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Host: Samir Kakodkar, MD - specialist in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis Medical School: Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Internal Medicine Residency: Rush University Medical Center Fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology: Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Advanced Fellowship in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn's and Colitis): Northwestern Memorial Hospital Practice Location 7900 N Milwaukee Ave Suite 19, Niles, IL 60714 For appointments: 847-318-9595 Contact: samir3@gmail.com YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSzuuqUFGgtcwpAbtL5b0xw
If interested in scheduling a phone conversation with me, please visit https://calendly.com/samir3/against-the-grain
Twitter: @KakodkarSamir
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Update frequency:
every 69 days
Average audio length:
82 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
35 episodes
since Jan. 2, 2018
episodic
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This is my review of Zeposia (Ozanimod), a new once a day oral medication for moderate to severe ulcerative colitis. I go over the True North Study (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2033617) in detail including efficacy and safety data. I have no conflicts of interest with any pharmaceut…
Dr. Shriram Jakate is Professor Emeritus in pathology at Rush University Medical Center. He has a particular expertise in GI and liver pathology and has been interpreting slides from patients with Crohn's and colitis for over several decades. I consider him to be the best GI pathologist I have enco…
This is a discussion with Dr. Assad Munis, third year gastroenterology fellow at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, about his recent presentation "Initial Approach to Fistulizing Crohn's Disease" at our grand rounds. We discuss pathophysiology, diagnosis, and primarily medical management. We…
I made this podcast for those who are newly diagnosed with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis.Dr. K’s Simplified Prescription to Treat IBD
(it’s not that complicated to know what to do)
1.Start with appropriate and optimized medical therapy, preferably by an IBD specialist (like myself).
2.If th…
This podcast is a deep dive into the recently published article "A Randomized Trial Comparing the Specific Carbohydrate Diet to a Mediterranean Diet in Adults With Crohn’s Disease." (also known as the Dine Study) published by Lewis, et al. Article link is here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih…
This is my second podcast with IBDCoach. We try to make sense of all the IBD diets, supplements and medications out there which can be so confusing! We also have a detailed discussion regarding Andrew's use of Ksharsutra (Ayurvedic Seton) to treat his fistula. I am not officially endorsing or …
There are many reasons why a whole food plant based diet may be helpful for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Data suggest limiting omega-6 PUFAs (ie oils), saturated fats, animal protein, and food additives may be associated with a reduced risk of developing IBD. A whole food plant based die…
For all the mega Against the Grain fans out there, here is the full theme song, version #1 in all its glory. The part you are familiar with is in the middle of the track.Produced and Written by Samir Kakodkar. Borrowed some parts from theme from the ABC reality TV show The Mole (that nobody watched…
For all the mega Against the Grain fans out there, here is the full theme song, version #2 in all its glory. Produced and Written by Samir KakodkarCirca 2003 at Northwestern University, Foster Walker Complex, on a microKorg and Garage Band.
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