In Episode 6, I sit down with Dr. Pierre Johnson, aka The Fibroid Slayer, aka Doc 4 Da Streetz. We talk about some of the significant setbacks he’s overcome throughout his medical journey, health disparities facing women of color, and why he remains committed to mentoring the next generation of underrepresented docs.

In Episode Five, I get a chance to talk with the Bronx’s very own Dr. Jorge Aguilar. We talk about how growing up in the South Bronx shaped his desire to go into medicine, what it meant for him to be the first Bronx resident to be accepted to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s MD/PhD program, and how he found his passion and purpose within childhood psychiatry.

CONTENT WARNING: Gun violence, police brutality, mention of suicide | In Episode Four, I talk with Emergency Medicine Physician and community advocate Dr. Abdullah Pratt. In a very raw convo, we discuss how growing up in Chicago’s South Side shaped the man and doctor he is today, how the history of our country formed the systems that produce the health disparities we see around us, and how we as physicians of color can work to address them.

In Episode 3, I interview Einstein’s Associate Dean of Diversity Enhancement and practicing rheumatologist Dr. Irene Blanco. We get a chance to discuss her experiences as the only person of color in educational spaces, some of the challenges she faces being a Latina in medicine, and what drew her to the subspecialty of rheumatology (a field that treats predominantly women of color).

In Episode 2, I speak with cardiac anesthesiologist Dr. Max Madhere about being raised by Haitian immigrants, attending HBCUs for undergrad and med school, and some of the trials he overcame on the way to becoming a leading specialist in his field.

For the show’s first physician interview, I spoke with thoracic surgeon Dr. Raja Flores. We discuss his upbringing as a low-income Latino, his journey to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and how he went on to become a trailblazer in the field of surgical oncology.

In the first ever Med MentoRx podcast episode, I introduce myself and my vision for the podcast through a conversation with special guest Chris Holiman (my undergrad advisor!). We talk about how the podcast came to be, the people that helped get it to this point, and why it’s necessary to address the lack of diversity in the US physician workforce.