Medicine Redefined

Dr. Rami Wehbi joins the show to discuss how to make "medicine suck less." Rami is a Family Medicine Physician and the Co-Founder of Beyond Medicine. In this show we discuss: Rami's background and why he left FM residency  The sunk cost fallacy  Building Beyond Medicine  Leveraging social media Social media pitfalls  Digital Health and startups  Resources Mentioned in the show: MD Plus Health Tech...

Dr. Aleea Gupta joins the show to detail what life in the life of a Direct Primary Care Doctor looks like. Dr. Gupta obtained her Bachelor of Arts from Duke University and went on to medical school at the University of Florida. Subsequently, she completed a family medicine residency at overlook hospital in New Jersey where she served as the chief resident. She has previously been the assistant pro...

In this episode, Meagan Landress, CSLP rejoins the show to discuss current events in the student loan world. We touch on: Loan forgiveness a la Biden Administration Biden's new student loan repayment plan Future of student loan forgiveness Loan repayment strategies for the non-PSLF pursuer Building wealth with student loans  The ever-increasing cost of higher education   Meagan Landress...

Dr. Serene Shereef is a trauma acute care surgeon, mom to 3 children, and a transformational life coach who helps women physicians struggling with burnout and overwhelm to create their life by design. Her unique framework combines the energy of mindfulness, self-love & self-compassion with the scientific principles of habit building, time design, and individuals' unique systems of productivity...

Dr. Altamash and Dr. Darsh discuss the new trend of alkaline water and diet. They break down their biases, what the data shows, how they think of it, and how they will put the new information they learned into practice!  Resources Mentioned in the Show Studies The Alkaline Diet: Is There Evidence That an Alkaline pH Diet Benefits Health? (PMID: 22013455 ) The Effects of High Mineral Alkaline...

Dr. Michelle Seguin and Dr. Danielle Shelton join the show to discuss how we can re:think Health. Dr. Seguin is a board-certified family medicine physician, educator, gardener, and advocate for a lifestyle-driven approach to health that focuses on supporting the individual, family, and community.  Dr. Shelton is also a board-certified family medicine physician and co-founder of CleanYourPlateRx. S...

In this episode, Drs. Altamash and Darsh talk about their approach and thoughts when it comes to balancing workouts when traveling - internationally, for business, or just for fun. Resources in this episode: Article - Resistance Training on Quality of Life, Depression, Muscle Strength, and Functional Exercise Capacity Jungle Gym XT Resistance Bands

Brian Sutterer, MD, is a sports medicine physician and YouTube personality known for his educational videos on injury analysis. Brian obtained his residency training in PM&R at Indiana University and recently completed his sports medicine fellowship at the Mayo Clinic. He has 600K YouTube subscribers and is the host of a new podcast called In Street Clothes.  In this episode, we focus on Brian's j...

Dr. Christian is a board-certified physical medicine and rehabilitation physician (physiatrist). Clinically, Dr. Christian enjoys pain medicine and musculoskeletal medicine. He is the previous outpatient medical director of Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network in Lehigh Valley, PA, and he has an academic appointment with the University of Pennsylvania Department of PM&R. Dr. Christian earned his b...

Dr. Sarah Pospos completed her psychiatry residency as a chief resident at UCLA-Kern and has published extensively on burnout and depression at UCLA, UCSD and UCSB. As a perinatal and sports psychiatrist, she is devoted to helping others feel their best again when dealing with burnout, depression, anxiety and other common psychiatric challenges by incorporating exerci...

Welcome to the first episode of The Progress Note, where Altamash and Darsh break down mainstream polarizing topics across social media. In this episode, they tackle the association between meat and cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and overall health.  Study: Red Meat & Heart Disease Study: Red Meat & Glycemic Control/Inflammatory Markers Alpha-gal allergy

Dr. Joseph Antoun is the CEO and Chairman of the Board of L-Nutra, a unique Nutri-tech company leading the Food as Medicine movement by applying cutting edge Science to Nutrition research. Dr. Antoun completed his Health Policy studies at Harvard University, Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, Medicine and Biological Sciences at Saint Joseph University, and his PhD studies in Mediterranean...

In this episode, Jeff takes us through the wonderful and powerful properties of mushrooms. We go through different types of mushrooms, their individual benefits, and what to look for when buying mushroom supplements. Jeff Chilton studied Ethno-mycology at the University of Washington in the late sixties and in 1973 began a 10-year career as a large-scale commercial mushroom grower. Jeff is the co-...

Altamash and Darsh break down the key takeaways from 3 episodes!

Obituary of Gerard A. Malanga 

Dr. Seema Desai is a Certified Professional Coach, speaker, and author of the newly-released children's book, "Connected: Discovering Your Inner Guides." She is also Co-President of the Austin chapter of Pratham, a non-profit organization aimed at creating learning equality for underserved children in India and globally.  Though no longer seeing patients, Seema is a general dentist who dedica...

Benjamin Morrell, MD, is a High Performance Mental Health Physician & Coach, as well as an artist, & speaker. He received his BS in Biology from the University of Central Oklahoma and went on to receive his medical degree from the University of Oklahoma in 2019. His early experiences with his own mental health inspired him to pursue psychiatry, however, due to moral & ethical conflicts...

Meagan Landress is a student loan consultant for Student Loan Planner. She obtained her finance degree at The Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University. Meagan started her own practice - Financial Coach Meagan - in March of 2017 to specifically help people who are beginning their financial planning journey with student loan debt in the mix. She was the first person in Georgia to acqui...

Altamash and Darsh break down the episodes of Nicole Harkin, MD and Alex Hajduczok, MD. All 3 of these episodes deal with the cardiovascular system - understanding cardiovascular disease, risk factors, and tests; lifestyle interventions in cardiovascular disease; wearable technology

Alex Hajduczok, MD, is a first-year cardiology fellow at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. He completed his internal medicine training at Penn State Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA, and went to medical school at the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry in Rochester, NY. He is interested in a career as an academic cardiologist, specializing in Adv...

Dr. Nicole Harkin is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, and Lipidology. She earned her medical degree from Boston University and completed residency training at Columbia University followed by a fellowship in Cardiology at New York University, in which she served as a chief fellow.  Dr. Harkin is the founder of Whole Heart Cardiology, with the mission of providing patient-cente...

Dr. Nicole Harkin is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, and Lipidology. She earned her medical degree from Boston University and completed residency training at Columbia University followed by a fellowship in Cardiology at New York University, in which she served as a chief fellow.  Dr. Harkin is the founder of Whole Heart Cardiology, with the mission of providing patient-cente...

In this episode, Darsh and Altamash discuss the key takeaways from their discussions with recent guests Dr. Rorbyn Tiger, MD, Melissa Mondala, MD, & Adeel Khan, MD

Dr. Adeel Khan is an expert in musculoskeletal medicine, pain medicine, and regenerative medicine. He specializes in Interventional Orthopedics, using orthobiologics with x-ray and/or ultrasound guidance to treat patients. He is one of the few sports physicians in Canada that holds membership with the Spine Intervention Society. He was the first doctor in Canada to perform intraosseous P...

Dr. Melissa Mondala is a holistic plant-based physician, nutritional & wellness expert, health coach, mental health advocate, and recipe inventor! She has been featured in popular media, such as Forbes, Local News outlets, and Social Media. She helps clients improve their lifestyle to optimize their health to achieve their goals and develop sustainable habits to live A healthy and balanced life. D...