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

Sept. 3, 2025

How value-based care reshapes kidney disease management for better outcomes

Nephrologist Timothy Pflederer discusses his article "," highlighting how value-based care (VBC) is reshaping the treatment of chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease. Timothy explains how VBC encourages continuity of care through...

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Sept. 2, 2025

Why doctors should rethink investing compared to the average U.S. investor

Attorney and wealth manager David B. Mandell discusses his article "," highlighting why doctors face unique financial challenges compared to most U.S. investors. David explains the significant income and tax liability differences physicians must...

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Sept. 1, 2025

Exploring the science behind burnout

Physician Jessie Mahoney discusses her article "," making the case that the most effective remedies for physician burnout are systemic changes—reasonable patient loads, thoughtful schedules, supportive leadership, and reduced clerical work—not...

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Aug. 31, 2025

Few people realize this common infection can cause serious complications

Public health advocate Kathleen Muldoon discusses her article "," revealing how congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) remains the most common viral cause of disability in the U.S., yet is often ignored in medical training, prenatal counseling, and public...

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Aug. 30, 2025

Federal shakeup of vaccine policy and the battle for public trust

Physician leader Janet Jokela discusses her article "," highlighting the unprecedented removal of expert members from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and its replacement with individuals lacking clinical experience, some holding...

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Aug. 29, 2025

Doctors reclaiming their humanity in a broken system

Physician advocates Alae Kawam, Kim Downey, and Nicole Solomos discuss their article "," sharing firsthand accounts of the cultural rift in modern medicine and the toll of corporate models on patient care and physician well-being. Alae, Kim, and...

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Aug. 28, 2025

Reframing self-care as required maintenance for physicians

Board-certified pediatrician and certified coach Jessie Mahoney discusses her article, "." She challenges the long-held belief in medical culture that self-sacrifice is noble and that self-care is an indulgence. Jessie argues that caring for oneself...

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Aug. 26, 2025

This isn't burnout, it's moral injury

Family physician Jonathan Bushman discusses his article, "." He shares the story of a young physician who was told to remove her most complex patients from her panel to protect the health system's performance metrics. Jonathan uses this powerful...

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Aug. 25, 2025

How peer support can save physician lives

Anesthesiologist and clinical mental health counselor Maire Daugharty discusses her article, "." Drawing from her personal experience of losing three colleagues to suicide and overdose, Maire makes a powerful case for peer support as a direct antidote...

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Aug. 24, 2025

Beyond the surgery: the human side of transplant care

Physician and public health advocate Judith Eguzoikpe discusses her article, "." She pulls back the curtain on the kidney transplant process, revealing that the true journey for patients with end-stage kidney disease is not just a single surgery but...

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Aug. 23, 2025

Civil discourse as a survival skill in health care

Critical care physician Jess Bunin, co-founder of All Levels Leadership, discusses the article, "." They challenge a core tenet of medical culture: the pressure to project certainty and always have the right answer. Jess argues that this fixation on...

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Aug. 22, 2025

A new telehealth model for adolescent obesity

Pediatrician and certified life and weight coach Karla Lester discusses her article, "." She shares her frustration with traditional in-person obesity programs that see high attrition and offer few effective treatments beyond surgery. Karla explains...

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Aug. 21, 2025

A new approach to South Asian heart health

Cardiologist Monzur Morshed discusses the article, "." Drawing from his direct experience treating the Bangladeshi-American community in New York City, Monzur explains why people from South Asia are disproportionately at risk for developing heart...

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Aug. 18, 2025

How IMGs can find purpose in clinical research

Clinical research physician Khutaija Noor discusses her article, "." She addresses the intense pressure and profound disappointment International Medical Graduates (IMGs) face when they go unmatched for a residency spot in the U.S. Drawing from her...

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Aug. 17, 2025

AI isn't hallucinating, it's fabricating—and that's a problem

Psychiatrist, internist, and addiction medicine specialist Muhamad Aly Rifai discusses his article, "." He argues that labeling AI errors as "hallucinations" is a dangerous euphemism that trivializes real psychiatric conditions and downplays the...

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Aug. 16, 2025

Putting food allergy safety on the menu

Leading food allergy advocate Lianne Mandelbaum discusses her article, "." She explains how for millions of people living with food allergies, dining out is often an exercise in survival rather than a joy, filled with anxiety about cross-contact and...

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Aug. 15, 2025

Stop medicalizing burnout and start healing the culture

Board-certified pediatrician and certified coach Jessie Mahoney discusses her article, "." She argues that the health care industry's current approach to physician burnout is failing because it treats a predictable cultural problem like a personal...

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Aug. 14, 2025

How motherhood made me a better scientist

Physician coach and medical school professor Kathleen Muldoon discusses her article, "." She explores what it means to be a "mother scholar" in academic and medical cultures that reward detachment and often view caregiving as a distraction. Drawing...

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Aug. 13, 2025

Why our fear of AI is really a fear of ourselves

Physician executive Bhargav Raman discusses his article, "." He argues that the common doomsday predictions about artificial intelligence are a projection of our own human flaws and a misunderstanding of progress. Bhargav asserts that humanity has...

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Aug. 12, 2025

How to safely undergo IVF with von Willebrand disease

Renowned fertility specialist Oluyemisi (Yemi) Famuyiwa discusses her article, "." She explains that von Willebrand disease (VWD), the most common inherited bleeding disorder, affects up to 1 percent of the population and poses unique challenges for...

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Aug. 11, 2025

How interoperability solves the biggest challenges in health care

Physician executive Steven Lane discusses his article, "." He explains that true interoperability is not just about technology but about aligning people, processes, and IT systems to allow patient information to flow seamlessly across all members of a...

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Aug. 10, 2025

How to lead from the heart in a system that rewards the intellect

Pediatrician and certified coach Jessie Mahoney discusses her article, "." Drawing from her experience leading a workshop for women cardiologists, she explores the sacred irony of physicians who are experts in the heart yet rarely tend to their own....

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