Gastro Girl Podcast

Heather Hampel

Heather Hampel is a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and Associate Director of the Division of Human Genetics. Her research focuses on Lynch syndrome and universal tumor screening for Lynch syndrome. She has >160 publications on the prevalence of Lynch syndrome among colorectal and endometrial cancer patients, the best testing protocols, cost-effectiveness, and referral guidelines for cancer genetics. She was on the Board of Directors for the American Board of Genetic Counseling from 2006-2011, serving as President in 2009 and 2010. She has been on the Steering Committee of the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable since 2016. She was on the Council of the Collaborative Group of the Americas on Inherited Colorectal Cancer from 2016-2019, serving as president in 2017-2018. She was just elected Secretary/Treasurer Elect of the National Society of Genetic Counselors with her term starting in 2021.

Dan “Dry Dock” Shockley

Dan “Dry Dock” Shockley is a retired United States Navy veteran and an 8-year hereditary attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis (AFAP) survivor with a permanent ileostomy. He is an active patient advocate across multiple organizations and strives to bring awareness to hereditary colon cancer. After receiving his AFAP diagnosis, he enrolled in the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Creighton University hereditary colon cancer registries. Through the years, he has requested and received Colon Cancer Month, Rare Disease Day, and Ostomy Awareness Day proclamations from the governors of Hawaii, Idaho, and Texas, as well as from the mayor of each town he resided in each of these states. His current advocacy efforts are to establish legislative jurisdiction to designate the 4th week of March as Hereditary Colon Cancer Awareness Week.

Dr. Monia Werlang

Originally from Brazil, Dr. Werlang did her residency, chief residency and gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship at Mayo Clinic Florida. She is currently working as a general gastroenterologist in Greenville, South Carolina. She is a clinical assistant professor at university of South Carolina Greenville campus. Her main areas of interest are inpatient gastroenterology, nutrition in GI and gut-brain disorders.

About Epicured

Epicured is a healthcare company which harnesses the natural healing power of food to help people eat better, feel better, and live better. As the first low FODMAP and gluten-free meal delivery service, Epicured give customers with IBS, Crohn’s, Colitis, SIBO, and celiac an easy way to achieve better digestive health. The team at Epicured consists of chefs, clinicians, caregivers, and friends. Epicured delivers low FODMAP and gluten-free, dietitian-approved meals which are backed by science. They created Our Partners in Health Network which includes some of the best gut-health focused doctors and dietitians, and they have a one-of-a-kind relationship with Mount Sinai Health System. The renowned culinary team, led by chef Dani Chavez-Bello, has cooked at some of the world’s best restaurants. Epicured has a menu including over 50 Low FODMAP entrees, soups, salads and smoothies which are always freshly prepared with the best ingredients and delivered right to each customer’s door.