Episodios

  • Putting the Heart in Brain Surgery: A Pediatric Neurosurgeon’s Philosophy of Care

    Putting the Heart in Brain Surgery: A Pediatric Neurosurgeon’s Philosophy of Care
    Apr 1 2026
    Pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. Howard Weiner shares his philosophy of care that places the human element at the center of the patient/provider relationship, infusing technical skill with compassion, communication, and connection.
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    36 m
  • Living, Working, and Dating with Adult-Onset Epilepsy

    Living, Working, and Dating with Adult-Onset Epilepsy
    Mar 4 2026
    Landis Wiedner shares her journey with adult-onset epilepsy after being diagnosed at the age of thirty-two. She describes how seizures impacted her life and work, explains how a stay in and epilepsy monitoring unit led to a life-changing medication change, and shares her experiences dating with epilepsy.
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    37 m
  • Stanzi Potenza: Pursuing Dreams, Creating Content, and Advocating for Epilepsy

    Stanzi Potenza: Pursuing Dreams, Creating Content, and Advocating for Epilepsy
    Feb 4 2026
    Comedian, actress, and podcaster Stanzi Potenza shares her experiences growing up and living with epilepsy while pursuing her dreams of a career in entertainment.
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  • A Trailblazing Career in Epilepsy and Clinical Trials

    A Trailblazing Career in Epilepsy and Clinical Trials
    Jan 7 2026
    Dr. Elinor Ben-Menachem, epileptologist, researcher and professor at Sweden’s University of Gothenburg, shares insights and experiences from her 40-plus years working with clinical trials and providing care to refractory epilepsy patients.
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    29 m
  • Epilepsy for Dummies: Your New Handbook for Better Understanding Epilepsy

    Epilepsy for Dummies: Your New Handbook for Better Understanding Epilepsy
    Dec 3 2025
    Journalist Lauren Aguirre and Dr. Elizabeth Thiele, the authors of the recently published “Epilepsy for Dummies,” discuss their collaboration and explain why their perspectives as epilepsy patient/parent and provider were essential in creating a reliable resource for those living with epilepsy and those who love them.
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    30 m
  • A Mother and Neurologist Shares Her Son’s Amazing Journey From Traumatic Birth to Seizure Freedom

    A Mother and Neurologist Shares Her Son’s Amazing Journey From Traumatic Birth to Seizure Freedom
    Nov 5 2025
    Dr. Kendra Cagniart shares her son’s journey with epilepsy, from a traumatic birth in which he arrived in status epilepticus through his current period of seizure freedom at the age of 9. This is an amazing and ultimately hopeful journey of a young boy living with epilepsy.
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    41 m
  • Turning the Tragedy of SUDEP into Hope: The Story of the Joanna Sophia Foundation

    Turning the Tragedy of SUDEP into Hope: The Story of the Joanna Sophia Foundation
    Oct 1 2025
    In honor of SUDEP Action Day on Wednesday, October 15th, we speak with Maria Teresa Ioannou of the Joanna Sophia Foundation who tragically lost her nine-year-old daughter Joanna Sophia to SUDEP in 2018.
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  • On the Brink of Breakthrough: How an Arthritis Med Could Stop Seizures

    On the Brink of Breakthrough: How an Arthritis Med Could Stop Seizures
    Sep 3 2025
    Dr. Olivia Hoffman, post-doctoral researcher in Dr. Avtar Roopra’s lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, discusses one of the most exciting discoveries in epilepsy research in recent years, a repurposed drug that has shown remarkable promise in eliminating seizures and restoring cognition in mice.
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    55 m