In Episode 40, Dr. Kalyani welcomes two colleagues from Pediatric Endocrinology, Dr. Sheela Magge and Dr. Risa Wolf. Dr. Magge is a professor of pediatrics and Lawson Wilkins Endowed Chair of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Risa Wolf is an associate professor of pediatrics and the director of the Pediatric Diabetes Program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

In Episode 39, Dr. Kalyani welcomes Joanna, a person with diabetes, who will be sharing her journey, not only living with diabetes but also her journey focused on her experience living with cystic fibrosis, as well. Along with Joanna, we are pleased to welcome Dr. Aniket Sidhaye, an expert on cystic fibrosis-related diabetes. Dr. Sidhaye is an associate professor of medicine and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

In Episode 38, Dr. Kalyani welcomes Karl Zeren, DDS. Dr. Zeren was raised in Towson, Maryland. He opened a practice limited to Periodontics in the Timonium area and has been actively involved in both private clinical practice and dental education since that time. Dr. Zeren began teaching in the Residency Program at the University of Maryland in 1980. Currently, Dr. Zeren assistant clinical professor of Periodontics and Periodontal Implant Prosthetics residency program at University of Maryland School of Dentistry. 

In Episode 37, Dr. Kalyani welcomes Dr. Susan Renda to our podcast. Susan has been a nurse for over 43 years and 34 of those as a nurse practitioner. She’s currently an associate professor and associate director of the DNP advanced practice program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. In all settings, she brings a passion for education as every moment with patients and students is a teaching moment.

In Episode 36, Dr. Kalyani and Dr. Laudenslager, return to discuss weight management and treatment options for obesity in the second podcast in this 2-part series. Dr. Laudenslager is an internal medicine and obesity medicine physician in the Johns Hopkins Healthful Eating, Activity & Weight Program. Dr. Laudenslager is a clinician educator and researcher – her work is specifically focused on the educational gap that exists in obesity medicine.

In Episode 35, Dr. Kalyani welcomes Dr. Marci Laudenslager to discuss the diagnosis of obesity in diabetes in the first podcast in this 2-part series. Dr. Laudenslager is an internal medicine and obesity medicine physician in the Johns Hopkins Healthful Eating, Activity & Weight Program. She was recognized as a “Top Weight Management Doctor” by Baltimore Magazine in 2021, 2022, and 2023. Dr. Laudenslager is a clinician educator and researcher – her work is specifically focused on the educational gap that exists in obesity medicine.

In Episode 34, Dr. Kalyani welcomes board certified cerebrovascular neurologist, Dr. Michelle Johansen, who will be speaking to us about diabetes and stroke. Dr. Johansen is an Associate Professor of Neurology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Associate Faculty in the Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Johansen focuses her research on the heart brain connection, specifically with regard to stroke etiology in order to allow earlier diagnosis and ultimately prevention of embolic stroke.

In Episode 33, Dr. Kalyani introduces Shweta, a person who has had gestational diabetes, who will be sharing her journey with gestational diabetes during her pregnancy and follow up afterwards. Dr. Kalyani also welcomes Dr. Wendy Bennett, an Associate Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, with Joint Appointments of the Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg, School of Public Health, Departments of Population, Family and Reproductive Health and epidemiology. Lastly, Dr. Kalyani welcomes Christine McKinney, Senior nutritionist of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Christine is a Registered Dietician and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist. She previously worked at Johns Hopkins, Bayview Medical Center’s Ob clinic specializing in gestational diabetes.

In Episode 32, Dr. Kalyani welcomes Dr. Michael Goggins who will be speaking with us about pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. Dr. Goggins is a Professor of Pathology, Medicine and Oncology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He opened the Pancreatic Cancer Early Detection Research Laboratory in 1999. He is an Attending Physician and Gastroenterologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Sol Goldman Professor of Pancreatic Cancer Research, and Director of Research in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 

In Episode 31, Dr. Kalyani welcomes Dr. Jonathan Jun, who will be speaking with us about diabetes and sleep. Dr. Jun holds a pulmonary critical care and sleep medicine position at Johns Hopkins. He specializes in causes and consequences of obstructive sleep apnea and the interaction of sleep with metabolism. Dr. Jun now serves as an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Johns Hopkins Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.

In Episode 30, Dr. Kalyani welcomes Dr. Nes Mathioudakis, who will be speaking with us about pre-diabetes. Dr. Mathioudakis is an endocrinologist at Johns Hopkins focusing his clinical practice on the care of patients with endocrine disorders, with a particular clinical interest and research focus on diabetes. His research is focused on health informatics approaches for diabetes prevention and management. Dr. Mathioudakis is currently an Associate Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins and the Co-Medical Director of the Baltimore Metropolitan Diabetes Regional Partnership.

For the 2023 Special Edition Podcast for World Diabetes Day, Dr. Kalyani welcomes Dr. Stanley Chen Cardenas to our podcast. Dr. Chen Cardenas is Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He was born in Panama, obtained his medical degree at the University of Panama where he became interested in endocrinology and basic-translational research. As an endocrinologist he spent 2 years working in Latin America, more specifically in Panama, both in the public and private healthcare system.

In Episode 28, Dr. Kalyani welcomes Dr. Panagis Galiatsatos to our podcast. Dr. Galiatsatos is an assistant professor and physician in the Johns Hopkins Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine. He is Co-Chair of the Johns Hopkins Health Equity steering committee and, as a co-director and co-founder of Medicine for the Greater Good. He also serves as the director of the Tobacco Treatment Clinic at Johns Hopkins and has a particular interest and expertise in Community engagement and its impact on health and health equity.

In Episode 27, Dr. Rita Kalyani welcomes Derrell, a person with diabetes, who will be sharing his journey, living with diabetes particularly focused on the effect of diabetes related eye disease on his life. Along with Derrell, we are thrilled to welcome Dr. Sharon Solomon, an expert on diabetic eye disease, and one of Derrell’s care providers. Dr. Solomon is the Katherine M. Graham, Professor of Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute, a retina specialist and board certified ophthalmologist.

In Episode 26, Dr. Kalyani is delighted to welcome Dr. Ronnie Dinkes, a licensed audiologist and the director of audiology at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Dr. Dinkes specializes in diagnostic testing and evaluations and the latest in technology in hearing aids and devices. Her primary research interest is the impact of diabetes on audiology.

In Episode 25, Dr. Kalyani welcomes Dr. Gerard Limerick to our podcast. At Johns Hopkins Dr. Limerick developed a clinic for the treatment of painful peripheral neuropathy with a specific emphasis on peripheral diabetic neuropathy. His practice involves a patient centered multi modal approach which includes oral therapies specialized topical therapies and neuro modulation.

In Episode 24, Dr. Kalyani welcomes back Dr. Daphne Knicely as we discuss various aspects for the treatment of diabetic kidney disease. Dr. Knicely was previously at Johns Hopkins and is currently an associate professor of medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Dr. Knicely is an expert in diabetic kidney disease, specializing in caring for patients with a wide range of kidney conditions — including acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, electrolyte disorders and kidney stones.

In Episode 23, Dr. Kalyani welcomes Dr. Daphne Knicely, who was previously at Johns Hopkins and is currently an associate professor of medicine at the University of Virginia school of medicine. Dr. Knicely is an expert in diabetic kidney disease and is also the Physician Leader for home therapies at UVA Dialysis. In this podcast, we talk about prevention risk factors in staging of chronic kidney disease for diabetes.

In Episode 22, Dr. Kalyani welcomes Kim Vaughn, a nurse practitioner and certified diabetes educator in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Johns Hopkins. Kim’s daughter was diagnosed at an early age with Type 1 diabetes and Kim had to learn firsthand some of the challenges and rewards of parenting a child with diabetes. In this episode, Kim shares her experiences of being a caregiver for a child with Type 1 Diabetes.

In Episode 21, Dr. Kalyani is thrilled to welcome Dr. Edward Kasper, the E. Cowles Andrus Distinguished Professor in Cardiology and Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is the Director of Outpatient Cardiology and a specialist in heart failure. Dr. Kasper’s current research interests focus on the biological origins of heart failure

In Episode 20, Dr. Kalyani welcomes Dr. Roger Blumenthal, the Kenneth Jay Pollin Professor of Cardiology and the principal developer and Director of the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. He was Co-Chair of the 2019 ACC/AHA Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Guideline. He is recognized as an expert on cardiovascular risks related to diabetes.

In Episode 19, Dr. Kalyani introduces Antonio,​ a patient with diabetes, who will be sharing his journey living with Type 2 Diabetes, particularly focused on the effect of diabetes related peripheral artery disease and its effect on his life. Dr. Kalyani also welcomes Dr. Elizabeth Ratchford, an expert on peripheral artery disease and one of Antonio’s care providers. Dr. Ratchford is an Associate Professor of Medicine and the Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Vascular Medicine.

In Episode 18, Dr. Kalyani welcomes Asha Gullapalli, MS RD LDN CDE.  Asha is a Registered Dietitian with over 30 years of experience in the field of nutrition and dietetics. She has a Master’s degree in Clinical Nutrition, and is also a Certified Diabetes Educator and Insulin Pump Trainer.  Asha provides diabetes training to health care teams including doctors, nurses, pharmacists and dietitians.

For the 2022 Special Edition podcast for World Diabetes Day, Dr. Kalyani welcomes Dr. Mohammed Al-Sofiani, Assistant Professor of Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Managing Editor of the Johns Hopkins Patient Guide to Diabetes website from 2017 to 2019. His research focuses on the digital transformation of diabetes care in the Middle East to improve the quality, efficiency, and safety of diabetes care and overcome barriers to access to care in various parts of the Middle East.

In Episode 16, Dr. Kalyani welcomes back Maureen Seel, an expert Diabetes Educator, to talk about Nutrition in Type 1 Diabetes. She has more than a decade of experience in nutrition, with most of that time being dedicated to educating patients on management of diabetes. She earned her Certificate in Diabetes Education in 2015 and has a passion for helping people with diabetes live healthier and happier lives.

In Episode 15, Dr. Kalyani welcomes Diabetes Educator, Maureen Seel. She has more than a decade of experience in nutrition with most of that time being dedicated to educating patients on management of diabetes. She earned her Certificate in Diabetes Education in 2015 and has a passion for helping people with diabetes live healthier and happier lives.

In Episode 14, we welcome Joanna, a real patient and Caitlin Nass, an adult nurse practitioner with the Hopkins Diabetes Center. Her clinical focus is on disease management, education, and health promotion for patients with diabetes. She is passionate about improving diabetes care for patients, so she combines her clinical practice with community education and professional outreach. She earned both her BSN and MSN at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing.

Welcome to Season 2 of the Diabetes Deconstructed Podcast Series! In Episode 13, Dr. Kalyani welcomes Alona Crowder, PharmD CDE. Dr. Crowder is an ambulatory care clinical pharmacy specialist at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. She is board certified in pharmacotherapy and is a certified diabetes care and education specialist, as well as a clinical assistant professor at University of Maryland School of Pharmacy.

In Episode 12, host Dr. Rita Kalyani is pleased to welcome Dr. Michael Quartuccio to our podcast where he will be speaking to us about Medications for Type 2 Diabetes. Dr. Quartuccio completed a clinical and research fellowship at Johns Hopkins and served as managing editor of the Johns Hopkins Patient Guide to Diabetes website from 2015 to 2017. He is currently an adjunct faculty Member at Johns Hopkins and a clinical endocrinologist in the Rochester Regional Health System.

In Episode 11, we are excited to welcome real patient Joe and Dr. Tom Donner, an Associate Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins and the Director of the Johns Hopkins Diabetes Center.  Today real patient Joe speaks with Dr. Donner and shares some of his experiences living with Type 1 Diabetes, and some of the tips, tricks, and new technology he’s been able to use to help him manage his diabetes.

In Episode 10, host Dr. Rita Kalyani is delighted to welcome Dr. Mark Corriere.  As an endocrinologist and avid distance runner, he discusses the benefits of staying active and incorporating exercise into your daily routine. Dr. Corriere touches on topics such as why exercise is important in diabetes, who should do it, how often, the type of exercise recommended, how to effectively implement an exercise regimen in your daily life, special considerations when playing sports and when patients should consult with their healthcare providers.

In Episode 9, host Dr. Rita Kalyani is delighted to welcome back Dr. Marissa Alert, a licensed clinical psychologist, speaker, and consultant who is committed to helping people improve their mental health and lifestyle habits. In this episode, Dr. Alert will focus on goal setting for diabetes patients and their families.

In Episode 8, host Dr. Rita Kalyani is delighted to welcome Dr. Marissa Alert, a licensed clinical psychologist, speaker, and consultant who is committed to helping people improve their mental health and lifestyle habits. Dr. Alert specializes in teaching individuals to manage stress, cope with anxiety and depression, lose weight, and overcome barriers to making healthy changes. She is driven to help people move from where they are to where they want to be and to live a life in line with their values. She currently serves as the Director of Clinical Innovation for TAD Health.

In episode 7, Real Patient Alan discusses with Dr. Rita Kalyani, an endocrinologist in the Johns Hopkins Diabetes Center, living with diabetes for many years, the lifestyle changes he has had to make, and his new-found appreciation with working with a multidisciplinary team.

In Episode 6, host Dr. Rita Kalyani is delighted to welcome Dr. Nelson Maniscalco back in this second episode about diabetes and foot care.  Listen as Dr. Maniscalco discusses the importance of seeing a podiatrist as part of normal diabetic care.

In this episode, Dr. Rita Kalyani welcomes Dr. Nelson Maniscalco to our podcast. Dr. Maniscalco is a Doctor of Podiatric medicine and shares his expertise in this 1st of a 2-part podcast series.

In this episode, Dr. Rita Kalyani welcomes Gene Arnold back to our podcast. In our last episode, Gene spoke with one of his patients about Diabetes Self-Management Programs.  Gene is here today to tell us more about these programs.

Episode 3 features Leon, who tells about his experiences as someone who has had diabetes for many years, and about his own diabetes self-management.  Leon speaks with Eugene Arnold, registered dietitian, certified diabetes educator, and quality coordinator for the Johns Hopkins Diabetes Center’s Diabetes Self-Management Training (DSMT) Program. 

On today’s podcast, host Dr. Rita Kalyani looks into the basics of diabetes with Dr. Sudipa Sarkar, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins, and Director of the Inpatient Diabetes Management Service at Hopkins.

In honor of the Frannie Foundation’s namesake, host Dr. Rita Kalyani has an in-depth conversation with her daughter, President and Founder Amy Rohrbaugh. Listen as Amy talks about her mom and her legacy, what it means to her to support the Hopkins Patient Guide to Diabetes, and how impactful a resource like a patient education website has been for so many who live with diabetes every day.