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