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Dr. Ruchika Talwar on the BackTable Urology Podcast

Dr. Ruchika Talwar

Urologic Oncologist

Dr. Ruchika Talwar is a urologic oncologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

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About Dr. Ruchika Talwar


Dr. Ruchika Talwar is a urologic oncologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Associate Medical Director in the Episodes of Care Office, where she designs and operationalizes VUMC’s MyHealth bundles. Dr. Talwar attended Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, and she is a residency graduate from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA, where she was affiliated with the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the Wharton School. She completed a Society of Urologic Oncology fellowship and Masters of Management in Healthcare at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Talwar has served in several national leadership roles within organized medicine, including Chair of the American Urological Association's residents and fellows committee, the Board of the Mid-Atlantic AUA Section, and is currently the Fundraising Chair for the AUAPAC. She held the H. Logan Holtgrewe Legislative Fellowship in 2022, when she spent time working on Capitol Hill in the office of Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09). Dr. Talwar’s clinical practice includes both robotic and open approaches to urologic cancer surgery, with a focus on patient-centered care. Her academic work in health policy, value transformation, drug pricing, and costs of care has been published in several JAMA journals and the Journal of Clinical Oncology. She makes several trips a year to Washington, DC, meeting with Congressional representatives as a passionate advocate for improving the quality of care provided to patients in the US.

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Podcasts Featuring Dr. Ruchika Talwar

Episode #156

Urology

Disclaimer: This podcast episode contains occasional profanity. While we strive to maintain a respectful and professional tone in our content, there may be instances where language is used to emphasize points or express strong emotions. Listener discretion is advised.

Episode #150

Urology

In this episode, host Dr. Aditya Bagrodia speaks with guests Dr. C.J. Stimson and Dr. Ruchika Talwar from Vanderbilt University about the relationship between physicians and big business in modern healthcare.

Episode #82

Urology

In this episode of BackTable Urology, Dr. Aditya Bagrodia and Dr. Ruchika Talwar, a urologic oncology fellow at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, discuss her personal journey to becoming an advocate and how other urologists can get involved in policy making.

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Podcasts

Comedy, Cancer & Courage: Navigating a Testis Cancer Diagnosis with Comedian Nimesh Patel on the BackTable Urology Podcast)
Market Dynamics: Big Business Coming for Healthcare with Dr. C.J. Stimson and Dr. Ruchika Talwar on the BackTable Urology Podcast)
Advocacy Basics for the Urologist: From Your Clinic to Capitol Hill with Dr. Ruchika Talwar on the BackTable Urology Podcast)
Perfecting Rectal Spacer Placement for Optimal Care with Dr. Neil Taunk on the BackTable Urology Podcast)

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