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🌟 Episode Highlights

1️⃣ How robotics are reshaping the future of vascular procedures

Guest: David Fischel, health care executive

David explains how robotic-assisted systems are addressing long-standing challenges in endovascular care by improving precision, reducing variability, and easing the physical strain on clinicians. He explores how modern platforms—through integration with imaging, user-centric design, and workflow efficiency—are enabling adoption at scale. Listeners will gain insights into how robotics are redefining vascular care and why they signal a new foundation for precision interventions.

https://kevinmd.com/2025/09/how-robotics-are-transforming-the-next-generation-of-vascular-care-podcast.html

2️⃣ The promise and perils of AI in health care: Why we need better testing standards

Guest: Max Rollwage, health care executive

Max highlights the risks of evaluating AI systems through artificial scenarios or circular validation, especially in high-stakes environments like emergency care. He emphasizes the need for real-world trials, human expertise, and outcome-focused studies, while outlining the role of regulators in setting standards. Listeners will gain a balanced understanding of AI’s potential and its risks, and what it will take to responsibly bring these tools to the bedside.

https://kevinmd.com/2025/09/why-ai-in-health-care-needs-stronger-testing-before-clinical-use-podcast.html

3️⃣ The business lesson new doctors must unlearn

Guest: Stanley Liu, cardiologist

Stanley discusses why the “good soldier” mentality of residency—accepting excessive workloads, suppressing dissatisfaction, and avoiding negotiation—can hinder physicians as attendings. He explains the importance of shifting from soldier to CEO mindset, building win-win relationships, and protecting one’s career autonomy. Listeners will discover strategies to prevent burnout, safeguard financial independence, and maximize long-term satisfaction.

https://kevinmd.com/2025/09/how-doctors-can-think-like-ceos-podcast.html

4️⃣ Why physicians struggle with caregiving and how to cope with grace

Guest: Jessie Mahoney, physician

Jessie reflects on the challenges physicians face when caring for ill family members or aging parents, where medical training often intensifies stress rather than easing it. She shares how mindfulness and coaching can help doctors manage guilt, perfectionism, and anticipatory grief while fostering balance and resilience. Listeners will gain practical tools to care for themselves alongside their loved ones.

https://kevinmd.com/2025/09/why-doctors-struggle-with-family-caregiving-and-how-to-find-grace-podcast.html

5️⃣ From nurse practitioner to quality improvement leader in sleep medicine

Guest: Shabeena Hirani, board-certified nurse practitioner

Shabeena shares her journey from clinical care to leadership in quality improvement across sleep medicine, pulmonology, and internal medicine. She discusses initiatives to improve outcomes for obstructive sleep apnea and asthma, enhance patient education, and strengthen care coordination. Listeners will gain insights into how clinicians can redesign systems, mentor peers, and lead systemic change.

https://kevinmd.com/2025/09/from-nurse-practitioner-to-leader-in-quality-improvement-podcast.html

6️⃣ Why retail pharmacies are the future of diverse clinical trials

Guest: Shelli Pavone, health care executive

Shelli highlights how mistrust, cost, and access barriers have excluded women and minority groups from clinical research, perpetuating disparities. She explains how retail pharmacies—trusted community hubs—can decentralize trials, expand recruitment, and boost retention. Listeners will learn how inclusive, pharmacy-based research can reshape the future of medicine.

https://kevinmd.com/2025/09/why-retail-pharmacies-could-transform-diversity-in-clinical-trials-podcast.html

7️⃣ Integrating vitamin education in mental health care

Guest: Scarlett Saitta, osteopathic medical student

Scarlett explores how deficiencies in vitamins like D, B12, and folate can significantly affect depression outcomes and hospitalizations. She emphasizes nutritional psychiatry as an evidence-based practice that should be integrated into medical education and routine care. Listeners will gain actionable strategies to incorporate nutritional screening and supplementation into mental health treatment.

https://kevinmd.com/2025/09/why-vitamins-should-be-part-of-the-mental-health-conversation-podcast.html

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