Standing Ready

Katie and Shawn end season 2 with a look at cardiology’s past and future at VA in conversation with Dr. Josef Stehlik, Professor of Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine.

Show Notes

VA’s first cardiology lab was established at the Washington DC hospital in 1935. Since then, VA has been a leader in developing groundbreaking surgical techniques, conducting hypertension studies, and home to pioneering cardiologist, Dr. Michael DeBakey. Katie and Shawn end season 2 with a look at cardiology’s past and future at VA in conversation with Dr. Josef Stehlik, Professor of Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine. He is Co-Chief of the Advanced Heart Failure section and Medical Director of the Heart Transplant Program at the University of Utah Health Center and the Salt Lake City VA Medical Center.

What is Standing Ready?

Welcome to Standing Ready: An Inside Look at the Untold History of the VA's Medical Innovations. Join us as we elevate and highlight significant medical and scientific contributions of the nation's largest healthcare system.

Join us for interviews with VHA innovators and pioneers, exploring how VHA has changed the landscape of medicine over 75 years with topics on the history of prosthetic limbs, adaptive sports, how history has influenced VHA’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and more!

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