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The Medicine Grand Rounders

Internal Medicine Residency Program

A Cleveland Clinic podcast for medical professionals exploring important and high impact clinical questions related to the practice of general medicine.  You'll hear from world class clinical experts in a variety of specialties of Internal Medicine.  Hosted by Richard Wardrop, MD, PhD and Arjun Chatterjee, MD.  

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  • 20 episodes
  • Updated July 10

Episodes20

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  • July 10 · 21 min

    Acute Kidney Injury: Trends, Trouble, and Time

    The consult every resident knows by heart — but are we approaching it right? Matthew Coulter, fourth-year medical student at Case Western Reserve University, sits down with Dr. Yasin Obidat, a recent graduate of Cleveland Clinic's transplant nephrology fellowship, to break down his systematic approach to acute kidney injury.

  • June 19 · 28 min

    Sarcoidosis: The Master of Disguise with Dr. Christine Jellis

    One of medicine's great masqueraders takes center stage. Francisco Alexandrino sits down with Dr. Christine Jellis, Staff Cardiologist in Cardiovascular Imaging and Vice Chair of Operations for the Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute at Cleveland Clinic, to work through a classic case: a 40-year-old woman whose multisystem symptoms and unexplained syncope point toward cardiac sarcoidosis. A high-yield discussion on recognizing, diagnosing, and treating a condition that can imitate almost anything.

  • June 15 · 33 min

    IBS in Primary Care: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management

    In this episode, Dr. Ari Garber joins us to discuss a practical, primary care–focused approach to irritable bowel syndrome. Through case-based discussion, we review the diagnosis and subtypes of IBS, appropriate initial evaluation, alarm features that warrant further testing or GI referral, and the shift toward a positive diagnostic strategy rather than a diagnosis of exclusion. We also discuss management of IBS-D and IBS-C, including dietary strategies, neuromodulators, antidiarrheals, constipation-directed therapies, pelvic floor dysfunction, GLP-1–related GI side effects, probiotics, gut-directed psychotherapy, and the role of multidisciplinary care.

  • February 23 · 19 min

    Approach to dysphagia with Dr. Claire Beveridge

    In this episode of The Medicine Grand Rounders, we're joined by Dr. Claire Beveridge as she walks us through the evaluation and management of dysphagia. Moderated by: Hussam Kawas, MD.

  • February 20 · 26 min

    Introduction to Adult Congenital Heart Disease with Dr. Joanna Ghobrial

    In this episode of The Medicine Grand Rounders, Dr. Joanna Ghobrial discusses the evaluation and management of adult congenital heart disease, with a focus on late sequelae following childhood surgical repair and the role of advanced imaging and transcatheter interventions. Moderated by Peter Chin, MS4.

  • Dec 29, 2025 · 15 min

    Ethical Dilemmas for the Internist with Jeffrey Pannekoek, PhD

    In this episode of The Medicine Grand Rounders, we're joined by Dr. Pannekoek, Staff Ethicist at the Cleveland Clinic Center for Bioethics, who discusses common ethical challenges encountered on the inpatient medicine wards and practical frameworks for approaching them. Moderated by: Shwetha Bindu, MS4.

  • Aug 4, 2025 · 22 min

    IBD essentials with Dr. Bret Lashner

    In this episode of Medicine Grand Rounders, we're joined by Dr. Bret Lashner, director of the Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), who explores the fundamentals of IBD, including diagnostic nuances and treatment strategies. Moderated by: Anthony Gallo.

  • Jun 23, 2025 · 17 min

    The HFpEF Paradigm: Approach to diagnosis with Dr. Sanjeeb Bhattacharya

    In this episode of Medicine Grand Rounders, Dr. Sanjeeb Bhattacharya - Director of the HFpEF clinic and Associate Program Director of the HVTI heart failure fellowship - goes over various clinical presentations of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Moderated by: Yasmine K. Elghoul, MD

  • May 26, 2025 · 20 min

    The blood thinner brief with Dr. Dana Angelini

    In this episode of Medicine Grand Rounders, we're join by hematologist extrodinaire Dr. Dana Angelini, who goes over the do's and don'ts of anticoagulation for the Internal Medicine Physician. Moderated by: Seysha Mehta, MS3

  • Apr 11, 2025 · 22 min

    HIV overview with Dr. Zachary Yetmar

    In this episode of the Medicine Grand Rounders, infection disease specialist Dr. Yetmar goes over what every internist should know about HIV. Moderated by Joya-Rita Hindy, MD

  • Apr 8, 2025 · 29 min

    Pericarditis with Dr. Allan Klein

    In this episode of the Medicine Grand Rounders, Dr. Klein goes over his evidence-based approach to pericarditis. Moderated by Abdel Hadi El Hajjar, MD

  • Feb 17, 2025 · 27 min

    Pulmonary Hypertension with Dr. Neal Chaisson

    In this episode of the Medicine Grand Rounders, Dr. Chaisson goes over the pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of pulmonary hypertension. Moderated by Aniruddh Shah, MD

  • Feb 6, 2025 · 36 min

    Hospital Rounding with Dr. Richard Wardrop

    In this episode of the Medicine Grand Rounders, Dr. Wardrop goes over his wealth of experiences about rounding in the hospital. Moderated by Christina Hermanns, MD and Stavros Stefanopoulos, MD

  • Jun 5, 2024 · 29 min

    Medical Genetics for the Internist with Dr. Alsadah

    In this episode of the Medicine Grand Rounders, Dr. Alsadah takes a deep dive into the world of medical genetics and the utility of whole genome sequencing as a model of care. Moderated by Mark Orland, MD

  • Apr 4, 2024 · 15 min

    Migraine headaches with Dr. MaryAnn Mays

    In this episode of the Medicine Grand Rounders, Dr. MaryAnn Mays takes a deep dive into the world of migraine headaches. Moderated by Maeve Pascoe Kane