How I Doctor with Dr. Graham Walker

Rebecca Mitchell is a physician, product strategist, and founding partner at Scrub Capital - a new kind of venture fund built from first principles to fix what’s broken in health tech investing. Alongside her co-founders, Rebecca is working to make sure that healthcare startups aren’t just built for clinicians, they’re built with them. In this episode of How I Doctor , Dr. Graham Walker talks with...

Attorney Dennis Hursh has reviewed more than 3,500 physician contracts and has seen the same patterns again and again - doctors being underpaid, overworked, and legally trapped by language they didn’t know to question.  In this episode, Dr. Graham Walker talks with Dennis about how RVUs and non-competes are often used against physicians, and how to push back. They dive into the structural imb...

Dr. Jay Parkinson is a pediatrician and founder who’s been reinventing healthcare from the outside in for nearly two decades. From launching one of the first tech-enabled house call services in Brooklyn to pioneering virtual primary care with Sherpaa, Jay has always believed that doctors can design better systems. Now he’s back with Automate Clinic , a new venture training physicians to fine-tune...

Dr. Ami DeWaters is a hospitalist, medical educator, and one of the leading voices reimagining how we prepare residents for the realities of modern medicine. She’s an associate professor at Penn State College of Medicine that’s known for her sharp insights and deep commitment to building physicians who are not just clinically excellent, but also financially, professionally, and systemically fluent...

Dr. Greg Murphy is a practicing urologist and four-term Republican Congressman representing North Carolina’s third district—and the only physician in Congress who still actively sees patients, entirely pro bono. Before entering politics, he served as an affiliate professor, urology group president, and chief of staff at a Level 1 trauma center in Greenville, NC. These days, he’s sounding the alarm...

Dr. Paul Tran is a pediatric gastroenterologist, award-winning medical educator, and the creator behind Alimentary School — an online platform using storytelling, mentorship, and dad jokes to make medicine more human. He’s on a mission to break down outdated hierarchies and rebuild medical education around trust, real-time feedback, and genuine connection. In this episode of How I Doctor, Dr. Grah...

The world of medicine is entering a new era. One where AI isn’t just a buzzword, but a daily presence in the lives of physicians. That’s why Offcall recently hosted a live webinar We're Sharing AI Secrets for Clinicians, featuring Dr. Graham Walker, ER physician and co-founder of Offcall, and Dr. Sarah Gebauer, anesthesiologist and founder of Valara Health. Longtime friends and Stanford med classm...

Shawna Butler is a nurse, economist, and creator of the EntrepreNURSE movement — but above all, she’s a force for rethinking how healthcare systems are built and who gets a say. In this episode of How I Doctor , Dr. Graham Walker talks with Shawna about what we lose when we treat nurses like costs instead of collaborators. They unpack the deep roots of burnout and moral injury, explore why innovat...

Aniq Rahman is a two-time tech founder, but when he turned his attention to healthcare he did something most disruptors don’t - he shut up and listened. Aniq embedded himself in hospitals, shadowed physicians, and absorbed the daily frustrations that don’t show up in EMR logs or admin dashboards. In this episode of How I Doctor , Dr. Graham Walker talks with Aniq about what he learned by watching...

Dr. Kaveh Hoda is a practicing gastroenterologist and longtime podcaster . He’s part of a cohort of doctors who trained on paper charts, watched the rise of EHRs, and now find themselves navigating mid-career questions that older generations rarely asked. Questions about purpose, burnout, and identity beyond the white coat. In this episode of How I Doctor , Dr. Graham Walker talks with Kaveh about...

Dr. Farzad Mostashari is the former National Coordinator for Health IT, the CEO and co-founder of Aledade , and a longtime champion for independent primary care. He’s spent his career trying to answer one question: how do we fix American healthcare by paying doctors to prevent illness—not just treat it? In this episode of How I Doctor , Dr. Graham Walker sits down with Farzad to unpack the financi...

Dr. Tiffany Moon is a board-certified anesthesiologist, entrepreneur, mother of twins, and former cast member on The Real Housewives of Dallas . She is a deeply thoughtful physician who is working to reclaim joy in a system that often seems designed to extinguish it. In this episode of How I Doctor , Dr. Graham Walker talks with Tiffany about her journey through burnout, perfectionism, and the pre...

Dr. Sanjay Divakaran is a cardiologist, educator, and Associate Chief at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He’s also one of the most thoughtful voices when it comes to guiding the next generation of physicians. Not just in clinical medicine, but in career strategy, mentorship, and personal growth. In this episode of How I Doctor , Dr. Graham Walker sits down with Sanjay to explore the hidden curriculu...

Dr. Craig Joseph is a pediatrician, informaticist, and the Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Global . He’s also the author of Designing for Health and a former Epic employee, with decades of experience at the intersection of clinical care and health IT. On this episode of How I Doctor , Dr. Graham Walker talks with Craig about what’s actually broken in American healthcare — and why blaming the EHR i...

Michael Johnson is an attorney and the founder of Michael Johnson Legal , a firm that works exclusively with physicians and physician groups to review contracts, negotiate fair compensation, and protect career freedom. In this episode of How I Doctor, Dr. Graham Walker sits down with Michael to unpack one of the most overlooked yet high-stakes parts of practicing medicine: the employment contract....

Last week’s interview with Mark Cuban generated a huge response — thank you to everyone who listened, commented on, or shared the episode.  New guests will debut next week, but this week, we’ve rounded up some of the show’s most inspiring and thought-provoking moments to date to help all the new listeners get acquainted with How I Doctor and Offcall’s mission. The four physicians featured in...

Mark Cuban is a business mogul, the “Shark” every entrepreneur wants to make a deal with, the former owner of the Dallas Mavericks, and, most recently, an online pharmacy CEO. In 2022, Mark co-founded Cost Plus Drugs with the goal of lowering prescription drug prices. The direct-to-consumer company makes generic drugs affordable by cutting pharmacy benefit managers out of the distribution chain. B...

Dr. Elisabeth Potter is a plastic surgeon and practice owner in Austin, Texas, who specializes in post-mastectomy breast reconstruction. In January, Elisabeth made waves on social media when she posted a video about UnitedHealthcare calling her during surgery, pulling her out of the OR to explain why her patient — who was already under anesthesia — needed to stay in the hospital overnight.  I...

Dr. Michael Jerkins is a meds-peds physician and the co-founder of Panacea Financial, a financial services company for doctors. After being rejected for multiple loans during residency, Michael realized that traditional banks were failing doctors as customers. So, he created a bank that understands the unique financial struggles and goals of the medical community.  In this episode of How I Do...

Dr. Simon Chang is a hospitalist and the CEO and co-founder of eNavvi , an online pharmacy platform. Since finishing his residency in 2022, Simon has been a part-time physician, splitting his time between clinical care and entrepreneurship.  On this episode of How I Doctor , Offcall co-founder Dr. Graham Walker talks with Simon about building a career in medicine and a pharma-tech company at...

Dr. Emily Silverman is a practicing internist and the founder of The Nocturnists , a groundbreaking podcast that amplifies the raw, deeply human stories of healthcare workers.  In this episode of How I Doctor, Dr. Graham Walker sits down with Dr. Silverman to discuss her personal experience with burnout, the systemic flaws in medicine that drive physician exhaustion, and how storytelling can...

Dr. Spencer Dorn, a gastroenterologist, informatics physician, and professor at UNC , is passionate about the intersection of technology and healthcare. Spencer, who frequently writes about AI for Forbes , is helping to shape the conversation around real-world applications of AI in medicine, and how AI can complement (rather than replace) physicians. In this episode of How I Doctor , Offcall co-fo...

Dr. Kenneth Qiu is a family medicine physician and the founder of EuDoc , a direct primary care practice in Virginia. Kenneth brings a fresh perspective, having taken the bold step of starting his own practice right out of residency.  On this episode of How I Doctor , Offcall co-founder Dr. Graham Walker talks with Kenneth about the state of primary care and why he believes a direct care mode...

Dr. Darien Sutton is an emergency physician, correspondent for ABC News , and doctor-influencer with over 2 million followers on TikTok . Darien uses his platforms to educate the public, combat misinformation, and advocate for a more equitable healthcare system. On this episode of How I Doctor , Offcall co-founder Dr. Graham Walker talks with Darien about the value of teaching patients health lite...

Dr. Kai Romero is an emergency and palliative care physician who recently became the head of clinical success at Evidently , a cognitive AI platform powered by clinical data. Previously, Kai worked at By the Bay Health , where she began as a hospice physician before moving into a leadership role as chief medical officer.  In this episode of How I Doctor , Offcall co-founder Dr. Graham Walker...