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The ZDoggMD Show

Dr. Zubin Damaniazdoggmd.com
Interviews and live rants on healthcare, depolarizing our divided society, and the non-dual nature of reality. Hosted by UCSF/Stanford-trained physician Dr. Zubin Damania (AKA ZDoggMD).
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Episodes

A Hospital Administrator Tells All (w/Dr. Todd Strumwasser)

We need clinicians to lead us, not just MBAs and clueless government officials. An interview with anesthesiologist and healthcare administrator Dr. Todd Strumwasser. http://zdoggmd.com/incident-report-193 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 20, 201849 min

The Danger Of Celebrity Health Advice (w/Dr. Paul Offit)

Dr. Paul Offit is the most hated MD in the antivax world...which means he's our favorite person EVER. In this far ranging interview, we hit on ALL the things. Also, in the beginning antivaccine protesters showed up at the studio and banged on the glass until Tom called the cops. SUPER EXCITING DRAMA Y'ALL! #ADayInTheLifeOfSCIENCE http://zdoggmd.com/incident-report-192 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 18, 20181 hr 12 min

Why You Can't Just Trust Your Doctor (w/Dr. Bill Rifkin)

Deny it all you want, but variation in care is killing our patients. Here's how we can do better, with Dr. Bill Rifkin MD. More information, video, and links at zdoggmd.com/incident-report-191 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 16, 201844 min

The Scariest Thing About "Dr. Death"

A psychopath surgeon kills and maims patients but somehow slips through the system. Scary. But here's what's even more terrifying... http://zdoggmd.com/incident-report-190 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 06, 20186 min

Violence Against Healthcare Workers, Explained

There are many causes for the current epidemic of violence against healthcare professionals, but some are less obvious than others. A live discussion. #silentnomore http://zdoggmd.com/incident-report-189 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 05, 201832 min

Restoring The Connection (w/Dr. Kevin Ban)

As an emergency physician and former Harvard faculty, Dr. Kevin Ban has always been fascinated with the connections that bind clinicians to their patients and to each other (and their communities). He joins us to talk about restoring these connections in Health 3.0. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 26, 201856 min

It's YOUR Fault That Your Kid Is Obese

Sure, social determinants and food deserts matter. But let's get real here people... feeding sugary drinks to your kid is straight child abuse. http://zdoggmd.com/incident-report-187 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 20, 20188 min

How To Save Primary Care (w/Dr. John Bender)

It's time to blow up our current system and rebuild it right. You wanna stop "burnout" and transform our system? GATHER ROUND, cuz here's someone who's doing it. Dr. John Bender is a family physician in practice in Fort Collins, CO and is on the board of the American Academy of Family Physicians. We talk about a revolution too long in coming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 17, 201847 min

How The New Apple Watch Might Harm Us

Overdiagnosis and overtreatment do more than cost $$$... they harm patients while overtaxing the system. How might the new Apple Watch impact this? Join the SuperPac on FB! http://facebook.com/becomesupporter/ZDOGGMD Check out the video and transcript here: zdoggmd.com/incident-report-184 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 14, 20185 min

Should We Be Alarmed By Hypotension In The OR?

Spoiler Alert: YES. UC Davis Prof. of Anesthesiology Dr. Neal Fleming talks about how we can better manage intraoperative hypotension. http://zdoggmd.com/incident-report-183 This show #sponsored in partnership with Edwards Lifesciences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 12, 201832 min

When Should You Get The Flu Shot?

Is late August or September too early? And what the health is up with these airplane measles shenanigans? Wanna spread truth not pestilence? Join the SuperPac: facebook.com/becomesupporter/ZDOGGMD Video and links at zdoggmd.com/incident-report-181 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 08, 201818 min

ForceFriday 9-7-18

Recorded LIVE in front of a studio stormtrooper audience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 07, 201828 min

Tom and Z Talk Wisdom (A SuperPac Exclusive)

Originally released for the SuperPac Supporters ONLY! Join the SuperPac here: facebook.com/becomesupporter/ZDOGGMD WARNING: contains lots of offensive language and references to psychedelic drug use. In other words, IT'S AWESOME. The video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDJ2KC5ByII Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 04, 20181 hr 4 min

Tom Hinueber Talks About His Father's Death

Tom Hinueber and I speak about his father's passing...and it gets surprisingly deep in between the usual humor that we both like to use to cope. http://zdoggmd.com/incident-report-180 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 03, 201851 min

I've HAD IT With These Antivax Nurses

A Texas Children's nurse is fired after her anti-vax comment on a Facebook group was shared with her employer by a ZPac member. I try to stay even-tempered during these live shows, but I JUST CAN'T with these people anymore. http://zdoggmd.com/incident-report-178 for video, links, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 29, 201823 min

Caring For Women With Cancer, w/Dr. Lois Ramondetta

Dr. Lois Ramondetta, professor of gynecologic oncology at the MD Anderson Cancer Center joins us to talk about HPV, cervical cancer screening and prevention guidelines, end-of-life care in women with cancer, spirituality and yoga, and much more. More info, transcript, and video: zdoggmd.com/incident-report-177 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 28, 201859 min

What If We're Wrong About Reality? w/Donald Hoffman

This podcast will melt your brain, which could be OK because neurons are just symbolic representations of a deeper reality according to our guest, Professor Donald Hoffman. In this wide-ranging discussion we talk about visual perception (and ALL perception) as a construction, rather than a reconstruction, and we dive into free will, synesthesia, split brain experiments, consciousness as the fundamental currency of reality, simulation theory, "conscious realism" as a theory, and much more. To quo...

Aug 28, 20181 hr 55 min

Fighting Back When Falsely Accused: An Interview w/Dr. Ricardo Quarrie

A young CT surgeon unexpectedly finds himself the subject of false public accusations by a patient's lawyer. Rather than letting his fledging career be destroyed, he decided to fight back. Here's what happened, along with advice for others in healthcare who've seen their reputations falsely attacked. A fascinating discussion and an audio-only Incident Report. https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/06/health/ricardo-quarrie-doctor-falsely-accused/index.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

Aug 21, 201851 min

Force Friday: Seizure Edition

Straight Thuggin' on #ForceFriday snitches! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 16, 201831 min

AMA 09: The Skinny on Juicing

As a general rule, here's why you shouldn't drink your calories. http://zdoggmd.com/ama09 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 14, 20186 min

Mayo Madness: Was It Medical Kidnapping?

A sensational story just appeared on CNN about a young woman whose family says she was kidnapped by the Mayo clinic. Can we talk about this? https://www.cnn.com/…/mayo-clinic-escape-1-eprise/index.html zdoggmd.com/incident-report-173 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 13, 201819 min

#ForceFriday LIVE with Doc Vader

I interrupt your regularly scheduled boring ZDogg claptrap with a SPECIAL DARKSIDE TRANSMISSION. -Love, Doc Vader https://www.facebook.com/docvadermd/videos/1025731934255764/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 10, 201827 min

AMA 08: The Bleeding Edge; Are Medical Devices Killing Us?

Netflix's new documentary "The Bleeding Edge" has a lot of people on edge regarding the safety of medical devices and their potentially insufficient regulatory oversight. Here's what I think the you really need to know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 08, 201815 min

The Ethics of Brain Death & Organ Donation w/Prof. David Magnus

A fascinating deep-dive with into the ethical dilemmas around brain death—particularly as it relates to organ donation—featuring a world expert on the subject. The perfect companion piece for AMA 07: zdoggmd.com/organ-donation Full transcript, links, and more at zdoggmd.com/incident-report-172 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 02, 20181 hr 7 min

AMA 07: The Truth About Organ Donation

Organ donation myths, debunked. More info and a MUCH deeper-dive interview with Stanford biomedical ethics professor David Magnus, a world expert on brain death and organ donation, here: http://zdoggmd.com/organ-donation ... We also talk about an error in terminology I made in this video (it isn't "harvest", it's recovery...) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 01, 20189 min

HPV and Head & Neck Cancer w/Dr. Patrick Ha

The Chief of Head & Neck Surgical Oncology at UCSF joins us again to drop more mad knowledge about cancer, HPV, and more. He also answers questions you posed after his first live interview with me a year ago. http://zdoggmd.com/incident-report-171 for video with timecode content list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 30, 201843 min

Bringing Bedside Back w/Dr. Abraham Verghese

The acclaimed Stanford professor and author of Cutting for Stone, My Own Country, and The Tennis Partner joins me to talk MAD TRUTH about the intersection of medicine and simply being human. Video, full transcript, topic list, links, and more at http://zdoggmd.com/incident-report-170 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 25, 20181 hr 20 min

How We Can Better Treat Patients With Disabilities w/Dr. Holly Tabor

Dr. Holly Tabor is Associate Professor of Clinical Ethics and Education at Stanford and she joins us to talk biomedical ethics, how the medical system can better serve patients with disabilities such as autism, and a shocking finding from a Special Olympics study. Breakdown of topic by timecode here: http://zdoggmd.com/incident-report-169 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 25, 20181 hr 2 min
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