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Season 3 Episode 8: Time to Walk Away: Knowing Your Worth with Dr. Annahieta Kalantari

Walking away from something that does not serve you is not a failure; it is a strong way to protecting your own self-worth. This week we are bringing you another powerful conversation from the BE Elevate Summit. Dr. Sasha Shillcutt talks with Dr. Annahieta Kalantari, a physician, author and well-known international speaker, about knowing when it’s healthier to walk away. You don’t want to miss it!

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BIOGRAPHY

Annahieta Kalantari, DO, FACEP, FACOEP, FAAEM is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician practicing in Hershey, PA. After graduating from Pennsylvania State University, she attended medical school at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, PA and completed her residency in Emergency Medicine at St. Luke’s University Hospital in Bethlehem, PA. After graduation, Dr Kalantari took the position of Director of Emergency Ultrasound at Aria Health and developed the point of care ultrasound program from the ground up. She later served in the role of Assistant Residency Program Director and then Associate Residency Program Director. While at Aria Health, she not only innovated residency medical education but built the hospital wide sepsis alert program reducing sepsis mortality rates to below National benchmarks. In 2018, Dr. Kalantari took her skills to Penn State Health Milton S Hershey Medical Center as the Associate Program Director of the Emergency Medicine Residency Program where she continues to innovate in the world of medical education. Dr. Kalantari is also an internationally known speaker and author. Her talks range from infectious disease management to physician wellness, establishing a stress mindset and burnout prevention. Her articles and blog posts have been featured on FeminEM, EmDocs, KevinMD, Emergency Medicine News, ACEP Now and ALiEM. Dr. Kalantari is the recipient of multiple teaching and speaking awards. She was awarded the American College of Emergency Physicians Teaching Fellowship Micro-teach award and was awarded first place in her category in the American College of Emergency Physicians New Speakers Forum. Most recently she was awarded the American College of Emergency Physicians Faculty Educator of the Year awards. Dr. Kalantari is passionate about transforming the culture of medicine from a grin-and-bear-it society to one that holds self-care, physician wellness, and community at the center of its values. When not working, she is enjoying life in the great outdoors with her amazing husband and 2 very energetic young boys.