Thriving in Medicine: The Physician's Guide to Doctoring

Bradley B. Block, MD

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Hey there, doc. Welcome to the podcast that feels more like grabbing coffee with a colleague who gets it. This podcast is for physicians who are driven to grow—those who strive for more in their careers and lives. We tackle the challenge of sustaining personal and professional growth while practicing full-time medicine. Each episode delivers expert insights and brass-tacks, immediately actionable advice that ensures you leave better equipped than when you started listening. Covering a wide range of topics that impact every aspect of a physician’s life—in and out of the exam room—we help you keep advancin...

PGD 451: Exploring Medical Curiosity with Dr. Anthony Breu

This episode is sponsored by: Set For LifeSet for Life Insurance helps doctors safeguard their future with True Own Occupational Disability Insurance. A single injury or illness can change everything, but the best physicians plan ahead. Protect your income and secure your future before life makes the choice for you. Your career deserves protection—act now at https://www.doctorpodcastnetwork.co/setforlife._______Curiosity isn’t just a trait—it’s a tool for better medicine. In this episode, Dr. An

Apr 1, • 23:48

EP450: Mastering Medical Communication with Dr. Todd Wolynn (Part 2)

This episode is sponsored by: Set For LifeSet for Life Insurance helps doctors safeguard their future with True Own Occupational Disability Insurance. A single injury or illness can change everything, but the best physicians plan ahead. Protect your income and secure your future before life makes the choice for you. Your career deserves protection—act now at https://www.doctorpodcastnetwork.co/setforlife.______In the continuation of their conversation, Dr. Todd Wolynn and Dr. Bradley Block explo

Apr 1, • 29:19

How Doctors Can Improve Patient Conversations with Dr. Todd Wolynn (Part 1)

This episode is sponsored by: Set For LifeSet for Life Insurance helps doctors safeguard their future with True Own Occupational Disability Insurance. A single injury or illness can change everything, but the best physicians plan ahead. Protect your income and secure your future before life makes the choice for you. Your career deserves protection—act now at https://www.doctorpodcastnetwork.co/setforlife.______Great medical knowledge isn’t enough—how you communicate it matters just as much. In t

Mar 27, • 28:46

Ep448: Creating a Healthier Medical Culture: A Conversation with Dr. Colin West

This episode is sponsored by: Set For LifeSet for Life Insurance helps doctors safeguard their future with True Own Occupational Disability Insurance. A single injury or illness can change everything, but the best physicians plan ahead. Protect your income and secure your future before life makes the choice for you. Your career deserves protection—act now at https://www.doctorpodcastnetwork.co/setforlife_____Burnout and distress are pervasive in medicine, but improving physician well-being requi

Mar 25, • 34:39

Ep447: CONTRIBUTOR SERIES - Raising a Family Abroad: Navigating the Challenges and Joys of Expat Parenting with Angela Vitiello

This episode is sponsored by: Set For LifeSet for Life Insurance helps doctors safeguard their future with True Own Occupational Disability Insurance. A single injury or illness can change everything, but the best physicians plan ahead. Protect your income and secure your future before life makes the choice for you. Your career deserves protection—act now at https://www.doctorpodcastnetwork.co/setforlife___________Moving abroad as a physician is a significant transition, but what does it mean fo

Mar 20, • 32:09

Ep446: Healthcare in Jail: The Challenges and Ethics of Correctional Medicine

This episode is sponsored by: Set For LifeSet for Life Insurance helps doctors safeguard their future with True Own Occupational Disability Insurance. A single injury or illness can change everything, but the best physicians plan ahead. Protect your income and secure your future before life makes the choice for you. Your career deserves protection—act now at https://www.doctorpodcastnetwork.co/setforlife_________Correctional healthcare is an often overlooked yet vital component of the medical fi

Mar 18, • 31:26

#Ep445 - CONTRIBUTOR SERIES - Fertility, Healing, and Unexpected Paths to Motherhood: Dr. Chrissie Ott’s Inspiring Story

This episode is sponsored by: Set For LifeSet for Life Insurance helps doctors safeguard their future with True Own Occupational Disability Insurance. A single injury or illness can change everything, but the best physicians plan ahead. Protect your income and secure your future before life makes the choice for you. Your career deserves protection—act now at https://www.doctorpodcastnetwork.co/setforlife__________What happens when the expected path to parenthood doesn’t go as planned? For Dr. Ch

Mar 13, • 35:15

#Ep444 - Navigating HR Challenges in Medicine with Kerri Roberts

This episode is sponsored by: Set For LifeSet for Life Insurance helps doctors safeguard their future with True Own Occupational Disability Insurance. A single injury or illness can change everything, but the best physicians plan ahead. Protect your income and secure your future before life makes the choice for you. Your career deserves protection—act now at https://www.doctorpodcastnetwork.co/setforlife____________Whether you’re a practice owner or an employed physician, HR challenges can be ov

Mar 11, • 32:03

#443 - CONTRIBUTOR SERIES: Physician Burnout, Wellness, and Coaching with Dr. Amna Shabbir and Dr. Zhen Chan

This episode is sponsored by: Set For LifeSet for Life Insurance helps doctors safeguard their future with True Own Occupational Disability Insurance. A single injury or illness can change everything, but the best physicians plan ahead. Protect your income and secure your future before life makes the choice for you. Your career deserves protection—act now at https://www.doctorpodcastnetwork.co/setforlife________________Burnout remains a critical issue in medicine, especially for early-career phy

Mar 6, • 36:53

#442 - CONTRIBUTOR SERIES: Achieving Goals with a Single Page

This episode is sponsored by: Set For LifeSet for Life Insurance helps doctors safeguard their future with True Own Occupational Disability Insurance. A single injury or illness can change everything, but the best physicians plan ahead. Protect your income and secure your future before life makes the choice for you. Your career deserves protection—act now at https://www.doctorpodcastnetwork.co/setforlife____________________Goal setting can be overwhelming, especially for high-achieving professio

Mar 4, • 37:10

#442 - CONTRIBUTOR SERIES: Achieving Goals with a Single Page

This episode is sponsored by: Set For Life Set for Life Insurance helps doctors safeguard their future with True Own Occupational Disability Insurance. A single injury or illness can change everything, but the best physicians plan ahead. Protect your income and secure your future before life makes the choice for you. Your career deserves protection—act now at https://www.doctorpodcastnetwork.co/setforlife____________________________________________Goal setting can be overwhelming, especially for

Mar 4, • 37:11

#441 - Diversity Without Inclusion: Addressing Conformity in Medicine with Dr. Steven Bradley

In this episode of Physician's Guide to Doctoring, Dr. Bradley Block speaks with returning guest Dr. Stephen Bradley who shares insights from his co-authored article addressing how medical institutions emphasize diversity but frequently neglect true inclusion. Drawing from personal experiences including decisions about personal grooming to conform to professional expectations and those of colleagues, Dr. Bradley explores the subtle and overt pressures underrepresented physicians face to fit in.T

Feb 27, • 25:47

#440 - CONTRIBUTOR SERIES: Introverts in Healthcare - Caring for your Well-being

Healthcare often demands constant interaction, quick decision-making, and emotional resilience. But what happens when you’re an introvert navigating this high-pressure environment? In this episode, Dr. Charity Hix shares her insights on how introverted physicians face unique challenges in medicine. She and Dr. Amna Shabbir explore why introverts may be more prone to burnout and how sensory overload, emotional labor, and overstimulation contribute to exhaustion.They discuss how simple changes lik

Feb 25, • 26:26

#Ep439 - Leveraging AI Scribes in Pediatrics with Dr. George Rogu

Tired of spending hours charting after a long day with patients? Freed.ai is an AI medical scribe that handles documentation for you. It listens, prepares notes, and writes patient instructions in real time, completing charting before the patient leaves—learning your style like a human scribe, but never quitting.Freed is loved by 3,000+ clinicians from every specialty. It is HIPAA compliant, takes 30 seconds to learn, and costs only $99/month. You can try Freed for free right now by going to fre

Feb 20, • 23:59

#438 - CONTRIBUTOR SERIES - Men In Medicine: How Medical Training Combined with Societal Norms Causes Male Physicians To Suffer

Medicine has long been defined by a culture that demands toughness, self-sacrifice, and emotional suppression, particularly for male physicians. In this episode, Dr. Joe Sherman shares his insights on how these expectations contribute to physician burnout, emotional isolation, and workplace toxicity.He and Dr. Amna Shabbir discuss how changing the culture around male physicians can make medicine more compassionate and inclusive. They examine why male doctors struggle to show vulnerability and ho

Feb 18, • 33:49

#437 - Mastering Difficult Patient Conversations with Dr. Rob Orman

Every physician has those patient conversations they’d rather avoid, the ones that drain energy and feel like a constant struggle. But what if there was a way to make them easier and more effective? In this episode, Dr. Rob Orman shares how scripting your least favorite conversations can help you stay in control, set boundaries with compassion, and reduce emotional fatigue.Dr. Bradley Block and Dr. Rob Orman dive into key frameworks that can help you approach difficult conversations with confide

Feb 13, • 30:38

#436 - Conspirituality and the Wellness Industry: A Conversation with Derek Beres

Looking to connect with a community of physician podcasters? We provide the tools, connections, and resources you need to amplify your voice and grow your audience. Be part of something exciting as we prepare to launch. Join the Doctor Podcast Network today!______________________In this episode, Dr Bradley Block interviews Derek Beres, to discuss the intersection of conspiracy theories and spirituality, particularly in the wellness space. Barris explains how "conspirituality" merges left-leaning

Feb 11, • 36:38

#435- Fighting Back: How Doctors Can Take Control in a Malpractice Battle with Dr. Gita Pensa

Looking to connect with a community of physician podcasters? We provide the tools, connections, and resources you need to amplify your voice and grow your audience. Be part of something exciting as we prepare to launch. Join the Doctor Podcast Network today!—--------In this episode, Dr. Gita Pensa advocates for physicians navigating the storm of malpractice lawsuits. She opens up about the emotional and psychological toll of physicians being sued. She shares her own journey through litigation an

Feb 6, • 30:27

#434 - CONTRIBUTOR SERIES - Dr. Noshene Ranjbar examines how integrating mind, body, and spirit in mental health fosters holistic healing and well-being.

Looking to connect with a community of physician podcasters? We provide the tools, connections, and resources you need to amplify your voice and grow your audience. Be part of something exciting as we prepare to launch. Join the Doctor Podcast Network today!—----------Dr. Noshene Ranjbar joins Dr. Kristine Goins in this episode to discuss embodied leadership, health equity, and integrative psychiatry. Dr. Ranjbar defines embodied leadership as a holistic integration of mind, body, and spirit, ro

Feb 4, • 37:52

#433 - Dr. Hasan Merali discusses how lessons from toddlers can help physicians improve their well-being and work-life balance

Looking to connect with a community of physician podcasters? We provide the tools, connections, and resources you need to amplify your voice and grow your audience. Be part of something exciting as we prepare to launch. Join the Doctor Podcast Network today!—--------Dr. Bradley Block sits down with Dr. Hasan Merali to explore the unexpected ways toddler behavior can shape adult well-being. They dive into Dr. Murali’s book, Sleep Well, Take Risks, Squish the Peas, sharing research and personal st

Jan 30, • 30:36

#432 - The Path to Recovery: Rethinking Addiction Care with Paula Cook MD. & Darlene Peterson MD.

Looking to connect with a community of physician podcasters? We provide the tools, connections, and resources you need to amplify your voice and grow your audience. Be part of something exciting as we prepare to launch. Join the Doctor Podcast Network today!—--------What are the biggest misconceptions about addiction, and how can we better support patients struggling with it? In this episode, Dr. Bradley Block speaks with Dr. Paula Donnelly Cook and Dr. Darlene Peterson, both board-certified spe

Jan 28, • 29:50

#431 - CONTRIBUTOR SERIES: Achieving Efficiency Without Sacrificing Patient Care with Junaid Niazi, MD, and Samantha Eksir, MD

Looking to connect with a community of physician podcasters? We provide the tools, connections, and resources you need to amplify your voice and grow your audience. Be part of something exciting as we prepare to launch. Join the Doctor Podcast Network today!—---------Dr. Junaid Niazi and Dr. Samantha Eksir discuss the challenges doctors face, such as managing heavy workloads, balancing patient care with administrative tasks, and overcoming perfectionism.Dr. Eksir shares her struggle to balance p

Jan 23, • 35:10

#430 - The Science of Hiring: Dr. Michael Neal’s Proven Approach to Staffing Excellence

Looking to connect with a community of physician podcasters? We provide the tools, connections, and resources you need to amplify your voice and grow your audience. Be part of something exciting as we prepare to launch. Join the Doctor Podcast Network today!—---------How can healthcare practices improve their hiring processes to ensure long-term success? In this episode, Dr. Michael Neal discusses innovative hiring strategies with host Dr. Bradley Block. Dr. Neal explains that traditional hiring

Jan 21, • 26:35

#429 - CONTRIBUTOR SERIES: Professor Dan Ariely discusses building a trust-based healthcare system by balancing bureaucracy and physician autonomy (2 of 2)

Looking to connect with a community of physician podcasters? We provide the tools, connections, and resources you need to amplify your voice and grow your audience. Be part of something exciting as we prepare to launch. Join the Doctor Podcast Network today!—---------Dr. John Schnieder and Professor Dan Ariely continue their analysis of healthcare and decision-making in the second part of their conversation, expanding on the points discussed earlier. They delve deeper into how doctors experience

Jan 16, • 23:18

#428 - CONTRIBUTOR SERIES: Professor Dan Ariely discusses building a trust-based healthcare system by balancing bureaucracy and physician autonomy (1 of 2)

Looking to connect with a community of physician podcasters? We provide the tools, connections, and resources you need to amplify your voice and grow your audience. Be part of something exciting as we prepare to launch. Join the Doctor Podcast Network today!—-----In this episode, Professor Dan Ariely is interviewed by Dr John Schneider about the complexities of medicine, bureaucracy, and healthcare experiences. Professor Ariely discusses how rigid bureaucratic systems often disconnect from the c

Jan 14, • 24:52

#427 - A Guide to Better Patient-Doctor Communication with TEDx Speaker Mel Thacker MD

Looking to connect with a community of physician podcasters? We provide the tools, connections, and resources you need to amplify your voice and grow your audience. Be part of something exciting as we prepare to launch. Join the Doctor Podcast Network today!—--------In this episode, Dr. Mel Thacker is interviewed by Dr. Bradley Block. She shares insights from her TEDx talk, "How to Save Lives with Two Minutes of Listening," where she explains how improved communication between doctors and patien

Jan 9, • 25:31

#426 - From Coached to Coach: A Physician’s Journey to Empowering Others

Looking to connect with a community of physician podcasters? We provide the tools, connections, and resources you need to amplify your voice and grow your audience. Be part of something exciting as we prepare to launch. Join the Doctor Podcast Network today!—-----------------------------IIn this episode, Dr. Bradley Block interviews Dr. Laura Suttin, who shares insights from her journey to becoming a life coach after experiencing transformative changes through coaching. She talks about empowerin

Jan 7, • 24:26

#425 - CONTRIBUTOR SERIES: Breaking the Cycle of Burnout Through Better Sleep

Ready to diversify outside the stock market? EquityMultiple brings you streamlined real estate investing. Access vetted, cash-flowing opportunities from anywhere. Start today, with just $5K, at equitymultiple.com_________________Dr. Kristine Goins and Dr. Christopher J. Allen discuss the epidemic of sleep deprivation among physicians. Dr. Allen highlights how long shifts, irregular schedules, and cultural expectations in medicine often lead to chronic burnout.He provides insightful tips, such as

Jan 2, • 25:03

#424 - Rerun: Jet, Set, Go: Points and Miles Doc on The Secrets to Smart Travel

Ready to diversify outside the stock market? EquityMultiple brings you streamlined real estate investing. Access vetted, cash-flowing opportunities from anywhere. Start today, with just $5K, at equitymultiple.com__________________ In this holiday season, we bring you a special rerun of Episode 320, featuring The Points and Miles Doc, an anonymous academic surgeon with expertise in credit card points and miles. She shares valuable strategies for leveraging credit card rewards, emphasizing the pot

Dec 31, 2024 • 36:29

#423 - Rerun: Dr. Jordyn Feingold on Transforming Trauma into Triumph

Ready to diversify outside the stock market? EquityMultiple brings you streamlined real estate investing. Access vetted, cash-flowing opportunities from anywhere. Start today, with just $5K, at equitymultiple.com____________Here’s another 2024 favorite for the holiday season!This rerun of episode 317 features Dr. Jordyn Feingold, interviewed by Dr. Bradley Block as she shares her journey, discussing how the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic shaped her understanding of well-being and led to co-

Dec 26, 2024 • 38:08

#422 - Rerun: Combating Perfectionism in Healthcare with Dr. Megan Melo

Ready to diversify outside the stock market? EquityMultiple brings you streamlined real estate investing. Access vetted, cash-flowing opportunities from anywhere. Start today, with just $5K, at equitymultiple.com____________We’re excited to bring you a 2024 favorite for this holiday season! For this holiday season, we’re thrilled to present a 2024 favorite! In this special rerun of episode 319, Dr. Megan Melo, a family medicine and obesity medicine specialist, sits down with Dr. Bradley Block to

Dec 24, 2024 • 28:17

#421 - Doctor Podcast Network (DPN) Founders Q&A LIVESTREAM!

This special episode introduces the Doctor Podcast Network (DPN) founded by veteran physician podcasters  Dr. Jimmy Turner, Dr. Mike Woo-Ming, Dr. Bradley Block, and, industry specialist, Desiree Leos to address challenges in starting and maintaining a podcast. They discuss their journeys into podcasting, emphasizing its value for networking, sharing expertise, and building personal brands. Dr. Turner highlights his work in financial literacy, Dr. Woo-Ming focuses on physician entrepreneurship,

Dec 19, 2024 • 38:23

#420 - Healthcare Under Trump 2.0: Policies, Predictions, and Preparations with Adam Block, PhD

Ready to diversify outside the stock market? EquityMultiple brings you streamlined real estate investing. Access vetted, cash-flowing opportunities from anywhere. Start today, with just $5K, at equitymultiple.com________What does the future hold for U.S. healthcare? In this podcast episode, Dr. Bradley Block interviews Adam Block, an associate professor of health policy at New York Medical College, to discuss the potential future of U.S. healthcare under the Trump administration.Key topics inclu

Dec 17, 2024 • 27:25

#419 - Breaking Down Medical Jargon: Dr. John Lundell on Simplifying Patient Conversations

Ready to diversify outside the stock market? EquityMultiple brings you streamlined real estate investing. Access vetted, cash-flowing opportunities from anywhere. Start today, with just $5K, at equitymultiple.com____________In this episode, Dr. Bradley Block speaks with Dr. John Lundell, who shares strategies for enhancing patient communication by minimizing medical jargon. Dr. Lundell highlights the importance of using relatable language, asking open-ended questions, and fostering trust through

Dec 12, 2024 • 27:17

#418 - Unmasking Pseudoscience in the Wellness Industry with Dr. Jonathan Stea

Ready to diversify outside the stock market? EquityMultiple brings you streamlined real estate investing. Access vetted, cash-flowing opportunities from anywhere. Start today, with just $5K, at equitymultiple.com____________________Dr. Bradley Block interviews Dr. Jonathan Stea about his book Mind the Science, which explores how pseudoscience impacts healthcare through the wellness industry and the anti-psychiatry movement. Dr. Stea traces the anti-psychiatry movement’s origins to the 1960s, whe

Dec 10, 2024 • 44:47

#417 - CONTRIBUTOR SERIES: Overcoming the fear of "No" and turning rejection into opportunity

Ready to diversify outside the stock market? EquityMultiple brings you streamlined real estate investing. Access vetted, cash-flowing opportunities from anywhere. Start today, with just $5K, at equitymultiple.com_______"Have you ever hesitated to ask for what you truly want because of a fear of rejection or judgment?"In this episode, Dr. Kristine Goins interviews Dr. La Toya Luces-Sampson, who reveals how the simple act of asking can unlock greater freedom, confidence, and fulfillment. Dr. Toya

Dec 5, 2024 • 22:22

#416 - CONTRIBUTOR SERIES - Making Meaningful Choices and Avoiding Regrets with Dr. Jordan Grumet

Ready to diversify outside the stock market? EquityMultiple brings you streamlined real estate investing. Access vetted, cash-flowing opportunities from anywhere. Start today, with just $5K, at equitymultiple.com________________Dr. Cobin Soelberg hosts Dr. Jordan Grumet, author of the upcoming book The Purpose Code, which builds on insights from his first book, Taking Stock. Together, they unravel the mystery of purpose—why it’s essential for a meaningful life and how many of us approach it all

Dec 3, 2024 • 32:16

#415: The Silent Crisis of Co-Survivors in Healthcare with Kristin Flanary

Ready to diversify outside the stock market? EquityMultiple brings you streamlined real estate investing. Access vetted, cash-flowing opportunities from anywhere. Start today, with just $5K, at equitymultiple.com __________________ Dr. Brad Block interviews Kristin Flanary about her experiences as a co-survivor, focusing on the challenges caregivers face during medical emergencies. Kristin shares her journey of supporting her husband through two testicular cancer diagnoses and a cardiac arrest

Nov 28, 2024 • 29:03

#414 - CONTRIBUTOR SERIES: Breaking the Silence: Dr. Saba Fatima on the Emotional Toll of Medical Malpractice

Ready to diversify outside the stock market? EquityMultiple brings you streamlined real estate investing. Access vetted, cash-flowing opportunities from anywhere. Start today, with just $5K, at equitymultiple.com _________ Dr. Amna Shabir interviews Dr. Saba Fatima on the emotional struggles that come with medical malpractice cases. Drawing from her own experience, Dr. Fatima opens up about the feelings of isolation, shame, and anxiety that many doctors face especially since they’re often told

Nov 26, 2024 • 19:08

#413 - From Clinic to Content: Building a Medical Education Brand and Digital Strategy with Dr. Kyan Lynch

Ready to diversify outside the stock market? EquityMultiple brings you streamlined real estate investing. Access vetted, cash-flowing opportunities from anywhere. Start today, with just $5K, at equitymultiple.com   —------- What happens when a doctor leaves clinical medicine to pursue a passion for medical education and digital strategy? Dr. Brad Block interviews Dr. Kyan Lynch, exploring his journey from a traditional medical career to a pioneering focus on medical education and digital strate

Nov 21, 2024 • 27:18

#412—CONTRIBUTOR SERIES: Sham Peer Reviews and How to Defend Yourself with Tracey O'Connell, MD

—-  👋 Ready to diversify outside the stock market? EquityMultiple brings you streamlined real estate investing. Access vetted, cash-flowing opportunities from anywhere. Start today, with just $5K, at equitymultiple.com —-  👋 Peer review in medicine is intended to uphold standards of care, but Dr. Tracey O’Connell joins host Dr. Amna Shabbir to expose the troubling phenomenon of "sham peer reviews." These unjust practices are often driven by personal or institutional agendas, disproportionatel

Nov 19, 2024 • 28:10

#411—How a NASA Flight Surgeon Uses AI to Create More Time and Reduce Stress

Ready to diversify outside the stock market? EquityMultiple brings you streamlined real estate investing. Access vetted, cash-flowing opportunities from anywhere. Start today, with just $5K, at equitymultiple.com —-  👋 Dr. Block interviews Dr. Ann Tsung, a NASA flight surgeon and productivity expert. Dr. Tsung dives into her method of creating more time for busy professionals by leveraging AI tools, such as ChatGPT, and utilizing virtual assistants. She introduces her concepts of the five free

Nov 14, 2024 • 39:48

#410—CONTRIBUTORS SERIES: From the OR to Ballroom Dancing, Insights for Working Moms in Healthcare with Adrienne Towsen, MD

Ready to diversify outside the stock market? EquityMultiple brings you streamlined real estate investing. Access vetted, cash-flowing opportunities from anywhere. Start today, with just $5K, at equitymultiple.com —-  👋 Dr. Amna Shabbir welcomes Dr. Adrienne Towsen, an orthopedic surgeon with 20 years of experience and a single mother of two. Dr. Towson shares her unexpected journey into the world of competitive ballroom dancing, which she began at age 46.  Despite a demanding career, she found

Nov 12, 2024 • 29:31

#409—Autism in the Exam Room: What Doctors Need to Understand

#409—Autism in the Exam Room: What Doctors Need to Understand —-  👋 Ready to diversify outside the stock market? EquityMultiple brings you streamlined real estate investing. Access vetted, cash-flowing opportunities from anywhere. Start today, with just $5K, at equitymultiple.com —-  👋 Dr. Block speaks with Dr. Arielle Rubin, a child psychiatrist and autism specialist, who shares invaluable insights for healthcare providers on understanding and effectively supporting patients with autism. Dr.

Nov 7, 2024 • 32:31

#408—Navigating College Health 101 with Dr. Jill Grimes

—-  👋 Ready to diversify outside the stock market? EquityMultiple brings you streamlined real estate investing. Access vetted, cash-flowing opportunities from anywhere. Start today, with just $5K, at equitymultiple.com —-  👋 Dr. Amna Shabbir hosts Dr. Jill Grimes, a nationally recognized family physician and college health expert, to discuss essential health issues facing college students. Dr. Grimes brings over 20 years of experience and shares invaluable insights into the unique physical an

Nov 5, 2024 • 30:02

Secrets to Growing and Monetizing Your Podcast with Kevin Chemidlin

—-  👋 Freed.AI is here to free you from medical documentation. Join the movement to eliminate clinician burnout. Visit Freed.AI and improve your lifestyle. Coupon Code for $50 off your first paid month: PGD —-  👋 Ready to diversify outside the stock market? EquityMultiple brings you streamlined real estate investing. Access vetted, cash-flowing opportunities from anywhere. Start today, with just $5K, at equitymultiple.com —-  👋 Kevin Chemidlin reveals his four-step approach to growing and mo

Oct 31, 2024 • 36:29

#406: CONTRIBUTOR SERIES: Treating Foot Pain from the Ground Up with Dr. Cynthia Correa-Cedeno

—-  👋 Freed.AI is here to free you from medical documentation. Join the movement to eliminate clinician burnout. Visit Freed.AI and improve your lifestyle. Coupon Code for $50 off your first paid month: PGD —-  👋 Ready to diversify outside the stock market? EquityMultiple brings you streamlined real estate investing. Access vetted, cash-flowing opportunities from anywhere. Start today, with just $5K, at equitymultiple.com —-  👋 Dr. Amna Shabbir welcomes Dr. Cynthia Correa-Cedeno to the podca

Oct 29, 2024 • 21:40

PT2: Leveraging Credit Card Points for Luxury Travel with Dr. Devon Gimbel

—-  👋 Freed.AI is here to free you from medical documentation. Join the movement to eliminate clinician burnout. Visit Freed.AI and improve your lifestyle. Coupon Code for $50 off your first paid month: PGD —-  👋 Ready to diversify outside the stock market? EquityMultiple brings you streamlined real estate investing. Access vetted, cash-flowing opportunities from anywhere. Start today, with just $5K, at equitymultiple.com —-  👋 In PT2, Dr. Block and Dr. Devon Gimbel delve deeper into advance

Oct 24, 2024 • 31:55

PT1: Leveraging Credit Card Points for Luxury Travel with Dr. Devon Gimbel

—-  👋 Freed.AI is here to free you from medical documentation. Join the movement to eliminate clinician burnout. Visit Freed.AI and improve your lifestyle. Coupon Code for $50 off your first paid month: PGD —-  👋 Ready to diversify outside the stock market? EquityMultiple brings you streamlined real estate investing. Access vetted, cash-flowing opportunities from anywhere. Start today, with just $5K, at equitymultiple.com —-  👋 In PT1 of this episode, Dr. Block interviews Dr. Devon Gimbel, a

Oct 22, 2024 • 29:12

#403: How to Convert Social Media Followers Into Customers with Johanna B. Moore, MD

—-  👋 Freed.AI is here to free you from medical documentation. Join the movement to eliminate clinician burnout. Visit Freed.AI and improve your lifestyle. Coupon Code for $50 off your first paid month: PGD —-  👋 Ready to diversify outside the stock market? EquityMultiple brings you streamlined real estate investing. Access vetted, cash-flowing opportunities from anywhere. Start today, with just $5K, at equitymultiple.com —-  👋 Dr. Johanna B. Moore explains how physicians can avoid feeling a

Oct 17, 2024 • 36:07

CONTRIBUTOR’S SERIES— Afreen Shariff MD on Cancer Therapy Side Effects and Endocrine Disorders

—-  👋 Freed.AI is here to free you from medical documentation. Join the movement to eliminate clinician burnout. Visit Freed.AI and improve your lifestyle. Coupon Code for $50 off your first paid month: PGD —-  👋 Ready to diversify outside the stock market? EquityMultiple brings you streamlined real estate investing. Access vetted, cash-flowing opportunities from anywhere. Start today, with just $5K, at equitymultiple.com —-  👋 Guest host Dr. Amna Shabbir sits down with Dr. Afreen Shariff, a

Oct 15, 2024 • 31:27

CONTRIBUTOR’S SERIES— Volunteer Abroad: Inside the Life-Changing Work of Floating Doctors

—-  👋 Freed.AI is here to free you from medical documentation. Join the movement to eliminate clinician burnout. Visit Freed.AI and improve your lifestyle. Coupon Code for $50 off your first paid month: PGD —-  👋 Guest host Dr. Kristine Goins and Samantha Horn, Executive Director of Floating Doctors, delve into the reality of medical missions and community health work in Panama. Samantha shares how the organization went from a single sailboat in Haiti to serving 24 coastal communities in Panam

Oct 10, 2024 • 43:18

#400—​​Resolving Conflict in Healthcare to be a Greater Mediator with Martin Stillman MD, JD

—-  👋 Freed.AI is here to free you from medical documentation. Join the movement to eliminate clinician burnout. Visit Freed.AI and improve your lifestyle. Coupon Code for $50 off your first paid month: PGD —-  👋 Dr. Martin Stillman, a mediator with diverse expertise in medicine and law, explores the nuances of resolving professional conflicts, particularly in healthcare. Dr. Block and Dr. Stillman discuss specific conflict scenarios like departmental disagreements and resource allocations.  D

Oct 8, 2024 • 28:54

Stop the Spread of Misinformation with Matthew Facianni, PhD

—-  👋 Freed.AI is here to free you from medical documentation. Join the movement to eliminate clinician burnout. Visit Freed.AI and improve your lifestyle. Coupon Code for $50 off your first paid month: PGD —-  👋 This episode tackles misinformation in healthcare with Dr. Matthew Facciani exploring the psychological and social factors behind susceptibility to misinformation.  He explains that strong identity adherence can lead to biased information processing, making it essential to maintain di

Oct 3, 2024 • 30:30

How to Grow Your Podcast Audience with Adam Schaeuble

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 Freed.AI is here to free you from medical documentation. Join the movement to eliminate clinician burnout. Visit Freed.AI and improve your lifestyle. Coupon Code for $50 off your first paid month: PGD  —-  👋 Dr. Block dives into a meta-conversation about podcasting with Adam Schaeuble, a full-time podcaster and host of Podcasting Business School. Together, they explor

Oct 1, 2024 • 33:45

Using ChatGPT in Medicine with Dr. ChatGPT Harvey Castro MD

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 Freed.AI is here to free you from medical documentation. Join the movement to eliminate clinician burnout. Visit Freed.AI and improve your lifestyle. Coupon Code for $50 off your first paid month: PGD  —-  👋 Dr. Harvey Castro talks about the practical uses of AI in healthcare and beyond, emphasizing how AI can improve workflows, education, and patient interactions. He

Sep 26, 2024 • 30:41

#396: Advance Directives and Living Wills with Eleanor Tanno, MD

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 Freed.AI is here to free you from medical documentation. Join the movement to eliminate clinician burnout. Visit Freed.AI and improve your lifestyle. Coupon Code for $50 off your first paid month: PGD  —-  👋 Dr. Eleanor Tanno joined the podcast to explain the importance of advanced directives and the role they play in end-of-life decision-making. She outlined the dist

Sep 24, 2024 • 31:49

Better Habits in High Performers with Shin Ock, PhD

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 Freed.AI is here to free you from medical documentation. Join the movement to eliminate clinician burnout. Visit Freed.AI and improve your lifestyle. Coupon Code for $50 off your first paid month: PGD  —-  👋 Dr. Bradley Block welcomes Dr. Shin Ock, founder of Azar Psychology, who focuses on providing therapy to high achievers, particularly physicians. They explore how

Sep 19, 2024 • 34:36

Run a Lean Private Practice with Dr. Mitra Sadhu

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 Freed.AI is here to free you from medical documentation. Join the movement to eliminate clinician burnout. Visit Freed.AI and improve your lifestyle. Coupon Code for $50 off your first paid month: PGD  —-  👋 Dr. Block interviews Dr. Sanghamitra Sadhu, a nephrologist who pioneered a lean private practice model that allows her to provide personalized patient care while

Sep 17, 2024 • 29:52

#393: Did StormTroopers Have Health Insurance with @DocWithBowTie

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 Freed.AI is here to free you from medical documentation. Join the movement to eliminate clinician burnout. Visit Freed.AI and improve your lifestyle. Coupon Code for $50 off your first paid month: PGD In this episode, Dr. Block interviews Dr. Joseph S. Thomas, a hospitalist at Buffalo Medical Group, about his dual passions for medicine and Star Wars. They explore paral

Sep 12, 2024 • 36:43

Jillian Rigert, MD, on Mental Health and Surviving Suicidality for Suicide Prevention Month

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 Freed.AI is here to free you from medical documentation. Join the movement to eliminate clinician burnout. Visit Freed.AI and improve your lifestyle. Coupon Code for $50 off your first paid month: PGD Amna Shabbir, MD, interviews Jillian Rigert, MD, an oral medicine specialist and mental health advocate, who shares her powerful story of overcoming suicidality and anore

Sep 10, 2024 • 26:29

Leave Medicine with No Regrets, David Weill, MD

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Sep 5, 2024 • 22:39

#390: LinkedIn for Doctors: Building Your Professional Brand with Career Coach Meredith Pasekoff-Dinitz

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 Freed.AI is here to free you from medical documentation. Join the movement to eliminate clinician burnout. Visit Freed.AI and improve your lifestyle. Coupon Code for $50 off your first paid month: PGD  —-  👋 Dr. Amna Shabbir hosts Meredith Pasekoff-Dinitz, a career transition coach with over 14 years of experience, to discuss the power of LinkedIn for physicians. Mere

Sep 3, 2024 • 37:08

#389: Is Bird Flu The Next Pandemic with John Lieberman MD

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 Freed.AI is here to free you from medical documentation. Join the movement to eliminate clinician burnout. Visit Freed.AI and improve your lifestyle. Coupon Code for $50 off your first paid month: PGD  —-  👋 Dr. Bradley Block discusses the current situation with bird flu (H5N1) with Dr. John Lieberman, an infectious disease specialist with over 20 years of experience.

Aug 29, 2024 • 26:17

CONTRIBUTOR SERIES—The MAVEN Project: Bridging the Gap Between Primary Care and Specialist Consults with Dr. Laurie Green

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 Freed.AI is here to free you from medical documentation. Join the movement to eliminate clinician burnout. Visit Freed.AI and improve your lifestyle. Coupon Code for $50 off your first paid month: PGD —-  👋 Dr. Scott Abramson introduced Dr. Laurie Green, the founder of the MAVEN Project. The discussion highlighted the critical shortage of specialist care in America’s

Aug 27, 2024 • 41:24

Beyond Habits—Lasting Behavior Change with Jason Hreha

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 Freed.AI is here to free you from medical documentation. Join the movement to eliminate clinician burnout. Visit Freed.AI and improve your lifestyle. Coupon Code for $50 off your first paid month: PGD  —-  👋 Bradley Block and Jason Hreha discuss the difference between habits and routines, emphasizing the need for personalized strategies in behavior change. Jason argue

Aug 22, 2024 • 36:28

CONTRIBUTOR SERIES - Why Ageism is Sabotaging Your Patient Care

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 Freed.AI is here to free you from medical documentation. Join the movement to eliminate clinician burnout. Visit Freed.AI and improve your lifestyle. Coupon Code for $50 off your first paid month: PGD  —-  👋 This episode explores the unique challenges of treating older adults, as Dr. Amna Shabbir and Dr. Collin Burks discuss the importance of avoiding ageism, recogniz

Aug 20, 2024 • 25:34

PT2 - The #1 Habit Mistake You’re Making and How to Fix It, According to Dr. Gina Cleo

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 Freed.AI is here to free you from medical documentation. Join the movement to eliminate clinician burnout. Visit Freed.AI and improve your lifestyle. Coupon Code for $50 off your first paid month: PGD  —-  👋 In Part 2 of our conversation with habit expert Dr. Gina Cleo, we dive even deeper into the strategies that can help your patients successfully change their habit

Aug 15, 2024 • 25:51

The #1 Habit Mistake You’re Making and How to Fix It, According to Dr. Gina Cleo

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 Freed.AI is here to free you from medical documentation. Join the movement to eliminate clinician burnout. Visit Freed.AI and improve your lifestyle. Coupon Code for $50 off your first paid month: PGD  —-  👋 Dr. Gina Cleo, a renowned habit change expert, joins Dr. Bradley Block on the podcast to discuss the science behind habit formation and how physicians can better

Aug 13, 2024 • 32:12

Optimize Your EHR Workflow with Dr. Junaid Niazi

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 Freed.AI is here to free you from medical documentation. Join the movement to eliminate clinician burnout. Visit Freed.AI and improve your lifestyle. Coupon Code for $50 off your first paid month: PGD  —-  👋  You can also be a guest on our show? Please email me at brad@physiciansguidetodoctoring.com to connect or visit www.physiciansguidetodoctoring.com to learn more

Aug 8, 2024 • 29:24

#382: CONTRIBUTOR SERIES: Dr. Ashok Bhattacharya Reveals How Empathy Can Save Your Medical Career

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 Freed.AI is here to free you from medical documentation. Join the movement to eliminate clinician burnout. Visit Freed.AI and improve your lifestyle. Coupon Code for $50 off your first paid month: PGD  —-  👋 Dr. Amna Shabbir hosts Dr. Ashok Bhattacharya, the founder of The Empathy Clinic, to explore the role of empathy in healthcare. Dr. Bhattacharya, a psychiatrist s

Aug 6, 2024 • 29:24

CONTRIBUTOR SERIES: How Dr. Kimberly DeStefano Brune Built a Healthcare Empire While Balancing Multiple Ventures (Dr. Junaid Niazi)

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 Freed.AI is here to free you from medical documentation. Join the movement to eliminate clinician burnout. Visit Freed.AI and improve your lifestyle. Coupon Code for $50 off your first paid month: PGD  —-  👋 Guest host Dr. Junaid Niazi interviews Dr. Kimberly DeStefano Brune, a renowned maternal-fetal medicine physician, entrepreneur, and women's health advocate. Dr.

Aug 1, 2024 • 32:19

Why Every Doctor Needs Dr. Jeff Smith’s 8 PRACTICEs for Success

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. A private practice partner that helps you uncover and overcome business constraints in your practice. Isn’t it time your practice thrived? —-  👋 Dr. Bradley Block hosts a compelling conversation with Dr. Jeff Smith, an orthopedic traumatologist turned professional coach. Dr. Smith shares his journey into

Jul 30, 2024 • 17:58

Maximize Your Job Offers: Kristi Olsen’s Top Physician Recruitment Strategies

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. A private practice partner that helps you uncover and overcome business constraints in your practice. Isn’t it time your practice thrived? —-  👋 Dr. Block interviews Kristi Olsen, Chief Strategy Officer at Beginly Health, to explore the behind-the-scenes world of physician recruitment.  Kristi shares her

Jul 25, 2024 • 38:06

Protect Your Brain from Self-Sabotage with Kyra Bobinet, MD

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. A private practice partner that helps you uncover and overcome business constraints in your practice. Isn’t it time your practice thrived? —-  👋 Dr. Kyra Bobinet, a behavior change expert and author, discusses her extensive research on the brain's role in habit formation and lasting change. She introduces

Jul 23, 2024 • 32:19

Legal Strategies for Terminating Patient Relationships

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. A private practice partner that helps you uncover and overcome business constraints in your practice. Isn’t it time your practice thrived? —-  👋 Amanda Hill, a healthcare attorney based in Austin, Texas, joins Dr. Block to discuss the legal intricacies of firing a patient. Amanda emphasizes the importance

Jul 18, 2024 • 40:25

Energy Leadership in Healthcare for Serious News Delivery

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. A private practice partner that helps you uncover and overcome business constraints in your practice. Isn’t it time your practice thrived? —-  👋 Dr. Bradley Block welcomes Lillian Liang Emlet, MD, MS, an associate program director and energy leadership coach. They delve into the essence of energy leadersh

Jul 16, 2024 • 29:06

CONTRIBUTOR SERIES: Is Stress Ruining Your Skin? Find Out from Dr. Kiera Barr!

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. A private practice partner that helps you uncover and overcome business constraints in your practice. Isn’t it time your practice thrived? —-  👋 Dr. Kristine Goins welcomes Dr. Kiera Barr to discuss somatic dermatology, an innovative approach linking skin conditions with mental and emotional health. Dr. B

Jul 11, 2024 • 32:53

Joel Byars: Lighten Your Practice with Comedy

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. A private practice partner that helps you uncover and overcome business constraints in your practice. Isn’t it time your practice thrived? —-  👋 Dr. Block hosts comedian Joel Byars, recently voted Atlanta’s best clean comedian, to discuss the role of humor in healthcare. Joel, known for his work with orga

Jul 9, 2024 • 33:56

CONTRIBUTOR SERIES: Building Resilient Medical Communities with Dr. John Chuck and Guest Host, Dr. Scott Abramson

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. A private practice partner that helps you uncover and overcome business constraints in your practice. Isn’t it time your practice thrived? —-  👋 In this episode of our CONTRIBUTOR SERIES, guest interviewer Dr. Scott Abramson sits down with Dr. John Chuck, a family physician at Kaiser Permanente with over

Jul 4, 2024 • 55:06

Inside Thirty Madison: The New Age of Asynchronous Care with Dr. Neil Parikh

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. A private practice partner that helps you uncover and overcome business constraints in your practice. Isn’t it time your practice thrived? —-  👋 Dr. Bradley Block hosts Dr. Neil Parikh, Chief Medical Officer of Thirty Madison, to explore the company's unique telemedicine model. Dr. Parikh shares insights

Jul 2, 2024 • 27:44

Dr. Gabe Charbonneau's Bold Plan to Save Healthcare from Burnout Epidemic

—-  👋 This episode is sponsored by Beginly Health-- not just a platform; they're a partner in your professional journey. Visit BeginlyHealth.com to start a conversation. —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. A private practice partner that helps you uncover and overcome business constraints in your practice. Isn’t it time your practice thrived? —-  👋 Dr. Jordyn Feingold hosts this episode of The Physician’s Guide to Doctoring, featuring Dr. Gabe Charbonneau, a

Jun 27, 2024 • 39:16

PT2 of 2: Madeleine Raiford-Holland Shares Her Secrets to Making Six Figures with Short-Term Rentals

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. A private practice partner that helps you uncover and overcome business constraints in your practice. Isn’t it time your practice thrived? —-  👋 In this episode the conversation continues! Bio Madeleine Raiford-Holland is the founder of MHM Luxury Properties, a seven-figure boutique short-term rental busi

Jun 26, 2024 • 24:32

PT1 of 2: Madeleine Raiford-Holland Shares Her Secrets to Making Six Figures with Short-Term Rentals

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. A private practice partner that helps you uncover and overcome business constraints in your practice. Isn’t it time your practice thrived? —-  👋 In today's episode, Dr. Block welcomes his wife, Lynne, and special guest Madeleine Raiford-Holland, the founder of MHM Luxury Properties. Madeleine discusses he

Jun 25, 2024 • 22:01

SOLO SERIES: Reading and Using Nonverbal Cues in Medical Practice

—-  👋 This episode is sponsored by Beginly Health-- not just a platform; they're a partner in your professional journey. Visit BeginlyHealth.com to start a conversation. —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. A private practice partner that helps you uncover and overcome business constraints in your practice. Isn’t it time your practice thrived? —-  👋 Dr. Block discusses the significance of nonverbal communication in patient interactions, emphasizing the need fo

Jun 20, 2024 • 15:26

Nephrologist and Author Dr. Sayed Tabatabai on Life, Loss, and Tweets

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. Your practice is busy, but not with ideal patients. Build your strategy today.    —-  👋 Dr. Tabatabai shares his journey from writing on Twitter to publishing a book, emphasizing the therapeutic role of writing during the COVID-19 pandemic. They discuss the importance of storytelling in medicine, strategi

Jun 19, 2024 • 31:37

The Role of Unions in Modern Medicine

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. Your practice is busy, but not with ideal patients. Build your strategy today.  —-  👋 Dr. Block hosts Dr. Barak Richman, a distinguished professor of law and business administration, to discuss the intricate world of healthcare unions. They explore the economic and legal aspects of unionization, its histo

Jun 18, 2024 • 32:43

SOLO SERIES: The Sticky Truth About Earwax

—-  👋 This episode is sponsored by Beginly Health-- not just a platform; they're a partner in your professional journey. Visit BeginlyHealth.com to start a conversation. —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. A private practice partner that helps you uncover and overcome business constraints in your practice. Isn’t it time your practice thrived? —-  👋 Dr. Block discusses the often overlooked subject of earwax and its impact on health. He explains the physiologic

Jun 13, 2024 • 18:04

Dr. Una's Game-Changing Advice for Business Visibility

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. Your practice is busy, but not with ideal patients. Build your strategy today.  —-  👋 Bradley Block welcomes back Dr. Nneka Unachukwu, famously known as Dr. Una. They dive into her latest book, "The Visibility Formula: Taking Your Business From Best Kept Secret to Household Name." Dr. Una shares insights

Jun 12, 2024 • 35:14

How Watching Comedy Videos Can Prevent a Second Heart Attack

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. Your practice is busy, but not with ideal patients. Build your strategy today.  —-  👋 Dr. Block hosts Professor Frank Chindamo, a comedy expert with a rich history in writing and producing for major networks like HBO, Showtime, and Comedy Central. Prof. Chindamo shares his journey from working on SNL and

Jun 11, 2024 • 33:05

300K Followers and Counting, The Doctor Who Mastered Instagram

—-  👋 This episode is sponsored by Beginly Health-- not just a platform; they're a partner in your professional journey. Visit BeginlyHealth.com to start a conversation. —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. A private practice partner that helps you uncover and overcome business constraints in your practice. Isn’t it time your practice thrived? —-  👋 Dr. Block chats with Dr. Christina Sciavolino-Day, a seasoned internal medicine physician who transitioned from

Jun 6, 2024 • 33:25

Lessons in Health IT from a Corporate Veteran

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. Your practice is busy, but not with ideal patients. Build your strategy today.  —-  👋 Dr. George Mathew, an experienced internal medicine physician and current Chief Medical Officer at Datalys, joins Bradley Block to discuss his diverse career spanning corporate giants like GE, Goldman Sachs, Pfizer, and

Jun 5, 2024 • 36:29

What Airlines Don't Want You to Know About In-Flight Health Risks

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. Your practice is busy, but not with ideal patients. Build your strategy today.  —-  👋 Dr. Block interviews Dr. Christian Martin-Gill, an expert in emergency medicine and in-flight medical emergencies, to discuss the frequency and management of medical crises on airplanes. Dr. Martin-Gill explains the comm

Jun 4, 2024 • 33:08

Dr. NancyMD Reveals How to Stay Injury-Free After 40!

—-  👋 This episode is sponsored by Beginly Health-- not just a platform; they're a partner in your professional journey. Visit BeginlyHealth.com to start a conversation. —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. A private practice partner that helps you uncover and overcome business constraints in your practice. Isn’t it time your practice thrived? —-  👋 Dr. Bradley Block chats with Dr. Nancy Yen Shipley, orthopedic surgeon and host of The 6% with NancyMD podcast,

May 30, 2024 • 30:18

Say Goodbye to Stressful Patient Encounters with This Formula!

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. A private practice partner that helps you uncover and overcome business constraints in your practice. Isn’t it time your practice thrived? In today's solo episode, we explore the art and science of managing challenging patient encounters and emphasize the importance of adopting a formulaic and methodical a

May 29, 2024 • 18:42

The Hidden Benefits of Positive Psychology in Healthcare

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. Your practice is busy, but not with ideal patients. Build your strategy today.  Dr. Block interviews Dr. Jennifer Shaer, Chief Wellness Officer at Allied Physicians Group. They explore the role of a Chief Wellness Officer, the impact of positive psychology, and the challenges and strategies for enhancing p

May 28, 2024 • 25:28

The One Thing Holding Back Your Practice (and How to Beat It)

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. A private practice partner that helps you uncover and overcome business constraints in your practice. Isn’t it time your practice thrived? Zed’s story begins in 2011 when he founded TrackableMed with the goal of boosting patient flow. However, he quickly hit a wall with inconsistent results across differen

May 23, 2024 • 33:56

What the FTC's Non-Compete Ban Means for Healthcare Professionals

—-  👋 This episode is sponsored by Beginly Health-- not just a platform; they're a partner in your professional journey. Visit BeginlyHealth.com to start a conversation. —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. Your practice is busy, but not with ideal patients. Build your strategy today.  Brad and Kyle Claussen explore the recent FTC ruling that aims to ban non-compete clauses in employment contracts. They discuss the impact on physicians, the reasoning behind the

May 22, 2024 • 20:04

The Funny Side of Serious Decisions with Dr. Steven Bradley

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. Your practice is busy, but not with ideal patients. Build your strategy today.  Dr. Steven Bradley discusses the critical role of ethics in medical decision-making, offering practical frameworks and real-life examples. The discussion touches on navigating misinformation, the fine line between persuasion an

May 21, 2024 • 30:33

How an Injury Turned This Doctor Into an Insurance Mogul

—-  👋 This episode is sponsored by Beginly Health-- not just a platform; they're a partner in your professional journey. Visit BeginlyHealth.com to start a conversation. —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. Your practice is busy, but not with ideal patients. Build your strategy today.  —-  👋 Dr. Stephanie Pearson, once a successful OBGYN, faced a career-ending injury during a delivery that changed her life forever. In this episode, Dr. Brad Block explores Dr.

May 16, 2024 • 40:59

Nick Loper on Building Successful Side Businesses

—-  👋 This episode is sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. Your practice is busy, but not with ideal patients. Build your strategy today. Nick Loper is the charismatic host of the Side Hustle Show podcast and the entrepreneurial mind behind SideHustleNation.com. Known for his in-depth knowledge and practical tips, Nick helps individuals unlock their entrepreneurial pot

May 15, 2024 • 33:40

Dr. Jordan Romano's Strategies for Thriving as a Medical Expert Witness

—-  👋 This episode is sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. Your practice is busy, but not with ideal patients. Build your strategy today. Dr. J. Jordan Romano returns to share his expert advice on entering and excelling in the medical expert witness field. With nearly a decade of experience, Dr. Romano discusses the challenges of securing the first case and the importa

May 14, 2024 • 33:58

CONTRIBUTOR SERIES: Beware of These Common Mistakes in Physician Recruitment

—-  👋 This episode is sponsored by Beginly Health-- not just a platform; they're a partner in your professional journey. Visit BeginlyHealth.com to start a conversation. —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. Your practice is busy, but not with ideal patients. Build your strategy today.  —-  👋 Dr. Amna Shabbir and recruitment whiz Jennifer Kambies dish out the do's and don'ts of physician recruitment. Learn why knowing what you want is just the beginning and dis

May 9, 2024 • 28:07

One Super Mom Doctor is Changing the Game for New Physicians!

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. Your practice is busy, but not with ideal patients. Build your strategy today.  —-  👋 Dr. Amna Shabir, a new podcast Guest Host, joined us to explore her work supporting early career physicians through the unique challenges they face transitioning from training to practice. She emphasized the importance o

May 8, 2024 • 33:04

Dr. Morkos on Crafting a More Efficient Clinical Practice

—-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. Your practice is busy, but not with ideal patients. Build your strategy today.  —-  👋 In today’s episode, we dial in with Dr. Michael Morkos, the endocrinology guru from Indiana University, who’s cracked the code on leaving work at work—no overtime allowed! With a zest for efficient clinics and a disdain

May 7, 2024 • 30:44

PT2 of 2: Dr. Brad Block Reveals All in Candid Interview

—-  👋 This episode is sponsored by Beginly Health-- not just a platform; they're a partner in your professional journey. Visit BeginlyHealth.com to start a conversation. —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. Your practice is busy, but not with ideal patients. Build your strategy today.  In the concluding segment of this special episode of "The Physician’s Guide to Doctoring," Dr. Scott Abramson continues to delve deep into Dr. Brad Block's experiences and though

May 3, 2024 • 36:45

PT1 of 2: Dr. Scott Abramson Puts Dr. Brad Block in the Hot Seat

—-  👋 This episode is sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Physician Growth Accelerator. Your practice is busy, but not with ideal patients. Build your strategy today.  In a unique twist on the usual format, Dr. Scott Abramson steps in as guest host to interview Dr. Brad Block on his own podcast, "Physician’s Guide to Doctrine." The episode peels back layers on Dr. Block's approach to podcasting, h

May 2, 2024 • 32:56

Unbelievable Billing Secrets That Can Double Your Practice's Income!

—-  👋 This episode is sponsored by Heidi Health. A FREE FOREVER, feature-rich & compliant AI Scribe, developed carefully for all healthcare providers. If you’re already paying for an AI Scribe, swap to Heidi for FREE, and they’ll credit what you’re already paying towards Heidi Pro. Heidi is your AI resident. Use Heidi for free & revolutionize the way you provide care. —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  Dr. He

Apr 30, 2024 • 35:17

See How One AI Scribe is Making Paperwork Obsolete

—-  👋 This episode is sponsored by Heidi Health. A FREE FOREVER, feature-rich & compliant AI Scribe, developed carefully for all healthcare providers. If you’re already paying for an AI Scribe, swap to Heidi for FREE, and they’ll credit what you’re already paying towards Heidi Pro. Heidi is your AI resident. Use Heidi for free & revolutionize the way you provide care. —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  Dr. To

Apr 25, 2024 • 28:57

Harnessing the Power of Pause in Patient Conversations with Dr. Matt Abrahams

—-  👋 This episode is sponsored by Heidi Health. A FREE FOREVER, feature-rich & compliant AI Scribe, developed carefully for all healthcare providers. If you’re already paying for an AI Scribe, swap to Heidi for FREE, and they’ll credit what you’re already paying towards Heidi Pro. Heidi is your AI resident. Use Heidi for free & revolutionize the way you provide care. —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified. Dr. Mat

Apr 23, 2024 • 32:49

What Every Doctor Needs to Know Before Signing their Employment Contract with Kyle Claussen

—-  👋 This episode is sponsored by Heidi Health. A FREE FOREVER, feature-rich & compliant AI Scribe, developed carefully for all healthcare providers. If you’re already paying for an AI Scribe, swap to Heidi for FREE, and they’ll credit what you’re already paying towards Heidi Pro. Heidi is your AI resident. Use Heidi for free & revolutionize the way you provide care. —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Pattern Life. Protect what matters most today. Disability insurance simplified.  Today’

Apr 18, 2024 • 26:05

CONTRIBUTOR SERIES: Is More Always Better? Exploring Financial Satiety with Dr. David Graham

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Apr 16, 2024 • 31:19

Dr. Jessica Dudley on the Interplay of Patient Satisfaction and Team Dynamics

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Apr 11, 2024 • 33:32

The Magic of Mentalism in Everyday Life with Jonathan Pritchard

—-  👋 This episode is sponsored by Heidi Health. A FREE FOREVER, feature-rich & compliant AI Scribe, developed carefully for all healthcare providers. If you’re already paying for an AI Scribe, swap to Heidi for FREE, and they’ll credit what you’re already paying towards Heidi Pro. Heidi is your AI resident. Use Heidi for free & revolutionize the way you provide care. —-  👋 Jonathan Pritchard brings the mystical world of mentalism into the spotlight, sharing his evolution from a mesmerizing st

Apr 9, 2024 • 35:17

Cracking the Insurance Code with Holton Jones

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Apr 4, 2024 • 31:16

CONTRIBUTOR SERIES: Dr. Michael Vitulano's Journey to Psychological Strength

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Apr 2, 2024 • 43:48

The Change Healthcare Cyberattack Saga with Dr. Terry Adirim

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Mar 28, 2024 • 30:47

CONTRIBUTOR SERIES: The Complex Terrain of Immigration Law with Sayra Alcazar

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Mar 26, 2024 • 50:43

Dr. Rich Ingrebretsen 's Strategies for Outdoor Emergencies

—-  👋 This episode is sponsored by Heidi Health. A FREE FOREVER, feature-rich & compliant AI Scribe, developed carefully for all healthcare providers. If you’re already paying for an AI Scribe, swap to Heidi for FREE, and they’ll credit what you’re already paying towards Heidi Pro. Heidi is your AI resident. Use Heidi for free & revolutionize the way you provide care. —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Lightspeed Investing. Accelerate your wealth and unlock the speed of success with Light

Mar 21, 2024 • 35:14

CONTRIBUTOR SERIES: Amanda Ripley's Remedy for Healthcare Hullabaloos

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Mar 19, 2024 • 57:39

Thriving in Telehealth & Digital Medicine with Dr. Erkeda DeRouen

—-  👋 This episode is sponsored by Heidi Health. A FREE FOREVER, feature-rich & compliant AI Scribe, developed carefully for all healthcare providers. If you’re already paying for an AI Scribe, swap to Heidi for FREE, and they’ll credit what you’re already paying towards Heidi Pro. Heidi is your AI resident. Use Heidi for free & revolutionize the way you provide care. —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Lightspeed Investing. Accelerate your wealth and unlock the speed of success with Light

Mar 14, 2024 • 34:09

CONTRIBUTOR SERIES: The Impact of Advanced Medical Devices on Treatment Outcomes with Dr. Matt Ashley

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Mar 12, 2024 • 31:06

Philip Chan's Mission to Democratize Investing

—-  👋 This episode is sponsored by Heidi Health. A FREE FOREVER, feature-rich & compliant AI Scribe, developed carefully for all healthcare providers. If you’re already paying for an AI Scribe, swap to Heidi for FREE, and they’ll credit what you’re already paying towards Heidi Pro. Heidi is your AI resident. Use Heidi for free & revolutionize the way you provide care. —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Lightspeed Investing. Accelerate your wealth and unlock the speed of success with Light

Mar 7, 2024 • 30:27

CONTRIBUTOR SERIES: Dr. Calvin D. Sun on Finding Fulfillment Beyond the Hospital Walls

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Mar 5, 2024 • 1:02:30

Effective Persuasion Strategies for Medical Professionals

—-  👋 This episode is sponsored by Heidi Health. A FREE FOREVER, feature-rich & compliant AI Scribe, developed carefully for all healthcare providers. If you’re already paying for an AI Scribe, swap to Heidi for FREE, and they’ll credit what you’re already paying towards Heidi Pro. Heidi is your AI resident. Use Heidi for free & revolutionize the way you provide care. —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Resolve. A physician contract review and compensation data company bringing change to p

Feb 29, 2024 • 38:54

CONTRIBUTOR SERIES: The Intersection of Medicine and Politics with Dr. Brian Duty

—-  👋 This episode is sponsored by Heidi Health. A FREE FOREVER, feature-rich & compliant AI Scribe, developed carefully for all healthcare providers. If you’re already paying for an AI Scribe, swap to Heidi for FREE, and they’ll credit what you’re already paying towards Heidi Pro. Heidi is your AI resident. Use Heidi for free & revolutionize the way you provide care. —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Resolve. A physician contract review and compensation data company bringing change to p

Feb 27, 2024 • 29:32

Jamie Fleischner: The ‘Set for Life’ Insurance Expert for Physicians

—-  👋 This episode is sponsored by Heidi Health. A FREE FOREVER, feature-rich & compliant AI Scribe, developed carefully for all healthcare providers. If you’re already paying for an AI Scribe, swap to Heidi for FREE, and they’ll credit what you’re already paying towards Heidi Pro. Heidi is your AI resident. Use Heidi for free & revolutionize the way you provide care. —-  👋 This episode is also sponsored by Resolve. A physician contract review and compensation data company bringing change to p

Feb 22, 2024 • 37:21

CONTRIBUTOR SERIES: The Role of Coachability in Medicine with Dr. Kevin Wilde

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Feb 20, 2024 • 47:57

The Micro Skill Method with Dr. Adaira Landry

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Feb 15, 2024 • 34:07

CONTRIBUTOR SERIES: Dr. Kristine Goins with Dr. Delia Chiarmonte on Her Mission in Palliative Medicine

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Feb 13, 2024 • 36:32

How Physicians Influence Patient Choices with Frances Cole Jones

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Feb 8, 2024 • 35:54

Joshua Washington's Formula for Physician-Patient Connection

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Feb 6, 2024 • 33:55

Jet, Set, Go: Points and Miles Doc on The Secrets to Smart Travel

Sponsored by Freed.AI - Get 50% off your first month of using their AI-powered medical scribe software! Just add PGD50 to your cart! The episode features The Points and Miles Doc, an anonymous academic surgeon with expertise in credit card points and miles. She shares valuable strategies for leveraging credit card rewards, emphasizing the potential benefits for physicians with high expenses. The discussion covers transferable currencies, co-branded cards, automation, and optimizing bonus categor

Feb 1, 2024 • 36:57

Combating Perfectionism in Healthcare with Dr. Megan Melo

Sponsored by Freed.AI - Get 50% off your first month of using their AI-powered medical scribe software! Just add PGD50 to your cart! In this episode, Dr. Megan Melo, a family medicine and obesity medicine specialist, shares her insights on overcoming physician overwhelm. She discusses her journey in medicine, the importance of life coaching, and her approaches to dealing with perfectionism and people-pleasing tendencies in healthcare professionals. Dr. Melo emphasizes the need for physicians to

Jan 25, 2024 • 31:00

CONTRIBUTOR SERIES: From the Clinic to the Cruise Ship with Dr. Valerie Berry

Sponsored by Freed.AI - Get 50% off your first month of using their AI-powered medical scribe software! Just add PGD50 to your cart! Dr. Valerie Berry, once a practicing physician, found her calling in the travel industry. On our Contributor Series, brought to you by Dr. Kristine Goins, Dr. Berry speaks about her transition from medicine to travel, detailing the motivations behind her career shift and how she successfully merged her medical expertise with her passion for travel. Dr. Berry highli

Jan 18, 2024 • 48:17

Dr. Jordyn Feingold on Transforming Trauma into Triumph

Sponsored by Freed.AI - Get 50% off your first month of using their AI-powered medical scribe software! Just add PGD50 to your cart! Dr. Jordyn Feingold, a luminary in the field of positive psychology and medicine, shed light on how adversity, when approached with the right mindset, can be a powerful catalyst for personal growth and well-being. Dr. Feingold, a physician, well-being researcher, and founder of positive medicine, shared her insights and experiences, offering a new perspective on fa

Jan 11, 2024 • 38:36

Freed: The AI Medical Scribe Solution to Clinician Burnout with Erez Druk

Sponsored by Freed.AI - Get 50% off your first month of using their AI-powered medical scribe software! Just add PGD50 to your cart! Erez Druk, a computer science engineer and former Facebook employee, created Freed, an AI technology designed to alleviate the burden of charting for clinicians. The idea was inspired by his wife, a physician, and their experiences with the demanding nature of healthcare work. Freed aims to streamline the documentation process, allowing clinicians more time with pa

Jan 4, 2024 • 27:58

Remember This!? BRAD’s Top 3 of All Time - Bonus 4th!

This episode is also sponsored by PearsonRavitz– helping physicians protect their most valuable assets.  Also sponsored by Freed.AI - Get 50% off your first month of using their AI-powered medical scribe software! Just add PGD50 to your cart! In this year-end episode of The Physician's Guide to Doctoring, I revisit  top episodes that resonated with listeners as well as MYSELF. The episode highlights conversations on nonverbal communication in healthcare with Blake Eastman, the impact of tiny hab

Dec 28, 2023 • 3:29:32

Remember This!? Top 3 All Time FAN Favorites

This episode is also sponsored by PearsonRavitz– helping physicians protect their most valuable assets.  Also sponsored by Freed.AI - Get 50% off your first month of using their AI-powered medical scribe software! Just add PGD50 to your cart! In this special episode, we revisit the top three fan-favorite episodes of the 'Physician's Guide to Doctoring.' Our journey begins with Episode 96, featuring Dr. Sarah Smith, who shares revolutionary strategies for tackling charting backlogs, enhancing eff

Dec 26, 2023 • 1:58:22

Dr. Abramson's Pathway to Masterful Communication

This episode is brought to you by Dabdoub Law Firm -  a disability insurance and ERISA law firm specializing in helping people with disability, life, and long-term care insurance claims. Also sponsored by Freed.AI - Get 50% off your first month of using their AI-powered medical scribe software! Just add PGD50 to your cart! Listening is an art, especially in the healthcare profession where it can make a significant difference in patient outcomes. Dr. Scott Abramson, a neurologist with decades of

Dec 21, 2023 • 32:34

Mastering Work-Life Balance with Drs. Arpita Gupta De Palma and Michael Hersh

This episode is brought to you by Dabdoub Law Firm -  a disability insurance and ERISA law firm specializing in helping people with disability, life, and long-term care insurance claims. Also sponsored by Freed.AI - Get 50% off your first month of using their AI-powered medical scribe software! Just add PGD50 to your cart! This episode features Drs. Arpita Gupta De Palma and Michael Hersh, co-hosts of "Doctors Living Deliberately," discussing their approach to mindful living and emotional manage

Dec 19, 2023 • 34:18

Bridging Hospitality and Healthcare with Dr. Stowe Shoemaker

This episode is brought to you by Dabdoub Law Firm -  a disability insurance and ERISA law firm specializing in helping people with disability, life, and long-term care insurance claims. Also sponsored by Freed.AI - Get 50% off your first month of using their AI-powered medical scribe software! Just add PGD50 to your cart!   Dr. Stowe Shoemaker, former dean of the top-ranked William F. Harrah College of Hospitality, discusses the application of hospitality principles in healthcare to improve pat

Dec 14, 2023 • 38:44

The Science (or Lack Thereof) Behind Homeopathy with Dr. Ken Milne

This episode is brought to you by Dabdoub Law Firm -  a disability insurance and ERISA law firm specializing in helping people with disability, life, and long-term care insurance claims. Also sponsored by Freed.AI - Get 50% off your first month of using their AI-powered medical scribe software! Just add PGD50 to your cart! Dr. Ken Milne, in his conversation with Bradley, provides a comprehensive critique of homeopathy. He explains its origins, the idea of 'like cures like', and the implausibilit

Dec 12, 2023 • 32:17

A Dual Doctor Love Story with BS Free MD

This episode is brought to you by PearsonRavitz - helping physicians safeguard their most valuable assets.  Drs. Tim and May Hindmarsh, hosts of the BS Free MD podcast and experienced family physicians, share their story with me on this episode! They discuss their journey from medical school to marriage, their migration from Canada to Florida, and their experiences in various medical roles. The podcast touches on health holistically, including mental, spiritual, and emotional aspects, while chal

Dec 7, 2023 • 38:41

Breaking Bad News in Maternal Fetal Medicine with Dr. Corinna Muller

This episode is brought to you by PearsonRavitz - helping physicians safeguard their most valuable assets.  Dr. Corinna Muller, an experienced Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) specialist from Alaska, shared her approach to delivering bad news in high-risk pregnancies. She emphasized the importance of understanding each patient's unique perspective and providing thorough follow-up care. Dr. Muller also discussed her coping mechanisms, like turning to music and self-reflection, to manage the emotiona

Dec 5, 2023 • 32:01

PT2 of 2: Conflict Management in Healthcare with Dr. Lee Sharma

This episode is brought to you by PearsonRavitz - helping physicians safeguard their most valuable assets.  In the second part of our podcast conversation with Dr. Lee Sharma, a seasoned gynecologist and conflict resolution expert, delves deeper into the strategies and techniques that healthcare professionals can employ to navigate conflicts successfully. Dr. Sharma continues to emphasize the importance of moving away from positional bargaining and adopting interest-based negotiation as a more c

Nov 30, 2023 • 32:38

PT1 of 2: Conflict Management in Healthcare with Dr. Lee Sharma

This episode is brought to you by PearsonRavitz - helping physicians safeguard their most valuable assets.  This is part 1 with Dr. Lee Sharma, a gynecologist with extensive experience in healthcare. She discusses the importance of conflict resolution for physicians and highlights how conflicts in healthcare settings impact patient care and physician well-being. Dr. Sharma also emphasizes the need to move beyond positional bargaining and focus on understanding interests to find creative solution

Nov 28, 2023 • 35:14

PT2 of 2: The Physician's Pre-Divorce Guide with Morgan Stogsdill

This episode is brought to you by PearsonRavitz - helping physicians safeguard their most valuable assets.  In Part 2 of the podcast, Morgan Stogsdill delves into the more intricate and advanced stages of the divorce process. This episode focuses on the practicalities and complexities that arise once the decision to divorce has been made. Stogsdill offers her seasoned insights into navigating child and spousal support negotiations, the intricacies of asset division, and the emotional and psychol

Nov 23, 2023 • 23:52

PT1 of 2: The Physician's Pre-Divorce Guide with Morgan Stogsdill

This episode is brought to you by PearsonRavitz - helping physicians safeguard their most valuable assets.  In the first part of this series, Bradley Block and Morgan Stogsdill explore the initial stages of divorce for physicians. Stogsdill, an accomplished divorce attorney, provides invaluable guidance on the early steps of navigating a divorce, including the importance of finding the right attorney, understanding state-specific laws, and the initial contemplations about divorce. Looking for so

Nov 21, 2023 • 23:06

10 Minutes to Better Patient Communication with Dr. Anne Marie Liebel

This episode is brought to you by PearsonRavitz - helping physicians safeguard their most valuable assets.  This episode features Dr. Anne Marie Liebel, founder of Health Communication Partners, discussing the critical role of communication in healthcare. She emphasizes the necessity of reflective practice and tailored communication to address diverse patient needs. Dr. Liebel introduces a four-question framework for reflection, underscoring its importance in improving doctor-patient interaction

Nov 16, 2023 • 28:20

A New Approach to Medical Content Distribution with WellPrept’s CEO, Dr. David Canes

This episode is brought to you by PearsonRavitz - helping physicians safeguard their most valuable assets.  Dr. David Canes, a board-certified urologist specializing in urologic oncology and robotic surgery, has developed WellPrept, a platform that enhances the efficiency of doctor-patient interactions by providing patients with information before their appointments. This approach addresses the repetitive nature of medical consultations and burnout among healthcare professionals, fostering bette

Nov 14, 2023 • 34:05

CONTRIBUTOR: Dr. Weili Gray on Travel, Children, and Healing

This episode is brought to you by PearsonRavitz - helping physicians safeguard their most valuable assets.  On our Contributor Series, Dr. Kristine Goins welcomed Dr. Weili Gray on The Physician's Guide to Doctoring to discuss the interplay between a medical career and traveling with family. Dr. Gray, who has carved a niche in sleep medicine in rural Vermont, founded Dare to Dream Physician to encourage fellow doctors to embrace life through travel. The discussion pivots around her global family

Nov 9, 2023 • 53:16

How to Practice Medicine While Traveling the World with Dr. Kristine Goins

This episode is brought to you by PearsonRavitz - helping physicians safeguard their most valuable assets.  In our inaugural episode, we are thrilled to welcome Dr. Kristine Goins as the host of our Contributor Series on The Physician’s Guide to Doctoring. We are deeply grateful for her generous contribution of time, talents, and wisdom, which promises to elevate the show, offering our listeners an enhanced experience.  In this episode, Dr. Kristine Goins, The Nomad MD, combines her medical prac

Nov 7, 2023 • 28:11

Work-Life Balance in Medicine with Dr. Sapna Shah-Haque

This episode is brought to you by Dabdoub Law Firm- a trusted partner in disability insurance for physicians.  Dr. Sapna Shah-Haque is a board-certified internal medicine physician who experienced burnout and later contributed to the book "Thriving After Burnout." She shares her journey from burnout, the realization of its impact, and how she decided to make changes in her career to achieve a better work-life balance. She emphasizes the importance of recognizing one's limits and seeking help wh

Nov 2, 2023 • 23:12

The Science of Caring with Dr. Stephen Trzeciak

This episode is brought to you by Dabdoub Law Firm- a trusted partner in disability insurance for physicians.  Dr. Stephen Trzeciak, a physician scientist and intensivist, discusses his journey from studying resuscitation science to focusing on compassion in healthcare. He emphasizes the importance of compassion in the medical field, citing research that shows a compassion crisis in both healthcare and society. He explains that compassion not only benefits patients but also helps healthcare pro

Oct 31, 2023 • 36:29

An Oncologist's Perspective on Physician-Patient Relationships with Dr. Christina Gomez

This episode is brought to you by Dabdoub Law Firm- a trusted partner in disability insurance for physicians.  Dr. Christina Gomez, a gastrointestinal medical oncologist, shares her experiences and insights into patient communication in the field of oncology. She discusses her book, "Stopped in My Tracks," which is a collection of quotes from cancer patients that profoundly impacted her. Dr. Gomez emphasizes the importance of building strong patient-physician relationships and the value of sile

Oct 26, 2023 • 29:05

Making Sense of Disability Insurance with Edward Dabdoub

This episode is brought to you by Dabdoub Law Firm- a trusted partner in disability insurance for physicians.  Edward Dabdoub discusses the intricacies of disability insurance, particularly its significance for physicians. He highlights the importance of understanding the terms of your insurance policy, from "own occupation" clauses to mental health limitations. Edward emphasizes the need to contact a disability insurance expert early in the case of an injury to ensure a smoother claims process

Oct 24, 2023 • 31:00

Helping Patients Cope with Anxiety in Medical Settings with Dr. Neda Gould

This episode is brought to you by Set for Life Insurance - a trusted partner in disability insurance for physicians.  Dr. Neda Gould, a clinical psychologist and professor at Johns Hopkins, discusses strategies for managing patient anxiety in healthcare settings. She highlights the significance of normalizing anxiety, building rapport, and employing mindfulness and grounding techniques to alleviate patient distress. Looking for something specific? Here you go! 00:02:05 Normalize anxiety, reduce

Oct 19, 2023 • 32:39

Creating a Vision for Your Physician Life with Dr. Myrdalis Díaz-Ramírez

This episode is brought to you by Set for Life Insurance - a trusted partner in disability insurance for physicians.  With Dr. Diaz Ramirez, you'll discover the power of mastering the art of entrepreneurship in the medical field. With a focus on designing your physician life and overcoming mid-career crisis, she shares valuable insights on creating a vision, adjusting your mindset, prioritizing wellness, and much more. The conversation also delves into the six pillars of entrepreneurship that ar

Oct 17, 2023 • 35:06

CONTRIBUTOR: Creating Authentic Connections in the Medical World - an interview between Dr. Cobin Soleberg and Dr. Dena George

This episode is brought to you by Set for Life Insurance - a trusted partner in disability insurance for physicians.  In this engaging conversation, Dr. Coben Soelberg interviews Dr. Dena George about the journey to healing, finding purpose, and building authentic connections in life. They explore the power of community, the significance of open conversations, and the art of offering genuine support. Looking for something specific? Here you go! 00:04:47 Presence and attention are powerful.  00:0

Oct 12, 2023 • 33:14

Physician Identity and the Search for Career Satisfaction with Dr. Cobin Soelberg

This episode is brought to you by Set for Life Insurance - a trusted partner in disability insurance for physicians.  Introduction to Guest Host, Dr. Cobin Soleberg! Dr. Block and Dr. Cobin Soelberg discuss the mid-career struggles that many physicians face, including monotony and a lack of fulfillment. Dr. Cobin shares his transition from anesthesiology to financial planning and emphasizes the importance of finding joy and balance in one's career. The discussion delves into the evolving role of

Oct 10, 2023 • 40:17

Mastering the Art of Likability in 90 Seconds or Less with Nick Boothman

This episode is brought to you by Set for Life Insurance - a trusted partner in disability insurance for physicians.  Nick Boothman, a renowned expert in face-to-face communication, shares insights on building likability and trust in just 90 seconds or less. He emphasizes the importance of attitudes, body language, and finding common ground in connecting with others. Looking for something specific? Here you go! 00:01:51 Make a good first impression.  00:07:18 Establish rapport through body langu

Oct 5, 2023 • 53:29

How to Talk to a Science Denier, Part 2/2, with Lee McIntyre, PhD

This episode is brought to you by Set for Life Insurance - a trusted partner in disability insurance for physicians.  In this part two of this podcast series, Dr. Lee McIntyre discusses the challenges of addressing science deniers and the importance of distinguishing between misinformation and disinformation. He highlights the role of trust, empathy, and caring in convincing individuals to reconsider their beliefs. McIntyre also shares insights into his wife's experiences as an anesthesiologist,

Oct 3, 2023 • 22:36

How to Talk to a Science Denier, Part 1/2, with Lee McIntyre, PhD

This episode is brought to you by Set for Life Insurance - a trusted partner in disability insurance for physicians.  In this episode, Dr. Lee McIntyre discusses science denial and how to engage in reasonable conversations with science deniers. He shares a blueprint that all science deniers seem to follow, which includes cherry-picking evidence, believing in conspiracy theories, engaging in illogical reasoning, relying on fake experts, and expecting science to be perfect. McIntyre shares his exp

Sep 28, 2023 • 33:51

Networking Tips for Introverts with Dr. Mike Woo-Ming

This episode is brought to you by Set for Life Insurance - a trusted partner in disability insurance for physicians.  Dr. Mike Woo-Ming, also known as BootstrapMD, discusses the importance of networking for personal and professional growth. He shares his own experiences of how networking helped him start and grow businesses, including meeting a business partner in the bathroom at a conference. Admittedly, Brad struggles with social anxiety and not knowing what to say to people at networking even

Sep 26, 2023 • 34:54

PT2 with Dr. Jonathan Howard: The Allure of Being a COVID Contrarian

This episode is sponsored by KyurMD.com – technically advanced medical apparel.  In the second part of the "We Want Them Infected" series, Dr. Jonathan Howard delves into the allure of the anti-vaccine movement among doctors. He explores the psychological factors, including the pursuit of fame and financial gain, that drive some doctors to embrace contrarian views. Audience capture, a phenomenon where public personalities echo the sentiments of their followers, is discussed as a key factor that

Sep 21, 2023 • 26:48

High-Performance Healthcare Attire: KyurMD's Innovation

This episode is sponsored by KyurMD.com – technically advanced medical apparel.  Nick Cienski, a former designer for Under Armour and Arc'teryx, embarked on a mission to revolutionize healthcare attire with KyurMD (pronounced ‘Cure’). His goal was to create high-performance, durable, and stylish scrubs that would enhance the comfort and confidence of medical professionals.  Through innovative fabrics and meticulous design, KyurMD offers scrubs that are not only functional but also long-lasting,

Sep 19, 2023 • 31:50

Dr. Kanika Sims PT2: Advancing Healthcare Equality

This episode is sponsored by Charm Economics.  In PT2 with Dr. Kanika Sims, Dr. Block discusses the urgent need for systemic changes in medical education, focusing on addressing biases in curriculum and medical practices. They emphasize the impact of unconscious bias in healthcare and share personal experiences of navigating diverse spaces. Dr. Kanika Sims highlights the importance of acknowledging biases and actively seeking opportunities to connect with people from different backgrounds. Looki

Sep 14, 2023 • 37:53

Anxiety in High Achievers - A Chat with Dr. Dimitrios Tsatiris

This episode is sponsored by KyurMD– technically advanced medical apparel. In this episode, Dr. Dimitrios Tsatiris and Bradley discuss the relationship between anxiety and high achievement, especially within the medical profession. They explore the physical and psychological aspects of anxiety, highlighting the importance of self-awareness and communication with loved ones in managing anxiety.  Dr. Tsatiris shares practical coping mechanisms, including body scanning, deep breathing, and cognitiv

Sep 12, 2023 • 31:27

Embracing the Locum Tenens Lifestyle with Dr. Andrew Wilner

In this episode, Dr. Andrew Wilner shared insights into the world of locum tenens. He discussed how locum tenens, which means "placeholder" in Latin, involves physicians temporarily filling in for various medical roles, such as covering for vacations, maternity leaves, or staffing shortages. Dr. Wilner emphasized the flexibility and work-life balance that locum tenens offers, making it an attractive option for physicians seeking unique experiences and the freedom to explore different locations.

Sep 7, 2023 • 32:14

“Fixing” Your Medical Mindset with Dr. Gail Gazelle

In this episode, Dr. Jordan Feingold and Dr. Sanj Katyal bring guest, Dr. Gail Gazelle onto The Physician’s Guide to Doctoring. Together, they dive deeper into the concept of the fixed medical mindset and how it affects physicians. They discuss strategies for transforming this mindset and share practical tips for embracing a growth mindset and mindfulness. Looking for something specific? Here you go! [00:00:00] Introduction and recap of previous episode. [00:01:10] The fixed medical mindset's in

Sep 5, 2023 • 46:14

Exploring Careers in Global Health

This episode is sponsored by Charm Economics.  Dr. Sarah Labuda, a pediatrician and public health specialist, discusses her career path and how she helps individuals interested in global health. She emphasizes the importance of a mindset shift and shares two significant realizations she had that helped her navigate her career. Dr. Labuda also talks about the challenges and benefits of working in global health. Looking for something specific? Here you go! 00:03:13 Mindset shift is essential.  00:

Aug 31, 2023 • 29:42

The Drive Time Debrief: Tools for Coping with Stress in Medicine

This episode is sponsored by Charm Economics.  Dr. Laura Cazier, Dr. Amanda Dinsmore, and Dr. Kendra Morrison, who are all emergency medicine physicians, discuss their experiences with burnout and how they have managed to overcome it. They now work as physician coaches and share their knowledge on their podcast, the Drive Time Debrief. Their podcast aims to provide tools and support to help other physicians cope with the stresses of their job and approach medicine from a healthier and happier pe

Aug 29, 2023 • 36:42

The Forgotten Stories of Medicine with The Poor Historian Podcast

This episode is sponsored by Charm Economics.  This episode features Dr. Max Nanes and Dr. Mike Berger, hosts of the Poor Historian Podcast, as they talk about their podcast's origins and their aim to bring stories from the history of medicine to a wider audience. They discuss how they navigate the balance between humor and respect when discussing dark topics in medical history. They also touch on the significance of humor in medical settings and how it can help patients relax and learn.   Looki

Aug 24, 2023 • 35:29

Tips for Raising Successful Kids with Dr. Christine McAuliffe and Dr. Ronnesia Gaskins

This episode is sponsored by Charm Economics.  Dr. Ronnesia Gaskins and Dr. Christine McAuliffe discuss the importance of modeling and narrating parental behavior to help children develop a healthy drive. They emphasize that children naturally observe and respond to their parents’ actions and experiences, so it is crucial for parents to narrate their own journeys, including successes, mistakes, and lessons learned.  By providing a relatable and normalized example, parents can guide their childre

Aug 22, 2023 • 40:48

The Reckless Plan for Achieving Herd Immunity - Part 1 of 2 with Dr. Jonathan Howard

This episode is sponsored by Charm Economics.  Dr. Jonathan Howard once again joins the podcast to talk about his new book, "We Want Them Infected." The book examines a movement led by doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic who advocated for intentionally infecting unvaccinated individuals to develop herd immunity. Dr. Howard discusses how this idea influenced the national pandemic response and the real-world consequences that ensued. He also acknowledges the harms caused by lockdowns but emphasiz

Aug 17, 2023 • 32:27

The Patient-Centered Conversation with Dr. Christine Meyer

This episode is sponsored by Charm Economics.  Dr. Christine Meyer discusses the importance of effective communication between healthcare professionals and patients. We explore the significance of avoiding bad conversations and focusing on building strong patient relationships. Dr. Meyer shares insights from her own experience, emphasizing the value of being a good listener and the challenges of balancing time constraints and patient care. Looking for something specific? Here you go! [00:02:00

Aug 15, 2023 • 24:35

The Physician's Guide to Doctoring 5-Year Anniversary Special

This episode is sponsored by Charm Economics.  Welcome to a very special episode of The Physician's Guide to Doctoring! We're celebrating five incredible years of conversations that have empowered, educated, and uplifted our medical community. In this anniversary special, we're revisiting five of the most popular shows from the past five years, bringing you a diverse range of topics, insights, and expertise. Join us as we journey through the worlds of medicine, finance, wellness, and more. Show

Aug 10, 2023 • 3:12:05

Understanding Mental Health in Medicine with Dr. Robert McCarron

This episode is sponsored by Charm Economics.  In this podcast episode, Dr. Robert McCarron discusses the urgent need for improved mental health training for primary care physicians and specialists. As the founding director of the UC Davis Train New Trainers Primary Care Psychiatry Fellowship, Dr. McCarron aims to expand access to mental healthcare delivery, emphasizing the importance of addressing both physical and emotional pain in patients. The episode covers three key components of treatment

Aug 8, 2023 • 28:27

The Skills and Mindset Shift Required for Running a Startup

This episode is sponsored by @MedicalExpertWitness.com.  Dr. Varun Verma is a physician who has transitioned from practicing as a hospitalist to working at a startup called Andwise.  The startup, co-founded by a biomedical engineer, aims to empower physicians and medical students to optimize their financial wellness. The technology platform will offer free educational resources and other services to support physicians in their careers. Looking for something specific? Here you go! 00:04:31 - Tech

Aug 3, 2023 • 31:20

A Conversation on Cultural Competence in Medicine

This episode is sponsored by @MedicalExpertWitness.com. Dr. Raj Sundar discusses the evolution of cultural competence to cultural humility. He challenges the traditional approach of simply learning about different cultures and emphasizes the importance of understanding and connecting with patients on a deeper level. Dr. Sundar shares his own experiences and insights as a family medicine physician, highlighting the need for clinicians to be culturally competent in order to provide effective care

Aug 1, 2023 • 31:47

The Stanford Fulfillment Model & Applying it to Medical Practices

This episode is sponsored by @MedicalExpertWitness.com.  The episode features Dr. Al’ai Alvarez discussing the Stanford Fulfillment Model and its relevance to medical practices. Dr. Alvarez shares his training experience and how he ended up at Stanford. He highlights the three key aspects of the Stanford professional fulfillment model: culture of wellness, efficiencies of practice, and personal resilience. The discussion revolves around the importance of creating an environment that fosters auto

Jul 27, 2023 • 41:37

Dr. Michael Byrne on Using AI to Enhance Medical Practice

This episode is sponsored by @PearsonRavitz. In this episode, Dr. Michael Byrne joins Dr. Block to discuss the role of AI in healthcare. Dr. Byrne, a practicing gastroenterologist and the founder of Satisfy Health, shares his passion for using AI to improve diagnostics in endoscopy. He explains how AI can enhance the accuracy of visual assessments and help overcome human limitations. Dr. Byrne also discusses the origins of Satisfy Health and its mission to bring AI solutions to the medical field

Jul 25, 2023 • 35:49

The Unique World of Osteopathic Neurosurgery

In this podcast episode, Dr. Ian Storch, a gastroenterologist and practitioner of osteopathic medicine, discusses the history and philosophy of osteopathy. He explains that osteopathy originated in the late 1800s as a response to the limitations of modern medicine at the time. Founder A.T. Still developed manual therapies to treat somatic dysfunctions and emphasized the importance of treating the mind, body, and spirit. Dr. Storch also mentions that while MDs and DOs have similar practices today

Jul 20, 2023 • 27:55

Exploring Financial Planning and Land Flipping

This episode is sponsored by @PearsonRavitz.  The episode features Dave Denison, a financial planner and host of the Freedom Formula for Physicians Podcast. They delve into the concept of financial freedom for physicians, which involves becoming debt-free, having a strategic plan for income generation, and exploring tax reduction strategies. They clarify that while consumer debt is unfavorable, investment debt can be beneficial for cash flow and acquiring assets. Looking for something specific?

Jul 18, 2023 • 38:06

How to Get Started in the World of Advisory Boards

This episode is sponsored by @PearsonRavitz.  Dr. Vipul Kella, an emergency medicine physician with a diverse range of roles, shares his journey of transitioning from clinical medicine to becoming a member of multiple advisory boards. Dr. Kella discusses how his natural curiosity and desire for new challenges led him to explore various opportunities outside of his clinical practice. He emphasizes the importance of embracing a multidisciplinary approach and networking with professionals beyond th

Jul 13, 2023 • 36:29

Dr. Kanika Sims on Healthcare Disparities: Part 1 on the Origins of Invest Inclusion

This episode is sponsored by www.MedicalExpertWitness.com Visit  Dr. Block interviews Kanika Sims, MD, a Hospitalist and Assistant Professor of Hospital Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine. Dr. Sims is also the CEO of Invest Inclusion, her own company. They discuss healthcare inequity in the United States and the history of healthcare disparities that have led to this point.  Dr. Sims shares her personal journey in the medical field, from feeling unfulfilled as a practicing physician to pur

Jul 11, 2023 • 39:53

Secrets of Medical Traditions with Dr. Brian Elliot

This episode is sponsored by MedicalExpertWitness.com– Get your medical witness expert practice up and running. Visit MedicalExpertWitness.com to sign up! Dr. Brian Elliott discusses his book "White Coat Ways: A History of Medical Traditions and Their Battle with Progress." He explores various medical traditions and their origins, shedding light on their impact on the field of medicine. The conversation covers topics such as the Hippocratic Oath, the white coat, residency, the physical exam, hos

Jul 6, 2023 • 35:01

Building a Successful Medical Expert Witness Practice

This episode is sponsored by MedicalExpertWitness.com– Get your medical witness expert practice up and running. Visit MedicalExpertWitness.com to sign up! The guest on this podcast is Dr. Jordan Romano, an internist who has worked as a medical expert witness for almost a decade. He discusses how he got into the field by chance, and how he has grown his practice by doing a good job and keeping referral sources happy. He warns against taking on cases without providing honest opinions, as this can

Jul 4, 2023 • 40:42

Cabana Encanto: Exploring a Lucrative Real Estate Investment Opportunity in Goodyear, Arizona

In this episode, Dr. Block interviews Dr. Pranay Parikh, a hospitalist and President/Principal of Ascent Equity Group. Dr. Block initially had Dr. Parikh on the show to learn more about real estate investing but ended up investing in a property offered by Ascent Equity Group. To provide value to the audience, they decided to do an interview about the investment opportunity called Cabana Encanto.  They discuss the reasons behind choosing Arizona, specifically Goodyear, as the location for the pro

Jul 3, 2023 • 57:55

Quitting Medicine? How Dr. Chelsea Turgeon Walked Away from Residency and Found a New Path

This episode is sponsored by PearsonRavitz. Visit www.PearsonRavitz.com today and embark on a journey of safeguarding your future. Dr. Chelsea Turgeon joins Dr. Block in a thought-provoking conversation about her decision to leave her OB/GYN residency and embark on a different path. Driven by a lifelong fascination with psychology and human potential, Dr. Turgeon shares her journey of self-discovery and personal growth.  They discuss the challenges of choosing a specialty and the conflicts encou

Jun 29, 2023 • 38:45

Living Life with Both Butt Cheeks: A Money Philosophy with Dr. Latifat Akintade

This episode is sponsored by PearsonRavitz. Visit www.PearsonRavitz.com today and embark on a journey of safeguarding your future.    In this episode, Dr. Latifat Akintade, Host of the MoneyFit MD podcast and an accomplished gastroenterologist, talks about her sabbatical in Curacao with her husband and three kids. She discusses her approach to life, which she calls "both butt cheeks," meaning she chooses where she wants to be and has the power to stay or leave. Dr. Akintade also touches on her b

Jun 27, 2023 • 47:43

Do Doctors Make Good Parents?

This episode is sponsored by a fantastic partner in the insurance space for doctors, @pearsonravitz.  In this episode, Stephanie Pope, MD a psychiatrist and a mother of four, joins the podcast to discuss the topic of parenting as a physician. The conversation explores the challenges that come with balancing the demands of a medical career with the responsibilities of parenthood.  Dr. Pope shares her insights on how physicians can avoid burnout and maintain a healthy work-life balance while also

Jun 22, 2023 • 36:19

Life Planning: How to Get a Macro View of Your Financial Habits

This episode is sponsored by PearsonRavitz. Visit www.PearsonRavitz.com today and embark on a journey of safeguarding your future.  Dr. Weili Gray, a recovering anesthesiologist and a sleep medicine specialist, started the Dare to Dream Podcast to explore the concept of living a fulfilling life. However, her own experience of encountering obstacles in her dream job and personal life made her realize the importance of life planning.  She shares how she thought she was living her dream life when s

Jun 20, 2023 • 33:08

Dispelling Public Health Misinformation with Dr. Jessica Steier

The origin story of Unbiased Science began with the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Jessica Steier and Dr. Andrea Love realized that their friends and family were reaching out to them to make sense of all the information that was being hurled at them in terms of headlines. They were individually educating their networks, but then they decided to join forces and create Unbiased Science. The podcast was formalized after they did some joint Facebook lives and Instagram lives for their networks, and people c

Jun 15, 2023 • 41:05

Transitioning from Physician to Physician Entrepreneur

In this episode, Dr. Block interviews Nneka Unachukwu, MD, (Dr. Una) a successful pediatrician who built up her own practice and created the EntreMD business school to help other physicians gain business skills and build profitable businesses. They discuss the importance of business education for physician entrepreneurs, the benefits of emailing patients, and the need to overcome discomfort in order to succeed in business. Dr. Udochukwu shares the origin story of her business school, which was i

Jun 13, 2023 • 33:06

Using Evidence-Based Medicine (& Social Media) to Improve Patient Care with Dr. Ken Milne

This episode is sponsored by Charm Economics– data-driven solutions for digital health & MedTech businesses. Dr. Block and his guest, Dr. Ken Milne, delve into the concept of knowledge translation and the time it takes for new information to be integrated into clinical practice. They reference a famous paper that found it takes an average of 17 years for clinically relevant information to reach the patient's bedside.  However, the hosts believe that this time frame can be shortened with the help

Jun 8, 2023 • 38:10

The Benefits of Fractional Doctors In Rural America

This episode is sponsored by Charm Economics– data-driven solutions for digital health & MedTech businesses. Dr. Block and Dr. Kara Hartl delve into the concept of fractional doctors, a well-known practice in the medical world.  The episode highlights the benefits of telehealth, including the ability to work from anywhere and the opportunity to take on interesting cases. It can also help alleviate burnout among doctors, who can work for a few hours a week and augment their income. Patients in re

Jun 6, 2023 • 37:19

Navigating Life as a Heart Transplant Patient with Dr. Alin Gragossian

Dr. Alin Gragossian talks about her experience with a health issue that interrupted her graduate medical education. She developed cardiogenic shock, was in the ICU, received a heart transplant and still managed to finish her emergency medicine residency and critical care fellowship! [00:00:23] Interrupted Medical Training.  [00:05:33] Cardiogenic shock and resuscitation.  [00:06:41] Severe heart failure.  [00:12:44] Heart transplant urgency.  [00:16:04] Heart transplant candidacy.  [00:20:36] Fa

Jun 1, 2023 • 41:24

Improving Physician-Patient Communication with John Schneider, MD

How can we, as doctors, be better communicators? Dr. Block sits down with Dr. John Schneider, MD and the two discuss communicating with your patients, acknowledging congitive biases, and informing the patients about the uncertainty of a diagnosis while keeping authority. Dr. John Schneider earned his BA, MA, and MD at the University of Chicago. He is an experienced otolaryngologist.    This episode is sponsored by Locumstory. For more information on Locumstory, go to https://locumstory.com/   Th

May 1, 2023 • 35:04

REVAMPing Our Pursuit of Clinician Well-Being with Dr. Jordyn Feingold & Dr. Sanj Katyal

In this episode, a sequel to the earlier episode "A Guide to Flourishing" Dr. Jordyn Feingold and Dr. Sanj Katyal address the question, "So what is clinician well-being anyway?" and unpack six core elements that evidence shows best predict well-being: relationships, engagement, vitality, accomplishment, meaning, and positive emotions, or REVAMP. REVAMP is both an acronym and a call-to-action for clinicians to pursue whole-person well-being, and help our patients do the same. Both Jordyn and Sanj

Apr 24, 2023 • 29:44

Let's Talk About Sex(ual Health) with Rachel Rubin, MD

Asking patients about their sex life can be awkward, but it's important. Rachel Rubin MD, a urologist and sexual medicine specialist, breaks down how sex is helpful to your health, and how being otherwise healthy is good for your sex life. Dr. Block and Dr. Rubin go down the path of mythbusting menopause, goop, and other sexual myths. Dr Rubin is one of only a few physicians with fellowship training in sexual medicine for all genders. She is the education chair for the International Society for

Apr 17, 2023 • 32:34

Physician's Guide to Real Estate Investing with Pranay Parikh, MD

Investing in real estate is one of the most common side gigs for physicians. Pranay Parikh, MD of From MD to Entrepreneur Podcast shares his story of how he got started with real estate, what he enjoys about it, what to look out for, and why you should do it too. Despite loving medicine, Dr Parikh felt like he had little control over his time, and little financial stability. Today, he's a serial entrepreneur, and he practices medicine on his own terms.   This episode is sponsored by charmeconomi

Apr 10, 2023 • 36:13

Antibiotic Stewardship: How to Prescribe Responsibly with Mackenzie Keintz, MD

How do we, as doctors, prescribe antibiotics responsibly? Dr. Mackenzie Keintz, an Infectious Disease Fellow with the University of Nebraska chats with Dr. Block about antibiotics, antibiotic stewardship, when to prescribe them, what does antibiotic resistance really means, and how to avoid it. Dr Mackenzie Keintz graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, majoring in Medical Microbiology and Immunology and Biology. She attended medical school at St. George's University, and completed h

Apr 3, 2023 • 31:34

A Hospice Doctor's Advice on Personal Finance and Priorities with Jordan Grumet, MD

What would your life be like if you chose everything that you are doing the next day? Jordan Grumet, MD talks about how he stepped away from things that didn't fulfil him, and found more purpose in life, specifically aligning them with his values.   Dr Jordan Grumet graduated from the University of Michigan, and received his medical degree from Northwestern University. He practices internal medicine, and is an associate medical director at Journeycare Hospice. Dr Grumet blogs about about financi

Mar 27, 2023 • 34:46

The Fight for Reproductive Rights and IVF with Abby Delaney, MD

Why did Nebraska almost made IVF illegal with a proposed trigger bill after Roe v. Wade was overturned? Abby Delaney, MD, a Reproductive Endocrinologist based in Nebraska joins Dr. Block to discuss reproductive rights, as they are today, and how they affect lives of millions of people across the country. Dr. Abigail Delaney, MD is a Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility Specialist in Elkhorn, NE and has over 14 years of experience in the medical field. She graduated from University Of Nebrask

Mar 20, 2023 • 40:07

Being more Mindful in your Practice with Phil Pierorazio, MD

What exactly is mindfulness with your patients and how to be mindful during surgery? Phil Pierorazio, MD of Operate with Zen Podcast talks about how to achieve exactly that, and more. Being present with your patients during their visit, working on your own mindfulness in your personal life. Dr. Pierorazio is a board-certified urologist with training and expertise in urologic cancers, focusing on kidney cancer, testicular cancer, upper tract urothelial cancer, and prostate cancer. He offers patie

Mar 13, 2023 • 31:19

A Guide to Medical Entrepreneurship with Keith Matheny, MD

How to create synergy with other medical practices across the country? Dr. Block welcomes Keith Matheny, MD, a fellow Otolaryngologist and a serial medical entrepreneur, to discuss how he founded his companies and his strategy to improve practice quality of life, without sacrificing the bottom line. Dr. Keith Matheny is a Vanderbilt-trained Otolaryngologist in North Dallas, emphasizing Rhinology & Sleep in adults and children. He has a passion for the business aspects of Otolaryngology, as well

Mar 6, 2023 • 39:51

Connect with your Patients Online with Bryan Cush, MS

How do you connect to your patients and your community? Dr. Block welcomes Bryan Cush, MS, Co-Founder of Tidal, a company that works on helping physicians connect to the right healthcare audience. Learn about how to ask for reviews from your patients, what is the best platform for that, and if you really need to pay attention to your website's SEO. Bryan’s focus on healthcare stems from a decade-long personal crusade. A parent suffering from an undiagnosed illness led him into an often bewilderi

Feb 27, 2023 • 34:44

Start Your Own Medical Practice - Brian Gantwerker, MD

Did you ever wonder how hard is it to start your own medical practice? Dr. Block is joined by Brian Gantwerker, MD, Founder of Craniospinal Center of Los Angeles to discuss how to start your very own medical practice. Learn about staffing, financial issues you may encounter, and licensing you will need to acquire. Board-certified neurosurgeon Brian Gantwerker, MD, specializes in the treatment of brain tumors, as well as degenerative diseases and injuries of the spinal cord. At his practice, The

Feb 15, 2023 • 40:50

Invent like DaVinci - Medical Device Development with Maxwell Cooper, MD

Dr. Maxwell Cooper is a resident physician training in diagnostic and interventional radiology at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. He is the Host of The DaVinci Hour Podcast where he interviews a variety of guests making an impact on healthcare, including Mark Cuban discussing his low-cost pharmacy business Cost Plus Drugs. Dr. Cooper is also the Co-Founder of DaVinci Academy, a company that provides video courses on YouTube, digital textbooks, and podcasts for medical students. We talked about

Feb 8, 2023 • 32:27

Climate Change and Medicine: How to Prepare with Caitlin Rublee, MD, MPH

Caitlin Rublee, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Colorado. She serves as Director of Graduate Medical Education with the Climate and Health Program through the School of Medicine and Assistant Fellowship Director for the Climate and Health Science Policy Fellowship. So what you think we’ll be talking about today. That’s right. Climate change and its impact on the practice of medicine. We talk about what she is hoarding in her bunker w

Feb 1, 2023 • 44:25

How to Successfully Grow Your Brand Online with Dana Corriel, MD

Dana Corriel, MD, is the founder/CEO of SoMeDocs (doctorsonsocialmedia.com), which aims to build & showcase unique resources in healthcare and support the individuals within the healthcare system (to attain autonomy). Corriel is an advisor to companies, digital startups and individuals’ brands that desire to stand out in the digital space. She has taught at the Harvard conferences that include Writing, Publishing, & Social Media for Healthcare Professionals, Women in Medicine, Women Physician We

Jan 25, 2023 • 44:56

Get Discovered by Lawyers for Medical Expert Witness Work with Beryl Vaughan

Beryl Vaughan is a consultant in Practice Development, Marketing and Business Consulting for physicians in the medicolegal space as expert witnesses or who conduct evaluations with legal application. She has worked for 15 years in this field with Forensic Psychiatrists, Psychologists and, for the past 5 years, physicians in other medical specialties. She was a case manager and paralegal for 2 decades prior to turning her attention to medical expert witness practice. She has educated Forensic Psy

Jan 18, 2023 • 31:10

Elevate your Medical Expert Witness Game with Amy G. Fogelman, MD

Amy G. Fogelman, MD, is back for a follow-up interview. We talk about her first case, which she couldn’t talk much about because of privacy rules, so we also talk about her first case that went to trial, which means it is public information. We talk about what she would have done differently early on in her medical career and what I should do once I get my first case (in case anyone needs an otolaryngologist – I’m here for you). We also talk about CVs and what we should do to make our CVs more a

Jan 11, 2023 • 39:32

Disrupt Outpatient Healthcare with Direct Primary Care with Dr Maryal Concepcion

What the heck is direct primary care? Or direct care since other specialties are adopting this model. It is a subscription service that gives you access to your doctor whenever you want it. It is disruptive! Sometimes. So we talk to Dr. Maryal Concepcion about her practice, her podcast, why she chose to stop billing insurance companies and give patients access to her 24/7. We also talk about what happens when a patient abuses this service, which patients tend to be interested, and why earlier th

Jan 4, 2023 • 47:26

Truths and Myths of OB/GYN: Birth Control and Beyond with Karen Wolowick, DO

Dr. Karen Wolowick has been a practicing OBGYN for over 17 years.  She decided to venture into the world of private practice to try to reconnect with the more intimate and rewarding aspects of women's health.  ​ She gives a review of what all physicians should know about OB-GYN. We get a crash course in birth control, why someone should “get their hormones checked,” how to think about risks when prescribing medications in a pregnant or nursing patient, the modern practice of OB, like laborists,

Dec 21, 2022 • 31:25

Nonclinical and Unconventional Careers for Physicians with John Jurica, MD

Dr. John Jurica is a family physician who began doing nonclinical side jobs early in his career. He started as a part time physician advisor and medical director, and subsequently worked as a hospital Chief Medical Officer for 14 years. He left his CMO position to partner in an urgent care start-up in 2014, where he continues to serve as co-owner and medical director. In 2017, John started producing the weekly Physician Nonclinical Careers Podcast, where he presents interviews with physicians in

Dec 14, 2022 • 31:27

A Guide to Flourishing with Drs. Jordyn Feingold and Sanj Katyal

Dr. Sanj Katyal is making his third appearance on the podcast. He is a radiologist, author, coach and student of positive psychology. Sanj discovered positive psychology as an attending, whereas Jordyn discovered it as an undergrad, and both have Masters degrees in it. She’s currently a second-year psychiatry resident at Mt. Sinai and already extremely accomplished. In fact, she just published her first book, Choose Growth: A workbook for Transcending Trauma, Fear and Self-Doubt. They discovered

Dec 7, 2022 • 33:21

Litigation Involving Interfacility Transfers with Jacqueline Clancy, RN BSN MS AEMD CLNC

Jacqueline Clancy is a certified legal nurse consultant and expert witness who specializes in cases involving delay of care and interfacility transfers. The majority of her career was spent in identifying gaps in care, reviewing chronologies/timelines for opportunities for improvement, deviations from best practice, and writing protocols for future prevention of injury, and malpractice. She designed an Interfacility Transfer Center overseeing 23 hospitals, and designed a Logistics Center for a U

Nov 30, 2022 • 28:00

What Makes a Physician a Great Spouse with Elizabeth Landry

Elizabeth Landry is a physician family advocate, Certified Life Coach for Physician Wives, EM wife of 20+ years, mother, and founder of The MedCommons, a digital magazine and online community serving physician spouses and partners as they navigate med school, residency, & beyond. Most of her content is for the physician’s significant other, but she had posted recently about six traits doctors need to be a great spouse, so we decided to make an episode about that in addition to discussing the sac

Nov 24, 2022 • 37:08

Get Your Signal Through the Noise with Ernesto Gluecksmann

Ernesto Gluecksmann is the managing partner at Through the Noise, who I’ve hired to help increase the size of my audience. His strategy was so dramatically different from anyone else I had interviewed, so this is what we discuss on the podcast. How to get your name, brand and services out there to a bigger audience. The secret sauce for me was my youtube channel because so many more people are on youtube than podcasts. We talk about how to get the right eyeballs on you. Ernesto has 25 years in p

Nov 16, 2022 • 45:30

Optimize Your Voice for Every Setting with Carin Gilfry

Carin Gilfry is an experienced voice actor who voiced thousands of commercials, instructional videos, IVR systems, eLearning programs, documentaries, and video games, and narrated and produced over 100 audiobooks. She works primarily from her professional home studio in Southern California (www.GilfryStudios.com). Her past and current clients include FedEx, Volkswagen, Citibank, Duncan Hines, Aspercreme, Quaker, Clairol, CVS, Zulily.com, Neutrogena, Benjamin Moore, GrubHub, Jakks Pacific Toys, L

Nov 9, 2022 • 38:35

Freakonomics of Healthcare with Bapu Jena, MD, PhD

Anupam Bapu Jena, MD, PhD, is the Joseph P. Newhouse Professor of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School and a physician in the Department of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is also a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. As an economist and physician, Dr. Jena’s research involves several areas of health economics and policy including the use of natural experiments in health care, the economics of physician behavior and the physician workforce,

Nov 2, 2022 • 49:22

Medical Expert Witness Retainers, Contracts and Insurance with Dan Sandman, Esq

Sandman Legal Services is the nation’s only law firm dedicated to the needs of medical expert witnesses and consultants. Its founder and principal, Dan Sandman, Esq was on the show in August and gave a super engaging interview with such useful information, that I had to have him back. In the last interview, he gave an overview of the business of being a medical expert witness and in this episode, we get more granular. We talk about retainer agreements, which are the contracts between you and the

Oct 26, 2022 • 33:19

Why Are Physicians Into Real Estate Investing with Kevin Mailo, MD

Kevin Mailo, MD, is an emergency physician based in western Canada. He is the founder of Physician Empowerment - an organization dedicated to transforming the lives of physicians through education in finance, wellness, practice management, and leadership. He is a serial entrepreneur with companies in real estate, finance, and education. We discuss what financial issues impact American and Canadian physicians differently and then pivot into real estate, from owning and managing your own property,

Oct 19, 2022 • 40:34

How to be a BOSS with Amy Vertrees, MD

Amy E. Vertrees, MD is a general surgeon in Columbia, Tennessee, the founder of Columbia Surgery Partners, and is affiliated with Maury Regional Hospital. She went to med school at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and trained at Walter Reed. She is the founder of BOSS – the Business of Surgery Series, where she offers courses on how surgeons can enjoy clinic, dealing with difficult partners, common habits that hold us back, and how we can feel fulfilled at work. This is what

Oct 12, 2022 • 42:25

Be a Better Teacher in Every Setting with Eric Gantwerker, MD, MS, MMSc, FACS

Eric Gantwerker, MD, MS, MMSc (MedEd), FACS is back for a second interview. He is a pediatric otolaryngologist at Cohen Children’s Hospital at Northwell Health, associate professor of otolaryngology at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra, and vice president/ medical director at Level Ex, a medical videogame company. In a previous episode, we discussed leveraging video games for skill building. In this episode, we talk about education. As physicians, we are responsible for teaching in a lecture

Oct 5, 2022 • 41:39

Are Birds Real? The Fight Against Misinformation with Professor Timothy Caulfield

Professor Timothy Caulfield is a Canada Research Chair in health law and policy, a professor in the Faculty of Law and the School of Public Health, and a research director of the Health Law Institute at the University of Alberta. However, he is most well-known for being a misinformation debunker, having written several bestselling books, including The Cure for Everything; The Vaccination Picture; The Science of Celebrity… Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything?; and, most recently, Relax: A

Sep 28, 2022 • 54:30

Fixing the Electronic Medical Record Interoperability Problem with Troy Bannister of Particle Health

Troy Bannister is the CEO of Particle Health, a company that is shaping the new standard for healthcare data exchange with a user-friendly application programming interface platform. After spending years in the healthcare industry as an EMT, clinical researcher, and medical student, he decided to attempt the seemingly insurmountable task of fixing the interoperability problem of electronic medical records. Particle Health gives application designers, and therefore patients, access to their recor

Sep 20, 2022 • 36:07

The Art and Science of Medical Education with Professor Margaret Hay

A health psychologist by training, Dr. Margaret Hay has worked in health professional education for the past 2 decades in both curriculum governance and teaching roles. She is the inaugural Head of the Monash Centre for Professional Development and Monash Online Education in the Portfolio of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Monash University. Prior to this, she was the inaugural Director of Professional and Continuing Education, and the inaugural Director of the Monash Institute for Health & Clinical

Sep 13, 2022 • 39:48

Why Female Physicians are Burning Out with Arian Nachat, MD

Dr. Arian Nachat is an emergency medicine and palliative care physician, which to me was a surprising combination, so we start the discussion with why emergency medicine physicians are well suited for palliative care. Most recently, she founded Pallity which brings together resources to educate, empower and enable patients with life-altering illness to live their life to their fullest potential. Dr. Nachat currently practices emergency medicine and serves as clinical faculty at Balboa Naval Medi

Sep 6, 2022 • 39:13

The Business of Medical Expert Witnessing with Dan Sandman, Esq

Sandman Legal Services is the nation's only law firm dedicated to the needs of medical expert witnesses and consultants.  Its founder and principal, Dan Sandman, Esq., has been a licensed attorney for nearly 20 years.  For nearly 8 years, Dan led a leading medical expert witness and consulting agency, American Medical Forensic Specialists ("AMFS"), helming the company as President for 5 years, and seeing it successfully through 2 acquisitions, the pandemic and exponential growth.  Dan started Sa

Aug 30, 2022 • 38:27

A Blueprint for Test Prep with Adam Rosh, MD

Adam Rosh is the Chief Medical Officer at Blueprint Prep and Founder of Rosh Review. which he created in 2011. He received his BA and MS from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He received his medical degree from Rutgers Medical School and completed his emergency medicine residency training at NYU. He went on to serve as assistant residency director and residency director at Detroit Receiving Hospital. He is the author and editor of Pretest Emergency Medicine and Case Files Emergency Medicine

Aug 23, 2022 • 35:47

Gender-Affirming Language in Healthcare with Crystal Beal, MD, of QueerDoc.com

Dr. Crystal Beal, a Board-Certified Family Medicine Physician, started QueerDoc with the mission to raise the bar in gender-affirming care and improve LGBTQ+ lives through: Telemedicine-based direct clinical services Provider education LGBTQ+ DEI Healthcare consulting They leverage their lived experience and medical expertise to offer a level of unsurpassed nuance to their services.   We talk about Gender-Affirming Medical Care and the evolving language surrounding it and how best to recover a

Aug 16, 2022 • 31:15

Put Yourself First with Simon Maltais, MD

Dr. Simon Maltais is an active cardiac surgeon and author of Healthcare Anonymous: Learn How to Put Yourself First While Pursuing a Calling. He served as a previous vice-chair of the Mayo Clinic, has a doctorate degree in biomedical engineering and heart regeneration. He is an internationally recognized leader in the field of heart transplantation, mechanical heart devices, and alternative cardiac interventions. He has worked in two different countries and health systems and provides a unique pe

Aug 9, 2022 • 36:02

Physicians Who Love to Smoke - with Jimmy Turner, MD, Physician Philosopher

Many of you know Dr. Jimmy Turner. He calls himself the Physician Philosopher and this is his second time on the show. In the first episode with him, we talked about his first book, The Physician Philosopher’s Guide to Personal Finance and he just published Determined: How Burned Out Doctors Can Thrive In a Broken Medical System. He also runs the alpha coaching experience and hosts the Physician Philosopher podcast. But we didn’t talk about ANY OF THAT. He recently bought a smoker and I love smo

Aug 2, 2022 • 32:41

Why Don’t You Have a Remote Scribe Yet? with Terry Ciesla

Terry Ciesla is the senior vice president of Scribe EMR, a remote scribing company that provides remote scribing, coding, and a variety of virtual assistance services. Prior to this, he served in various senior management positions for several healthcare service and IT vendors. He has also led startups of a medical transcription company as well as a successful venture that delivered artificial intelligence and analytics software to hospitals and physician practices in the form of computer-assist

Jul 26, 2022 • 35:37

Stories from Women Physician Leaders with Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, MD, MPH and Deborah M. Shlian, MD, MBA

In the new book Lessons Learned: Stories from Women Physician Leaders, 32 women physician leaders share their career paths with the goal of improving the trajectory of women in medicine. We talked today with Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, MD, MPH, AMWA (American Medical Women’s Association) President (2022-2023) and Professor of Medicine, Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership, and Deborah M. Shlian, MD, MBA, the book editor and author, and AMWA leader. Dr. Shlian is also CEO of

Jul 19, 2022 • 35:48

How to Tell What’s Real and What’s Hype with Nina Shapiro, MD

Dr. Nina Shapiro is the Director of Pediatric Otolaryngology and a Professor of Head and Neck Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. A graduate of Harvard Medical School and Cornell University, she completed her surgical residency at Harvard and finished additional subspecialty training in pediatric otolaryngology at the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London and the Children’s Hospital of San Diego. When she has downtime between cases, you’d think she’d be scrollin

Jul 12, 2022 • 46:08

Rerelease: Secrets to Being a Happy Doc from the Happiest Doc, Taylor Brana, DO

Dr. Taylor Brana was a Resident Physician at the time of the original recording (now at attending) in Psychiatry, Creator of The Happy Doc Podcast and developer of educational platforms that utilize voice-first technology. Our interview is really two separate interviews in one. In the first, we cover his podcast, where he interviews physicians on how they manage to continue finding fulfillment and enjoyment in their lives and practices in a world of crushing debt, wasteful administrative burdens

Jul 11, 2022 • 49:20

Endometriosis and the Bigger Health Picture with Laurence Orbuch, MD

In today’s episode, you’ll hear two men talking about endometriosis. I recognize the optics of this, but this is a topic I haven’t covered yet, and an important one, so when today’s expert approached the show with the idea to discuss endometriosis, I said absolutely. Dr. Laurence Orbuch completed his training at the New York Hospital Weill Cornell Medical College and SUNY Upstate Medical Center. He served as the Director of Minimally Invasive and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery at The Mount Sinai

Jul 5, 2022 • 47:52

Rerelease: Size Matters Not: Tiny Habits for Big Changes, Part 2, with BJ Fogg, PhD

This is part 2 of my interview with Dr. BJ Fogg, author of Tiny Habits: The Small Changes that Change Everything. In this part, we talk about how success breeds success and having your patient work on the habit you want them to change shouldn’t be the first priority. The first priority should be what they want to change because it shows them that they can be successful in creating lasting change. We also discuss how positive emotions help to encode habits and he actually came up with a technique

Jul 1, 2022 • 31:04

Let’s Go On a Hippocratic Adventure with Ashwini Bapat, MD

Ashwini Bapat, MD, is a palliative care doctor and co-Founder of Hippocratic Adventures  a community of US-trained physicians practicing and dreaming of practicing medicine outside the US. She is also the founder of EpioneMD  which provides virtual serious illness coaching and advance care planning to individuals and telepalliative care consultations to healthcare organizations.  We talk about the origins of both Hippocratic Adventures and EpioneMD. She also dispels the myth that you need to do

Jun 28, 2022 • 33:23

Rerelease: Size Matters Not: Tiny Habits for Big Changes, Part 1, with BJ Fogg, PhD

This interview is one of my most important. If you are doing to share any of my episodes, this is one that I would implore you to share with your friends, family and colleagues. This is part 1 of 2 of my interviews with BJ Fogg, PhD, author of the book Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything. We all struggle to change our behaviors, to develop good habits and stop bad habits. There is a lot of popular wisdom about this and most, if not all, is just wrong. This is where Dr. Fogg ste

Jun 24, 2022 • 37:31

Create and Market Your Online Course Worldwide with Chester Zoda, MD

Dr. Chester Zoda’s education company “Digital Doctor,” helps doctors build passive income with online courses. At the start of the pandemic, Dr Zoda was working 80–100-hour weeks and feeling burnt out and overworked. He wanted to spend more time with family but was unable due to clinical obligations. He wanted to find a way to make extra money, so he created an online course teaching digital marketing via Facebook advertising. His first online course made $5,000 in the first month of launch and

Jun 21, 2022 • 44:12

Rerelease: Choosing the Right Financial Advisor with Ryan Inman, MBA

Ryan Inman was a fee-only financial advisor who works exclusively with physicians and he teaches how to pick a financial advisor.  How did he end up in the physician niche?  He understands us.  His wife is a pediatric pulmonologist and part of why he understands the struggle so well is that they’ve been together since college.  He graduated from the University of San Diego and has two masters, one in business administration and another in Accounting and financial management.  We discuss how to f

Jun 17, 2022 • 52:36

Doctor, Make Your Money Move with Altelisha Taylor, MD, MPH

Dr. Altelisha “Lisha” Taylor is a family medicine resident, professional speaker, doctor-preneur, and money coach who promotes physician wellness through financial literacy. She is the founder of  CareerMoneyMoves.com and creator of the Facebook Group Financial Grand Rounds, two platforms that help busy young professionals, especially doctors, put systems in place to build wealth. We first discussed something unrelated to personal finance and it was how someone who went to a super competitive un

Jun 14, 2022 • 36:16

Rerelease: Cardiac arrest for pathologists to podiatrists with Jeff Jarvis, MD

Dr. Jeff Jarvis, the EMS Medical Director for Williamson County EMS and Marble Falls Area EMS in Central Texas, teaches us about cardiac arrest for every physician, from pathologists to podiatrists.  We learn how to identify and manage a cardiac arrest if we happen to be the medical professional on the scene.  We cover multiple circumstances from the woods to the mall to a plane.  After this talk, you will feel better equipped to know what you can and can’t, should and shouldn’t do in those situ

Jun 10, 2022 • 42:11

Using Your Medical Training for Multiple Income Streams with Naomi Lawrence-Reid, MD

Naomi Lawrence-Reid, M.D. is a pediatrician and founder of Doctoring Differently, a course and coaching platform designed to teach physicians of all specialties how to transition out of full-time clinical and academic practice while starting lucrative and flexible careers that best utilize their medical training and experience. We discuss all of her different income streams, like per-diem, locum tenens, veteran and social security disability exams, medical expert witness work, aesthetics, how sh

Jun 7, 2022 • 44:02

Rerelease: Physician’s Guide to Trauma-Informed Healthcare Approaches with Megan Gerber, MD, MPH

Megan Gerber, MD, MPH is a general internist with a career-long focus on the medical care of trauma-exposed women. We start out defining trauma and then get introduced to trauma-informed care.  Interfacing with the medical system and physicians can be traumatizing and triggering, so we discussed ways to minimize that, and why it actually isn’t important to identify who needs trauma informed care. We should be taking a “universal precautions” like approach.  She teaches us how to incorporate a ro

Jun 3, 2022 • 44:06

Everyone Needs a Virtual Assistant or Three with Steven Kupferman, DMD, MD of MedVA.com

Steven Kupferman DMD, MD, Co-Founder, and CEO of MedVA, holds D.M.D. and M.D. degrees from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine, respectively. He first pioneered the use of Virtual Assistants to optimize the management of his six oral surgeon practice while simultaneously improving the quality of patient care. He then went on to found MedVA, a healthcare virtual staffing company. They vet the healthcare professionals, mostly registered nurses in the Ph

May 31, 2022 • 30:08

Give Credit by CMEfying Your Content with Brian Cohen, MD

Brian Cohen, MD, is a practicing anesthesiologist and entrepreneur in the digital health space. In 2015, he co-founded Miami Anesthesia Services, a concierge anesthesia company throughout South Florida. Dr. Cohen acts as Administrative Chief of Miami Anesthesia Services and Chief of their Management Service Organization that supports other independent anesthesia practices throughout Florida. Dr. Cohen is the co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Adaptrack, a medical risk focused digital platfo

May 24, 2022 • 47:51

Rerelease: Rheumatology Made Ridiculously Simple with Adam Brown, MD

Adam Brown, MD, is a rheumatologist at Cleveland Clinic and the host of the Rheuminations podcast. For the med students out there, we discuss why someone would choose rheumatology and why they are frequently the smartest doctors in the hospital. We discuss the basics of arthritis, how to interpret an ANA and why we shouldn’t be so laser-focused on our own organ systems if a patient isn’t improving as expected. We also discuss why gout is such an underappreciated phenomenon. Dr. Brown went to med

May 20, 2022 • 38:03

Noisy Breathers and Snotty Noses: Pediatric ENT with Gopi Shah, MD

Gopi Shah is a Pediatric Otolaryngologist at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.  She did her residency in otolaryngology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia and her fellowship in peds at UT Southwestern.  Her clinical interests are pediatric sinus and skull base. She loves teaching and is the fellowship director for pediatric otolaryngology. She is also a co-host for the BackTable ENT podcast. We talk a little about the podcast and then get into sn

May 17, 2022 • 1:01:19

Does Everyone Have Pencillin Allergy? Does Anyone? with Payel Gupta, MD

On today’s show we speak to allergist, Dr. Payel Gupta about penicillin allergy.  Dr. Gupta is triple board certified in Allergy & Immunology, Pediatrics and Internal Medicine and currently has a practice at Ease Allergy in Brooklyn.  We discuss how common penicillin allergy is and how commonly the diagnosis is incorrect.  She goes through the four types of hypersensitivity reaction, and then focus in on type I, the IgE-mediated reaction.  We go through presentation, treatment, and some commonly

May 14, 2022 • 29:20

How to Build a Winning Team with Aaron Fritts, MD, of Backtable

Dr. Aaron Fritts is a co-founder of BackTable and a practicing Interventional Radiologist in Dallas, Texas. Early in his practice, Dr. Fritts realized the need for centralized, in-depth procedure and device information that his peers could access on the fly. Not long after, BackTable was born. Backtable is a podcasting brand for physician education, which started as interventional radiology and now also includes ENT, urology and their newest podcast, innovation, for physician entrepreneurs. We t

May 10, 2022 • 57:49

WTF PSLF?! with Michael Foley CFP

Michael Foley is a comprehensive financial advisor who runs his practice out of Scottsdale, Arizona, under North Star Resource Group. Michael was trained at Duke University and holds his Certified Financial Planner designation alongside his Certified Student Loan Professional designation. Although Michael serves a diverse group of clients with their financial and student loan needs, with two physician parents, Michael has found a specialty in working with those in the healthcare space. He helps

May 6, 2022 • 42:57

Get Organized for Better Work-Life Balance with Sarah Hart-Unger, MD

Dr. Sarah Hart-Unger is a pediatric endocrinologist, who did all of her education at Duke, and is now the pediatric residency program director at Joe Dimaggio Children’s Hospital in South Florida.  She is intrigued by the challenges of making work and life fit together — so much that she cohosts a podcast on the topic, Best of Both Worlds, with time management expert and writer Laura Vanderkam. She is married to a vascular surgeon and has three young children, so we discuss how they manage get i

May 2, 2022 • 38:30

Docs Should Borrow from Doc2DocLending Now with Zwade Marshall, MD, MBA

Zwade Marshall, MD, MBA is a co- founder/managing partner of Doc2DocLending and is principally involved with investor relations and business development. He is a Harvard-trained, double board certified anesthesiologist and interventional pain management specialist. He also serves as the Chief Medical Officer of Regenerative Spine and Pain in Atlanta, GA.   Dr. Marshall got his MD/MBA from Emory and while there was awarded Emory’s Humanitarian of the Year Prize for his work with Pipeline, a longi

Apr 29, 2022 • 34:34

How to Become the Next Millionaire Next Door

On today’s episode, we discuss the characteristics that predict an individual’s propensity to build wealth, why physicians have a bad reputation in this department and what we can do to improve, with industrial psychologist, Dr. Sarah Stanley Fallaw.  Dr. Fallaw is the author of The Next Millionaire Next Door and the founder of DataPoints LLC, a research and technology company that provides advisors and individuals with behavioral science tools to achieve financial success. DataPoints created th

Apr 28, 2022 • 49:14

This Pediatrician is a Sci-Fi Writer with Teresa Fuller, MD, PhD

On the heels of our interview with author Jack El-Hai, who teaches physicians creative writing as an outlet, we have pediatrician, speaker and sci-fi writer Dr. Teresa Fuller. Dr. Fuller received both her M.D. and Ph.D. at Howard University and has been a practicing pediatrician in the Maryland area for more than 20 years.     In addition to full-time pediatric practice, Dr. Fuller has been a contributing health writer for The Baltimore Times and Demand Media. She is the author of Change 1 Thing

Apr 22, 2022 • 24:01

Doctoring Through the Shouldstorm with Alison Escalante, MD

Alison Escalante, MD is a practicing pediatrician who has developed a way of thinking and breathing through what she calls, “The Shouldstorm.”  As physicians, we face similar storms with our patients, colleagues, administrators, and ourselves.  She walks us through the ideas she presented in a TEDx talk and applies it to doctoring.     She can be found at  shouldstorm.com  And her TEDx talk can be found at  youtube.com/watch?v=mYT7EDi_nOs&t=387s   She did her undergrad at Princeton, studying Med

Apr 19, 2022 • 33:24

Make Your Work Days Happy Days with Lara Hochman, MD, of Happy Day Health

Lara Hochman, MD is a Family Medicine physician, and advocate for fellow doctors' wellbeing amidst rising burnout and dissatisfaction. No, this is not another podcast about burnout. We are going to be talking about finding a practice you’ll love and on the other side, being the practice that other physicians will want to join and never leave. She founded Happy Day Health, a boutique physician matchmaking agency to match doctors with well run, physician-owned practices where they can have a voice

Apr 15, 2022 • 24:33

Physician Mortgages - Home Buying for Doctors with John Ramey, MD, of DrMoves

Dr. Ramey had a pretty negative experience buying his first home as a med student, so he took matters into his own hands.  His wife got her real estate license, he got his, and how he helps med students, residents, and attendings around the country buy homes.  He walks us through the entire process from tip to tail, and we discuss for whom a physician loan would be appropriate, the advantages and disadvantages of such a loan, as well as the other types of loans available. He also has an extremel

Apr 12, 2022 • 42:21

Writing to Soothe Your Weary Soul with Jack El-Hai

Jack El-Hai is an award-winning medical writer who coaches and leads workshops for physicians interested in reaping the benefits of writing creatively. We discuss the benefits during the interview, as well as how to get started on ten minutes per day or less, how to get those creative juices flowing and how that annoying clicking sound my partner makes when he drinks his tea can be used as inspiration. He also defines “creative writing,” and it is a lot more encompassing than I thought.   El-Hai

Apr 8, 2022 • 29:42

Positive Philosophy: Ancient and Modern Wisdom to Create a Flourishing Life with Sanj Katyal, MD

Dr. Sanj Katyal is a radiologist and a student of positive psychology.  He wrote the book that he wished he had read 20 years ago and he in order to share what he has learned with us.  He combines the philosophy of the ancient stoics and Bhagavad Gita with the relatively new, science-backed positive psychology to help us live our best lives.  We cover the trap of hedonic adaptation and how this applies to physician finances and how this concept can cause an initially exciting profession to becom

Apr 5, 2022 • 48:47

Private Equity Healthcare Deal Structures with AJ Shekar and Scott Davis of Provident Healthcare Partners

Provident Healthcare Partners is a healthcare specific investment banking firm whose services include mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financing, and strategic advisory. On today’s show, we welcome back Directors AJ Shekar and Scott Davis. AJ is responsible for business development and deal execution across a range of services industries. During his tenure, he has advised dozens of companies that are considering strategic alternatives including strategic mergers and private equity recap

Apr 1, 2022 • 38:40

It's Tyme to Watch Out for Lyme with Daniel Solomon, MD

Because borrelia burgdorferi is a spirochete; a spiral! A little mnemonic device for the med students. Dr. Daniel Solomon is an infectious disease doctor on staff at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and an instructor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.  He went to med school at Yale, and then did both residency and fellowship at the Brigham, although fellowship was combined with Mass General, where he was on the HIV Clinician Educator track.  He is actively involved in improving care at the i

Mar 29, 2022 • 57:20

Medical Education in a Video Game with Eric Gantwerker, MD, MS, MMSc, of Level Ex

Eric Gantwerker, MD, MS, MMSc (MedEd), FACS is a pediatric otolaryngologist at Cohen Children's Hospital at Northwell Health/Hofstra, associate professor of otolaryngology at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, and vice president, medical director at Level Ex. Level Ex is a medical video game company that utilizes game technology and psychology to create interactive educational experiences for healthcare professionals. As the medical director, he oversees all the medical and educatio

Mar 25, 2022 • 33:16

Introduction to Multifamily Real Estate Investing with Cherry Chen, MD

Dr. Cherry Chen, the Real Estate Physician discusses this potential source of stable, predictable, passive-income as an alternative to investing in the stock market.  We discuss how she made her foray into this field, the tax advantages of real estate investment, why she chooses multi-family commercial real estate via syndication over crowdfunding or individual units, and how picking a syndication is like picking a doctor. http://therealestatephysician.com https://www.facebook.com/TheRealEstateP

Mar 22, 2022 • 44:56

Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Physicians? with Moshe Safran of RSIP Vision

Moshe Safran is the CEO of RSIP Vision U.S. He leads RSIP’s business development for the United States, which represents the company's largest market. Moshe works with the company’s partners to power their products and services by developing AI and computer vision modules. He also oversees customer communication and project management, while providing expert guidance in algorithm development, planning and execution of new projects.  We discuss the role of artificial intelligence in healthcare,

Mar 18, 2022 • 19:11

The Frugal Physician Discusses Frugality, Frugalness and How to Dance the Frug

In residency, we have to live with less.  Less money.  Less time.  Less dignity.  And after finishing, we are rewarded for our herculean efforts with higher income.  Sometimes the time and dignity come back, too.  In today’s episode, the Frugal Physician and I discuss the pitfalls that can come with that increased income and how falling into the materialistic abyss brings with it more financial stress and often less happiness. We discuss her journey to frugality and lessons learned along the way

Mar 15, 2022 • 40:46

Why is Palliative Care Underutilized? with Dr. John Mulder

Dr. John Mulder currently serves as the Executive Director for Trillium Institute, Chief Medical Consultant for Hospice and Palliative Care for Holland Home, and the Executive Director of Palliative Services for University of Michigan Health-West in Grand Rapids, MI.   We talk about how he got started in palliative care, well before it was a recognized subspecialty, how the specialty has changed, and he helps to clear up some confusion about who should be referred to palliative care. We also di

Mar 11, 2022 • 40:23

Your Awesome Medical Device Idea with Michael Graffeo of Fluidform

Michael Graffeo, CEO of Fluidform, is a senior executive with a proven track record in the commercialization of innovative medical technology. Throughout his career, he has gained extensive experience translating highly complex devices and clinical data into successful businesses, both in the US and globally. Mike holds a BS in Engineering Physics and an M.Eng in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University, as well as an MBA with high distinction (Baker Scholar) from Harvard Business School.

Mar 8, 2022 • 41:41

Changing How We Think About Difficult Patients with Joan Naidorf, DO

We all have patients who frustrate us and we consider “difficult” because they don’t follow the rule book for good patient behavior.  You will never change their behavior but the good news is that you can actually change the way you think about difficult patients. Dr. Joan Naidorf is a board-certified emergency physician and has practiced for nearly thirty years in the busy emergency departments of Inova Alexandria Hospital and Fort Belvoir Community Hospital in Virginia. She recently published

Mar 4, 2022 • 33:41

Intestines are the Window to the Soul with Danielle Bender, MD

Visit www.physiciansguidetodoctoring.com to connect, dive deeper, and keep the conversation going. Let’s grow!    Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical, financial, or legal advice. Always consult a qualified professional for personalized guidance.

Mar 1, 2022 • 33:23

Defining Informed Consent, Capacity, and Competence with Melanie Heniff, MD, JD

Melanie Heniff, MD, JD, is Chicago native and obtained her MD from Rush Medical College in Chicago before completing a combined residency program in Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis.   She is triple boarded in Emergency Medicine, General Pediatrics, and Pediatric Emergency Medicine. She recently obtained her JD from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law and is currently an Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine a

Feb 25, 2022 • 28:30

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Feb 22, 2022 • 33:42

Make Money Buying a Vacation Home with Avery Carl of the Short-Term Shop

I’ve been considering investing in real estate, but I’m not really motivated enough or interested enough to move forward. My wife and I put some money in a fund of funds, but with all of the fees, there’s not much money being made. Actually, I don’t think there’s any yet. My wife and I were recently at a vacation destination driving distance from our home and got to thinking… could we get a vacation home here? I got to thinking… could we make money from a vacation home here? I started reading bo

Feb 18, 2022 • 37:35

Social Entrepreneurship, Melanin & Medicine with Omolara Uwemedimo, MD, MPH

Omolara Thomas Uwemedimo, MD, MPH, is a business development and funding coach for women of color in healthcare and serial entrepreneur, growing 2 companies to multi-six figures in revenue in less than 18 months. During her intrapreneurial career as a pediatrician for over 15 years, researcher & professor for over a decade, she secured $2 million in grant funding and has led inter-professional teams to build and scale healthcare delivery and research programs to achieve health equity for mar

Feb 11, 2022 • 30:39

Part 2: When and How to Discuss a Patient's Weight with Stephanie Sogg, PhD

Back for her second appearance is Dr. Stephanie Sogg, a clinical psychologist from the MGH Weight Center where she has treated patients with obesity at the MGH Weight Center since 2003. One our previous episode, we discussed the importance of language when discussing someone’s weight, so on this episode, we talk about when and how to bring it up. We talk about how body acceptance is actually important to sustained weight loss, although on the surface it may seem like a contradiction. We talk abo

Feb 4, 2022 • 21:58

Part 1: When and How to Discuss a Patient's Weight with Stephanie Sogg, PhD

Back for her second appearance is Dr. Stephanie Sogg, a clinical psychologist who has been at the MGH Weight Center since 2003. One our previous episode, we discussed the importance of language when discussing someone’s weight, so on this episode, we talk about when and how to bring it up. We talk about how body acceptance is actually important to sustained weight loss, although on the surface it may seem like a contradiction. We talk about the influence of sleep, mental health, and when it is t

Jan 28, 2022 • 26:19

Is an Apology a Declaration of Negligence? with T. Marc Calvert, JD

T. Marc Calvert, J.D. founded Calvert & Associates in 1996. His goal has always been to provide the highest quality of legal service to those who ask for his help. I asked for his help regarding what to say to a patient when you have a complication.   Do we apologize? Not apologize? How much information do we disclose?    We were introduced by Gita Pensa, an emergency medicine physician at Brown and the creator of the podcast Doctors and Litigation: The L Word. This is essential listening for al

Jan 21, 2022 • 37:43

Private Equity in Private Practice, Protector or Pillager? with AJ Shekar and Scott Davis of Provident Healthcare Partners

Provident Healthcare Partners is an healthcare specific investment banking firm whose services include mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financing, and strategic advisory. On today’s show, we have Directors AJ Shekar and Scott Davis. AJ is responsible for business development and deal execution across a range of healthcare services industries. During his tenure, he has advised dozens of companies that are considering strategic alternatives including strategic mergers and private equity r

Jan 14, 2022 • 35:34

Wearing a Hijab in the OR with Deena Kishawi, MD

Deena Kishawi, MD, is a Chicago-based OBGyn resident physician who is particularly interested in health outcomes that are unique to Middle Easterners and North Africans residing in the United States. With her fluency in the Arabic language, her research with Muslim patients in healthcare, and her work with immigrant, refugee, and first-generation communities in Chicago, she is currently conducting research on these populations and is working towards training and educating healthcare providers ab

Jan 7, 2022 • 37:43

Pt 2 : Private Equity: Savior or Existential Threat with Otolaryngologists Drs. William Blythe and Drew Locandro

In many situations, when private equity comes calling, the owners of the practice are close to retirement and they are offered more money than they’d ever get from another physician buying into the practice. My practice has been approached by private equity twice. I’m in my early 40s, so the decision to sell is a lot more complicated. We didn’t ultimately sell, but while negotiations were taking place, I was concerned, but wasn’t sure if my concerns were valid or if I was even considering the is

Dec 31, 2021 • 27:43

Part 1: Private Equity: Savior or Existential Threat with Otolaryngologists Drs. William Blythe and Drew Locandro

In many situations, when private equity comes calling, the owners of the practice are close to retirement and they are offered more money than they’d ever get from another physician buying into the practice. My practice has been approached by private equity twice. I’m in my early 40s, so the decision to sell is a lot more complicated. We didn’t ultimately sell, but while negotiations were taking place, I was concerned, but wasn’t sure if my concerns were valid or if I was even considering the is

Dec 24, 2021 • 26:50

Can Venture Capital Give You Tinnitus with Navin Goyal, MD, of LOUD Capital

Navin Goyal, M.D. is a physician and entrepreneur who serves as CEO of LOUD Capital, an early-stage venture capital and alternative investment firm leveraging capital, entrepreneurship, and education to grow impactful companies across the globe. Bringing his physician training to do good for people, Navin strives to make venture capital more purpose-driven, inclusive, and impactful. Before co-founding LOUD Capital, Navin practiced anesthesiology in a large hospital-based setting and was the Medi

Dec 17, 2021 • 43:46

Confidently Opine as a Medical Expert Witnesses with Amy Fogelman, MD

Amy G. Fogelman, MD is Board Certified in Internal Medicine with 17 years of experience seeing patients at ambulatory practices in the Boston area. She went to med school at BU and stayed in Boston for her internal medicine residency at Beth Israel. She did a chief year in Primary Care at the VA Hospital in West Roxbury. She has been awarded prizes in clinical excellence and leadership at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).    While consulting for personal injury and medical malpractice firms

Dec 10, 2021 • 36:42

Hacking the Placebo Effect with Luana Colloca, MD, PhD, MS

Luana Colloca, MD, Ph.D., MS, is a physician-scientist, professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Director of the TL1 program, Chair of the Pain and Placebo Special Interest Group for the International Association for Study of Pain Society (IASP), and steering member and treasurer for the Society for Interdisciplinary Studies of Placebo (SIPS). Prof. Colloca holds an MD, a Ph.D. in Neuroscience, and a masters in Bioethics.   She completed a post-doc training at the Karolinska Institute

Dec 3, 2021 • 39:16

You Must Start Practicing in Australasian Now with Carmen Brown, MD

Carmen Brown, MD, is an author, blogger, practicing OB-GYN, and managing partner and founder of ExpatMD. She currently resides in Melbourne, Australia with her husband and young son. We talk about how she ended up practicing down-under, how to make it happen, what some of the differences about practicing down there and focused a bit on practice of OB-GYN. She dispelled some myths about limitations to practicing abroad and we discussed a little about what it’s like being a black woman in down und

Nov 26, 2021 • 36:04

Medicine, Marriage, and Money with Kate Mangona, MD

Kate Mangona, MD, began practicing as a board-certified pediatric radiologist in 2015 after completing a 6-year medical school program at The University of Missouri-Kansas City, Radiology Residency at Beaumont Health System in Royal Oak, MI, and Pediatric Radiology Fellowship at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas.    Dr. Mangona is a supportive physician’s wife and mother to three little girls and a mini poodle. She and her husband Victor, a pediatric radiation oncologist and tax code e

Nov 19, 2021 • 25:32

Healthcare Leaders, Are You Listening? with Diane Shannon, MD

After experiencing paralyzing burnout as a newly-minted primary care physician, Dr. Diane Shannon made the hard decision to leave practice and pursue a career in writing. Her focus for 20 years has been drawing attention to ways to address clinician burnout, system inefficiency, and patient safety problems. She is co-author of Preventing Physician Burnout: Curing the Chaos and Returning Joy to the Practice of Medicine, which was published in 2016.  Her personal experience with burnout and her d

Nov 12, 2021 • 33:02

Guiding Patients Through Challenging Decisions with Talya Miron-Shatz, PhD

Talya Miron-Shatz, PhD, is a leader in research at the intersection of medicine and behavioral economics. She is professor and founding Director of the Center for Medical Decision Making at Ono Academic College in Israel, senior fellow at the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest in New York, and a visiting researcher at the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication at the University of Cambridge. Miron-Shatz was a post-doctoral researcher at Princeton University, and a lecturer at

Nov 5, 2021 • 42:14

Motivational Interviewing in the Vaccine Hesitant with Joseph Weiner, MD, Ph.D., Part 2

I’m re-releasing this episode because of how critical it is. In my quest to be taught how best to have a fruitful discussion with those hesitant about the vaccine, I interviewed two science communicators, a social engineer, a lawyer, an expert in cognitive biases, and a motivational interview and of all of those, the last one was the most powerful tool for moving the needle on those hesitant to get the vaccine.  Motivational interviewing comes from addiction medicine, but using it for vaccine h

Oct 31, 2021 • 29:24

Motivational Interviewing in the Vaccine Hesitant with Joseph Weiner, MD, Ph.D., Part 1

I’m re-releasing this episode because of how critical it is. In my quest to be taught how best to have a fruitful discussion with those hesitant about the vaccine, I interviewed two science communicators, a social engineer, a lawyer, an expert in cognitive biases, and a motivational interview and of all of those, the last one was the most powerful tool for moving the needle on those hesitant to get the vaccine.  Motivational interviewing comes from addiction medicine, but using it for vaccine h

Oct 26, 2021 • 49:09

Learn to Make Your Patients Laugh with Scott Dikkers of The Onion

Last month marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Two weeks after that tragic day, The Onion, the famed comedy newspaper, put out an issue with jokes about 9/11. How did they do that? Scott Dikkers, one of The Onion’s founders teaches us how. His rule is that comedy is meant to “afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted.” That’s why they put out that issue. To comfort the afflicted. As physicians, that’s what we do! How can we be funny, even in the face of tragedy? Mr. Dikkers teaches com

Oct 19, 2021 • 45:01

Harness the Power of Language When Discussing Weight with Stephanie Sogg, PhD

This was one of my favorite interviews. I was a fledgling podcaster at the time when I interviewed Dr. Stephanie Sogg, a clinical psychologist at the Harvard Weight Center. She had been quoted in an article in the Huffington Post that lambasted physicians for not knowing how to talk to our patients about their weight. Interviews like this were the reason why I started podcasting. I emailed her and asked her if she could teach us the right way to have these discussions and she agreed! Talking to

Oct 10, 2021 • 57:49

Don't Make Vertigo a Dizzying Diagnostic Dilemma

This episode is going to flip the script. I’m going to be the one interviewed. I was interviewed by Dr. Indu Partha, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tuscon, on her podcast, The Ajo Way, Primary Care Pearls from South Campus. We talked about dizziness. If you are an otolaryngologist like me, you can stop listening now, but for everyone else who finds dizziness to be mystifying, this will be a good primer to understanding otologic causes of dizzin

Oct 8, 2021 • 58:00

Stop Screwing Around and Get Your Charts Done! with Junaid Niazi, MD, of Prosperous Life MD

Dr. Junaid Niazi is a board-certified internist and pediatrician who works as a primary care physician for a large healthcare organization in the upper Midwest by day and by night he’s known as Prosperous Life MD. He is a physician life coach and he blogs and coaches physicians on all things wellness, productivity, finances, and careers. He also has a group coaching program to help physicians complete their charting at work and that’s why he’s on the show today. His interest in charting also lan

Sep 29, 2021 • 38:34

Physician Contract Negotiation: Know Your Worth And Ask For What You Deserve with Linda Street, MD

Dr. Linda Street is a board-certified Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist and Life Coach who focuses specifically on Physician Negotiations. She is the Founder & CEO of Simply Street MD Negotiation Coaching where she helps female physicians take charge of their lives and negotiate for the salary they deserve. She lives and breathes to close the gender gap, starting with you! She also hosts the Simply Worth It podcast where she discusses physician contract negotiations. Find her at www.simplystree

Sep 22, 2021 • 33:22

How to Use Coaching and Community to Your Advantage with Jen Barna, MD, of Docworking

Jen Barna, MD, is a board-certified practicing radiologist, and founder and CEO of DocWorking, a company that helps physicians achieve their best in life and medicine by providing expert coaching, courses, and other resources in the form of a subscription called DocWorking THRIVE. Jen and the two lead coaches at DocWorking, Gabriella Dennery, MD, and Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer, started DocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast in February 2021, now ranked as a top physician podcast. I’ve h

Sep 12, 2021 • 33:59

Physician Charting Coaching - Strategies to Save Time, Improve Efficiency, And Get More Done!

Dr. Sarah Smith is a family physician and charting coach. She specializes in helping physicians with our charting backlog so we can get home on time without the looming cloud of unfinished charts and callbacks.  We discuss how to add efficiency to your day by making sure you are laser focused on your patient and you aren’t finished until that chart is closed. This frees up mental space for the next patient, making that visit a bit more efficient. By the end of your morning, have a plan for how

Sep 6, 2021 • 35:06

Interrogate Your Patients - Forensic Interview Techniques for Physicians with Michael Reddington, CFI

Michael Reddington, CFI is a certified forensic interviewer and the President of InQuasive, Inc., a company that integrates the key components of effective non-confrontational interview techniques with current business research for executives. Using his background in forensics, and his understanding of human behavior through interrogation, Reddington teaches businesses to use the truth to their advantage. And now he’s teaching it to physicians. We first learn what a forensic interviewer is and

Aug 29, 2021 • 40:21

COVID in Kids - How to Assess Risk and Avoid Cognitive Illusions

Jonathan Howard, MD, is double boarded in Neurology and Psychiatry and as he puts it in his Twitter profile, the author of several non-bestselling neurology textbooks. That’s not why he’s being interviewed. H wrote his own book on fallacy and errors in medicine entitled, Cognitive Errors and Diagnostic Mistakes: A Case-Based Guide to Critical Thinking in Medicine. I keep trying to interview him about the book and he keeps changing the subject! In the last interview, we discussed cognitive biases

Aug 27, 2021 • 52:27

Practicing Principles of Persuasion with Patients with Omar M. Khateeb of Gentem Health

Omar M. Khateeb is a marketing leader based in Silicon Valley. He actually started out going to med school before going into marketing. He has developed marketing strategies at two publicly traded surgical robotic companies through their IPOs as well as co-founded and successfully launched a consumer product for men’s fashion. Having successfully crowdfunded and launched a consumer product, Omar brings his knowledge of B2C marketing through digital channels to a B2B world. His areas of focus are

Aug 18, 2021 • 50:10

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Zoom Presentations

Scott J. Allen, Ph.D., is the Dr. James S. Reid Chair in Management at John Carroll University. He is an associate professor and teaches courses in leadership, management skills, and executive communication. He is also a communications coach, consultant, author, podcast host, and entrepreneur. For almost two decades, he’s worked with clients to improve their leadership and communication skills. Maria Soriano Young, M.A. is a Communication Manager for the Chair of the Heart, Vascular, & Thoracic

Aug 8, 2021 • 52:40

What Promises Does Your Brand Make to Patients With Nate Brown

Nate Brown is a perpetual student of the world’s greatest experiences and the people who create them. Having spent the first decade of this career managing a complex technical support environment for Occupational Health and eLearning software, Nate transitioned to Customer Experience 2015. After authoring The CX Primer, Brown was dubbed the “CX Influencer of the Year” by CloudCherry in 2019, and a top global CX thought leader by over half a dozen organizations and associations. As a passion proj

Aug 5, 2021 • 58:43

When Physicians Should Outsource, Sell, or Lead with Jeff Bailet, MD of Altais

Dr. Jeff Bailet is president and chief executive officer of Altais, a subsidiary of Blue Shield of California. Altais was formed to help physicians and their practices reduce administrative burden, spend more time with patients, and improve access to quality, affordable health care. Dr. Bailet has more than 25 years of healthcare leadership experience having served as executive vice president of Blue Shield of California’s Health Care Quality and Affordability division, executive vice president

Jul 28, 2021 • 45:31

Learn How to Stand Up to Racism in Healthcare With Dr. Jessica Isom

Jessica Elizabeth Isom, MD MPH is an early career community psychiatrist, public speaker, medical educator and consultant for diversity, equity, inclusion and antiracism projects. Dr. Isom draws on her psychiatric training and humble background to connect across differences in power, education, and perspective to foster a collaborative approach to achieving racial justice and equity in medicine and beyond. She gives us a framework for addressing racist patients, family members and guests. This i

Jul 20, 2021 • 39:26

Fallible: Why Focusing On Physician Mental Health Helps Everyone with….

Kyle Bradford Jones, MD, FAAFP is an Associate (Clinical) Professor in Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine. He graduated from the Medical College of Wisconsin in 2009, and completed his residency in Family Medicine at the University of Utah in 2012. Since then, he has worked at the Neurobehavior HOME Program, a clinical program for individuals with a developmental disability, where he leads the Primary Care and Utilization Management Teams. He is author of

Jul 16, 2021 • 34:01

Why I Failed to Cure My Wife’s Headache and other Wisdom from Dr Scott Abramson

After training near me at SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn in neurology and neurophysiology, Dr. Scott Abramson moved cross country and joined Northern California Kaiser Permanente in July 1979 and retired from the Neurology department in San Leandro in 2020. For over 25 years, he had been involved in the communication mission at Kaiser Permanente, which all started at Toastmasters. He has been a physician coach and communications instructor. His two favorite courses were: “The Secret of Happiness” an

Jul 9, 2021 • 42:08

What happens when you stop asking 'why', 'when', and 'who' with John Miller

John Miller was born in 1958 in Ithaca, N.Y. His dad, Jimmy Miller, was the Cornell University wrestling coach and a small-town pastor. This is probably why John finds it so natural to coach and teach! At 18, John asked 16-year-old, Karen, to a movie and a few short years later they married in June 1980. Hired by Cargill off the Cornell U. campus to be a “grain trader,” John and Karen lived in three states in five years, finally settling in Minneapolis, MN. In early 1986, John began a new career

Jun 27, 2021 • 36:13

Doctor, Are You the Problem? with William O. Cooper, MD, MPH

William O. Cooper, MD, MPH, is the Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, and Director of Vanderbilt’s Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy. We discuss the Co-worker Observation Reporting System (CORS) and Patient Advocacy Response System (PARS), which use co-worker and patient unsolicited complaints to give physicians feedback. It turns out that a few outlying physicians get the bulk of the complaints, and these physicians als

Jun 22, 2021 • 40:29

A Medical Anthropologist’s Guide to the Patient Experience with Lisa Allen, PhD

Dr. Lisa Allen serves as the Chief Patient Experience Officer for Johns Hopkins Medicine. We discuss how strategies applied at Hopkins can be brought to smaller practices and how larger practices can give the boutique feel of smaller practices. The theme that kept coming up was that it is all about making the patients feel welcome, from training staff, to your own demeanor as a physician, to the aesthetic of the office. We also discuss complaints vs. formal grievances and how each is addressed a

Jun 16, 2021 • 34:48

"Look, Ma, I'm on TV!" with Dr. David Geier of Media Pros Coaching

Dr. David Geier is a double-board certified orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist, media medical expert, and host of the new podcast, The MEDIA PROS Show. In his practice and on his online platform, he helps people feel and perform their best, regardless of age, injuries, or medical conditions. Having done well over 2,500 TV, radio, podcast, newspaper, magazine, and online publication interviews, he now coaches experts to help them grow their practices by getting interviewed as an ex

Jun 7, 2021 • 41:24

Use Humble Inquiry, Don't Make an A$$ out of U and Me with Edgar Schein, PhD, and Peter Schein, MBA

Award-winning father-son duo Edgar Schein and Peter Schein are renowned in the organizational healthcare development space. The pair co-founded the Organizational Culture and Leadership Institute and have collaborated on several books, including two in the Humble Leadership series. The first edition of Humble Inquiry (2013) has sold more than 200,000 copies worldwide and has been translated into 17 languages. Asking questions and actively listening to the answers is a foundational skill for ever

May 30, 2021 • 51:00

Bringing Southern Hospitality to the Patient Experience with Brian Carlson

Brian Carlson currently serves as Vice President of Patient Experience for Vanderbilt University Medical Center. In his current role, he is strategically and operationally responsible for institutional performance on service programming and metrics.  Operationally he has direct oversight to Guest Services, Patient Relations, Service Consulting and Center for EMS Excellence. Strategically he advises on institutional patient experience goals and improvement, employee engagement, culture, and patie

May 21, 2021 • 44:10

Making Magic in Medicine the Disney Way with Jake Poore

Jake Poore spent nearly two decades at the Walt Disney World Company in Florida helping to recruit, hire, train and align their 65,000 employees toward one end in mind: creating memorable experiences for individuals, not transactions for the masses. In 1996, Jake helped launch the Disney Institute, the external training arm of Disney that sold its business secrets to the world. 80 percent of the people who attended the Institute were from healthcare…and Jake’s passion for helping to improve heal

May 18, 2021 • 46:54

REUNION SHOW, Part 2 - SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Physician Questions with Jennifer Kasten, MD, MSc, MSc

Jennifer Kasten, MD, MSc, MSc is a practicing pediatric pathologist with degrees in medicine from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, infectious disease epidemiology (CID) from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, a year’s postgraduate work in the mathematical modeling of infectious disease at Oxford University, and a master’s in the history of medicine and science, also from Oxford University. That’s a lot of school. Given her education, and pithy sense of

May 13, 2021 • 54:34

REUNION SHOW, Part 1 - COVID-19 Physician Questions with Jennifer Kasten, MD, MSc, MSc

Jennifer Kasten, MD, MSc, MSc is a practicing pediatric pathologist with degrees in medicine from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, infectious disease epidemiology (CID) from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, a year’s postgraduate work in the mathematical modeling of infectious disease at Oxford University, and a master’s in the history of medicine and science, also from Oxford University. That’s a lot of school. Given her education, and pithy sense of

May 2, 2021 • 50:14

What is Eudaimonia - Secondary Infection or Secret to Happiness? with Sanj Katyal, MD

Sanj Katyal, MD, is a radiologist and a student of positive psychology. He is the author of the Amazon #1 Best Seller Positive Philosophy: Ancient and Modern Wisdom to Create a Flourishing Life, where he combines the philosophy of the ancient stoics and Bhagavad Gita with the relatively new, science-backed positive psychology to help us live our best lives. We interviewed him about that in February of 2019. If you haven’t already listened to it, be sure to check it out. He’s taken it a step furt

Apr 25, 2021 • 54:51

Put Me in Coach - Physician Coaching for Skeptics with Randall Cook, MD

Dr. Randall Cook has more than four decades of bedside practice as a general and vascular surgeon. He holds certifications from the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Preventive Medicine in the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine subspecialty, as well as certifications from the American Professional Wound Care Association and the American Board of Wound Management. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the Southeastern Surgical Congress, and formerly served as a de

Apr 19, 2021 • 39:35

Access! Access! Access! with Ronnesia Gaskins, PhD, MSPH

Dr. Ronnesia Gaskins is a licensed medical psychologist with 18 years of combined clinical and research experience, assessing treating and designing and implementing research for adults, children, adolescents and families. We discussed vaccinations in the black and other minoritized communities. There has been a lot of discussion about hesitancy in the black community, but her point is that it is more of an access issue than a hesitancy issue. We discuss some ways in which we could use existing

Apr 11, 2021 • 32:54

A Side-Gig in Medical-Legal Consulting that isn't MedMal, with Armin Feldman, MD

For the past 13 years, Dr. Armin Feldman has provided Pre-Trial/Pre-Litigation medical consulting to our legal system. He has trained over 1,600 physicians around the United States to learn how to do this kind of medical consulting and supplement their income by providing these services. Dr. Feldman consults on those 9 of 10 cases that are settled and never go to trial. We discuss what makes medicolegal consultant work different from a medical expert.  Essentially, you are working for the plaint

Apr 4, 2021 • 37:30

Dread Breaking Bad News? - Try the Orsini Way!, with Anthony Orsini, DO

Anthony Orsini, DO, is a practicing neonatologist who took what he learned from over 25 years of experience delivering tragic news to patients and their families and founded The Orsini Way, a communications training company that helps healthcare professionals and business leaders build strong relationships and navigate through the most difficult conversations and this is what we discuss. He teaches us his strategy for having difficult conversations, how and why to have a plan, what nonverbal cue

Mar 24, 2021 • 50:17

"Don't Tell Me to Calm Down!" - How to Address Patients in Distress with Kaz Nelson, MD

Kaz J. Nelson, MD, is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Board of #Psychiatry and #Neurology and serves as Vice Chair for Education in the University of Minnesota Department of Psychiatry & #BehavioralSciences at their #medicalschool. We discuss addressing #patientsindistress.  You know who I’m talking about. The patient that says that nobody understands them and nobody listens to them and goes from doctor to doctor feeling ignored and misunderstood. She has a very specific, very methodical

Mar 22, 2021 • 51:49

Bootstrap Your Next Medical App Idea with Gerald Diaz, MD, of GrepMed

Gerald Diaz, MD, is a physician, former software engineer and founder of GrepMed, a free, image-based medical reference platform that serves as a more efficient alternative to text-heavy resources. Their mission is to democratize the medical reference space to reduce clinician burnout by leveraging images to shortcut the information retrieval process.  GrepMed makes it easy for clinicians to find, share and bookmark management algorithms, checklists, decision aids, diagnostics schemas, POCUS vid

Mar 17, 2021 • 33:05

Know Your Audience - with Social Media is Less More? with Marjorie Stiegler, MD

Marjorie Stiegler, MD, is a physician executive and veteran entrepreneur with over 10 years of online business experience in academia, industry, and non-profits. She teaches us how to hone our online presence so it shines a spotlight on our brand, attracts the right audience, and allows us to build our businesses. We learn what to outsource without muddling our message and if we are interested in public speaking, how to start dipping our toes in that arena. Dr. Stiegler is currently an Adjunct A

Mar 8, 2021 • 59:45

Vaccine Hesitancy and Allyship with Aysha Khoury, MD, MPH

In 2019, Dr. Aysha (i-sha) Khoury (koo-ree) was recruited to become founding faculty at Kaiser Permanente Bernard J Tyson School of Medicine. She developed case-based curricula, implementing flipped classroom and active learning pedagogies. She served as a small group facilitator and Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Champion and Workgroup member. On August 28, 2020, within hours of engaging her small group in a critical discussion on bias and racism in medicine, she was targeted, suspended, and

Feb 27, 2021 • 48:40

Motivational Interviewing for Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy with Joseph Weiner, MD, PhD

Dr. Joseph Weiner is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Medicine and Science Education at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, where he co-directs the four-year curriculum in Physician-Patient Communication and Interpersonal Skills. Thinking and writing about how patients and clinicians communicate with each other has been a major interest in his career. He teaches us today about something I’ve been wanting to learn about for a long time. The tagline of this show is “e

Feb 23, 2021 • 1:22:08

How Do People Make Decisions about Vaccinations with Reyaneh Maktoufi, PhD

Dr. Reyhaneh Maktoufi has recently defended her Ph.D. in Media, Technology, and Society at Northwestern University. She is a Rita Allen Foundation Civic Science Fellow at WGBH/NOVA. Her main fields of interest are science communication, misinformation, curiosity, public engagement with scientists, and science communication in media. She is a health communications expert turned science communication expert, so we are bringing her back into health communication with another discussion on addressin

Feb 12, 2021 • 46:31

Science Communication: SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Edition, with Matthew Facciani, PhD

Matthew Facciani, PhD, is a postdoctoral researcher at Vanderbilt University in the Medicine, Health, and Society Department. His research interests include LGBTQ health, social networks, political polarization, and misinformation. We discuss science communication and how to find ways to make complicated science easier to understand. This is particularly relevant because of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, so we need to be sure we can effectively communicate how it works and any potential risks. We even

Feb 7, 2021 • 45:07

Consent-Driven Care with Dr. Crystal Beal

Dr. Crystal Beal is a non-binary femme physician, who provides high-quality, expert, and individualized queer and #genderaffirming medical care through QueerDoc.com. QueerDoc’s mission is to raise the bar and lower the barriers to accessing #genderaffirmingcare. Dr. Beal discusses just how frequent trauma is and how what they call “consent-driven care” is an extension of #traumainformedcare. For more on trauma-informed care, see my episode with Dr. Megan Gerber. As #physicians, we shouldn’t just

Feb 1, 2021 • 45:43

Legal Issues Around Vaccines from Lawsuits to Mandates with Professor Dorit Reiss, PhD

Professor Dorit Rubinstein Reiss’ undergraduate degree in Law and Political Science is from the Faculty of Law in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review. Increasingly, her research and activities are focused on legal and policy issues related to vaccines. She writes about school mandate, policy responses to non-vaccinating, tort issues and administrative issues related to vaccines. She is a member of the Vaccine Working Group on Ethics and Policy

Jan 15, 2021 • 1:02:57

Cognitive Biases in Vaccine Decision Making with Jonathan Howard, MD

Jonathan Howard, MD, is double boarded in Neurology and Psychiatry and as he puts it in his Twitter profile, the author of several non-bestselling neurology textbooks. That’s not why he’s being interviewed. He also co-authored a book chapter entitled “The Anti-Vaccine Movement: A Litany of Fallacy and Errors,” in the book Pseudoscience: A Conspiracy Against Science and wrote his own book on fallacy and errors in medicine entitled, Cognitive Errors and Diagnostic Mistakes: A Case-Based Guide to C

Jan 15, 2021 • 51:09

Moving the Needle on SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Fence-Sitters with Jordan Harbinger

Jordan Harbinger is a recovering Wall Street lawyer, turned podcaster. He’s actually been podcasting for longer than we’ve had smart phones. So why would I be asking him about vaccines? I’m not. We’ll get to that. His previous podcast and company focused on dating, but he realized that the skills that they were teaching regarding that specific social interaction actually applied to other aspects of life and so he pivoted his podcast and now his podcast really applies to anyone interested in pers

Jan 11, 2021 • 34:38

Deep Listening - Impact Beyond the Exam Room, with Oscar Trimboli

Oscar Trimboli is passionate about using the gift of listening to bring positive change in homes, workplaces and the world. Through his work with chairs, boards of directors and executive teams in local, regional and global organizations, Oscar has experienced firsthand the transformational impact leaders and organizations can have when they listen beyond the words and he helps us bring this skill into the exam room. He talks about giving attention instead of paying attention, how to frame quest

Jan 4, 2021 • 49:09

VRx: How Virtual Therapeutics Will Revolutionize Medicine, Dr. Brennan Spiegel

Brennan Spiegel, MD, is director of health-services research at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he directs the Center for Outcomes Research and Education, which maintains one of the largest and most widely cited therapeutic virtual reality programs in the world. Spiegel is also professor of medicine and public health at UCLA. He wrote ACING the GI Board Exam, but he’s on the show today to discuss his book, VRx: How Virtual Therapeutics with Revolutionize Medicine. Dr. Spiegel shows how a simp

Dec 28, 2020 • 40:57

Benefits of the Presence and Consequences of the Absence of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with the DEI Shifters

The DEI Shift, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, is a podcast whose mission is to focus on those issues in medicine, spark discussion and provide practice-changing data, stories and useful information to help healthcare practitioners to improve their practices and environments, gain empathy, cultural competency, and humility, and to learn more about emerging D.E.I. concepts. They discuss issues related to gender, race, sexuality, religion, ability, socioeconomics, and so much more. There are many

Dec 23, 2020 • 43:55

Should the Doctor Write a Book? with Nicole Swiner, MD

Dr. Nicole Swiner is a family physician, 6-time best-selling author, blogger, speaker, wife and mother in Durham, North Carolina. How does she do it all? That’s how we start the interview! With her company, Swiner Publishing Company, she helps authors become best-sellers, from start to finish. We talk about why doctors should write books, why they shouldn’t, why they should self-publish and why publishing with her is really self-publishing and organizing events in the age of COVID and after.   D

Dec 16, 2020 • 34:02

Get the Keys to the C-Suite with Sandy Scott

Sandy Scott is a physician and executive coach who has coached over 500 physicians and healthcare executives. Sandy’s vision is to transform the lives of all physician leaders into meaningful and high-performing journeys by teaching us the strategies and tactics we need to lead and live with purpose. We discuss how to get to the C-suite and this requires a lot of self-reflection. The key is being able to identify your strengths and playing to those strengths in order to get to a goal that you ma

Dec 8, 2020 • 42:00

Value-Based Payment Models, Not Just Clicking! with Vanessa Guzman

Vanessa Guzman is the CEO of Smartrise Health, which specializes in all Value-based Payment and Accountable Care organization matters. She helps us make sense of the alphabet soup of acronyms like ACO, MIPS and why the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services is CMS and not CMMS. She defines value by CMS’ three aims: better care for individuals, better health for populations and lower cost. She attempts to shorten the chasm between what we see as useless clicking and how it actually helps our p

Nov 30, 2020 • 40:47

A Career in Clinical Research with Fabian Sandoval, MD

Dr. Fabian Sandoval is the CEO & Research Director of the Emerson Clinical Research Institute and has over 25 years of bench to bedside research experience. His diversified research career has been in academia, healthcare systems and the public sector. He received his Bachelors of Science in molecular and cellular biology from Marymount University, and his Doctorate of Medicine from the Autonomous University of Guadalajara, School of Medicine with clerkships through NY Medical College.  We discu

Nov 25, 2020 • 25:46

Democratizing Clinical Trials with Dana Dornsife of Lazarex Cancer Foundation

Dana Dornsife is a patient-advocate and the founder and CEO of Lazarex Cancer Foundation, a nationwide non-profit organization that seeks to improve the outcome of cancer care - giving hope, dignity, and life to advanced stage cancer patients and the medically underserved by matching patients to clinical trials and providing travel reimbursements to patients for the costs associated with FDA clinical trial participation. Dana founded Lazarex in 2006 after her brother-in-law was diagnosed with pa

Nov 18, 2020 • 42:40

It's Not About the Food with Stefani Reinold, MD, MPD

Dr. Stefani Reinold is a board-certified psychiatrist, body image coach, women's mental health expert, and eating disorders specialist. She is the author of the bestselling book, Let Your Heart Out, podcast host of the show, It's Not About the Food, and Creator of the HEART Method: a self-led therapy tool helping with emotional self-awareness and resiliency. She went to medical school at University of Texas at San Antonio and did her residency at George Washington University. Speaking to patient

Nov 13, 2020 • 48:10

Why Medical Justice is Best Served Cold, with Jeffrey Segal, MD, JD, Part 2

This is part 2 of my interview with Dr. Jeffrey Segal, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Medical Justice. Dr. Segal is a board-certified neurosurgeon. He was a practicing neurosurgeon for ten years, during which time he also played an active role as a participant on various state-sanctioned medical review panels designed to decrease the incidence of meritless medical malpractice cases. We start this part discussing what services are provided by Medical Justice and then discuss the national

Oct 27, 2020 • 27:59

Delivering Medical Justice (When the Best Defense is a Good Offense) with Jeffrey Segal, MD, JD, Part 1

Dr. Jeffrey Segal, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Medical Justice, is a board-certified neurosurgeon. He was a practicing neurosurgeon for ten years, during which time he also played an active role as a participant on various state-sanctioned medical review panels designed to decrease the incidence of meritless medical malpractice cases. We talk about his journey from neurosurgeon to pharmaceutical CEO to lawyer. He gives us a crash course on why patients sue and how to potentially de-es

Oct 21, 2020 • 40:58

Marketing 101 for Physicians and Medical Practices with David Liljegren

David Liljigren is the COO of ADK America where he leverages nearly three decades of experience in helping healthcare organizations and physicians harness the power of branding and communication to navigate through change and achieve growth. Throughout his career, David has helped such corporations as Hisamitsu Pharmaceuticals, GE Healthcare IT, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, and The Nielsen Company powerfully translate brand strategy into concrete organizational action. We discuss identifyi

Oct 7, 2020 • 40:18

Prescribing Change: How to Make Connections, Influence Decisions and Get Patients to Buy into Change with Steve Vargo, OD, MBA

Steve Vargo, OD, MBA, is an optometrist and author, who recently published the book, Prescribing Change: How to Make Connections, Influence Decisions and Get Patients to Buy into Change. He wrote this book in order to give clinicians the tools to be more impactful with getting patients to make changes that improve their vision, health, and quality of life. He discusses how to engage our patients through what he calls “non-sale selling” in order to gain their trust in order to influence their dec

Oct 7, 2020 • 38:03

Hypermobile or Just Bendy with Linda Bluestein, MD

Dr. Linda Bluestein in the founder and sole proprietor at HypermobilityMD.com and host of the Bendy Bodies Podcast. We discuss how to distinguish hypermobility from a hypermobility disorder. We also discuss common, non-joint related pathologies that those with hypermobility connective tissue disorders may have from POTS syndrome to mast cell instability. At the end, we discuss some case presentations that are near and dear to my heart. Dr. Bluestein is a national, international and invited speak

Oct 1, 2020 • 1:00:03

Learning How to Learn with the Medical Mnemonist, Chase DiMarco

This episode is very META. It is about learning how to learn. For the premeds, med students and residents, this is critical.  For those of us out and about in the world that need to recertify, this is a reminder that we never knew the best ways to study, so we should learn those techniques now. Chase DiMarco teaches us ideas like visual mnemonics, memory palaces, mind mapping, gamification among others. Chase is an MS, MBA-HA and MD/Ph.D-candidate. He is the Founder and educator at FreeMedEd, wh

Sep 24, 2020 • 42:43

The Secret to Being a Happy Doc from the Happiest Doc, Taylor Brana, DO

Dr. Taylor Brana is a Resident Physician in Psychiatry, Creator of The Happy Doc Podcast and developer of educational platforms that utilize voice-first technology. Our interview is really two separate interviews in one. In the first, we cover his podcast, where he interviews physicians on how they manage to continue finding fulfillment and enjoyment in their lives and practices in a world of crushing debt, wasteful administrative burdens, and so much clicking. We discuss the recurring themes th

Sep 15, 2020 • 49:26

Hiring and Training Your Medical Practice Staff with Brent Lacey, MD

Brent Lacey, MD, is a gastroenterologist with a passion for financial management and career coaching.  He was able to pay off all of his student loans before finishing fellowship, and he got a big head start on his retirement savings. He felt God calling him to start teaching financial management classes so he created a Financial Discipleship Ministry at his church and developed a personal finance curriculum for his hospital. He then became certified through Ramsey Solutions as a Master Financia

Sep 10, 2020 • 47:18

Doctor, You've Been Served (Not in a Dance-Off), Part 2, with Gita Pensa, MD

This is part 2 of 2 of my discussion with Dr. Gita Pensa, emergency medicine physician and host of the educational podcast, "Doctors and Litigation: The L Word", a narrative-style series about psychological and practical preparation for malpractice litigation.  We continue the discussion about how deposition is an audition for the trial and how important it is the play the part of the doctor everyone would want, not an arrogant physician who feels they know the medicine better than everyone.  At

Aug 27, 2020 • 31:41

Doctor, You've Been Served (Not in a Dance-Off), Part 1, with Gita Pensa, MD

Dr. Gita Pensa is an Associate Professor with the Brown University Emergency Medicine Residency. She joined Brown's academic faculty in 2014, after thirteen years in community emergency medicine practice. In 2015, she launched Brown EM's educational blog as well as the Brown EM podcast series. She created and serves as host/editor of AEM Early Access, a collaborative podcasting project from the Academic Emergency Medicine journal and the Brown EM residency. Dr. Pensa is Associate Director of Bro

Aug 27, 2020 • 39:02

Size Matters Not: Tiny Habits for Big Changes, Part 2, with BJ Fogg, PhD

This is part 2 of my interview with Dr. BJ Fogg, author of Tiny Habits: The Small Changes that Change Everything. In this part, we talk about how success breeds success and having your patient work on the habit you want them to change shouldn’t be the first priority. The first priority should be what they want to change because it shows them that they can be successful in creating lasting change. We also discuss how positive emotions help to encode habits and he actually came up with a technique

Aug 19, 2020 • 31:04

Size Matters Not: Tiny Habits for Big Changes, Part 1, with BJ Fogg, PhD

This interview is one of my most important. If you are doing to share any of my episodes, this is one that I would implore you to share with your friends, family and colleagues. This is part 1 of 2 of my interviews with BJ Fogg, PhD, author of the book Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything. We all struggle to change our behaviors, to develop good habits and stop bad habits. There is a lot of popular wisdom about this and most, if not all, is just wrong. This is where Dr. Fogg ste

Aug 12, 2020 • 37:31

What Our Allied Health Colleagues Want Us to Know with Andrew Tisser, DO, or Talk2MeDoc

Andrew Tisser DO is an emergency physician and urgent care director practicing in Western NY. Andrew's passion is to help fellow early-career physicians navigate the issues of money, mindset and making moves (goal setting). He hosts the Talk2MeDoc podcast and is the owner of Talk2MeDoc LLC, a consulting company working with early-career physicians on the above. His original podcast goal was to get different allied health professionals onto the show to discuss what they wanted physicians to know

Aug 5, 2020 • 30:47

Look for Zebras with Silvie Stacy, MD, MPH

Silvie Stacy, MD, MPH, is a preventive medicine physician and founder of LookforZebras.com. You’re a doctor; you get the reference and in this situation the Zebra is a nonclinical career. She knew from the start that she wanted to be a nonclinical physician, but there weren’t many resources out there, so for others going through the same experience, she built her blog. She just wrote the book, 50 Nonclinical Careers for Physicians (Fulfilling, meaningful, and Lucrative Alternatives to Direct Pat

Jul 29, 2020 • 38:44

Get Organized for Better Work-Life Balance with Dr. Sarah Hart-Unger

Dr. Sarah Hart-Unger is a pediatric endocrinologist, who did all of her education at Duke, and is now the pediatric residency program director at Joe Dimaggio Children’s Hospital in South Florida.  She is intrigued by the challenges of making work and life fit together -- so much that she cohosts a podcast on the topic, Best of Both Worlds, with time management expert and writer Laura Vanderkam. She is married to a vascular surgeon and has three young children, so we discuss how they manage get

Jul 22, 2020 • 38:30

How to Help Your Physician Liaisons Grow Your Practice with Kelley Knott of Intrepy

Kelley Knott is the Co-founder and VP of Marketing for the healthcare marketing agency, Intrepy. She is a highly experienced physician liaison and has a background in consulting for medical practices and health systems on how to build new patient referrals and create digital marketing strategies. She developed the first of its kind online physician liaison training platform, Physician Liaison University™. It is designed to help physician liaisons become more effective at driving new referrals an

Jul 15, 2020 • 42:59

There's More to Dermatology Than Steroid Creams and Biopsies with Sacharitha Bowers, MD

In this episode, we cover the basics of dermatology, what everyone should know for when a casual acquaintance that thinks they are closer to you than they really are, asks you, “hey, can you take a look at this rash on my …?” She dispels some myths about sunblock, tells us about what qualities to look for in a moisturizer. She then teaches us about all of the things that dermatologists spend their day doing aside from prescribing steroid creams and doing biopsies. Turns out, dermatology is more

Jul 9, 2020 • 41:17

The Swiss Army Knife of Specialties - Interventional Radiology with Barbara Hamilton, MD

Barbara Hamilton, MD is an interventional radiologist, physician leader, and mom, who blogs at TiredSuperheroine.com. She is currently the Chair of interventional Radiology at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, California. She went to med school at Rutgers, was a radiology resident at Brown, and did her IR fellowship at UCLA. Apparently IR has a problem with PR. Some of us could be more familiar with all of the different procedures that they do and for me and my family, it hit reall

Jul 1, 2020 • 43:50

Self-Care for the Caregiver in the COVID Era with Dimitrios Tsatiris, MD

Physicians dedicate our lives to the care of others and this often doesn’t end when we leave work, but extends to our family and friends, other projects and demands that lead us to over extend ourselves until we feel like butter spread over too much bread. This has become acutely true during this pandemic, so psychiatrist Dr. Dimitrios Tsatiris discusses how we can work more self-care into our lives without the guilt. We start by defining self-care, what can happen to us if we forgo it for too l

Jun 25, 2020 • 39:22

Nonverbal Communication from Behind the Mask with Blake Eastman

Blake Eastman is a guest like no other we’ve had. He is a professional poker player and founded School of Cards, the first brick and mortar poker school in the country and is the creator of Beyond Tells, a poker tells training site. He has a graduate degree in psychology and taught psychology at the City University of New York for six years. While he was doing that all of that, he also provided consulting services to physicians, practices, and hospitals regarding nonverbal communication and cond

Jun 17, 2020 • 53:05

Honest Answers About Disability Insurance with Matthew Wiggins of PatternLife.com

Matthew Wiggins is the co-founder and Senior Advisor at Pattern, a life and disability insurance company that caters specifically to the physician community. Today he teaches us about disability and despite there being a pandemic that is putting us at higher risk, because of the shelter in place orders, it is actually EASIER to get disability. We discuss this as well as why disability is so important, why he rarely sells short term disability, when it is OK to drop your policy, and the rate of d

Jun 11, 2020 • 45:30

Episode Rerelease: Discussing Flipping the Script on Health Disparities with Max Jordan Nguemeni Tiako

This is a flashpoint in our nation’s history and our positions as physicians endow us with a certain amount of respect and authority and with that authority comes responsibility.  Responsibility to have difficult conversations. It is not uncommon for us to have difficult conversations, like breaking bad news, discussing an adverse health outcome, but these conversations are about others. We need to have difficult conversations about ourselves. We need to reflect on our own biases and how these c

Jun 4, 2020 • 48:00

Episode Rerelease: Overcoming Our Racial Biases to Better Serve Our Patients with Dr. Uché Blackstock

This is a flashpoint in our nation’s history and our positions as physicians endow us with a certain amount of respect and authority and with that authority comes responsibility.  Responsibility to have difficult conversations. It is not uncommon for us to have difficult conversations, like breaking bad news, discussing an adverse health outcome, but these conversations are about others. We need to have difficult conversations about ourselves. We need to reflect on our own biases and how these c

Jun 2, 2020 • 39:21

Physician COVID-19 Questions Answered, Part 2 with Jennifer Kasten, MD, MSc, MSc

In this second half we discuss some of the sequelae, like coagulopathy, but spend most of the time talking about the path forward: herd immunity, cross-immunity from other coronaviruses, durability of immunity, a vaccine, the quirk of spread among children, or rather lack thereof. Jennifer Kasten, MD, MSc, MSc, is a practicing pediatric pathologist with degrees in medicine from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, infectious disease epidemiology (CID) from the London Schoo

May 27, 2020 • 46:48

Physician COVID-19 Questions Answered, with Jennifer Kasten, MD, MSc, MSc

Jennifer Kasten, MD, MSc, MSc, is a practicing pediatric pathologist with degrees in medicine from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, infectious disease epidemiology (CID) from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, a year's postgraduate work in the mathematical modeling of infectious disease at Oxford University, and a master's in the history of medicine and science, also from Oxford University. That’s a lot of school. She has only had a Facebook page since

May 22, 2020 • 51:06

Invest in What You Know with Jeffrey W. Ross, MD, MBA

Jeffrey W. Ross, MD retired in 2017 from a successful first career as a fellowship-trained Interventional Radiologist and a board-certified Diagnostic Radiologist to become the founder and managing director of Vailshire Capital Management, LLC and Vailshire Partners, LP. Passionate about investing wisely and teaching others to do the same, Jeff is a former contributor for The Motley Fool and current contributor for Seeking Alpha. We start out by defining terms like mutual fund, hedge fund, ventu

May 20, 2020 • 42:12

Healthy Habits in the Age of COVID-19 with Monique Tello, MD, MPH

COVID-19 has turned the world upside down and although prevalence may wax and wane, we are going to have to get used to living, knowing that it is out there. We are going to have to develop new routines and habits in order to minimize our risk of getting it. We can’t eliminate our risk, but we can mitigate it and when developing habits that stick, simplicity is key, so on today’s podcast, we have internist, author, and habit expert, Dr. Monique Tello, who has previously been on our show to discu

May 12, 2020 • 46:11

Addressing the Vaccine-Hesitant with Dr. Gretchen LaSalle

Gretchen LaSalle, MD FAAFP is a board-certified family physician with a passion for preventative care, from which vaccine advocacy is a natural extension. She is an active writer and public speaker on the topic and, in October 2019, published a book with Wolters Kluwer Press titled Let’s Talk Vaccines: A Clinician’s Guide to Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy and Saving Lives. In a growing climate of vaccine hesitancy, her primary mission is to keep patients from falling victim to vaccine misinformati

May 4, 2020 • 43:32

Is Single Payor Really Bettor with Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng

Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng is the founder of the Resource Optimization Network and a critical care and palliative care physician. He is also the host of the Solving Healthcare Podcast. He is also Canadian, so we discuss the Canadian Healthcare System, which, on its surface, looks like a comprehensive, all encompassing, federally administered single-payor system, like what some of the democrats are discussing in the US. We discuss why this is not the case, and get into some of the details about what

Apr 30, 2020 • 42:25

The Economic Fallout of Ending COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Too Soon with Adam Block, PhD

Adam E. Block, PhD, is a recurring guest, having spoken previously about common misconceptions of the Affordable Care Act, and Medicare for All. Today we will be discussing the how erring on the side of an earlier end to shelter in place could have a worse impact on the economy than waiting longer. We also discuss what a return to work could possibly look like and when can we expect our elective patients to start coming back to the offices. In our industry and many others, it is important to be

Apr 20, 2020 • 36:25

Do No Harm, a film by Robyn Symon on Physician Suicide

Robyn Symon is a two-time Emmy Award-winner, and an accomplished writer, producer/director, and editor. She is the producer and director of the documentary film, Do No Harm, about the healthcare system that drives us to take our lives. We discuss how prevalent physician suicide is and how the real numbers and demographics are so difficult to track. We talk about the difference between paying lip service to change and what changes may actually help. We also talk about how the current coronavirus

Apr 13, 2020 • 43:46

Introduction to Meditation for Physicians with Jill Wener, MD

While this episode was recorded before the COVID-19 pandemic, it is all the more relevant. Meditation is an arrow we should all have in our quivers. After over 10 years practicing Internal Medicine at Rush University Medical Center, Dr. Jill Wener knows firsthand what severe stress and burnout feel like. In the midst of her own burnout, she was introduced to Conscious Health Meditation, and it had a profound effect on her resilience and reactivity. After 2 years of coursework, Dr. Wener complete

Apr 2, 2020 • 42:47

Compassion Fatigue and Assertiveness with Nathalie Martinek, PhD

Nathalie Martinek, PhD is a recovering developmental and cancer biologist who transitioned out of the controlled environment of the laboratory into the messy world of human behavior and relationships. She continues to apply her critical and objective lens honed as a scientist to understanding drivers of human behavior in the various relationships that exist in healthcare contexts to discover what prevents and promotes wellbeing and professional satisfaction. Dr. Martinek is a speaker, listener,

Mar 27, 2020 • 39:58

What Can Victorian Literature Teach Us About Coronavirus/ COVID-19 with Dr. Kari Nixon

What can an English professor with expertise in Victorian Literature teach us about the coronavirus? Germ theory became popularized during that era, so this is when people realized that we were the vectors of our own illnesses. One would think that this would cause us to isolate ourselves from one another, like we are doing now, but the literature of the time, which reflects the thinking of the time, shows us that it brought us closer together. A message of hope in these dire times. Dr. Kari Nix

Mar 25, 2020 • 35:39

Trauma Response for Good Samaritan Physicians with Stephanie Streit, MD

Stephanie Streit is a trauma surgeon at University Medical Center in Las Vegas. She went to med school at the University of Cincinnati and did a general surgery residency at MUSC. She is currently active duty in the Air Force. She is also the host of the Breaking Scrub Podcast, where she interviews surgeons about the interesting things we do outside of the operating room. She is convinced that success outside of the OR breeds success in the OR. Did you hear that, med student? Stop tying knots an

Mar 12, 2020 • 33:34

Cutting the Crap on the Gut Microbiome with Frank Cusimano, PhD

Dr. Frank Cusimano, PhD, has a doctorate in Nutrition and Metabolic Biology from Columbia University and is currently a medical student at the Arizona College of Osteopathic medicine. Having done his PhD on the gut microbiome, a hot topic, we dive into the science of prebiotics, probiotics, postbiotics and antibiotics. What can we actually recommend to patients to help them with GI upset while on antibiotics? How does the microbiome influence inflammatory bowel disease? How can the gut actually

Feb 29, 2020 • 45:40

A Panorama of Human Glitches Seen in the Musculoskeletal and Reproductive System with Professor Nathan Lents, PhD

Professor Nathan Lents studied biology at St. Louis University and then completed his PhD at St. Louis University’s school of medicine in Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences.  PhDs need residencies, too, so he did his postdoctoral training in cancer genomics at NYU and loved New York so much that he stayed and is now a Professor at John Jay College in Manhattan and director of the honors program.  His book, Human Errors: A Panorama of Our Glitches, from Pointless Bones to Broken Genes, di

Feb 27, 2020 • 31:12

A Panorama of Human Glitches Seen in Otolaryngology and Nutrition with Professor Nathan Lents, PhD

Professor Nathan Lents studied biology at St. Louis University and then completed his PhD at St. Louis University’s school of medicine in Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences.  PhDs need residencies, too, so he did his postdoctoral training in cancer genomics at NYU and loved New York so much that he stayed and is now a Professor at John Jay College in Manhattan and director of the honors program.  His book, Human Errors: A Panorama of Our Glitches, from Pointless Bones to Broken Genes, di

Feb 23, 2020 • 35:49

Support for Physician Burnout Syndrome with Torie Sepah, MD

Torie Sepah, MD, completed her internship in family medicine at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, then went on to complete a psychiatry residency at LA County + USC Medical Center. She has studied physician burnout syndrome extensively. It is a topic that is very personal to her and we discuss why. She defines the syndrome, what the major causes are, what the consequences are and what has actually been proven to help. Among them is connection. Her Facebook group – Physician to Physic

Feb 1, 2020 • 41:32

Discussing Flipping the Script on Health Disparities with Max Jordan Nguemeni Tiako

Max Jordan Nguemeni Tiako is a 4th year med student (out of 5) at the Yale School of Medicine and hosts his own podcast, Flip the Script, about healthcare disparities. He starts out discussing how some of what we learn about race being a risk factor for some diseases are a product of social constructs, not genetic predisposition. We then discuss racial disparities in substance-use disorder treatment. We then pivot from health disparities to physician training disparities. We learn about the hard

Feb 1, 2020 • 48:06

Healing People, Not Patients with Jonathan Weinkle, MD

Jonathan Weinkle, MD, is a general internist and general pediatrician who came to medicine after deciding against careers as a philosopher or a rabbi and is the author of Healing People, Not Patients. He starts off by teaching us how he was able to write a book about his patient interactions without violating HIPAA. His book illustrates the many ways in which it is important to really know our patients as people in order to effectively treat them. The paradox of this is that there never seems to

Dec 21, 2019 • 58:55

Substance Use Disorder in Physicians, Part II, with Dr. Sean Fogler

Sean Fogler, MD is the Community Outreach Coordinator at the Pennsylvania Harm Reduction Coalition (PAHRC), a person in long-term recovery, physician and certified recovery specialist. He has over 15 years of experience in the healthcare industry working as a physician, and with patients, administrators, and insurance organizations. This is the second part of the interview. In this portion, we start off discussing how to effectively help friends and colleagues with substance use disorder, the im

Dec 21, 2019 • 37:28

Substance Use Disorder in Physicians with Dr. Sean Fogler

Sean Fogler, MD is the Community Outreach Coordinator at the Pennsylvania Harm Reduction Coalition (PAHRC), a person in long-term recovery, physician and certified recovery specialist. He has over 15 years of experience in the healthcare industry working as a physician, and with patients, administrators, and insurance organizations. This is a two-part episode. In this first part, we talk about how common a substance use disorder is among physicians and why we are at higher risk than the general

Dec 21, 2019 • 29:36

Private Practice Efficiency Matters with Dr. Phil Boucher

On today’s episode we speak to Dr. Phil Boucher, pediatrician, podcaster, physician coach, blogger, and physician efficiency expert. We discuss ways to make sure the private practice physician is maximizing the use of their time. That doesn’t mean no naps! He mentions scheduling nap time into one of his days! The key is to plan as much of your day as possible, schedule in some flex time for unexpected events, and be as proactive as possible about doing your work at times in which you are most ef

Dec 21, 2019 • 38:02

Uche Blackstock, MD, Gives Us the Tools to Overcome Our Racial Biases

Dr. Uché Blackstock is an emergency medicine physician who is passionate about addressing the detrimental effects of structural racism on health outcomes. We discuss the origins of structural racism and how this continues to influence the health outcomes of minorities. She then gives us some tools for reflecting on our own biases and how we can work to address them. In addition to patient care, we talk about improving the diversity of faculty, and the importance of mentorship and sponsorship. We

Nov 21, 2019 • 39:21

Rheumatology Made Ridiculously Simple with Adam Brown, MD

Adam Brown, MD, is a rheumatologist at Cleveland Clinic and the host of the Rheuminations podcast. For the med students out there, we discuss why someone would choose rheumatology and why they are frequently the smartest doctors in the hospital. We discuss the basics of arthritis, how to interpret an ANA and why we shouldn’t be so laser-focused on our own organ systems if a patient isn’t improving as expected. We also discuss why gout is such an underappreciated phenomenon. Dr. Brown went to m

Nov 21, 2019 • 38:03

Facing Adverse Outcomes and Malpractice Litigation, Part 2, with Stacia Dearmin, MD

This is part two of the interview with Dr. Stacia Dearmin. She builds on the idea of the physician’s second victim status in bad outcome and potentially in litigation. The plaintiff’s attorney can weaponize our empathy against us after a bad outcome and she teaches us how to defend against that. She builds on ideas on how to recover that were discussed in the first episode. She is a speaker, coach, consultant and blogger on the topic. She went to medical school at Case Western Reserve and has a

Nov 21, 2019 • 33:30

Facing Adverse Outcomes and Malpractice Litigation with Stacia Dearmin, MD, Part 1

Dr. Stacia Dearmin can help us get through adverse patient outcomes and malpractice litigation. She has been through it herself. She is a speaker, coach, consultant and blogger on the topic. She went to medical school at Case Western Reserve and has a masters in religion and ethics from Vanderbilt. She did her residency in pediatrics at Akron Children’s Hospital and worked as a general pediatrician for a few years. She has worked as a pediatric emergency medicine physician since 2004. After work

Nov 21, 2019 • 43:36

How to Put the MD in Social Media

Professor Sarah Mojarad is a lecturer at the University of Southern California where she holds joint- faculty appointments in Viterbi School of Engineering and Keck School of Medicine. We discussed why we should act online like our first-grade teacher is reading all of our tweets and even our emails.  Her areas of expertise are in social media, science communication, and online medical professionalism. Prior to joining USC, Professor Mojarad was at Caltech where she co-created the course “Social

Sep 14, 2019 • 40:56

Why Everyone with a Pencillin Allergy Should See an Allergist with Payel Gupta, MD

On today’s show we speak to allergist, Dr. Payel Gupta about penicillin allergy.  Dr. Gupta is triple board certified in Allergy & Immunology, Pediatrics and Internal Medicine and currently has a practice on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with ENT and Allergy Associates.  We discuss how common penicillin allergy is and how commonly the diagnosis is incorrect.  She goes through the four types of hypersensitivity reaction, and then focus in on type I, the IgE-mediated reaction.  We go through pr

Sep 12, 2019 • 29:20

The Onion's Scott Dikkers helps us find our patients' funny bones - the cubital fossa!

Scott Dikkers founded the world’s first humor website, TheOnion.com, in 1996. A few years earlier he helped found the original Onion newspaper. He’s served as The Onion’s owner and editor-in-chief, on and off, for much of the last quarter century.  He led The Onion’s rise from small, unknown college humor publication to internationally respected comedy brand.  He is also a New York Times best seller, and Peabody Award winner.  He documented his process for creating humor in his book, How to Writ

Sep 6, 2019 • 44:26

How to Become the Next Millionare Next Door

On today’s episode, we discuss the characteristics that predict an individual’s propensity to build wealth, why physicians have a bed reputation in this department and what we can do to improve, with industrial psychologist, Dr. Sarah Stanley Fallaw.  Dr. Fallaw is the author of The Next Millionaire Next Door and the founder of DataPoints LLC, a research and technology company that provides advisors and individuals with behavioral science tools to achieve financial success. DataPoints created th

Aug 29, 2019 • 49:13

The Student Loan Planner helps you to financial freedom

Travis Hornsby founded Student Loan Planner after helping his physician wife navigate ridiculously complex student loan repayment decisions.  He helps us parse through the complexity of optimizing your student loan repayment strategy.  He gives us an overview of the different repayment systems, who qualifies and who doesn’t and why it seems like nobody qualifies right now. We get a little political as he predicts what’s going to happen to the current system as well as the student loan forgivenes

Aug 23, 2019 • 49:46

Physician's Guide to Trauma-Informed Care with Dr. Megan Gerber

Megan Gerber, MD, MPH is a general internist with a career-long focus on the medical care of trauma-exposed women. We start out defining trauma and then get introduced to trauma-informed care.  Interfacing with the medical system and physicians can be traumatizing and triggering, so we discussed ways to minimize that, and why it actually isn’t important to identify who needs trauma informed care. We should be taking a “universal precautions” like approach.  She teaches us how to incorporate a ro

Aug 14, 2019 • 44:06

Cardiac arrest for pathologists to podiatrists with EM Physician, Dr. Jeff Jarvis

Dr. Jeff Jarvis, the EMS Medical Director for Williamson County EMS and Marble Falls Area EMS in Central Texas, teaches us about cardiac arrest for every physician, from pathologists to podiatrists.  We learn how to identify and manage a cardiac arrest if we happen to be the medical professional on the scene.  We cover multiple circumstances from the woods to the mall to a plane.  After this talk, you will feel better equipped to know what you can and can’t, should and shouldn’t do in those situ

Jul 31, 2019 • 42:15

Emotional Intelligence with the Inspired Dentist, Dr. Shakila Angadi

On today's episode, we spoke about emotional intelligence with the Inspired Dentist, Dr. Shakila Angadi.  She is a dentist and social & emotional intelligence certified coach that is determined to help improve the lives of fellow health care professionals. She graduated from the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Dentistry and has been in private practice for over 11 years. She realized that empathetic communication and self-awareness techniques were the key to expanding her practice a

Jul 31, 2019 • 52:06

Be Calm and Queer On - What Your Trans and Gender Diverse Patients Want You to Know with Dr. Crystal Beal

Be Calm and Queer On – What Your Trans and Gender Diverse Patients Want You to Know Dr. Crystal Beal answers the questions that will helps us better care for our transgender and gender diverse patients.  They went to med school at Florida State University, and completed the Valley Family Medicine Residency program, part of the University of Washington.  They are the physician- owner of QueerDoc.  Dr. Beal hopes to change the experience of care for the trans and gender diverse community and raise

Jul 25, 2019 • 39:22

Choosing the Right Financial Advisor with the Financial Residency Program Director

Ryan Inman is a fee-only financial advisor who works exclusively with physicians and he teaches how to pick a financial advisor.  How did he end up in the physician niche?  He understands us.  His wife is a pediatric pulmonologist and part of why he understands the struggle so well is that they’ve been together since college.  He graduated from the University of San Diego and has two masters, one in business administration and another in Accounting and financial management.  He manages Physician

Jul 18, 2019 • 52:30

Wealthy Mom MD, Dr. Bonnie Koo, Discusses Female Physician Finance

Dr. Bonnie Koo, is a dermatologist and former systems administrator at Morgan Stanley. She is a graduate of Barnard College and Columbia University’s College of Physicians & Surgeons and completed her dermatology residency at UC Irvine.  She created the website WealthyMomMD.com to fill the void of knowledge and resources specific to women physicians on how to take control of their finances. She directs the Women Physicians Personal Finance group on Facebook--the largest online community of women

Jul 11, 2019 • 36:06

The Physician Philosopher’s Guide to Personal Finance: The 20% of Personal Finance Doctors Need to Know to Get 80% of the results

The next three episodes comprise an intro to the Physician's Guide to Personal Finance. We start with the Physician Philosopher, an anesthesiologist blogger who wants his audience to understand their "why" to understand their "how" of personal finance.  Next week we interview Bonnie Koo, MD, the voice of female physician finance, and the following week we interview Ryan Inman, a fee-only financial advisor who understands the specifics of physicians' financial needs as he exclusively works with u

Jun 27, 2019 • 47:46

You Get Medicare and You Get Medicare; Everyone Gets Medicare! with Adam E. Block, PhD

Adam E. Block, PhD is currently an Assistant Professor of Public Health at the School of Health Sciences and Practice at New York Medical College. He is a health economist with deep experience in the hospital, health plan and government sectors. His research is focused on how individuals make decisions in health care markets including patient choice of hospitals, physicians and insurance plans.  We discuss the new push for “Medicare for all.”  First, we discuss what Medicare is, what it covers a

Jun 26, 2019 • 36:22

Twist of Lyme: Infectious Disease Specialist, Daniel Solomon, MD, helps clarify the controversy

Because borrelia burgdorferi is a spirochete; a spiral! A little mnemonic device for the med students. Dr. Daniel Solomon is an infectious disease doctor on staff at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and an instructor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.  He went to med school at Yale, and then did both residency and fellowship at the Brigham, although fellowship was combined with Mass General, where he was on the HIV Clinician Educator track.  He is actively involved in improving care at the i

Jun 22, 2019 • 57:20

Human Errors: A Panorama of Our Glitches, from Pointless Bones to Broken Genes

Professor Nathan Lents studied biology at St. Louis University and then completed his PhD at St. Louis University’s school of medicine in Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences.  PhDs need residencies, too, so he did his postdoctoral training in cancer genomics at NYU and loved New York so much that he stayed and is now a Professor at John Jay College in Manhattan and director of the honors program.  He maintains the Human Evolution Blog and his podcast is called This World of Humans.   His

Jun 13, 2019 • 1:00:19

Post-nasal Podcast or the Physician's Guide to Throat Clearing

Should we assume EVERYONE has reflux until proven otherwise?  Does reflux cause global warming?  If there’s a post-nasal drip, is there a pre-nasal drip?  Where’s all that mucus coming from anyway?  On today’s episode we discuss the epidemics of reflux and post-nasal drip with laryngologist Dr. Matthew Clary, an assistant professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.  Dr. Clary went to medical school at The Ohio State, started his otolaryngology residency at George Washington,

Jun 6, 2019 • 44:28

Billing and coding with Dr. Charlotte Akor

What is something that is tough to learn and every doctor should know it better than they do?  Aside from Kreb’s Cycle.  Billing and coding!  Dr. Charlotte Akor is a nationally recognized speaker and physician coach on billing and coding.  In this interview, we discuss the necessary history, physical and medical decision making in order to bill and code appropriately and then get into the weeds about proper coding of medical decision making.  She uses examples to help explain medical decision ma

May 30, 2019 • 42:48

Cooking to Reinvigorate Your Health from TheChefDoc, Colin Zhu, DO

Dr. Colin Zhu is a family medicine physician who practices primarily locums.  He also trained as a chef and a health coach at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Health & Culinary Arts and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition after medical school.   We discuss recommendations he has for his patients looking to eat healthier and physicians looking to do this same.  We talk about essential kitchen utensils and small appliances, his go-to ingredients, for simple, fast, healthy, and delicious meals

May 23, 2019 • 36:24

Dr. Rachna Patel helps us tell if CBD is TBD or NBT

Dr. Rachna Patel is an emergency medicine physician who has a medical marijuana telemedicine practice, a book, and her own CBD oil.  Medical marijuana and CBD, specifically, seem to have become a panacea or snake oil with magical properties that can cure everything.  Like what we tell our patients about good nutrition and exercise. She helps to clear up fact from fiction during our wide ranging and comprehensive discussion, from the current state of dispensing, its legal status, biochemistry, ri

May 16, 2019 • 50:55

Teen Depression and Suicidality

Dr. Uchenna Umeh is a pediatrician who has lost people to suicide.  She saw this as a growing issue among her patient population, so she left the stability of her medical practice to affect a wider audience by reaching out to larger groups.  She is now a public speaker on childhood, teen and young adult depression and suicide. We discuss her recommendations for recognizing characteristics of depression and suicidality, how to start the discussion about such a sensitive issue if we suspect it, an

May 9, 2019 • 36:22

Challenges Faced by International Medical Graduates with Jasmine Marcelin, MD

Dr. Jasmine Marcelin is an infectious disease doctor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.  How did a doctor from Antigua end up in Nebraska?  Through Canada, of course!  It is an interesting story that she uses to educate us about some of the challenges and stigmas that international medical graduates face in order to practice medicine in the US.  Dr. Marcelin is an Assistant Professor of Medicine, Co-Director of Digital Innovation & Social Media Strategy and Associate Medical Director

May 2, 2019 • 57:13

Truth Prescriptions for a Better QOL with Errin Weisman, DO

Dr. Errin Weisman is a family physician in rural, southwest Indiana, and a life coach, speaker, blogger, and a podcaster.  We talk about three ideas she wishes she could teach her younger self and each has its own actionable step to help us all live more fulfilling lives.  We also flipped the script on an old formula. On previous episodes, we’ve had specialists discuss what they think all physicians should know about the specialty, but this time, she told us what she wants all specialists to kno

Apr 25, 2019 • 44:48

Healthy Habits for your Heart with Monique Tello, MD

If you’ve ever counseled a patient (or yourself!) on how to improve their diet, quit smoking, or exercise more, you are basically saying that they need to improve their habits.  Should you be telling them to go Paleo?  Keto? Crypto? CrossFit?  Yoga?  Tai Chi?   Dr. Tello gets into the evidence behind the science of habit development.  Her recommendation?  Just do one push-up a day.  Or eat one piece of kale.  That’s it!  She wrote a book about evidence based habit development called Healthy Hab

Apr 20, 2019 • 44:08

Anesthesia myths and unbound doctors

Dr. David Draghinas was an active duty anesthesiologist in the US navy before going into private practice in the Dallas area.  He made his first foray onto the world wide web with the anesthesia myths website, as a way to help patients tell fact from fiction with anesthesia.  We talk about what he wants all physicians, especially those writing surgical clearance letters, to know about anesthesia.  We also discuss his podcast, Doctors Unbound, where he interviews physicians who are doing “amazing

Apr 13, 2019 • 33:00

What weighs 1 ounce and has 7 fellowships? - Eyeballs for all physicians with ophthalmologist, Rand Diab, MD

Dr. Rand Diab is a board-certified, comprehensive ophthalmologist in the Chicago suburbs of Northwest Indiana, practicing for over 15 years.  We discuss what she thinks all physicians should know about ophthalmology, which starts with how to spell it.  We discuss acute eye injuries and why every pink eye doesn’t get treated with antibiotics drops.  She also really deflates my balloon when she dispels the myth that an avulsed eyeball can be kept in milk until it can be reattached.  Dr. Diab. live

Apr 5, 2019 • 31:54

Breast Feeding for Trauma Surgeons (and everyone else), with Sonal Patel, MD

Sonal Patel is a neonatologist who recognized a gap in the transition of care from a hospital delivery to discharge to the first pediatrician visit, so she created a practice that fills that gap from the ground up.  We discuss how she went about doing that and what she thinks every physician, from pathologists to trauma surgeons, need to know about breastfeeding.  Through residency, fellowship, practice and in personal experiences, she noticed the gaps of postpartum care. In 2017, she founded Na

Mar 28, 2019 • 38:55

Healer, Leader, Partner - Optimizing Physician Leadership to Transform Healthcare with Jack Cochran, MD

As the former National Executive Director (CEO) of the Permanente Federation of Kaiser Permanente, Dr. Jack Cochran is the penultimate physician leader.  He shares his advice on why physicians need to become leaders of change in healthcare (in short, because if we won’t, who will).  He uses his experience mixed with evidence to teach us how in his new book, Healer, Leader, Partner: Optimizing Physician Leadership to Transform Healthcare, and in this podcast episode.             He began as a pe

Mar 22, 2019 • 55:05

Burnout Breakthrough with Dr. Christopher Burton

Dr. Christopher Burton is a physiatrist, speaker, and prolific author, writing about physician finance, home buying, practice marketing, and finds physician burnout to be such a critical issue, that this is his SECOND book on the topic.  In our interview, we discuss the specialties that are most commonly affected, how to recognize it and how to address it.  This is not a woo-woo talk about breathing and meditating your burnout away.  We talk about the brass tacks like outsourcing and learning to

Mar 14, 2019 • 37:27

Strategic Quitting - What Every Doctor Needs to Quit NOW with Lynn Marie Morski, MD

Lynn Marie Morski, MD, has played every instrument, every sport, run for every office and she quit them all to lie on the beach.  OK, none of that is true except the lie on the beach part since she lives in San Diego, but she is a quitting evangelist.  We discuss when to quit and more importantly, when NOT to quit, the psychology of quitting and what prevents us from following through.  She has a five point plan for strategic quitting, so we go through all five steps.  Even though her platform i

Mar 2, 2019 • 53:30

Socialized medicine: England's National Health System with Dr. Hussain Gandhi

Given the recent push from the progressive arm of the Democratic party for Medicare for all, it is useful to look at nations that already have that model.  Dr Hussain Gandhi is a General Practitioner (GP) in Nottingham, England.  We discuss the UK health system and the pros and cons of universal state-funded healthcare for populations and individuals.    Aside from his practice, he is the representative to the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) council, treasurer of GP Survival, loca

Mar 1, 2019 • 47:34

Doctoring through the ShouldStorm

Alison Escalante, MD is a practicing pediatrician who has developed a way of thinking and breathing through what she calls, "The Shouldstorm."  As physicians, we face similar storms with our patients, colleagues, administrators, and ourselves.  She walks us through the ideas she presented in a TEDx talk and applies it to doctoring.     She can be found at  shouldstorm.com  And her TEDx talk can be found at  youtube.com/watch?v=mYT7EDi_nOs&t=387s   She did her undergrad at Princeton, studying

Feb 24, 2019 • 33:24

Positive Philosophy: Ancient and Modern Wisdom to Help Physicians Create Flourishing Lives with Dr. Sanj Katyal

Dr. Sanj Katyal is a radiologist and a student of positive psychology.  He wrote the book that he wished he had read 20 years ago and he in order to share what he has learned with us.  He combines the philosophy of the ancient stoics and Bhagavad Gita with the relatively new, science-backed positive psychology to help us live our best lives.  We cover the trap of hedonic adaptation and how this applies to physician finances and how this concept can cause an initially exciting profession to becom

Feb 2, 2019 • 48:47

Nothing to Fear, Just a Dislocation Here - Acute and Chronic Joint Injury Management for Non-Orthopods

We discuss what every physician should know about the management of acute orthopaedic injuries that any of us may encounter in our lives and when to worry and when to reassure.  And how to reduce a dislocated shoulder.  We also discuss what sports she wouldn't let her son play and the answer certainly surprised me.   Dr. Nancy Yen Shipley is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon, with additional fellowship training in sports medicine and arthroscopy. Her professional interests include sports med

Jan 31, 2019 • 51:02

Doctor Houston, We Have a Problem - Why All Doctors Need to be on the Blockchain

Leah Houston, MD had her physician identity used for billing after her employment concluded.  This led to the epiphany that caused her to start HPEC.IO, an organization that is trying to give physician's back control of their identities using blockchain technology.  This could be useful for doctors that want to switch jobs or states without having to have every bit of information independently verified.  We first discuss what blockchain is and then get into how she plans to implement it to not j

Jan 28, 2019 • 46:56

Cardiologist Percy Francisco Morales, MD, Dr. A Fib, Discusses All the Fibs and more about A Fib

Dr. Percy Francisco Morales is a fellowship-trained electrophysiologic cardiologist who felt that he could help more people by developing an alter ego and creating online content.  As physicians, we tend to answer the same questions again and again, so he thought it would be helpful for patients if he made an atrial fibrillation FAQ and thus Dr. A Fib was born.  We discuss the risks associated with a fib, management options, why coumadin is becoming a thing of the past, and new procedures.   www

Jan 18, 2019 • 36:43

Dr. Dianne Ansari-Winn is Helping Doctors Heal the World Through Coaching

Dr. Dianne Ansari-Winn had her own battles with burnout until she turned to a physician coach, then became a coach and now teaches coaches.  There are executive coaches, sales coaches, tennis coaches, but until recently, not many physician coaches.  With the increase in physicians dissatisfied and unfulfilled by their careers, the "physician coach" is responding.  Dr. Dianne and I discuss why our field has been slow to realize the importance of coaching, her five-step physician vitality recovery

Jan 17, 2019 • 51:29

Bad words: why language counts when discussing weight with out patients with Dr. Stephanie Sogg

A few months ago, there was a HuffPost article entitled "Everything You Know About Obesity is Wrong," by Michael Hobbes.  It discussed the struggles of people who have obesity and how the medical system has failed them.  It quoted Stephanie Sogg, PhD, a clinical psychologist at the Weight Center at MGH (notice how it isn't called the "weight loss center").  In it, Dr. Sogg describes her approach as "being nicer to her patients than they are to themselves." Given that this article lambasted physi

Dec 4, 2018 • 56:22

Social Media Part Deux: Doctoring in the Blog-o-sphere with the godmother of doctors on social media, Dr. Dana Corriel

Dr. Dana Corriel is known to some as the godmother of doctors on social media.  This all started with her personal blog, which she created for creative catharsis and to help inform patients on a larger scale than the 1:1 office visits.  She now manages a multiple facebook communities and has a presence on almost all social media platforms.  We discuss the hows and whys of being a doctor on social media with "one of the top 10 internists to follow on Twitter."  One of her tips: a consistent scree

Nov 28, 2018 • 43:15

How Physicians Should Buy Their Homes with Dr. Moves

Dr. Ramey had a pretty negative experience buying his first home as a med student, so he took matters into his own hands.  His wife got her real estate license, he got his, and how he helps med students, residents, and attendings around the country buy homes.  He walks us through the entire process from tip to tail, and we discuss for whom a physician loan would be appropriate, the advantages and disadvantages of such a loan, as well as the other types of loans available. He also has an extremel

Nov 26, 2018 • 42:21

The Real Estate Physician - An Introduction to Multi-family Commercial Real Estate

Dr. Cherry Chen, the Real Estate Physician discusses this potential source of stable, predictable, passive-income as an alternative to investing in the stock market.  We discuss how she made her foray into this field, the tax advantages of real estate investment, why she chooses multi-family commercial real estate via syndication over crowdfunding or individual units, and how picking a syndication is like picking a doctor. http://therealestatephysician.com https://www.facebook.com/TheRealEstateP

Nov 17, 2018 • 44:56

The Frugal Physician: A Primary Care Physician's Journey to Financial Independence

In residency, we have to live with less.  Less money.  Less time.  Less dignity.  And after finishing, we are rewarded for our herculean efforts with higher income.  Sometimes the time and dignity come back, too.  In today's episode, the Frugal Physician and I discuss the pitfalls that can come with that increased income and how falling into the materialistic abyss brings with it more financial stress and often less happiness. We discuss her journey to frugality and lessons learned along the way

Nov 8, 2018 • 40:46

Dr. Uzma Hasan, pediatric infectious disease specialist, discusses Acute Flaccid Myelitis

Acute Flaccid Myelitis is a polio-like illness that tends to start with symptoms of an upper respiratory tract illness and leads to flaccid paralysis.  There are more questions than there are answers, but Dr. Uzma Hasan, pediatric infectious disease specialist, walks us through what we do know so we can all be better prepared if we encounter this illness.

Oct 27, 2018 • 20:46

My Neck, My Back, My... Goodness: common consults and acute injuries with orthopedic spine surgeon, Dr. Seth Grossman

Seth Grossman, MD, a fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon, discusses his most common consults; how to differentiate emergent spine injuries from less emergent issues, and why both patients and practitioners alike should be doing yoga, Pilates, and trying to fly like Superman.

Oct 9, 2018 • 26:57

Present Your Medical Device Idea to Industry

Michael Graffeo is a 20 year veteran of the medical device industry.  He discusses how to put your best foot forward, prevent reproducing the mistakes of the past, and why it isn't just important to just present why your idea is so great, but possibly even more important to discuss why it isn't a risky idea.

Oct 4, 2018 • 41:42

Going Below the Belt: Refractory Pelvic Pain; Tayabba Ahmed, DO, discusses what every physician should know about pelvic pain

As an otolaryngologist, if I had a patient who mentioned pelvic pain, I'd send them to an OB-GYN, or urologist.  I'd never think to send them to a physiatrist, a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation.  This is why Dr. Tayyaba Ahmed is on the show today.  She treats the muscoloskeletal causes of pelvic pain and patients that she often sees have been refractory to multiple other treatments.  Dr. Ahmed is a fellow of the Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and a member of t

Sep 27, 2018 • 38:21

How Physicians and Their Patients Can Benefit When Doctors Have a Social Media Presence

Dr. Shikha Jain has amassed 1000 twitter followers in a year by making breakthroughs in oncologic research accessible to non-physicians and colleagues alike on twitter.  She is also the moderator of two physician Facebook groups.  We discuss the importance of having an online presence in order to build your practice and why physicians in particular need an online presence in order to combat the spread of misinformation by facilitating the spread of peer-reviewed, science based, relevant informat

Sep 27, 2018 • 33:58

The Physician's Road

Eric Tait is an internal medicine physician with an MBA and his own private equity investment firm, which he manages while still practicing medicine.  He has found the keys to happiness and fulfillment as a physician and wants to share it with the profession.  He breaks it down into paths or touchstones, broken down into wealth, practice, health, relationships and personal development.   Find more about Dr. Tait at the links below. https://www.facebook.com/thephysiciansroad http://vernonville.co

Sep 16, 2018 • 38:52

Improving the Patient Experience

Visit www.physiciansguidetodoctoring.com to connect, dive deeper, and keep the conversation going. Let’s grow!    Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical, financial, or legal advice. Always consult a qualified professional for personalized guidance.

Sep 7, 2018 • 42:10

Common Misconceptions about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Visit www.physiciansguidetodoctoring.com to connect, dive deeper, and keep the conversation going. Let’s grow!    Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical, financial, or legal advice. Always consult a qualified professional for personalized guidance.

Aug 16, 2018 • 51:49

Poopisode

The ideas expressed on this podcast are those of the interviewer and interviewee and do not represent those of our respective employers.  This podcast is intended for medical professionals.  The information is to be used in the context of your own clinical judgement and those on this podcast accept no liability for the outcomes of medical decisions based on this information.  As the radiologists like to say, clinical correlation is required.  This is not medical advice and even though the magic

Aug 10, 2018 • 33:24

Introduction to Advocacy for Physicians

The ideas expressed on this podcast are those of the interviewer and interviewee and do not represent those of our respective employers.  This podcast is intended for medical professionals.  The information is to be used in the context of your own clinical judgement and those on this podcast accept no liability for the outcomes of medical decisions based on this information.  As the radiologists like to say, clinical correlation is required.  This is not medical advice and even though the magic

Aug 10, 2018 • 33:42