Deep Cuts: Exploring Equity in Surgery

In today’s episode, we hear Dr. Russell Reid, a plastic surgeon at the University of Chicago, and Dr. Arielle Hirschfeld, a family medicine physician, talk about their experiences caring for the migrants who have come to Chicago over the past year. They share challenges they’ve seen and improvements they hope for, as well as the importance of collaborations between primary care physicians, specialists, and other providers in offering comprehensive care. Our guests also discuss the importance of listening to patients, approaching people without assumptions and with a willingness to learn.

Dr. Russell Reid is a pediatric plastic surgeon at the University of Chicago. An accomplished author, Dr. Reid has published book chapters and several peer-reviewed journal articles on a variety of topics, from craniofacial surgery techniques to wound healing.

Dr. Arielle Hirschfeld is a compassionate family medicine physician dedicated to providing comprehensive primary care to patients of all ages in Chicago, IL. With a focus on preventive medicine and health promotion, she emphasizes building long-term relationships with patients and their families to address their healthcare needs over time.

“Deep Cuts: Exploring Equity in Surgery” comes to you from the Department of Surgery at UChicago Medicine which is located on Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi land.

Our guest host for this episode was Tony Liu. Our regular host is Dr. Anthony Douglas. Our senior producer is Tony Liu. Our host is Dr. Anthony Douglas. Our producers are Alia Abiad, Caroline Montag, and Chuka Onuh. Our editor and production coordinator is Nihar Rama. The intro song you hear at the beginning of our show is “Love, Money Part 2” from Chicago’s own Sen Morimoto off of Sooper Records. Our cover art is from Renaise Kim.

A special thanks this week to our guests, Dr. Arielle Hirschfeld and Dr. Russell Reid. We’d also like to thank all of our listeners for supporting the show. Let us know -- what have you most enjoyed about our podcast? Where do you see room for improvement? You can reach out to us on Instagram or X at @deepcutssurgery. Additionally, you can find more information at our website, deepcuts.surgery.uchicago.edu.

To learn more about Fresh Start Surgical Gifts, you can visit their website: https://www.freshstart.org/.