Jeffrey Giullian, MD, is passionate about his new—as of Jan. 1, 2020—role as chief medical officer (CMO) for DaVita Kidney Care. Listen to this podcast, in which Halie Peddle interviews Dr. Giullian on his priorities and vision as CMO for DaVita. He gives us some personal background on why he pursued a career as a physician, specifically in the field of nephrology, and what originally brought him to DaVita. Dr. Giullian also discusses his views on kidney care-related innovation and how kidney care is leading all of health care in the shift from volume- to value-based care. Listen and read more DaVita Medical Insights here (https://blogs.davita.com/medical-insights/?utm_source=blubrry&utm_medium=social&utm_term=display_organic&utm_content=dmi_podcasthost&utm_campaign=davitapulse20).
Podcast Transcript:
Halie Peddle: 00:33 Hello, everyone. This is Halie Peddle with the DaVita Medical Insights Podcast. Today we're joined by Dr. Jeff Giullian, newly announced chief medical officer for DaVita Kidney Care. Dr. G., Thank you so much for joining us. This is our first opportunity to sit down with you since you started your new role. I'm excited for our listeners to get to know you even better and hear your thoughts on innovation in the field of nephrology.
Dr. Giullian: 00:57 Well, thanks Halie. I'm really excited to be here and share some of my passion for taking care of patients with kidney disease.
Halie Peddle: 01:03 Great. Well, let's dive right in. Lots to talk about today. I want to start off just a little bit more personal. Would love to hear what made you decide to pursue a career as a physician?
Dr. Giullian: 01:16 That's a good question. Believe it or not. Growing up I was going to be a lawyer. Don't tell any of our lawyer colleagues. They won't believe it. Freshman year in high school, I got a chance to shadow some lawyers. And I have to tell you, I realized that day, the law was not for me. I didn't really understand what they were doing, and it really didn't appeal to me.
Dr. Giullian: 01:36 And right after that I had some biology classes where we were actually doing anatomy and physiology, and somehow it just clicked. The timing was right. And finally I found something that I could really sort of sink my teeth into from a passion standpoint. And that was the human body, the physiology of the human body. And from that point on I was dedicated to becoming a physician.
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