Season 2 | Episode 44 | November 2, 2022 Ivette Guttmann, MD, is a sports medicine specialist and a former professional athlete with hopes of serving as a physician at the Olympic Games. Dr. Guttmann practices sports medicine and non-surgical orthopedic care with SVMC Orthopedics, part of Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) and Southwestern …

Season 2 | Episode 43 | October 26, 2022 Rheumatologist Matthew Stanishewski, DO, practices with SVMC Rheumatology, part of Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, in Bennington. Stanishewski earned his medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and most recently served as a fellow in Rheumatology at Roger Williams Medical Center…

Season 2 | Episode 42 | October 19, 2022 Dr. Filbin is the co-director for Research for the Pediatric-Neurooncology Program at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children’s Hospital. She earned her doctoral degrees in biochemistry and molecular biology from the Medical University of Graz, Austria. After a pediatric residency at Boston Children…

Season 2 | Episode 41 | October 12, 2022 Kara Richardson Whitely wrote the memoir Gorge: My Journey Up Kilimanjaro at 300 Pounds, which is being made into a movie produced by and starring ‘This Is Us’ actress, Chrissy Metz. She also wrote, Fat Woman on the Mountain and The Weight of Being. She has partnered with brands like L.L. Bean, Columbia, Kee…

Season 2 | Episode 40 | October 5, 2022 Dr. Vahdat is the section chief of Medical Oncology and the interim section chief of Hematology at Dartmouth Cancer Center and a professor of medicine at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. She earned her medical degree at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and completed an internal medicine residency at …

Season 2 | Episode 39 | September 28, 2022 Stephen T. Higgins, PhD, a national leader in addiction research and the director of the Vermont Center on Behavior & Health (VCBH) at the University of Vermont (UVM) is the guest on Medical Matters Weekly with Dr. Trey Dobson on September 28. Dr. Higgins is principle investigator on multiple National Inst…

Medical Matters Weekly | Season 2 | Episode 38 | Sept. 21, 2022 Marc David, MA, is the bestselling author of the books, Nourishing Wisdom: A Mind Body Approach to Nutrition and Well-Being and The Slow Down Diet: Eating for Pleasure, Energy, and Weight Loss, a frequent speaker and consultant, and host of the celebrated Psychology of Eating Podcast. …

Season 2 | Episode 37 | September 7, 2022 Rachel Desautels, the executive director of Girls on the Run Vermont, is the guest on Medical Matters Weekly with Dr. Trey Dobson on September 14. Desautels has been the executive director of Girls on the Run Vermont since 2019, before which she served as a statewide program manager, program coordinator for…

Season 2 | Episode 36 | September 7, 2022 Athena Robinson, PhD, chief clinical officer for Woebot Health, a pioneer in the development of relational technologies and tools to support mental health is the guest on Medical Matters Weekly with Dr. Trey Dobson on September 7. Dr. Robinson holds a PhD with a specialty in behavioral medicine from the Joi…

Season 2 | Episode 34 | August 24, 2022 Kathleen Martin Ginis, PhD, a leading exercise behavioral scientist who has been the principal investigator on more than $11 million in exercise psychology research and a source for countless national publications, including The New York Times, “O” The Oprah Magazine, Men’s Health & Fitness, and Shape Magazin…

Season 2 | Episode 35 | August 31, 2022 Matilde Castiel, MD, a nationally recognized leader in population health and health equity programs in Worcester, MA, is the guest on Medical Matters Weekly with Dr. Trey Dobson on August 31. Dr. Castiel is the City of Worcester’s commissioner for Health and Human Services, where she oversees the divisions of…

Season 2 | Episode 33 | August 17, 2022 Kris Perry is a social worker, a child advocate, the director of the Institute of Digital Media and Child Development, and the next guest on Medical Matters Weekly on Wednesday, August 17. Perry holds a bachelor’s in sociology and psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a master’s in soc…

Season 2 | Episode 32 | August 11, 2022 Sheehan Fisher, PhD, is an associate professor and clinical psychologist at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, and the next guest on Medical Matters Weekly on Thursday, August 11. Dr. Fisher discusses the importance of relationships and how to leverage them for better health. Dr. Fisher’s r…

Season 2 | Episode 31 | August 3, 2022 Jennifer Davis, MD, a critical care pediatrician, and a lifestyle medicine physician, is the guest on Medical Matters Weekly on Wednesday, August 3. Known as Dr. Jenn, Davis completed her undergraduate studies at Wellesley College where she majored in Philosophy. She earned her medical doctorate at New York Me…

Season 2 | Episode 30 | July 27, 2022 Tess Wiskel, MD, a Climate and Human Health fellow with the Harvard Center for Climate, Health and Global Environment , the Harvard FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, and a board-certified emergency physician with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is the guest on Medical Matters Weekly on Wednesday, Ju…

Season 2 | Episode 29 | July 20, 2022 Esther Sternberg, MD, an expert in neuroimmunology and how our physical surroundings affect our health is our guest on Medical Matters Weekly on Wednesday, July 20. Listeners will learn about how they can improve their wellbeing through changes to their environment. Dr. Sternberg is internationally recognized f…

Season 2 | Episode 28 | July 13, 2022 Nathan McKeen, director of Vermont’s State Parks, is the next guest on Medical Matters Weekly on Wednesday, July 13. He will discuss all of the wellness and other fun opportunities available through the parks system. McKeen studied forestry at the University of Maine and has worked for State Parks systems in Co…

Season 2 | Episode 27 | July 6, 2022 Shaun McNiff, PhD—artist, art therapist, professor, and author—is the guest on Medical Matters Weekly on Wednesday, July 6. The show will address the power of art as a component of health and wellbeing in addition to the mental and physical healing processes. Shaun McNiff is author of Imagination in Action: Secr…

Season 2 | Episode 26 | June 29, 2022 Michael Roizen, MD, chief wellness officer emeritus at the Cleveland Clinic and leading health and wellness communicator, is the guest on Medical Matters Weekly on Wednesday, June 29. The show will address the power of everyday choices in preventing disease and prolonging productive and enjoyable lives. Dr. Roi…

Season 2 | Episode 25 | June 22, 2022 Ada D. Stewart, MD, FAAFP, is the board chair of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the guest on Medical Matters Weekly on June 22, 2022. Since 2012, Dr. Stewart has served as a family physician with Cooperative Health in Columbia, South Carolina, as lead provider and HIV specialist. From 2003 to 201…

Season 2 | Episode 24 | June 15, 2022 Matthew Vernon, MD—a radiation oncologist, medical director of the Southwestern Vermont Regional Cancer Center, and an avid road and adventure racer—will be the guest on Medical Matters Weekly on Wednesday, June 15. Dr. Vernon has been instrumental in procuring advanced technology for cancer treatment in southe…

Season 2 | Episode 23 | June 8, 2022 Kevin Mazuzan, executive director of the American Red Cross in Vermont, is the guest on Medical Matters Weekly on Wednesday, June 8. The show will address the broad spectrum of work the American Red Cross does in Vermont communities. Mazuzan joined the American Red Cross in August 2015 as the disaster workforce …

Season 2 | Episode 22 | June 1, 2022 Arwen Turner, the executive director of Come Alive Outside, is the guest on Medical Matters Weekly on Wednesday, June 1. Come Alive Outside is a non-profit organization that inspires collaborative community systems and creates awareness, intention and opportunity for people to live healthier lives outside. Turne…

Season 2 | Episode 21 | May 25, 2022 Amber E. Barnato, MD, MPH, MS, director of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, is the next guest on Medical Matters Weekly on Wednesday, May 25. The show will cover Barnato’s wide range of expertise, including public health/preventive med…

Season 2 | Episode 20 | May 18, 2022 Dartmouth Health’s new Vice President of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Teresa Malcolm, MD, FACOG, MBA, is the next guest on Medical Matters Weekly on Wednesday, May 18. Dr. Malcolm served most recently as chief executive officer at the coaching firm Master Physician Leaders. She also current…

Season 2 | Episode 19 | May 11, 2022 Physiatrist and Wellness Coach Beth Frates, MD, FACLM, DipABLM, discusses the specialty of lifestyle medicine and how it can help patients approach health problems from a different angle on Medical Matters Weekly on Wednesday, May 11. Dr. Frates is an award-winning assistant clinical professor at Harvard Medical…

Season 2 | Episode 18 | May 4, 2022 Adam Cohen, MD, the chair of Emergency Medicine and the medical director for the Emergency Department at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC), will discuss the renovation and expansion of the emergency department and why emergency services are essential for a…

Season 2 | Episode 17 | April 27, 2022 John Sayles, CEO of the Vermont Foodbank, is the next guest on Medical Matters Weekly on Wednesday, April 27. Sayles joined the Vermont Foodbank as the CEO in March of 2009 after serving ten years in senior appointed positions with the State of Vermont at the Department of Public Service and Agency of Natural …

Season 2 | Episode 16 | April 20, 2022 Award-winning California-based journalist and author Richard Louv has spent his career exploring human relationships with nature and animals and how those relationships affect our health and wellbeing. At 12 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20, he joins Trey Dobson, MD, on Medical Matters Weekly. Richard Louv is a jou…

Season 2 | Episode 15 | April 13, 2022 In common conversation, the words “medical” and “anthropology” are not often found side by side. But, there’s actually a whole field exploring how these two concepts overlap. It’s called Medical Anthropology. Medical Matters Weekly with Dr. Trey Dobson is pleased to welcome Carolyn Smith-Morris, PhD, one of th…

Season 2 | Episode 14 | April 6, 2022 As a retired nurse practitioner, current state representative for Windham-3, and member of the health committee, Leslie Goldman has a unique perspective on health care. Medical Matters Weekly with Dr. Trey Dobson is pleased to welcome her on the show at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6. Goldman moved to Bellows Fa…

Season 2 | Episode 13 | March 30, 2022 Southwestern Vermont Health Care’s (SVHC) Medical Matters Weekly with Dr. Trey Dobson is pleased to welcome Chris Maltbie, the director of global product at Tough Mudder. Maltbie oversees the development of racer experiences and events for Tough Mudder. He previously co-founded Pine Coast Culture Company, a Ne…

Season 2 | Episode 12 | March 23, 2022 Southwestern Vermont Health Care’s (SVHC) Medical Matters Weekly with Dr. Trey Dobson is pleased to welcome Tracy Dolan, the director of Vermont’s Refugee Office. She manages day-to-day operations and expansion of services for Vermont’s refugee program. Dolan has more than 25 years of experience working in pub…

Season 2 | Episode 11 | March 16, 2022 Southwestern Vermont Health Care’s (SVHC) Medical Matters Weekly with Dr. Trey Dobson is pleased to welcome Kim Warren, the health advocate for the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center’s (SVMC) Community Care Team, an award-winning program that helps support people seeking Emergency Care. Warren started at SVMC…

Season 2 | Episode 10 | March 9, 2022 Southwestern Vermont Health Care’s (SVHC) Medical Matters Weekly with Dr. Trey Dobson is pleased to welcome Adam Pruett, MD, MPH. He is a psychiatrist at Taconic Psychiatry in Manchester, VT, which offers treatment for ADHD, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, and trauma. It is among the first practices to o…

Season 2 | Episode 9 | March 2, 2022 Southwestern Vermont Health Care’s (SVHC) Medical Matters Weekly with Dr. Trey Dobson is pleased to welcome Jerry Posner, a renowned author and speaker on the power of rational positivity. Posner is a training specialist, personal strategic coach, conference speaker, author, and consultant who emphasizes rationa…

Season 2 | Episode 8 | February 23, 2022 Southwestern Vermont Health Care’s (SVHC) Medical Matters Weekly with Dr. Trey Dobson is pleased to welcome Lea Davison, an Olympic mountain biker, who discussed the rigors of training , overcoming injuries and adversity, and the power of happiness when competing. Davison is a two-time Olympian from Jericho,…

Season 2 | Episode 7 | February 16, 2022 Southwestern Vermont Health Care’s (SVHC) Medical Matters Weekly with Dr. Trey Dobson is pleased to welcome Jennifer Scott, PsyD, ABPP, the executive director of Southern Vermont’s Area Health Education Center (AHEC). The organization aims to improve the health workforce in Southern Vermont. Dr. Scott is a l…

Season 2 | Episode 6 | February 9, 2022 Southwestern Vermont Health Care’s (SVHC) Medical Matters Weekly with Dr. Trey Dobson is pleased to welcome Physical Therapist Caitlyn Boyd, DPT. She shared information about pulmonary rehabilitation and how it can help those with breathing difficulties. Boyd received both her bachelor’s in Nutrition and Food…

Season 2 | Episode 5 | February 2, 2022 Southwestern Vermont Health Care’s (SVHC) Medical Matters Weekly with Dr. Trey Dobson is pleased to welcome Michaelia St. Jacques, OTR/L, CWCE, CHT. St. Jacques is an occupational therapist at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) Outpatient Rehabilitation. St. Jacques received her undergraduate degree i…

Season 2 | Episode 4 | January 26, 2022 Southwestern Vermont Health Care’s (SVHC) Medical Matters Weekly with Dr. Trey Dobson is pleased to welcome Lorna Mattern. Mattern is the executive director of United Counseling Service (UCS) in Bennington. Mattern directs program planning and development, staff supervision, financial planning, resource devel…

Season 2 | Episode 3 | January 19, 2022 Southwestern Vermont Health Care’s (SVHC) Medical Matters Weekly with Dr. Trey Dobson is pleased to welcome journaling expert Lynda Monk, RSW. Monk is a registered social worker, an expert in journaling for health, and director of the International Association for Journal Writing. In addition to her work with…

Season 2 | Episode 2 | January 12, 2022 Southwestern Vermont Health Care’s (SVHC) Medical Matters Weekly with Dr. Trey Dobson is pleased to welcome KMarie King, MD as their guest. Dr. King is a pancreatic and liver surgeon and the chief of surgery at Albany Medical Center. She is notable for being the first black female chair of surgery at an acade…

Season 2 | Episode 1 | January 5, 2022 Southwestern Vermont Health Care’s (SVHC) Medical Matters Weekly with Dr. Trey Dobson is pleased to welcome Larry Cole, a former police detective and COVID-19 survivor, as their first guest of the program’s second season . Cole contracted COVID before vaccines were available. He spent 18 days as an inpatient a…

Season 1 | Episode 37 | October 27, 2021 In this week's episode, Dr. Trey Dobson hosts Pediatric Critical Care Physician Rebecca Bell, MD, MPH, of the University of Vermont (UVM) Children’s Hospital. The live show will aired one day after a Food and Drug Administration meeting that is expected to recommend the Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5–11.…

Season 1 | Episode 36 | October 20, 2021 In this week's episode, Dr. Trey Dobson hosts Brown University’s Associate Vice President for Campus Life and Executive Director of Health and Wellness Vanessa Britto, MD. She will share the university’s pioneering role as one of the first institutions to mandate COVID vaccines for students and staff. Dr. Br…

Season 1 | Episode 35 | October 13, 2021 In this week's episode, Dr. Trey Dobson hosts Southwestern Vermont Medical Center’s Director of Population Health Rory Price, MPH. She will share results from the Community Health Needs Assessment conducted earlier this year. Price’s professional interests include improving the social determinants of health …

Season 1 | Episode 34 | October 6, 2021 In this week's episode, Dr. Trey Dobson hosts Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Registered Dietitian Rachel Rodney, RD. She will share services that are available for free for local patients who would like to improve their diets. Rodney has worked in many different capacities at Southwestern Vermont Medical…

Season 1 | Episode 33 | September 29, 2021 In this week's episode, Dr. Trey Dobson hosts Rebecca Graystone, MS, MBA, RN, NE-BC, the vice president of the Magnet Recognition® and Pathway to Excellence® Programs. The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet program is an internationally renowned credentialing program that recognizes healt…

Season 1 | Episode 32 | September 22, 2021 In this week's episode, Dr. Trey Dobson hosts Ayla Ellison, the editor-in-chief of Becker's Hospital Review. Ellison will share her insights on hospital trends throughout the last year. The publication is a leading source of news for hospital executives. In her current role at Becker's Hospital Review, Ell…