Ep105 | Asian American Diversity in Medicine with Dr. Nolan Kagetsu

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In this episode, we are excited to be speaking with Dr. Kagetsu about his stories and experiences with Asian-American diversity within Medicine. Dr. Kagetsu explores concepts such as cultural humility, the Asian monolith myth, and his own experiences growing up in a family with Japanese ancestors who lived through the years of internment.

Dr. Nolan Kagetsu is a neuroradiologist based at Mount Sinai West in NYC. Dr. Kagetsu completed his Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology fellowship at NYU and has since been a diagnostic neuroradiologist for the Mount Sinai West Department of Radiology. Dr. Kagetsu has been influential in the formation of the ACGME Diversity Task Force where during his term on the task force, he helped influence the ACGME to create the positive of Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer. Dr. Kagetsu holds several chair positions on diversity and inclusion committees across medicine and radiological organizations and has extensively written about unconscious bias and microaggressions. Additionally, Dr. Kagetsu is the faculty co-advisor for the APAMSA (Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association).

Dr. Kagetsu's Social Media:

Twitter: @nkagetsu

Website: https://sites.google.com/site/neuroradiologyprimer

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nolan-kagetsu-%E8%8A%B1%E6%9C%88-md-facr-5a38a220/

Episode produced by: Aaron Deng and Karen Yuan

Episode recording date: 12/5/22

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