Topic
Physician Assistant (PA)
Podcasts
Cardiology # 39Jun 16, 2026Integrating APPs in Cardiology Clinical Practice
How are advanced practice providers (APPs) helping to elevate cardiovascular care? In this episode of BackTable Cardiology, Dr. Sameh Sayfo, an interventional cardiologist at Baylor Scott & White in Dallas, interviews nurse practitioner Hallie McNew about her journey from bedside ICU nursing to leading roles in cardiac surgery and structural heart practice. They discuss the unique strengths APPs bring to cardiology teams, differences between NPs and PAs, and highlight how prior nursing experience, mentorship, and structured onboarding can elevate quality of care, efficiency, and communication for cardiac patients.
Vascular & IR # 550Jun 6, 2025Percutaneous Transesophageal Gastrostomy: Indications & Procedure Insights
What do you do when conventional gastric tubes are not an option? In this week’s episode of BackTable, host Dr. Ally Baheti speaks with interventional radiologist Dr. Alex Wallace and physician assistant Lisa Rotellini-Colvet from the Mayo Clinic in Arizona about the percutaneous transesophageal gastrostomy (PTEG) procedure. The discussion explores how PTEG offers a transformative solution for patients who are not candidates for traditional transabdominal gastrostomy access. Suitable candidates for PTEG include individuals with malignancies, peritoneal carcinomatosis, prior gastrectomies, or ascites.
- Vascular & IR # 206May 9, 2022
Improving Workflow Efficiency: Starting with Paracentesis
Dr. Karen Brown explains how she improved paracentesis workflow by creating a service that has shortened procedure time, decreased hospital length of stay, and improved patient and referring provider satisfaction.
Urology # 7May 19, 2021Bringing APPs Into Your Practice
Dr. Aditya Bagrodia and Dr. Jose E Silva interview Brad Hornberger, PA-C in the UTSW Urology department, about bringing advanced practice providers (APPs) into your practice, and how to do it successfully. Brad goes into detail about his journey as a urological PA, advice for on-boarding new APP’s, and training PAs to do in-patient consults and assist in the OR.