Episode 271: Behind the Scenes of “The Pitt” With Sylvia Owusu-Ansah
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Chadi discusses the role of Dr. Sylvia Owusu-Ansah as a medical advisor for the HBO Max series 'The Pitt' and her contributions to enhancing the show's authenticity.
Chadi sits down with Dr. Sylvia Owusu-Ansah, a pediatric emergency physician at UPMC, to discuss her role as a medical advisor for the HBO Max series “The Pitt” and how she helped bring real-world authenticity to the show. She explains how the writers first approached her and asked a key question—what stories have not yet been told on medical dramas—which led her to highlight issues such as the challenges of sickle-cell pain management and share the powerful real-life story of a 17-year-old p...
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