Not Quite Curbside: Medical Specialty Consults
MedCentral’s Not Quite Curbside: Medical Specialty Consults podcast features informal physician conversations about complex and collaborative care with leading specialists in endocrinology, gastroenterology, neurology, pulmonology, and more.
Episodes

Oct 28, 2025
Oct 28, 2025
19 min
Family physician Alexa Mieses Malchuk and endocrinologist Elena Christofides discuss GLP-1 prescribing and how to evaluate benefits and risks with your patients. Part 1 of 2.

Oct 28, 2025
Oct 28, 2025
21 min
Family physician Alexa Mieses Malchuk and endocrinologist Elena Christofides discuss exactly why diabetes, and its complications, are so tough to treat.

Sep 29, 2025
Sep 29, 2025
24 min
A discussion of the telltale signs and urgent decision-making needed to manage this often-overlooked disease, with Mariana Castells, MD, PhD, director, Mastocytosis Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Joshua Bucher, MD, fellow, American Academy of Emergency Medicine; and host, Alexa Mieses Malchuk, MD, MPH, FAAFP.

Aug 13, 2025
Aug 13, 2025
16 min
In episode 7 of Not Quite Curbside: Endocrinology Consults, host Alexa Mieses Malchuk, MD, MPH, FAAFP is joined by endocrinologist Elena Christofides, MD, FACE, to break down the impact of cortisol on diabetes care.

Jul 23, 2025
Jul 23, 2025
13 min
In episode 6 of Not Quite Curbside: Neurology Consults, host Alexa Mieses Malchuk, MD, MPH, FAAFP and neurologist Asaff Harel, MD, MSc, walk through the differential diagnosis for a non-epileptic spell versus an epileptiform seizure, and outline the key factors in a multidisciplinary treatment plan.

Jul 9, 2025
Jul 9, 2025
21 min
Neurologist Asaff Harel, MD, MSc, joins host Alexa Mieses Malchuk, MD, MPH, FAAFP, to discuss some of the newer pharmacological treatments for migraine and just how far migraine management has come.

Jun 17, 2025
Jun 17, 2025
20 min
Host Alexa Mieses Malchuk, MD, MPH, FAAFP, welcomes neurologist Asaff Harel, MD, MSc, to the podcast to discuss how to respond to patient concerns about cognitive decline and dementia.

Apr 7, 2025
Apr 7, 2025
19 min
In the inaugural episode of Not Quite Curbside: Gastroenterology Consults, gastroenterologist Pratima Dibba, MD, MBA, shares insider tips with hostAlexa Mieses Malchuk, MD, MPH, FAAFP, on managing complex acid reflux and GERD.

Apr 3, 2025
Apr 3, 2025
14 min
Episode 3: CRC Screening
Essentials of Colorectal Cancer Screening with Dr. Pratima Dibba
In episode three of Not Quite Curbside: GI Consults, gastroenterologist Pratima Dibba, MD, MBA, covers the ins and outs of CRC screening with host Alexa Mieses Malchuk, MD, MPH, FAAFP.

Apr 3, 2025
Apr 3, 2025
19 min
Episode 2: IBD
Collaborative IBD Management with Dr. Pratima Dibba
In episode two of Not Quite Curbside: GI Consults, gastroenterologist Pratima Dibba, MD, MBA, and host Alexa Mieses Malchuk, MD, MPH, FAAFP, offer insights into multidisciplinary approaches for managing treatment of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.






