Radio Rounds™ is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit medical talk show, created by Avash Kalra and founded with Shamie Das and Lakshman Swamy while they were medical students at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio.
The show was created to promote empathy and humanism in medicine, showcase the art behind the science, and connect learners with physicians, patients, authors, and healthcare leaders. Since its 2009 premiere, Radio Rounds has produced more than 100 conversations spanning physicianhood, health policy, global health, medical education, technology, and wellness.
Today’s stories in medicine, through the lens of tomorrow’s doctors.
A living archive
The collection includes conversations with Pulitzer Prize winners, physician-authors, public leaders, medical innovators, patients, and first responders. Together, these episodes preserve a student-led record of how medicine is practiced, challenged, and continually reimagined.
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The people behind the program
Our team
Creator / Director
Avash Kalra, MD — CU Anschutz faculty profile
A transplant hepatologist and associate professor of medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Avash created Radio Rounds and helped shape its original voice. As an early host, he brought thoughtful, accessible conversations about medicine and physicianhood to listeners inside and outside the profession.
Executive Producer / Director
John Corker, MD, FACEP — LinkedIn profile
John is a board-certified emergency physician in Ohio with experience in health policy, advocacy, and medical journalism. Through Radio Rounds, he has helped translate complex health care stories into conversations grounded in the experiences of patients and physicians.
Executive Producer / Director
Shamie Das, MD, MBA, MPH, FACEP — LinkedIn profile
Shamie is an academic emergency physician at Emory University whose work spans quality improvement, health policy, and physician advocacy. A founding member of Radio Rounds, he has guided the organization’s strategy, partnerships, and efforts to preserve the human stories at the heart of medicine.
Executive Producer / Director
Lakshman Swamy, MD, MBA, FCCP — LinkedIn profile
Lakshman is a pulmonary and critical care physician and physician leader focused on improving care for vulnerable populations. A Radio Rounds co-founder and original host, he has long brought interests in quality, safety, public policy, and the lived experience of clinicians to the program.
Producer / Director
Imran Ali, MD, MS — LinkedIn profile
Imran is an internist and medical journalist with interests in geriatrics, oncology, palliative care, and public health preparedness. His broadcast experience includes work with national television medical-news teams, and he brought that same commitment to clear, public-facing health communication to Radio Rounds.
Producer / Director
Yojan Patel, MD — LinkedIn profile
Yojan is a board-certified emergency physician practicing in Ohio and a graduate of the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. As a producer, writer, and host, he helped sustain Radio Rounds’ growing archive of conversations about clinical practice, education, and humanism.
Disclaimer
The views and opinions expressed on Radio Rounds are not representative of the views and opinions of its partners or of the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine.