



Core Conversations - Episode 36 - Best of Core Conversations
In this special Best Of episode of Core Conversations, Natalie Baggio looks back at some of the memorable conversations, personal stories and important health topics featured throughout the podcast. Hear from Corewell Health experts and team members as they discuss the importance of preventive scr…

Core Conversations - Episode 35 - Molly Marquardt & Jes Jasper
What happens when your healthcare training is needed when you least expect it? On this episode of Core Conversations, Natalie Baggio sits down with Corewell Health team members Molly Marquardt and Jess Jasper to share the incredible story of how a routine trip to the grocery store turned into a li…

Core Conversations - Episode 34, Part Two – Nicole Morrissey and Alaina Elder-Correa
In this episode of Core Conversations with Natalie Baggio, we continue our conversation about diabetes prevention and the everyday choices that can make a difference. Corewell Health experts share how the Diabetes Prevention Program combines education, lifestyle coaching and ongoing support to hel…

Core Conversations - Episode 33, Part One – Nicole Morrissey and Alaina Elder-Correa
In this episode of Core Conversations with Natalie Baggio, we’re talking about diabetes, prediabetes and the steps you can take to better understand and manage your risk. Natalie is joined by Corewell Health experts Nicole and Elena to discuss diabetes risk factors, prevention, advances in blood s…

Core Conversations - Episode 32, Part Two – Lincoln White-Day
In Part Two of this episode of Core Conversations with Natalie Baggio, Lincoln White-Day and his mother, Lorraine Day, continue sharing the story of his recovery following a life-threatening electrical accident. Lorraine reflects on the uncertainty of those first days, the emotional reactions from…

Core Conversations - Episode 31, Part One – Lincoln White-Day
What started as an afternoon of sailing turned into a life-threatening emergency for Grand Valley State University student Lincoln White-Day. In Part One of this episode of Core Conversations with Natalie Baggio, Lincoln and his mother, Lorraine White-Day, share the story of a severe electrical ac…

Core Conversations - Episode 30 – HouseCalls
In this episode of Core Conversations, Natalie Baggio sits down with Dr. Ron Siegel, Medical Director of House Calls, and Maggie Lewis, House Calls Coordinator, to discuss how the House Calls program brings compassionate, personalized primary care directly to patients throughout Southwest Michigan.…

Core Conversations - Episode 29 – Moniica Woods
Core Conversations welcomes Moniica Woods, a certified surgical technologist at Corewell Health, for a conversation about the vital role surgical technologists play in patient care. Moniica shares how a personal loss inspired her career in healthcare, what it's like to work in the operating room, a…

Core Conversations - Episode 28 – Dr. Maddi Massa
How do physician residency programs help strengthen health care in Southwest Michigan? In this episode of Core Conversations, Natalie Baggio sits down with Dr. Maddie Massa, an emergency medicine physician at Corewell Health, to discuss her journey from medical student to residency graduate and now…

Core Conversations - Episode 27 – Dr. Kourosh Baghelai
Corewell Health's Natalie Baggio sits down with Dr. Kourosh Baghelai, cardiothoracic surgeon, to discuss how Corewell Health in Southwest Michigan is providing nationally recognized heart care close to home. Dr. Baghelai shares what it takes to build a world-class cardiothoracic surgery program, th…