Music and Medicine with Zak Ozmo

Multi-instrumentalist and scholar, Dr. Zak Ozmo, delves into the intersection between music and wellness. In this monthly podcast series, he hosts guest educators and leading researchers to answer the question: Does music have the power to heal?

Music and Medicine with Zak Ozmo is a general podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 12 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Music and Medicine with Zak Ozmo, a general show with 12 episodes published.

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  Episode #12

  The Banjo as Medicine

  Jul 21, 202233 minS1

  <h1>Episode Notes</h1> <p>In this episode of Music & Medicine, Žak Ozmo is in conversation with Dr. Jonathan Finder.  Dr. Finder is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and a member of the division of pediatric pulmonology at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital. In his spare time, he is a musician with many ties to the Memphis community.</p> <p>The conversation includes parallels between the practice of medicine and music-making, the use of music in healthcare, and playing the banjo.</p>

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  Episode #11

  Shamanism and Other Cross-Cultural Healing Traditions

  Apr 21, 202252 minS1

  <h1>Episode Notes</h1> <p>In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Francisco D. Lara.  Dr. Lara is an ethnomusicologist and musician with pedagogical, research, and performance interest in the music and culture of Latin America, Afro-Latin America, and music, health, and wellness. He is on the faculty at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee.</p>

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  Episode #10

  Shostakovich and Mental Health: A Conversation with Stephen Johnson, part 2

  Feb 17, 202251 minS1

  <h1>Episode Notes</h1> <p>In this episode of Music & Medicine, Žak Ozmo continues the conversation with Stephen Johnson, a British author, BBC music broadcaster, and composer.  His recent book, How Shostakovich Changed My Mind, won the prestigious 2021 Rubery Book Award.</p> <p>Johnson explores the power of Shostakovich’s music during Stalin’s reign of terror and talks about the extraordinary healing effect of music on sufferers of mental illness.  He further reflects on his own experience, where he believes Shostakovich’s music helped him survive the trials and assaults of bipolar disorder.</p>

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  Episode #9

  Scientific Music Medicine

  Dec 16, 202157 minS1

  <h1>Episode Notes</h1> <p>In this episode of Music & Medicine, Žak Ozmo is in conversation with Dr. Lee Bartel. Dr. Bartel is Professor Emeritus of Music and former Associate Dean-Research at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, and Founding Director of the Music and Health Research Collaboratory. In the past 10 years he has been pursuing a research agenda of sound and brain stimulation at Mount Sinai Hospital, Wasser Pain Management Centre and Women's College Hospital with pain conditions, at Toronto Rehab on music and cardiac rehab, at Baycrest with Alzheimer's, and at University Health Network with major depression.</p...

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  Episode #8

  Music and Radiation Oncology

  Nov 18, 202144 minS1

  <h1>Episode Notes</h1> <p>In this episode of Music & Medicine, Žak Ozmo is joined by Dr. Andrew Rossetti. Dr Rossetti is a music therapist on staff at the Louis Armstrong Department of Music Therapy at Mount Sinai Beth Israel hospital in New York City. There he supervises the multi-site music therapy program in radiology oncology. His practice extends to the infusion suite, surgery, and neonatal intensive care unit, and he specializes in treating emotional trauma.</p> <p>The conversation includes discussions of setting up a music therapy program in a department of radiation oncology, wider adoption of music-based interventions w...

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