The Doctor is Out
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The Doctor is Out (TDIO) is a podcast exploring the journeys and careers of healthcare providers who have engaged in the world beyond the practice of medicine. Join the host, Dr. Sharif Vakili, in discussions with healthcare leaders who have gone from the bedside to start companies, run hospital systems, spearhead public policy, enter the arts, run investment groups and pursue other..
The Doctor is Out
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Google Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Michael Howell joins this week for a conversation on building clinical careers in tech and the role of big tech companies like Alphabet in healthcare. In this interview, Howell discusses his recent piece in NEJM Catalyst on building successful clinical teams in large tech companies and the role of clinical teams in the tech industry. Join for a conversation on fostering cultural shifts from clinicians as collaborators to healthcare innovators.
Read Howell's recent NEJM Catalyst article here: https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/CAT.22.0440
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Dr. Jeffrey Kang– Geriatrician, former CMO of CMS, former CMO of Cigna, former executive at Walgreens and ChenMed, and now CEO of at-home primary care startup Wellbe Senior Medical– joins for an in-depth conversation on how to usher value based care innovations in the healthcare system. As the first Chief Medical Officer of CMS, Kang pioneered HCC codes, HEDIS and CAHPS metrics, and much of the foundation of value based care in the United States. Join for a discussion on the role of private equity vs venture funding in disruptive healthcare entrepreneurship, the future of primary care, and hea ..read more
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Dr. Patrick Carroll, Family Medicine Physician and Chief Medical Officer of Hims & Hers, joins for an enriching conversation on consumer-driven healthcare, population health and value-based care. Carroll discusses his journey starting out as a primary care physician working with the Indian Health Service and extending that ground level work to become a leader in population health as Chief Medical Officer Atrius Health and later Chief Medical Officer of Walgreens, where he was involved in Walgreens' acquisition of Village MD. Caroll also discusses his role as Chief Medical Officer of Hims ..read more
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Physician scientist and oncologist in training Dr. Amira Barkal discusses her extraordinary journey commercializing scientific discoveries she made with Dr. Irving Weissman during MD/PhD at Stanford. Barkal went on to raise $76M as founder and CEO of Pheast Therapeutics, all while completing her residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Join for a conversation around finding courage to start a company as a scientific founder, navigating being a founder CEO, and operating a biotech startup during clinical training.
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Physician scientist and rheumatologist Dr. Paul Rothman joins for a reflective conversation as he completes his 10 year tenure as CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Dean of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Join for a rich discussion on leadership, management, navigating transitions from medical to administrative careers, and the skills necessary to become a leader in healthcare.
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Yale Immunobiology Professor and Scientific Founder of Simcha Therapeutics and Seranova Bio, Dr. Aaron Ring, discusses his journey starting a lab spinning out companies building therapeutics for patients right out of his MD/PhD program. We close out the final episode of the season with a conversation around generating leading science with translational potential, spinning out biotech companies, finding a management team, and the relationship between investors and scientific founders in biotech.
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Can systemic social challenges in healthcare be tackled by a for-profit business? Can entrepreneurship be a force to do well and good in healthcare?
Eleanor Health Chief Medical Officer, Psychiatrist and cofounder of Physicians for Criminal Justice Reform Dr. Nzinga Harrison discusses her career championing health equity and activism through entrepreneurship. Join for a conversation around value-based care in mental health, risk-based contracts designed to serve the most vulnerable patients with substance abuse, and innovations tackling social determinants of health.
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In this episode, we go into the remarkable career journey of Dr. Gary Gottlieb, who went from his practice as a Geriatric Psychiatrist to become a national healthcare leader as the former CEO of the Partners Healthcare System, the former President of Brigham and Women's Hospital, the former CEO of Partners in Health, and now an Executive Partner at Flare Capital serving on the boards of prominent healthcare startups.
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Is formal business training necessary to build an impactful company as a physician? Is it possible to start a successful company during clinical training?
Medable CEO and Dermatologist Dr. Michelle Longmire discusses her journey defying conformity and stereotypes to become one of healthcare's pre-eminent physician leaders building a disruptive $2B startup transforming the way clinical trials are conducted. Join for a broad-ranging conversation on being an entrepreneurial outsider, starting a company during clinical training, decentralized clinical trials, SPACs and the commercia ..read more
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What does it mean to be a content creator as a physician?
KevinMD founder and primary care physician Dr. Kevin Pho discusses his career as a physician social media influencer and editor of the Medpage blog KevinMD. Join for a conversation around how "the definition of what a doctor does is changing" and counteracting burnout in clinical practice.
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