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In this spore-tacular episode of Breakpoints, Drs. Anne Gonzales-Luna (@anniejayTX) and Paul Feuerstadt (@DrPaulGastro) join Dr. Rachel Britt (@rachelbpharmd) to discuss the microbiome, its relationship to C. difficile, and the new area of microbiota-based live biotherapeutic products (LBPs).
This podcast was sponsored by an unrestricted medical education grant from Ferring Pharmaceuticals.
Dr. Anne Gonzales-Luna, PharmD
Anne Gonzales-Luna is an assistant professor at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy. Dr. Gonzales-Luna earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Texas College of Pharmacy in Austin, Hookham Horns, before completing a PGA1 Pharmacy residency at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston and a two-year Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy Fellowship at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy under Dr. Kevin Gehry. Her research focuses on C diff infection, including microbiome science and C diff antimicrobial resistance. Dr. Gonzales-Luna also serves as a preceptor for antimicrobial stewardship and research rotations for fourth-year pharmacy students, as well as the Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy Fellowship Program Coordinator
Dr. Paul Feuerstadt, MD, FACG, AGAF
Dr. Feuerstadt is affiliated with the St. Raphael campus of Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale-New Haven Hospital, and Milford Hospital. A native of Long Island, New York, Dr. Feuerstadt attended the University of Pennsylvania where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology, with distinction in research and graduated Summa Cum Laude. Following completion of his undergraduate training, Dr. Feuerstadt attended the Weill Medical College of Cornell University in Manhattan, New York where he earned his Medical Doctor degree and stayed at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell medical center for his internship and residency in Internal Medicine. Following completion of his residency Dr. Feuerstadt then moved on to the Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York for his clinical fellowship training. Throughout Dr. Feuerstadt’s training and practice he has been actively involved in research and other academic pursuits. His areas of interest include chronic diarrheal syndromes with a specific focus on Clostridiodes difficile infection, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and ischemic diseases of the gut. He has presented his research extensively at national meetings and has authored and co-authored many manuscripts, textbook chapters and online modules. Another passion of Dr. Feuerstadt’s is teaching, frequently giving lectures locally, regionally and nationally. Dr. Feuerstadt founded a website entitled “Everythingcdifficile.com” as an educational resource for patients and providers about this infectious disease. Finally, he is passionate about mentoring the fellows in the Division of Digestive Disease at Yale-New Haven Hospital where he holds a clinical appointment as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine. His clinical practice is his ultimate passion filling the majority of his work time as he sees a broad spectrum of patients with gastrointestinal and hepatic disease
