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Head and Neck Surgery
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Episode # 273 • 12 May 2026
Integrating Narrative Medicine into Patient Care
From clinic to the OR, storytelling quietly shapes every decision in clinical care. This episode of BackTable ENT & Allergy examines how narrative medicine and the stories at the heart of each patient encounter can elevate your clinical practice, enhance empathy, and deepen the doctor-patient relationship. Pediatric ENT Dr. Gopi Shah interviews Dr. Alessandra (Alessa) Colaianni, a head and neck surgical oncologist at the University of North Carolina, about the power and relevance of narrative medicine in modern surgical care.
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ENT Episode #273
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with Dr. Ariel Frost, Dr. Eli Gordin, Dr. Ashley Agan
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ENT Episode #172
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with Dr. Mihir Patel, Dr. Ashley Agan
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ENT Episode #263
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with Dr. Aaron Friedman, Dr. Stephen Schoeff
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ENT Episode #227
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with Dr. Carol Bradford, Dr. Sunil Verma, Dr. Gopi Shah
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ENT Episode #184
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