UCI Health Physician Huddle

About UCI Health Physician Huddle

At UCI Health, advancing medicine means never standing still. Physician Huddle brings specialists, healthcare leaders, and clinical partners into the center of the latest breakthroughs, research discoveries, and innovations in patient care. Hosted by Sunil Verma, MD, and Lindsay Carrillo, MBA, each episode features candid conversations with UCI Health experts — from pioneering brain cancer therapies and AI-driven cancer diagnostics to surgical innovations, aging care strategies, and advances in specialty fields like urology and neuro-oncology. Whether you’re seeking clinical insights to inform your practice or looking for new ideas to improve patient outcomes, Physician Huddle offers trusted expertise, forward-thinking discussions, and real-world applications you can use today. Subscribe and stay connected to clinical innovation at UCI Health. Learn more or refer a patient at clinicalconnection.ucihealth.org.

Publisher

UCI Health

Category

health & fitness · health & fitness · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Sept 2025

Latest episode

9 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

23 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Jul 2026

   Craniofacial surgery beyond childhood: Miles Pfaff, MD on cleft, microtia and ear reconstruction

   In this episode of Physician Huddle by UCI Health, Miles J. Pfaff, MD, assistant professor in the UC Irvine Department of Plastic Surgery, traces his path to plastic surgery and explains how craniofacial surgery has grown well beyond its traditional roots in pediatric congenital care. With a practice spanning both adult and pediatric reconstruction, Pfaff offers a unique vantage point on where the specialty is headed. The conversation moves through the intersection of research, surgical craft...

2. 

   10 Jun 2026

   When every second matters: Emergency care across a growing system

   Chris Fox, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at UCI Health, joins Physician Huddle to discuss the evolution and growth of emergency medicine at UCI Health and the department’s expanding leadership across Orange County. Fox reflects on his long connection to the city of Irvine and UCI Health, from undergraduate and residency at UC Irvine to his faculty career in emergency medicine. He discusses how point-of-care ultrasound became a defining part of his academic w...

3. 

   21 May 2026

   KRAS-targeted therapy and the future of pancreatic cancer treatment

   Jennifer Valerin, MD, PhD, a UCI Health medical oncologist and pancreatic cancer specialist, joins Physician Huddle to discuss breakthrough treatments in the landscape of pancreatic cancer care. Valerin shares how a family member's pancreatic cancer diagnosis more than 20 years ago shaped her decision to pursue medicine and focus her career on bringing new therapies to patients with pancreatic cancer. She also discusses her MD-PhD training path, her work in hereditary pancreatic cancer, and h...

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