialties, and brings awareness to this through speaking engagements and an active online presence. She has been a featured contributor on KevinMD.com, called “a must-read blog” by Rebecca Ruiz of Forbes, among multiple other online sources of medical news. She is the hosts and creator of the podcast “The 6%” where she interviews pioneering women who work, innovate and lead in professions traditionally populated by men.
In her free time, Dr. Yen Shipley enjoys spending time with her family, snowboarding, stand up paddle boarding, playing tennis, emceeing charitable events and enjoying the great outdoors and the great food in her adopted hometown of Portland.
In this episode, Dr Vonda Wright is joined by Natalie Bencivenga to discuss researched based findings on what millennials want for healthcare today and in the future.
Natalie Bencivenga is a journalist, media personality and former SEEN editor at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. She co-produced and co-hosted the mid-Atlantic Emmy nominated biweekly webshow: Setting the SEEN. A licensed social worker, she pens the digitally nationally syndicated weekly advice column, Ask Natalie at UExpress.com, the home of Dear Abby and Miss Manners. Her column debuted at number three on the site. Prior to being an advice columnist, she ran her own online lifestyle magazine for five years and worked as a licensed mobile therapist, with her master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh. She was also accepted to medical school in 2007 but deferred her seat to follow her creative passions. She also runs a small digital media consulting company and works with clients from all over the country.
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What are you doing to live more every day? We can be healthy, vital, active and joyful if we are intentional in every moment. We are not destined to go from vitality to frailty as we age. We are in control of how we approach our aging process.
In this episode Dr. Vonda Wright discusses 4 steps to body, brains and bliss!
Vonda Wright is an orthopaedic surgeon and internationally recognized authority on active aging and mobility. She specializes in sports medicine and serves as the Chief of Sports Medicine for the Northside Hospital Orthopedic Institute in Atlanta. An “Intra-preneur” she previously served as the inaugural Medical Director of the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex and founding director of the Performance and Research Initiative for Masters Athletes (PRIMA). Dr. Wright’s pioneering research in musculoskeletal aging and mobility is changing the way we view and treat the aging process.
In 2013, Dr. Wright ignited a national conversation on women’s health by launching the Women's Health Conversations movement with the belief that today’s generation of women can transform our nation’s health for the betterment of all women and the world. The platform grew to include large live events, an online community generating more than 6 million digital exposures surrounding the events and a health innovation experience for millennials.
Dr. Wright regularly appears regularly in national TV, print and online media and is called upon to speak worldwide on topics of aging and longevity, healthcare innovation, women’s health and leadership. She has authored four books, Fitness After 40- “Your Strong Body at 40, 50, 60 and Beyond,” “Guide to THRIVE: 4 steps to Body, Brains & Bliss,” and “Younger in 8 weeks” and “Masterful Care of the Aging Athlete.”
Dr. Wright holds Bachelors degrees from Wheaton College and Rush University, a Master’s of science in Oncology Nursing from Rush University and a medical degree from the University of Chicago. She completed her residency in orthopaedic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh and a fellowship in sports and shoulder surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. Raised on a farm in Kansas, Dr Wright lives with her husband, 2x Stanley Cup Champion, Peter Taglianetti and their blended family of 6 children in Atlanta.
In this episode, Dr. Vonda Wright is joined by Dr. Sheila Nazarian, surgeon, entrepreneur, innovator, wife and mother, to discuss the key to living the life you envision and having a sense of yourself.
Dr. Sheila Nazarian is a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon in private practice in Beverly Hills. She has a Masters in Medical Management degree from the Marshall School of Business at USC and serves as Assistant Professor in Division of Plastic Surgery at the University of Southern California. She is the founder of Nazarian Plastic Surgery, Spa26, The Skin Spot e-commerce site, and the Nazarian Institute where she brings thought leaders to teach business owners in the luxury space to Think BIG – Branding, Innovation, Growth. She is married to neurosurgeon, Dr. Fardad Mobin, has three children.
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On part two of this episode of HOT for Your Health, you’ll hear from Darieth Chisolm, Rachel Blaufeld, Dr. Lauren Loya, and Caroline Passerrello, RD. At WHC 2014, they talked to attendees about how to embrace their ever-changing body at all ages. You are beautiful regardless of how your body naturally evolves in your 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond!
On this episode of HOT for Your Health, you’ll hear from Darieth Chisolm, Rachel Blaufeld, Dr. Lauren Loya, and Caroline Passerrello, RD. At WHC 2014, they talked to attendees about how to embrace their ever-changing body at all ages. You are beautiful regardless of how your body naturally evolves in your 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond!
On this episode of HOT for Your Health, you’ll hear from expert panel Julie Heverly and Sanjeev Javia. These experts spoke to attendees at WHC 2014 about unpleasant truths of what happens when we are too sweet inside. Diabetes is one of today’s fastest growing diseases – tune in to know the signs and symptoms!
On part two of this episode, you’ll hear from expert panel Dr. Kevin Soden, Dr. Kathy Hartford, Rebecca Harris and Dr. Suman Golla. Each expert will cover one of the above topics at WHC 2014. They will show you how you can live life YOUR way by managing your sleep, your stress, your risks, and your happiness!
On this episode of HOT for Your Health, you’ll hear from expert panel Dr. Kevin Soden, Dr. Kathy Hartford, Rebecca Harris and Dr. Suman Golla. Each expert will cover one of the above topics at WHC 2014. They will show you how you can live life YOUR way by managing your sleep, your stress, your risks, and your happiness!
On Part 2 of this episode of HOT for Your Health, you’ll hear from Dr. Paul Nussbaum, Founder and President of the Brain Health Center. At WHC 2014, Dr. Nussbaum explained to attendees how he integrates mind-body-spiritual wellness with clinical approaches for a holistic program to overall balance and brain health. Dr. Nussbaum will help you build a better brain today!
On this episode of HOT for Your Health, you’ll hear from Dr. Paul Nussbaum, Founder and President of the Brain Health Center. At WHC 2014, Dr. Nussbaum explained to attendees how he integrates mind-body-spiritual wellness with clinical approaches for a holistic program to overall balance and brain health. Dr. Nussbaum will help you build a better brain today!
In this episode of HOT for Your Health, you'll hear from expert panel Dr. Cindy Haines, Dr. Kevin Soden and Michelle King Robson. At WHC 2014, they talked to attendees about how to access their best health care in a broken system. Listen to what they have to say so you can work to gain YOUR best health care!
In this episode of HOT for Your Health, you'll hear from expert panel Dr. Cindy Haines, Dr. Kevin Soden and Michelle King Robson. At WHC 2014, they talked to attendees about how to access their best health care in a broken system. Listen to what they have to say so you can work to gain YOUR best health care!
In this episode of HOT for Your Health, you'll hear from motivational speaker and successful entrepreneur Jen Groover. At WHC 2014, Jen empowered attendees to self-empowerment! She left them motivated and Remember that YOU are the most powerful force in your life and in your heath!
In this episode of HOT for Your Health, you'll hear from motivational speaker and successful entrepreneur Jen Groover. At WHC 2014, Jen empowered attendees to self-empowerment! She left them motivated and Remember that YOU are the most powerful force in your life and in your heath!
In this episode of HOT for Your Health, you'll hear from Leslie Bonci, MPH, RD, CSSD, RDN, Director of Sports Medicine Nutrition at UPMC, nutrition consultant to professional athletes, author, and nationally recognized nutrition expert! Leslie drilled attendees at the 2014 Women's Health Conversations Conference through her Nutrition Bootcamp. She'll shed light on many of the nutritional misconceptions and show you that you can have the foods you enjoy while still maintaining a healthy diet!
In this episode of HOT for Your Health, you'll hear from Leslie Bonci, MPH, RD, CSSD, RDN, Director of Sports Medicine Nutrition at UPMC, nutrition consultant to professional athletes, author, and nationally recognized nutrition expert! Leslie drilled attendees at the 2014 Women's Health Conversations Conference through her Nutrition Bootcamp. She'll shed light on many of the nutritional misconceptions and show you that you can have the foods you enjoy while still maintaining a healthy diet!
In this episode of HOT for Your Health, Voni Woods, 2014 Body Brains & Bliss award winner, discusses how she reclaimed her health. At Women's Health Conversations 2014, Voni tells attendees how setting daily goals made her ultimate goal more attainable and helped her transform her life.
In this episode of HOT for Your Health, Dr. Vonda Wright interviews Dr. Yoel Sadovsky, Scientific Director of Magee-Womens Research Institute. Dr. Sadovskly won the inaugural Women's Health Conversations 2015 Leadership Award for his ground breaking research in women's health.
In this episode of HOT for Your Health, you'll hear from celebrity trainer Andrea Metcalf. At WHC 2013, she spoke to attendees about how to put activity back into their lives!
In this episode of HOT for Your Health, you'll hear from celebrity trainer Andrea Metcalf. At WHC 2013, she spoke to attendees about how to put activity back into their lives!
In this episode of HOT for Your Health, you'll hear from Jennifer Berman, a sexual health expert, urologist, and female sexual medicine specialist. At WHC 2013, she spoke to attendees about the sexual problems women face as they age, including health issues and how to reclaim their sex lives!