If you have chronic back pain, something's wrong...right? Maybe not. Sometimes, it might all be in your head... or at least, in the neurons of your brain. Listen in as neurosurgeon Dr. Erich Anderer explains how pain isn't that simple, and how

I Wanna Go Home

Dec 4th, 2023 34m 42s

After suffering a traumatic brain injury as a result of being hit by a car on his bike, Dr. David Jevotovsky had a long road to recovery. Hear him piece together the accounts of his family and friends, and the first hand account of his emergent

A Real Fundamental Impact

Dec 4th, 2023 38m 23s

From sci-fi dreams to the cutting edge of prostate cancer treatment, Dr. James Wysock tells the story of his roundabout journey to becoming an oncologic urologist... and finding fulfillment in his career.

Drawn to Medicine

Dec 4th, 2023 25m 36s

You may have a picture in your head of what medical school is like, but getting there and succeeding there, isn't always a straight line. For Dr. Michael Natter, connecting the dots of his journey with diabetes and his passion for art helped hi

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Season 3 - Coming Soon!

Nov 21st, 2023 2m 13s

Coming soon... Season 3 of Vital Signs! Hear more incredible personal stories of doctors, nurses, and researchers at NYU Langone Health. Hear how one doctor took a very atypical path toward becoming an oncologic urologist on the cutting edge of

Am I Seeing Double?

Apr 14th, 2022 33m 34s

At 13 weeks, Dana Salmonese joyfully announced to everyone that she was pregnant with twins. Just a few weeks later, she was in the operating room, having emergency surgery to save their lives. The goal of any pregnancy is to be routine. But wh

No One Can Help Me if I Don’t Tell Them

Mar 31st, 2022 29m 45s

Julianne was having the typical college experience - going to classes, hanging out with friends, and getting ready for graduate school in Hawaii. Until her life was changed forever with a diagnosis of chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). T

It's OK To Be Uncomfortable

Mar 17th, 2022 21m

In the face of the ongoing opioid epidemic, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Kirk Campbell finds new and innovative ways to manage his patients’ pain while minimizing the risks of addiction. Hear how his childhood devotion to sports inspired his career,

Who Is Free Right Now?

Mar 3rd, 2022 36m 15s

When COVID-19 struck New York City in early 2020, NYU Langone Medical Center was transformed. So was Dr. Katherine Hochman’s job as a hospitalist. Hear the way she faced challenges and created solutions for her hospital and her patients.

I Wanted To Die, But I Didn't

Feb 17th, 2022 31m 11s

Dr. Abe Chachoua is a cancer doctor. Not long ago, he became a cancer patient. Hear how a physician who loves to make people laugh found meaning through his darkest days of treatment.

Are They All Gone?

Feb 3rd, 2022 33m 18s

Dr. Ann Marie Schmidt devoted decades of her life to research that could change the lives of people living with diabetes. Then, in one night, it was all destroyed. Hear how - despite this devastating loss - she and her team found their way back

He Knew I Would Do It

Jan 20th, 2022 25m 9s

Since she left South Africa 25 years ago, Nurse Sherril Card-Gordon's life has changed, and changed again. Hear what it was like to lose her husband to an aggressive cancer - and then, to find meaning in that loss by giving other families the h

I Had To Will Myself To Breathe

Jan 6th, 2022 33m 17s

Dr. Joel Salinas grew up knowing he wasn't like other kids. During medical school, he finally figured out why. Hear how the unique way he perceives the world impacts his life and his work as a neurologist.

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Season 2 - Coming in January

Dec 30th, 2021 2m 32s

Vital Signs, Season 2. From Sirius XM and NYU Langone Health, Coming in January, 2022.

Follow Up Visit - Part 2

Oct 5th, 2021 16m 2s

Follow Up Visit - Part 1

Sep 30th, 2021 21m 55s

My Mind is Terrorizing Me

Jan 26th, 2021 31m 21s

Psychedelic drugs could be a path to a cure for severe anxiety in cancer patients. Dr. Stephen Ross’s research into magic mushrooms and other drugs offers people new hope.

Your Brain’s Gotta Recalibrate

Jan 12th, 2021 29m 40s

Hearing loss is common. Physicians like Dr. Sean McMenomey are not. He shares his unlikely story from truck driver to surgeon, and the joy of restoring hearing using cutting edge technology.

I Know That’s Cancer

Dec 29th, 2020 18m 17s

Dr. Deborah Axelrod spent her career treating women for breast cancer. Then, she found a lump in her own breast. Hear how this experience did - and didn’t - change her as a physician.

Nobody Knew Who I Was

Dec 15th, 2020 24m 26s

What do you see when you look in the mirror? Imagine if it all changed - in a matter of seconds. Plastic surgeon Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez performs highly complex face transplant procedures on patients who are willing to risk it all - for a new fac

My City is Hurting

Dec 1st, 2020 31m 54s

I Died Seven Times

Nov 19th, 2020 26m 44s

Dr. Robert Montgomery beat the odds - and his own genetics - to become a world-renowned transplant surgeon. Until his heart stopped, and he was in desperate need of a new organ.