Dan Pink is the author of several New York Times bestsellers—Drive, To Sell is Human, When, and A Whole New Mind—in which, broadly, he examines topics like creativity, work, and humanity. In this episode, we discuss topics relating to today’s healthcare system, distilling major criticisms and proposed solutions. Among the problems discussed are defensive medicine, physician burnout, and incentives built into US health insurance. Methods to alleviate these problems, Dan suggests, "re-igniting physicians’ passion for their scientific work" To conclude our discussion, Dan and I explore the possibilities of AI in medicine—and how this technology could free physicians to practice more creatively and holistically. If doctors’ time is freed up from diagnosis of diabetes, but she still meets with the patient, she can actually get to the contextual and systemic things that might be surrounding that diabetes. For instance: the person is lonely, doesn’t have a lot of friends, is cut off from social connections…and, as a consequence of that, is not eating well.” Addressing these factors, Mr. Pink says, represents the greatest (if least glamorous) “opportunity to help people to be healthy.” To learn more about Dan’s work, follow him on LinkedIn, Twitter, or his personal website, which includes articles, videos, and interviews. To watch this episode on YouTube -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvyOFiHvkk8&t=53s

Vik Raya, MD is a Cardiologist and serial entrepreneur who has built multiple seven-figure businesses since completing his training. The secret to successful entrepreneurship, he says, is simple: Eliminate “either/or” from your vocabulary and replace it with  “and.” What makes Dr. Raya unique is that he rejects conformity in a manner totally at odds with the linearity of medical training, where we are trained to fulfill a role in a static hierarchy. In this episode, Dr. Raya discusses being a "businessman and doctor", "father and entrepreneur."Currently, Dr. Raya holds the positions of CEO and Founding Partner of Viking Capital Investments, LLC; Founder of Limitless MD; and the CEO and Founder of the Vitology Institute, a functional medicine practice. All the while, he remains a practicing cardiologist—largely, as a fallback career."We’re in the era of the physician-preneur,”  “Create side hustles, fertilize your side hustles, and once they start maturing—then you can start backing off on your day job.” Dr. Raya spotlights physician burnout and the “golden handcuffs” and how to break free.  “I always want to uplevel and help somebody,” “I just started in the health arena, and that’s not where I ended up.”To contact Dr. Raya, connect with him on LinkedIn or message him via his website vikramraya.com. August 8, 2021Beyond Medicine Podcast Private Policy DisclosureThis private policy discloses the privacy practices for Beyond Medicine Podcast. This private policy applies solely to information collected by this site. Information, Collection Use and SharingWe are sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to collect information that you voluntarily give us via email and/or any social media platform. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone. We will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request, i.e. to ship an order, contests, promos etc. unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email or social media in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this private policy.We encourage you to share our site to others without any compromise or manipulation to the contents within it. Beyond Medicine Podcast © 2018

Dr. Schwartz is an orthopedic surgeon with over 13 years of experience in private practice. He is the Chief Innovation officer for Healent, an early-stage healthcare technology company, and serves on the medical advisory board of Buoy Health.Dr. Schwartz has received awards for Excellence in Clinical care and was a top performer in the CMS BPCI-A program in 2019. He is a LinkedIn Top Voice and a leader among physicians and the healthcare innovation space.

Join our conversation with Dr. Gupta...Dr. Gupta shares his story (1:58)The Five Freedoms: financial freedom, freedom of time, geographic freedom, freedom of health and well-being, and freedom of giving/charityHow Dr. Gupta got into real estate (6:41)Nuts & Bolts (13:20)Why invest in real estate? (Tl;dr: “It’s lucrative, it’s interesting, and there’s a tremendous tax benefit.”)Should I hire a management company?What is today’s market like?Tips for a first-time investor (28:08)1) If you’re going to live in a property, make sure you’re planning to stay there for at least 3-5 years.2) Have a good exit plan in place3) Buy the cheapest property in the best area you could buy in“Creating your freedom”: transition into practicing medicine for passion, not profit (47:07)Learn more about Viking Capital

Antoine Robiliard is the Vice President of Withings, one of the largest connected health device companies in the world.Antoine takes us through the background of the company and how they started from this desire to be able to connect the body scale to the internet. They started with the first smart scale on the market and continued with other devices such as smart watches, thermometers, blood pressure monitors and much more. The timeless sleek design of their products adds a fashionable touch to such health products that typically may not have such a positive connotation.Wearable technology is becoming more of an essential part of modern healthcare as it could play a pivotal role in the success of remote patient monitoring. Dive into this episode to learn more about the future of connected health technology as it is incorporated into telehealth.Check out all of their latest products at www.withings.com.

Prerak Juthani is a Yale medical student currently on the MD-MBA track. He is also one of the founders of the REACT! board game, a game designed to help students learn organic chemistry. Prerak took us through the process that started REACT! from ideation to implementation and creation all the way to market availability. He also touched on how this business venture that was started in his post-baccalaureate days strengthened his ability to think in a creative and innovative manner. Using Prerak's own experience in solving open-ended problems through the project of REACT!, we discuss the importance of utilizing and consistently honing this problem-solving skill to apply this process in medicine to drive innovation towards solutions in healthcare.To follow Prerak on Instagram, find him @prerakcity and check out his podcast Red White & Brown on Instagram @redwhitebrownpod.To find out more information on the REACT! board game and how to purchase, please follow the link https://www.reactgame.com/

Dr. Douglas Farrago is a retired family medicine physician who was one of the earliest pioneers of the Direct Primary Care (DPC) model. Even though he has retired from his own DPC practice, he is actively involved in developing more awareness on the DPC model as a founder of DPC news, a blog that brings to you all the latest information on DPC. He is also the founder of Authentic Medicine which is a blog to help create a space for the start of a dialogue by doctors for other doctors on various social topics in medicine. Check out this podcast episode where we discuss the importance of having an open dialogue with healthy satire in medicine amongst physicians and Dr. Farrago’s background and involvement in the overall DPC movement. To learn more about DPC News, visit the website at https://dpcnews.com or on Instagram @yourdpcnews.To learn more about Authentic Medicine, visit the website at https://authenticmedicine.com

Dr. Jeff Gold MD is a primary care physician in Massachusetts & Founder of Gold Direct Care.In 2015, Dr. Gold opened Gold Direct Care (GDC) and has been a growing practice since. He is a pioneer in the direct primary care space and is passionate about creating value for patients and the healthcare system. This podcast is focused on openly discussing topics related to value based medicine mixed in with plenty of moments of comic relief. To learn more about his practice, visit https://golddirectcare.com.

Dr. Uma Naidoo is a Harvard trained psychiatrist who has an expertise in nutrition. Not only is Dr. Naidoo a physician, she is a professional chef and nutritional specialist. Dr. Naidoo found her calling through delving into her love of food and understanding the gut-brain connection. To learn more about Dr. Naidoo, visit her website at https://umanaidoomd.com. To order her book, This Is Your Brain On Food: An Indispensable Guide To The Surprising Foods That Fight, purchase at your local bookstore or online. You can also buy online at Barnes and Noble, iBooks, or Indie Bound by visiting https://umanaidoomd.com. To follow Dr. Naidoo on social media, follow her on Twitter @DrUmaNaidoo or on Instagram @drumanaidoo.

Dr. Tim Spector is a genetic epidemiologist and well accomplished gut microbiome researcher. Currently, he serves as the Director of the TwinsUK Registry at King’s College London and directs the British Gut Microbiome Project. He is the Co-founder of evidence based research project company known as ZOE. ZOE serves to help people understand how they respond to certain foods based on their genetic makeup and gut microbiome. To learn more about ZOE, visit https://joinzoe.com. Dr. Spector has written multiple books - Diet Myth, Identically Different, and Spoon Fed - which focus on genetics, twin studies, and gut health. To purchase his books, visit Amazon or his website https://www.tim-spector.co.uk. To connect with Dr. Spector on social media, follow him on Instagram @tim.spector or Twitter @timspector