Inside The Doctor's Lounge

In this episode, Dr. Nisha Mehta is joined by Dr. Jim Dahle. Dr. Dahle is an emergency medicine physician and founder of the White Coat Investor, a blog turned platform dedicated to helping high-income professionals achieve financial literacy and independence.  They discuss: Where the White Coat Investor began, and how it has unpredictably, but intentionally, evolved into what it is now What eleme...

In this episode, Dr. Nisha Mehta is joined by Dr. Chethan Sarabu, MD. Dr. Sarabu is a pediatrician who is fellowship trained in Clinical Informatics, as well as director of clinical innovation at Cornell Tech and co-founder of the Climate Health Innovation & Learning Lab (CHILL). They discuss: What the field of clinical informatics is, and the critical role clinical informaticians can play bri...

In this episode, Dr. Nisha Mehta is joined by Dr. Jennifer Lincoln, MD, who is an OB/GYN, lactation consultant, author, and social media personality with over 3 million followers.  In addition to discussing her exciting upcoming book release, they discuss: Why she decided to become active on social media, and why she thinks authentic practicing physician voices are so important in this era What sh...

In this episode, Dr. Nisha Mehta is joined by Dr. Geeta Nayyar, MD, MBA, whose many hats include CMO, Speaker, Advisor, Author, and Consultant They discuss: – Dr. Nayyar’s first foray into life outside clinical medicine helping within her own hospital system  – Why Dr. Nayyar decided to get an MBA and what value she thinks it brings physicians  – How she stepped into a big role a...

In this episode, Dr. Nisha Mehta is joined by Dr. Alice Zheng, MD, MPH, MBA, and Venture Capital Partner at Foreground Capital They discuss: – Dr. Zheng’s journey from public health to consulting to venture capital as a way to make scalable impact in women’s health – The current state of VC funding and challenges in the space – The venture capital life cycle from investment to ex...

In this episode, Dr. Nisha Mehta is joined by Dr. Travis Zack, Chief Medical Officer at OpenEvidence. They discuss: Dr. Zack’s path to becoming CMO at one of the fastest growing health tech companies in the country, and the experience that made him the right fit How AI can augment the way physicians practice and the way medicine is taught (and why AI isn’t going to replace doctors) The value physi...

In this episode, Dr. Nisha Mehta is joined by Dr. Rasu Shrestha, Chief Innovation Officer & Executive VP at Advocate Health. They discuss: – The importance of intentionality in creating a thriving innovation ecosystem, using The Pearl in Charlotte as an example – His pathway to executive leadership positions within large healthcare organizations as a physician – Using challen...

In this episode, Dr. Nisha Mehta is joined by Drs. Poorvi Chordia and Abraham Thomas. They discuss: – Starting and scaling their premium tea company while continuing to work clinically and raise young children – The financials of a product based side gig, including startup costs, marketing, and how long it took to break even – Navigating outsourcing tasks & liability concerns...

In this episode, Dr. Nisha Mehta is joined by Dr. Neel Shah, CMO, Maven Clinic.  They discuss: – How Dr. Shah transitioned from a very academic, clinical, and public health focused role to a CMO for a rapidly growing startup – What the role of a Chief Medical Officer at a startup entails, and how it changes as the startup takes off, and what skills you need to acquire – How virtu...

In this episode, Dr. Nisha Mehta is joined by Dr. Linda Anegawa, Former Chief Medical Officer of Noom They discuss: – Recognizing your worth as a physician when navigating various health tech roles, and asking for appropriate compensation – How to stay true to your role as a physician in putting the patient first, and what to do when that comes into conflict with the needs of a busines...

In this episode, Dr. Nisha Mehta is joined by Dr. Pedja Stojicic, Executive Director of People Power Health. They discuss: – How to move from individual frustration to collective action for real change in healthcare – How they have been able to successfully enact legislation in physician led campaigns against things like prior authorization – The pros and cons of physicians union...

In this episode, Dr. Nisha Mehta is joined by Dr. Leif Dahleen, the original Physician on Fire. They discuss: – The intentional trajectory Dr. Dahleen took after discovering he was financially independent – The decision to leave clinical medicine – The decision to sell his very successful side gig – What life looks like for Dr. Dahleen after retirement, and whether he has a...

In this episode, Dr. Nisha Mehta is joined by Dr. Alex Oshmyansky, co-founder and CEO of Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs. They discuss: – How Dr. Oshmyansky started Cost Plus Drugs through the Y-Combinator startup accelerator program (and investors thoughts on investing in doctors!) – Juggling practicing as a radiologist with scaling a company, especially before the company was profitable &...

Inside the Doctor’s Lounge is a podcast by the Physician Side Gigs team, hosted by Dr. Nisha Mehta, which showcases popular topics from our online communities of over 220,000 physicians. We interview clinicians, healthcare innovators, and other experts about health innovation, entrepreneurship, things somebody probably should’ve taught us in medical school, and other topics that impact the future...