
Elective Procedure with Pablo Romano
Medical student Pablo Romano tells the story of losing his mother to complications of surgery, and how he continues her legacy as a medical student. The Nocturnists is partnering with VCU Health Conti...
25 Jan 202238min

Sharing the Air with Natasha Spottiswoode, MD
Internal medicine physician Natasha Spottiswoode reflects on her flying days from Oxford while teaching a green intern how to recognize whether patients are "sick" or "not sick." The Nocturnists is pa...
7 Dec 202135min

Authentically Me with Ashley McMullen, MD
Internist Ashley McMullen decides to let her hair go natural for the first time in over a decade — a process which serves as a metaphor for self-acceptance in the rigid world of medicine. The Nocturni...
30 Nov 202141min

See One, Do One, Teach One with Bobby Chiong, MD
Interventional Radiologist Bobby Chiong's patient codes on the table during a procedure, prompting a frantic but successful resuscitation. Afterward, Dr. Chiong reflects on the high-stakes nature of h...
23 Nov 202130min

Burn the Map with David Elkin, MD
An improv workshop transforms the way psychiatrist David Elkin approaches a patient on the psych consult service, and catalyzes a philosophical shift in his approach to patient care. The Nocturnists i...
16 Nov 202146min

Facing the Alzheimer's Crisis with Jason Karlawish, MD
Alzheimer's disease used to be a rare diagnosis. But today, more than 5.8 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's and this number is projected to triple to 14 million over the next forty years. ...
2 Nov 202145min

Stories from the ER with Michele Harper, MD
The emergency room is a place of intensity—a place of noise and colors and human drama. This is the setting of Dr. Michele Harper's memoir, The Beauty in Breaking, which explores how the healing journ...
26 Okt 202135min

The Moral Murkiness of Medical Aid in Dying with Katie Engelhart
Do no harm. Thou shalt not kill. Life is sacred and should be protected at all costs, right? But when is life no longer worth living? Who decides? And what do we do about it? In this episode, Emily di...
19 Okt 202148min




















