# The Doctor's Lounge

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Official site: https://thedoctorslounge.buzzsprout.com
Author: The Doctor's Lounge
Episodes: 64

## Resource

Where scalpels meet systems — and physicians say what they really think. Co-hosted by Anish Koka, MD & Anthony DiGiorgio, DO. Candid talks on healthcare policy, reform, physician autonomy & patient care.

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## Episodes
- [Drug Pricing, Broken Incentives, and the 340b program Fixes Washington Won't Touch](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/drug-pricing-broken-incentives-and-the-340b-program-fixes-washington-won-t-touch) — 2026-06-20T14:25:26+00:00
- [Dr. Sanjay Dhall on Trauma, Medical Training, and the County Hospital That Doesn’t Bill](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/dr-sanjay-dhall-on-trauma-medical-training-and-the-county-hospital-that-doesn-t-bill) — 2026-06-13T12:00:00+00:00
- [The Atom Bomb Speaks: Tracy Høeg on COVID, Myocarditis, and the FDA From the Inside](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/the-atom-bomb-speaks-tracy-h-eg-on-covid-myocarditis-and-the-fda-from-the-inside) — 2026-06-10T19:00:00+00:00
- [The ER Doc Who Quit the System  - and Built His Own](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/the-er-doc-who-quit-the-system-and-built-his-own) — 2026-06-06T12:00:00+00:00
- [The Cholesterol Debate: What the Keto Influencers Get Right (and Wrong)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/the-cholesterol-debate-what-the-keto-influencers-get-right-and-wrong) — 2026-06-03T12:00:00+00:00
- [Gaming the System: LTACHs, Guidelines, and the Evidence Problem in American Medicine](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/gaming-the-system-ltachs-guidelines-and-the-evidence-problem-in-american-medicine) — 2026-05-31T12:00:00+00:00
- [The FDA, Unicure, and the Limits of Accelerated Approval](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/the-fda-unicure-and-the-limits-of-accelerated-approval) — 2026-05-25T12:00:00+00:00
- [Salty About Medical Education: Bryan Carmody on What the System Gets Wrong](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/salty-about-medical-education-bryan-carmody-on-what-the-system-gets-wrong) — 2026-05-23T13:00:00+00:00
- [Free Markets, Private Equity, and the Moral Case for Medicine](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/free-markets-private-equity-and-the-moral-case-for-medicine) — 2026-05-17T13:00:00+00:00
- [George Tolis: TAVR, Broken Training, and What's Really Wrong With Cardiac Surgery.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/george-tolis-tavr-broken-training-and-what-s-really-wrong-with-cardiac-surgery) — 2026-05-16T12:00:00+00:00
- [Center-Right in a White Coat: Pradeep Shanker on AI, Vaccines, and Medical Orthodoxy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/center-right-in-a-white-coat-pradeep-shanker-on-ai-vaccines-and-medical-orthodoxy) — 2026-05-10T00:00:00+00:00
- [The Surgeon Who Refused to Bow: Dr. Eithan Haim on Blowing the Whistle at Texas Children's](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/the-surgeon-who-refused-to-bow-dr-eithan-haim-on-blowing-the-whistle-at-texas-children-s) — 2026-05-03T12:00:00+00:00
- [From Babylon to Baylor: How Insurance Went Off the Rails](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/from-babylon-to-baylor-how-insurance-went-off-the-rails) — 2026-05-02T14:00:00+00:00
- [Outpatient Brain Surgery: How Buffalo Built America's Only Neurosurgical ASC](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/outpatient-brain-surgery-how-buffalo-built-america-s-only-neurosurgical-asc) — 2026-04-26T13:30:00+00:00
- [The Intellectual Case Against Medicare: Buchanan, Tullock, and the Rules of the Game](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/the-intellectual-case-against-medicare-buchanan-tullock-and-the-rules-of-the-game) — 2026-04-25T14:00:00+00:00
- [Rural Health Myths, Mark Cuban's HSA Gambit, and How Neurocritical Care Was Born](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/rural-health-myths-mark-cuban-s-hsa-gambit-and-how-neurocritical-care-was-born) — 2026-04-19T16:31:35+00:00
- [From Tehran to the C-Suite: Biotech CEO Ali Mortazavi on AI, Drug Discovery, and the Me-Too Problem](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/from-tehran-to-the-c-suite-biotech-ceo-ali-mortazavi-on-ai-drug-discovery-and-the-me-too-problem) — 2026-04-03T01:00:00+00:00
- [Dr. DiGiorgio Goes to Washington: Site Neutrality, Stark Law Physician-Owned Hospitals & More](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/dr-digiorgio-goes-to-washington-site-neutrality-stark-law-physician-owned-hospitals-more) — 2026-03-31T12:00:00+00:00
- [The Cost of Dissent: How a Viral Newsweek Op-Ed Led to Medical School Dismissal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/the-cost-of-dissent-how-a-viral-newsweek-op-ed-led-to-medical-school-dismissal) — 2026-03-15T13:36:52+00:00
- [The Shah's Spleen, Quality Metrics, Health Insurance & the FDA](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/the-shah-s-spleen-quality-metrics-health-insurance-the-fda) — 2026-03-09T12:00:00+00:00
- [Dr. Mary Talley Bowden Battles the Health System](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/dr-mary-talley-bowden-battles-the-health-system) — 2026-02-28T14:00:00+00:00
- [The Week in Review and Understanding the Medicaid Data Dump with Samir Unni](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/the-week-in-review-and-understanding-the-medicaid-data-dump-with-samir-unni) — 2026-02-21T15:59:09+00:00
- [NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/nih-director-jay-bhattacharya) — 2026-02-14T13:00:00+00:00
- [The $2 Million Verdict: Inside the First Detransition Lawsuit Trial](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/the-2-million-verdict-inside-the-first-detransition-lawsuit-trial) — 2026-02-07T20:25:20+00:00
- [Ed Gaines: How Independent Physicians Finally Got Leverage Against Insurance Companies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/ed-gaines-how-independent-physicians-finally-got-leverage-against-insurance-companies) — 2026-02-06T13:00:00+00:00
- [Dr. Gantwerker: Medicare Advantage, Private Practice, and Why Doctors Need to Stop Fighting on X](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/dr-gantwerker-medicare-advantage-private-practice-and-why-doctors-need-to-stop-fighting-on-x) — 2026-02-01T13:00:00+00:00
- [The DPC Revolution: Dr. Josh Umbehr on Making Healthcare Affordable Again](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/the-dpc-revolution-dr-josh-umbehr-on-making-healthcare-affordable-again) — 2026-01-30T13:00:00+00:00
- [Journalist Alex Berenson: Fraud and Abuse with Autism therapy in the Medicaid Program](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/journalist-alex-berenson-fraud-and-abuse-with-autism-therapy-in-the-medicaid-program) — 2026-01-25T13:00:00+00:00
- [Diving Deeper into The Canadian MAID Program and GOP Healthcare Solutions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/diving-deeper-into-the-canadian-maid-program-and-gop-healthcare-solutions) — 2025-12-21T16:00:00+00:00
- [Side Table: The 340B Dilemma: Who Really Benefits?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/side-table-the-340b-dilemma-who-really-benefits) — 2025-11-04T09:00:00+00:00
- [Who’s Steering the $50B? Doctors, Dollars & the Media Machine](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/who-s-steering-the-50b-doctors-dollars-the-media-machine) — 2025-09-26T08:00:00+00:00
- [Medicaid: The Safety Net with Cracks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/medicaid-the-safety-net-with-cracks) — 2025-08-09T23:00:00+00:00

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