The Podcast by KevinMD

The Podcast by KevinMD

Social media's leading physician voice, Kevin Pho, MD, shares the stories of the many who intersect with our health care system but are rarely heard from. 15 minutes a day. 7 days a week. Welcome to The Podcast by KevinMD.

Recent Episodes

Nov. 3, 2025

How misinformation endangers our progress against preventable diseases

Emergency physician Drew Remignanti discusses his article "." In this conversation, Drew reflects on historical lessons from smallpox, polio, and measles to reveal what life looked like before modern immunization. He explores the dangers of...

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Nov. 2, 2025

Why women in medicine need to lift each other up

Board-certified pediatrician and certified coach Jessie Mahoney discusses her article, "" She explores how scarcity, competition, and cultural conditioning have discouraged women physicians from advocating for themselves and one another. Jessie shares...

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Nov. 1, 2025

Why humanity matters in medicine

Certified coach and professor Kathleen Muldoon discusses her article, "." She shares how her experience as a mother in the neonatal intensive care unit transformed her understanding of empathy and reshaped how she teaches future clinicians. Kathleen...

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Oct. 28, 2025

Passing the medical boards at age 63

Internal medicine physician Rajeev Khanna discusses his article, "." He shares his journey of studying for the ABIM exams decades after medical school, balancing family skepticism, humor, and determination. Rajeev reflects on aging in medicine, the...

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Oct. 27, 2025

Expanding Parkinson's care: a new universe for patients, caregivers, and clinicians

Neurologist Ray Dorsey discusses the article "." In this episode, Ray reimagines Parkinson's care through a cosmic analogy, with patients as the sun at the center and caregivers, specialists, technologies, and advocacy networks orbiting around them....

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Oct. 26, 2025

Stepping down in medicine: Why letting go can be an act of leadership

Physician and coach Jessie Mahoney discusses her article "." In this episode, Jessie challenges the cultural belief that stepping down from medical roles is a sign of weakness, reframing it instead as "graduating." She explains how physicians often...

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Oct. 25, 2025

Choosing the right doctor: How patients can take control of their care

Professor and patient advocate Edward G. Rogoff discusses his article "." In this episode, Edward explains why selecting the right physician is one of the most important health decisions a patient can make. He shares practical guidelines such as...

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Oct. 24, 2025

How sleep, nutrition, and exercise restore physician well-being

Physical therapists Kim Downey, Ziya Altug, and Shirish Sachdeva discuss their article "" In this episode, Kim, Ziya, and Shirish explain how the triad of sleep, balanced nutrition, and physical activity forms the foundation of physician resilience....

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Oct. 23, 2025

A neurosurgeon's fight with the state medical board

Neurosurgeon Jeffrey Hatef, Jr. discusses his article "." In this episode, Jeffrey shares the shocking story of how his medical license was summarily suspended without a hearing and how incomplete records, flawed expert testimony, and questionable...

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Oct. 22, 2025

Protecting physicians when private equity buys in

Veteran attorney Dennis Hursh discusses his article "" In this episode, Dennis explains how private equity acquisitions of medical practices complicate the traditional path for employed physicians who expect eventual ownership. He highlights risks...

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Oct. 21, 2025

ChatGPT in medicine: risks, benefits, and safer documentation strategies

Family nurse practitioner Erica Dorn discusses her article "" In this episode, Erica explains how clinicians are experimenting with ChatGPT to help with HPI prompts, procedure documentation, and discharge instructions, while also cautioning against...

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Oct. 20, 2025

How early intervention and team-based care can change kidney disease outcomes

Kidney transplant recipient Charlie Cloninger and nephrologist Nauman Shahid discuss their article "." Charlie shares his personal story of being diagnosed with kidney disease while feeling healthy, making lifestyle changes with the help of his care...

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Oct. 19, 2025

Why physician wellness must be treated as a core business strategy

Psychiatrist, internist, and addiction medicine specialist Muhamad Aly Rifai discusses his article ." Muhamad explains why wellness cannot remain a slogan or a poster in the breakroom but must be embedded into the structure of health care...

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Oct. 18, 2025

How retraining the physician mindset can boost resilience and joy in medicine

Licensed counselor and coach Mary Remón discusses her article "." Mary explains how physicians are trained to scan constantly for risks, but that habit can carry over into daily life and lead to stress and burnout. She shares how intentional...

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Oct. 16, 2025

Meeting transgender patients with compassion and equity in health care

Infectious disease physician Tyler B. Evans discusses his article "." Tyler, an infectious disease specialist and author of Pandemics, Poverty, and Politics: Decoding the Social and Political Drivers of Pandemics from Plague to COVID-19, shares...

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Oct. 15, 2025

Ending monopolies is the first step toward true health care reform

Health care data strategist Lee Ann McWhorter discusses her article "." Lee Ann explains how monopolistic control by entities like GPOs, PBMs, EHR vendors, and MMIS platforms drives up costs, suppresses innovation, and undermines patient safety. She...

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Oct. 14, 2025

A surgeon's reflections on God, intelligence, and being a good cell in the universe

Surgeon Fateh Entabi discusses his article "." Fateh reflects on how the complexity of the human body inspired him to think more broadly about intelligence, consciousness, and the idea of God—not as a distant creator, but as an evolving intelligence...

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Oct. 13, 2025

Why bureaucracy is threatening the survival of private practice physicians

Neurologist Scott Tzorfas discusses his article "." Scott shares his firsthand experience as a neurologist in private practice for three decades, where endless pre-authorizations, insurance denials, and regulatory burdens have eroded the...

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Oct. 12, 2025

How physicians can use faith, family, friendship, and fulfillment to combat burnout

Rheumatologist Ananta Subedi discusses his article "." Ananta reflects on his journey from medical education in Nepal to building a rheumatology practice in the U.S., sharing how faith, family, meaningful work, and friendships form the pillars of...

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Oct. 11, 2025

Innovations and barriers in colorectal cancer screening strategies

Nurse practitioner Elisabeth Evans discusses her article "." Elisabeth shares why colorectal cancer is the second-deadliest cancer in the U.S. yet remains under-screened, and why early detection can mean the difference between a 14 percent survival...

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Oct. 10, 2025

How functional medicine helps where conventional care falls short

Internal medicine physician Sally Daganzo discusses her article "." Sally explains how a systems-based, evidence-informed approach can uncover root causes of complex conditions like fatigue, brain fog, anxiety, digestive issues, and eating disorders,...

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