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Outpatient Brain Surgery: How Buffalo Built America's Only Neurosurgical ASC
Episode Summary
Anish and Anthony are joined by Dr. Elad Levy — Professor and Chair of Neurosurgery at the University at Buffalo, holder of the L. Nel…
1 month, 1 week ago
The Intellectual Case Against Medicare: Buchanan, Tullock, and the Rules of the Game
Anish and Dr. DiGiorgio dig into the intellectual debate that preceded the 1965 passage of Medicare, focusing on the economists — James Buchanan, Gor…
1 month, 1 week ago
Rural Health Myths, Mark Cuban's HSA Gambit, and How Neurocritical Care Was Born
Back from hiatus, Anish and Dr. DiGiorgio swap travel notes on Japan and San Diego before diving into Anish's recent Substack piece mapping emergency…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
From Tehran to the C-Suite: Biotech CEO Ali Mortazavi on AI, Drug Discovery, and the Me-Too Problem
Guest: Ali Mortazavi | CEO, Tangram Therapeutics (formerly E-Therapeutics), London, UK
Episode Summary:
Ali Mortazavi is not your typical biotech CEO. …
2 months ago
Dr. DiGiorgio Goes to Washington: Site Neutrality, Stark Law Physician-Owned Hospitals & More
Episode Summary
Dr. DiGiorgio returns from testifying before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, the third in a series of hearings o…
2 months ago
The Cost of Dissent: How a Viral Newsweek Op-Ed Led to Medical School Dismissal
Kevin Bass, PhD, joins Anish and Dr. DiGiorgio to tell the story of how a viral Newsweek op-ed apologizing for his support of COVID lockdowns and man…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Shah's Spleen, Quality Metrics, Health Insurance & the FDA
Dr. Anish Koka and Dr. Anthony DiGiorgio open with the little-known medical story behind the death of the Shah of Iran — how Mohammed Reza Pahlavi ca…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Dr. Mary Talley Bowden Battles the Health System
In this conversation, Dr. Mary Talley Bowden shares her experiences as an independent physician during the COVID-19 pandemic, detailing her courageou…
3 months, 1 week ago
The Week in Review and Understanding the Medicaid Data Dump with Samir Unni
Episode Title: The Medicaid Data Dump: $1.7 Billion in Billing From Shell Companies and Why Nobody Stopped It
Guest: Samir Unni | Biomedical Engineer,…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya
In this engaging conversation, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya discusses his unique perspective as a health economist and the impact of his training on his appr…
3 months, 3 weeks ago