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Stefan Wheat, MD is an emergency physician and faculty in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Washington, practicing at both Harborview Medical Center and UWMC—Northwest Hospital emergency departments. With the Center for Health and the Global Environment (CHanGE) at the University of Washington, Dr. Wheat works to understand the scope of the health threats posed by climate change, promote healthcare system adaptation and emergency preparedness, and inform policies to keep people safe in a rapidly changing world. He completed a fellowship in Climate & Health Science Policy at the University of Colorado where he worked as a Physician-Fellow at the Department of Health and Human Services in their Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE) and as an Associate Research Scientist at Columbia University’s Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education.His work has included founding ClimateRx, a seamless tool designed to help health professionals to connect with patients and colleagues on how we can respond to the health risks of climate change, and the development of Climate Resources for Health Education (CRHE), a global health professional-led initiative that aims to provide free, publicly accessible, evidence-based resources to accelerate the incorporation of climate change and planetary health information into educational curricula.Link to ClimateRx:https://www.climaterx.org/Funded Climate and Health Research opportunity for WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho) region researchers and community partners:https://deohs.washington.edu/change/implementation-and-evaluation-fellowship-climate-change-and-healthClimate Change and Health Bootcamp (intensive 3-day certificate based course hosted by Columbia University (open to all health professionals):https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/academics/non-degree-special-programs/professional-non-degree-programs/skills-health-research-professionals-sharp-training/trainings/climate-change-health

Shaneeta Johnson, MD, is an Associate Professor of Surgery, Director of Minimally Invasive, Robotic, and Bariatric Surgery, and Program Director, General Surgery Residency Program at Morehouse School of Medicine and Grady Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. She is also a Senior Fellow of Global Health Equity in the Satcher Health Leadership Institute. She is an experienced surgeon, clinician, educator, philanthropist, and researcher. Shaneeta received her education and surgical training at Johns Hopkins University, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Howard University Hospital, The Cleveland Clinic and Brandeis. She is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons, and the International College of Surgeons. She is board certified in both General Surgery and Obesity Medicine. She has been appointed to leadership positions within state, national, and international organizations and committees.Shaneeta is passionate about furthering health equity and eliminating disparities. She has been involved and/or spearheaded national and international initiatives to improve health equity. She is a sought-after speaker whose expertise has afforded her invitations to speak both nationally and internationally. She is a recipient of the NMA Emerging Leader Trailblazer Award, American College of Surgeons Claude Organ Traveling Fellowship, Atlanta Business Chronicle 40 under 40 award, 2020 Women who Mean Business Award, and the 2019 Outstanding Atlanta award. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family, traveling, running, and water sports.

Pat McCabe (Weyakpa Najin Win, Woman Stands Shining) is a Diné (Navajo) mother, grandmother, activist, artist, writer, ceremonial leader, and international speaker. She is a voice for global peace, and her paintings are created as tools for individual, earth and global healing. She draws upon the Indigenous sciences of Thriving Life to reframe questions about sustainability and balance, and she is devoted to supporting the next generations, Women’s Nation and Men’s Nation, in being functional members of the “Hoop of Life” and upholding the honor of being human.For context, this podcast episode was recorded on 1/22/2025

Brianna VanNoy is a public health scholar interested in environmental chemical exposures and reproductive health outcomes among Black women and other populations marginalized by social inequities.She earned her B.S. in Environmental Public Health from The Ohio State University and her M.P.H. in Environmental Health Science and Policy from George Washington University. She Is now a fourth year medical student applying to OBGYN residencies. DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed on the show are those of The Nuance Podcast and of Medicine Explained and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of their places of employment. The opinions expressed on this podcast are meant for entertainment and education purposes only and should not be used to diagnose or treat any medical condition nor should they be used as a substitute for medical advice from a qualified board-certified practicing physician. 

Dr. Anne Marie Amies Oelschlager is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She founded, developed, and expanded the Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Division at the University of Washington to provide care to patients across the Pacific Northwest, including Alaska, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon. Her clinical expertise is in contraception and hormone therapy, pubertal and menstrual disorders, congenital anomalies of reproductive organs, differences of sex development (intersex conditions), and reproductive health issues complicated by underlying physical or developmental disability or underlying medical conditions. She also serves as Chair of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Clinical Consensus Gynecology Committee. She is a clinical instructor and lecturer on reproductive health care for the medical students at the University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda.Links mentioned:bedsider.orgDISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed on the show are those of The Nuance Podcast and of Medicine Explained and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of their places of employment. The opinions expressed on this podcast are meant for entertainment and education purposes only and should not be used to diagnose or treat any medical condition nor should they be used as a substitute for medical advice from a qualified board-certified practicing physician. 

David Eisenman, MD, MSHS, is a professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and has a joint appointment at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health where he directs the Center for Public Health and Disasters and is the Deputy Director for Community Partnerships at the UCLA Center for Healthy Climate Solutions. Dr. Eisenman is also an Associate Natural Scientist at RAND. Dr. Eisenman lives and surfs in Marina del Rey, California. His research is focused on public health and disasters, including wildfires, heat-waves, and climate change. DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed on the show are those of The Nuance Podcast and of Medicine Explained and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of their places of employment. The opinions expressed on this podcast are meant for entertainment and education purposes only and should not be used to diagnose or treat any medical condition nor should they be used as a substitute for medical advice from a qualified board-certified practicing physician. 

Dr. Bernadette (Bernie) Lim, MD, MS is the Founder and Executive Director of the Freedom Community Clinic, a healing movement and clinic based in Oakland, CA that has brought Whole-Person Healing to 6000+ people in the Bay and beyond, prioritizing the healing of Black, Brown, and immigrant communities. She serves as the youngest faculty at San Francisco State’s Institute for Holistic Health Studies. In addition, Dr. Bernie also is the creator of the Woke WOC Docs Podcast, Freedom School for Intersectional Medicine and Health Justice, and part of the founding team of the Institute for Healing and Justice in Medicine.Dr. Bernie graduated from UCSF School of Medicine and earned her Master’s at UC Berkeley School of Public Health through the UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program. She graduated from Harvard University in 2016 with cum laude honors, and went on to be a Fulbright-Nehru Scholar in India. In her work, Dr. Lim also practices and/or teaches intuitive herbalism, energy healing, meditation, and hatha yoga. She is a classically trained pianist of 25+ years, a DJ, farmer, and hula and salsa dancer.For her work, Dr. Bernie has received numerous honors, see her bio for more detailed information: https://www.drbernielim.com/bioDISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed on the show are those of The Nuance Podcast and of Medicine Explained and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of their places of employment. The opinions expressed on this podcast are meant for entertainment and education purposes only and should not be used to diagnose or treat any medical condition nor should they be used as a substitute for medical advice from a qualified board-certified practicing physician. 

Dr. Brian Lonquich is a primary care physician. He is triple board-certified in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, and Internal Medicine. A SoCal native, he was raised in the Santa Clarita Valley and went to UC Riverside for undergraduate studies in Spanish Literature and Biology. He then went onto graduate medical school from UCLA and completed an Internal Medicine-Pediatrics residency at UCLA before moving to Baylor/Texas Children's in Houston, TX to complete a Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship. While in Houston he worked with physician-scientists at NASA to creatively use existing equipment on the International Space Station to help with planning missions to The Moon and Mars. He moved back to Southern California after training to be closer to family. Dr. Lonquich is passionate about global health equity and access, and has worked extensively in Latin America and Africa. He is fluent in Spanish. He is an ardent supporter of medical education and came back to UCLA to help deliver academic, evidence-based medicine to the Central Coast. DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed on the show are those of The Nuance Podcast and of Medicine Explained and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of their places of employment. The opinions expressed on this podcast are meant for entertainment and education purposes only and should not be used to diagnose or treat any medical condition nor should they be used as a substitute for medical advice from a qualified board-certified practicing physician. 

Christa Barfield is the CEO of FarmerJawn Agriculture. Christa is a health-care professional turned farmer and lifelong Philadelphia resident. It was 10 years into her career in health-care administration when her life led her to pursuing health and happiness in a more sustainable way. After a solo trip abroad in January 2018, she returned home inspired to connect with the land, plant life, and social issues that heavily impact Black and brown communities and all people’s perception of food. Her business is a reincarnation of her healthcare career with a focus on regeneration and nutrition security. Now with 128 acres across 3 counties in PA, she has built FarmerJawn with an equitable focus on Food is Medicine and she is leading conversations locally and internationally on how to take a Farm first approach to America’s relationship with food and health.DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed on the show are those of The Nuance Podcast and of Medicine Explained and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of their places of employment. The opinions expressed on this podcast are meant for entertainment and education purposes only and should not be used to diagnose or treat any medical condition nor should they be used as a substitute for medical advice from a qualified board-certified practicing physician. 

Wawa Gatheru is Kenyan-American climate activist and founder, passionate about bringing empathetic and accessible climate communication to the mainstream. Harnessing her academic background as a Rhodes Scholar and her work as a youth climate activist, Wawa’s life goal is to help create a climate movement made in the image of all of us.In 2019, Wawa was named the first Black person in history to receive the prestigious Rhodes, Truman and Udall scholarships for her environmental scholarship and activism. She is the founder of Black Girl Environmentalist, a national organization dedicated to empowering Black girls, women and gender expansive people across the climate sector. She is an inaugural member of the National Environmental Youth Advisory Council of the US EPA, the first federal youth-led advisory board in US History.Wawa sits on boards and advisory councils for organizations such as EarthJustice and National Parks Conservation Association. These accolades are just highlights of the many projects Wawa is contributing to.DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed on the show are those of The Nuance Podcast and of Medicine Explained and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of their places of employment. The opinions expressed on this podcast are meant for entertainment and education purposes only and should not be used to diagnose or treat any medical condition nor should they be used as a substitute for medical advice from a qualified board-certified practicing physician.