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Ben Mazer, MD, anatomic and clinical pathologist at Yale New Haven Hospital, joins Chadi to recap the rise and fall of the now infamous Theranos – a private lifestyle and healthcare startup company that claimed to have innovative, revolutionary blood-testing technology that was ultimately proven ineffective.

Marion Mass, MD, practicing pediatrician and co-founder of Practicing Physicians of America, joins the show to share her unique ideas about how to reduce healthcare costs while simultaneously improving access to care.

Fadlo Khouri, MD, hematologist and medical oncologist, and president of the American University of Beirut (Lebanon), is asked to join the show after a recent announcement from the University regarding a fuel shortage at its hospital. Dr. Khouri explains how Lebanon’s economic downturn is affecting hospitals – from the inability to supply hospitals with air … Read more

Keeping up with the dietary theme in recent episodes, Chadi hosts Jerry Teixeira, a strength and conditioning expert. He begins with a personal anecdote on how changing his eating habits along with continued regular exercise was necessary to losing weight, divulges exactly what goes into his low-carb diet, shares how alcohol and dessert consumption factors … Read more

Chadi is joined by Dave Feldman, senior software engineer and entrepreneur, who shares his counterintuitive experience with the ketogenic diet in 2015 and a healthy obsession with the study of lipids and cholesterol that led him to the founding of the “energy model.” Dave breaks down the scientific details of fat cell breakdown in the … Read more

In a long-overdue appearance, Saurabh Jha, MD, radiologist in Philadelphia, makes his triumphant return to the show to pick apart the single-payer model idea as well as FDA regulatory processes, this time with a worthy adversary: Adam Gaffney, MD, MPH, pulmonary specialist and health policy researcher at Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School.

Mikkael Sekeres, MD, chief of the division of hematology at the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, and David Steensma, MD, global hematology head at Novartis, share their recent experiences undergoing career transitions. The physicians dive into a discussion on how often fellowships are given to candidates who are pursuing academic careers, how and … Read more

Sonikpreet Aulakh, MD, assistant professor of medicine at West Virginia University, provides valuable perspective on the transition into the academic world just two years after her fellowship. Dr. Aulakh sheds light on the experience and details of applying for jobs post-fellowship, what types of challenges she may face as a new faculty member, struggles she … Read more