On this episode of Advances in Care , host Erin Welsh and Dr. Craig Smith, Chair of the Department of Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief at NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia discuss the highlights of Dr. Smith’s 40+ year career as a cardiac surgeon and how the culture of Columbia has been a catalyst for innovation in cardiac care. Dr. Smith describes the excitement of helping to pioneer the institution’s heart transplant program in the 1980s, when it was just one of only three hospitals in the country practicing heart transplantation. Dr. Smith also explains how a unique collaboration with Columbia’s cardiology team led to the first of several groundbreaking trials, called PARTNER (Placement of AoRTic TraNscatheteR Valve), which paved the way for a monumental treatment for aortic stenosis — the most common heart valve disease that is lethal if left untreated. During the trial, Dr. Smith worked closely with Dr. Martin B. Leon, Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Chief Innovation Officer and the Director of the Cardiovascular Data Science Center for the Division of Cardiology. Their findings elevated TAVR, or transcatheter aortic valve replacement, to eventually become the gold-standard for aortic stenosis patients at all levels of illness severity and surgical risk. Today, an experienced team of specialists at Columbia treat TAVR patients with a combination of advancements including advanced replacement valve materials, three-dimensional and ECG imaging, and a personalized approach to cardiac care. Finally, Dr. Smith shares his thoughts on new frontiers of cardiac surgery, like the challenge of repairing the mitral and tricuspid valves, and the promising application of robotic surgery for complex, high-risk operations. He reflects on life after he retires from operating, and shares his observations of how NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia have evolved in the decades since he began his residency. For more information visit nyp.org/Advances…
Polish Club were all set to release their sophomore album, Iguana. But making the album was, er, a "ball-ache"... and now they're exhausted, and totally at a loss at what to do. What the hell happened? Novak & JH enlist the help of Tom Hogan - creator of the podcast Missing Richard Mercer - to try to figure the whole thing out.
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A SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE OF SOMETHING THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN...A sad and pathetic Tom manages to get in touch with an Australian rock hero; Rob Hirst - songwriter and drummer from Midnight Oil, The Backsliders, and more. JH fans out, and talks drums for a whole hour, but the real question is... what's it like to make rock music that matters? And what …
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After a podcast hiatus - to make room for their tour with DZ Deathrays, and enough time to get back in the studio to write new music, and launch a big final show at the Polish Club in Ashfield - Novak and JH debrief with Tom about the last few months, and what's next on the Polish Club agenda. (Season 2, perhaps?) || And listen to the brand new son…
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Ash Grunwald rounds out the advice Polish Club have received so far, with the wisdom of someone who has been through it all, and come out the other side, several times over. || Ash's new book, Surf By Day, Jam By Night is available from Pantera Press, and his new album, Mojo, is available everywhere. While you're at it, check out Ash's own podcast,…
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Home after their tour, Polish Club have announced they're getting back on the road... this time supporting veterans DZ Deathrays. So they talk to Shane Parsons from the band about what to expect down the road, and about... their... favourite songs... by Live? || Get tickets to the tour at DZDeathrays.com, where you can also get the album Positive R…
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With the band away for the final leg of their tour, Tom had the studio to himself and took things into his own hands, by interviewing Julia Jacklin - probably the one person in the world least associated with a sophomore slump of any kind. Alas, Tom flew too close to the sun. || Novak plays a cover of Julia's "Don't Know How To Keep Loving You". Vi…
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Polish Club talks to someone who is actually stoked about releasing a second album; Montaigne. After getting out all their anxiety about touring and having a relationship with your audience, the conversation naturally bends towards John Mayer. Then, in an attempt to reframe the meaning behind the album 'Iguana', Tom gets Novak and JH face-to-face w…
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Now the overthinking and self-analysis is over, it's time to actually show the world what they've spent a year putting together. On the verge of their national tour, Polish Club talk the weird and wonderful side of touring with Georgia Mooney and Elana Stone, from All Our Exes Live in Texas.Listen to 'When We Fall" by All Our Exes Live In Texas, av…
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Novak & JH debrief with their producer Wade Keighran, about the Iguana recording process, in the hopes that things couldn't have been as bad as they remember. Turns out, it was even worse than they thought.Di Polish Club
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Novak & JH feel like they've been hit by a Bhuja Mix delivery van. They're exhausted from making the album, and they haven't even started touring it yet. They don't know what happened. It wasn't supposed to be this hard. And, goddamn, don't podcasts need a theme song?Di Polish Club
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Polish Club's JH & Novak call their manager, Charlotte Ried, for a podcast production meeting. || Polish Club's Sophomore Slump will launch Wednesday 7 August. Subscribe now for first access!Di Polish Club
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