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Dr. Joe Galati PodcastThe Truth About the Liver and Health Author: Dr Joe Galati
A native of Long Island, New York, Dr. Joe Galati was raised in a family where good nutrition and family were ways of life. Today, his practice, Liver Specialists of Texas and the Metabolic Liver Center (Fatty Liver Disease Clinic), is devoted to the care of patients with all facets of liver diseases, obesity, fatty liver, and related disorders. Based in Houston, Texas, Dr.Galati is an expert physician-communicator, and brings his listeners the information they need to to get on a healthy path to wellness, understand whats needed to remain healthy, with a solid foundation of food and nutrition. Each week he is joined by experts from around the world to shed light on these important topics to keep America healthy. Since 2003, Dr. Galati has created consumer-oriented radio programming on health and wellness, producing and hosting Your Health First, a one-hour radio program each weekend, heard on iHeart Radios 740 am KTRH. When hes not practicing medicine, Dr. Galati is an avid photographer and is a member of Entrepreneurs Organization, supporting entrepreneurs in all corners of the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Language: en Genres: Fitness, Health & Fitness, Nutrition Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Robotic Surgery and Liver Transplant
Episode 10
Wednesday, 16 July, 2025
Your Health First: Advancements in Robotic Surgery & Live Liver Donation at Houston MethodistJoin Dr. Joe Galati on this episode of "Your Health First" as he speaks with leading surgeons from Houston Methodist Hospital, Dr. Simon and Dr. Yee Lee Cheah. Broadcasting live from 740 KTRH in Houston and worldwide on the iHeartRadio app every Sunday at 7:00 PM Central, this insightful discussion delves into the groundbreaking work being done in robotic surgery and the current status of the live donor liver transplant program at Houston Methodist.Dr. Simon and Dr. Cheah share their expertise on the numerous benefits of robotic surgery, highlighting the significant advantages for patients and the remarkable advancements in technology over the past 5-10 years. They also provide a comprehensive overview of the meticulous patient selection process for live liver donors and detail the structured program at Houston Methodist Hospital.Don't miss this opportunity to learn about the cutting-edge surgical techniques and life-saving transplant procedures making a difference in patient care.For more information:Dr. Simon & Dr. Cheah: www.houstonmethodist.orgDr. Joe Galati: www.drjoegalati.comGuest Biographies:Dr. Simon:Dr. Simon is a highly accomplished surgeon with a specialization in abdominal transplantation and hepatobiliary surgery. She earned her medical degree with honors from University College Cork Faculty of Medicine in Ireland in 2002 and completed her general surgery residency at Brown University Program, Rhode Island Hospital. Dr. Simon further honed her expertise with a research fellowship in Diagnostic Imaging at Brown University and an ASTS-certified fellowship in Abdominal Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center. Her clinical interests are extensive, encompassing both benign and malignant tumors of the liver, bile duct, and pancreas, including hepatocellular carcinoma and Klatskin tumors. She is also deeply involved in kidney transplantation, living and deceased donor liver transplantation, pancreatic carcinoma, robotic surgery, and surgery for portal hypertension. Dr. Simon is board-certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS).Dr. Yee Lee Cheah:Dr. Yee Lee Cheah is a distinguished surgeon who joined the J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center at Houston Methodist Hospital in 2022. She graduated with honors from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 2000 and completed her General Surgery Residency at the Brown University Program. Dr. Cheah further specialized with an ASTS-accredited fellowship in Transplantation & Hepatobiliary Surgery at the Lahey Clinic. Prior to Houston Methodist, she played a pivotal role at the Asian American Liver Centre at Gleneagles Hospital, the largest adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) center in Southeast Asia, before returning to LHMC to develop their LDLT and robotic surgery programs. Her expertise lies in living donor liver transplantation, robotic transplantation, HPB surgery for benign and malignant disorders, and nutrition therapy for surgical patients. Dr. Cheah's main research interests are centered on living donor safety and robotic surgery. She has held faculty positions at Brown University and Tufts University and served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
