The Danbury Medical Files

By Christian Espana Schmidt

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Hello, I am Christian Espana Schmidt, MD. During my 25 years of medical career, I have witnessed changes in the medical profession. Starting as a medical student in Guatemala, Central America, where after medical school I completed my internal medicine residency, and then I served in a rural community for 6 years with innovation that persists, I went to New York City, where I repeated another internal medicine residency and was chief resident. My joy for teaching took me to Pensilvania where I learned about Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) a revolutionary technique to enhance physical examinations. I proudly started the POCUS program at Danbury Hospital. Now, I am developing the POCUS program of CIFC Health, a program dedicated exclusively to teaching POCUS in the outpatient clinic. As you can see, I already said I teach POCUS; however, I am very interested in other topics in medicine.
Of course I will continue to discuss POCUS, however I hope to dive in new topics in medicine.  
Welcome to my podcast. I hope you find something of value.  

The content is not generated with AI; all content is curated, and I try to present the evidence behind my opinions.  
The PodPodcast is mainly for entertainment purposes, and my recommendations need to be taken as such.   
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Episode Date
The end of residency is only a new beginning.
Jun 17, 2026
The Enshittification of Healthcare. A reflection on Cory Doctorow's book.
May 17, 2026
The dream of defeating measles
Jul 23, 2025
POCUS in the outpatient clinic, my first impressions.
May 13, 2025
The data breach of the century. How and why your health information is not secure anymore.
May 20, 2024
Hospital Mergers
May 01, 2024
Three cases in outpatient POCUS
Apr 19, 2024
Thoughts about the volume status assessment
Jan 08, 2024
Lung Congestion and POCUS
Dec 13, 2023
Is it safe to perform and teach lung ultrasound?
Feb 22, 2023
Black History Month Special. An Interview with Dr. Brenda Ayers MD and her fascinating work towards equity.
Feb 15, 2023
Is auscultation safe?
Feb 08, 2023
POCUS and Portal hypertension.
Jan 31, 2023
POCUS in the daily life of a Hospitalist: Two patients with liver disease.
Jan 24, 2023
Celebrating Women in Medicine, Interview with the Chief Residents.
Nov 03, 2022
Pleural effusion, the black bag of the physician, the case for POCUS
Oct 05, 2022
Everyday tips.
Sep 28, 2022
Are gun deaths a matter of public health? Shall we have an opinion?
Jun 09, 2022
Pulsus and pulsus paradoxus
Jun 09, 2022
The Danbury Medical Files: COVID 19 and POCUS. The "Patricia Tiejen Academy"
Apr 27, 2022
The Danbury Medical Files First Episode
Jan 26, 2022