{"id":12065,"date":"2025-08-04T05:00:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T09:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/?p=12065"},"modified":"2025-07-25T17:27:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T21:27:19","slug":"unc-urology-alumna-dr-pauline-filippou-featured-on-backtable-urology-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/unc-urology-alumna-dr-pauline-filippou-featured-on-backtable-urology-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"UNC Urology Alumna Dr. Pauline Filippou Featured on BackTable Urology Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The UNC Department of Urology is proud to celebrate the accomplishments of alumna Dr. Pauline Filippou<\/a> (Residency Class of 2020<\/a>), who was recently featured on the BackTable Urology podcast in Episode #249, Palliative Care in Urology<\/em><\/a>. The episode highlights Dr. Filippou\u2019s clinical and research leadership in integrating palliative care into urologic oncology\u2014a topic she has championed throughout her career.<\/p>\n

Hosted by Drs. Gina Badalato and Lindsay Hampson, the episode brings together Dr. Filippou and Dr. Ashwin Kotwal (UCSF) for an in-depth discussion on how palliative care principles can be embedded into urology practice to improve patient outcomes and align treatment with patients\u2019 values and goals. Dr. Filippou reflects on her own experiences delivering palliative care in her current role at Kaiser Permanente Northern California and as an affiliated faculty member at Stanford, drawing from the expertise she developed during fellowship and her time at UNC.<\/p>\n

Her message is clear: palliative care isn\u2019t just for end-of-life\u2014it\u2019s about improving quality of life at every stage of serious illness. From communication strategies to interdisciplinary collaboration, the episode provides valuable insights for trainees and seasoned clinicians alike.<\/p>\n

Dr. Filippou\u2019s deep engagement with this topic began during her training at UNC and was further developed during her urologic oncology fellowship at the University of Washington. While there, she led impactful research documenting how hospice enrollment significantly enhances the end-of-life experience for bladder cancer patients<\/a>. Her work has helped reframe how urologists think about supportive care, showing that early integration of palliative principles can profoundly improve patient and family outcomes.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t Dr. Filippou\u2019s first time being recognized for her forward-thinking approach. As a Chief Resident at UNC, she was awarded the prestigious Pope Clinical Trainee Award<\/a> for her work evaluating racial differences in patient-reported outcomes following prostate cancer treatment. She credited her time at UNC and mentorship from faculty members like Dr. Angela Smith as instrumental in shaping her career.<\/p>\n

BackTable Urology has featured several UNC Urology voices over the years\u2014including Dr. Angela Smith<\/a> and Dr. Matthew Nielsen<\/a>\u2014and it\u2019s a proud moment for the department to see one of its own alumni return to the platform as a leading voice in her field.<\/p>\n

Dr. Filippou’s feature serves as a testament to the department\u2019s enduring commitment to cultivating clinician-leaders who not only advance surgical and oncologic care, but also embrace holistic, patient-centered approaches to healing.<\/p>\n

Listen to the full episode: BackTable Urology Episode #249<\/a> or watch below.<\/p>\n\n\n