Hosted by MedStory Studio · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 58 episodes
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Where medicine meets innovation, storytelling, and the human experience.Hosted by Spencer Lalk, The MedStory Podcast brings you raw, unfiltered conversations with the most forward-thinking physicians, healthcare leaders, and entrepreneurs. We dive into the real stories behind their journeys—how they’re reshaping medicine, building businesses, and challenging the status quo. Whether you're a doctor, healthtech founder, or just passionate about the future of healthcare, this podcast will inspire, educate, and move you.Follow for new episodes that go beyond medicine—and into the future of
MedStory Studio hosts MedStory Podcast, a health show with 58 episodes published.
Dr. Russell Kennedy grew up watching his father, who had schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, deteriorate into psychiatric crisis, and spent decades trying to outrun the same fate. In this raw and wide-ranging conversatio
In this episode, Jessica McIntyre, MD shares the 2:00 AM moment during a 28-hour ICU shift when everything cracked. After intubating a critically ill baby, she walked into the call room and had her first panic attack. Th
In this episode, Dr. Devika Bhushan shares her journey from practicing pediatrician to serving as California’s Acting Surgeon General during one of the most turbulent periods in modern public health. Stepping into the ro
What happens when a personal diagnosis changes the way you see medicine? In this episode of the MedStory Podcast, Dr. Basma Faris shares how being diagnosed with endometriosis and living through 9/11 in the same month re
What happens when a pediatrician realizes the biggest threats to her patients are not medical problems at all, but policy failures? In this episode, we follow Dr. Annie Andrews as she reflects on years spent caring for c
Most doctors are trained to save lives, not read contracts. Yet more than 70 percent of physicians are now employed by large institutions, working under compensation models and clauses that few were ever taught to naviga
Dr. Sandra Fernandes, MD spent years chasing the version of success she thought she was supposed to live. She worked nonstop, pushed through exhaustion, and convinced herself that being overwhelmed was just part of being
Dr. Ariela Marshall didn’t grow up dreaming of becoming a doctor, and she didn’t follow the traditional path. But the moment she stepped into the clinic, she realized medicine wasn’t just science, it was a system with cr
In this powerful episode, Dr. Andrea Austin shares how her deployment to Iraq shaped the way she practices medicine today. From activating walking blood banks on the battlefield to watching every injured patient survive
Most people think obesity treatment is all about willpower, calories, and medication. Dr. Zahraa Sater knows that’s only half the story. After training at top institutions and watching patient after patient get labeled a
When Dr. Adaira Landry agreed to speak on a work-life balance panel at 6 p.m., she thought she was doing what ambitious physicians are supposed to do. Instead, she found herself dragging a dresser across her bedroom floo
Sitting on the bathroom floor after a long clinic day, Dr. Gandhi thought she was holding it all together: thriving physician, two young kids, a mortgage, the dream job on paper. But when her four year old stepped out of
At 35, healthy and pregnant with her second child, Dr. Alison Trainor was living the life she had worked so hard to build, a career she loved, a growing family, and a future that felt secure. But a sudden scan on Valenti
After years of working inside a system that demanded more patients and less presence, Dr. Sejal Desai decided she wasn’t going to let the system define her, or her care. In this episode, she shares how she walked away fr
When Dr. Jessica Bunin woke up after open-heart surgery to find her attending quietly sitting by her bedside, everything she believed about medicine changed. It was no longer just about procedures or protocols. It was ab
We know that connection is essential for our health, but why does it feel so hard sometimes? In this final episode of the series, we move from theory to action, tackling the internal barriers and cognitive errors that sa
We know that connection is essential for our health, but why does it feel so hard sometimes? In this final episode of the series, we move from theory to action, tackling the internal barriers and cognitive errors that sa
We know that connection is essential for our health, but why does it feel so hard sometimes? In this final episode of the series, we move from theory to action, tackling the internal barriers and cognitive errors that sa
Last time, we uncovered the hard truth: loneliness is a warning siren from our brain. Now, we flip the story to explore the extraordinary science of connection. It turns out that friendships aren't just comforting, they
In this powerful first episode of a three-part series, we tackle an epidemic often ignored: loneliness. Despite being more "connected" than ever, data shows we are, in fact, getting lonelier. Dr. Ben Rein, a Stanford-tra
Dr. Annie Andrews
pediatrician and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate in South Carolina · Curo Services
1 appearance on this show
Andrea Austin
emergency physician, educator, Program Director · Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Adaira Landry
MD, educator, mentor
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Ben Rein
Author of "Why Brains Need Friends - The Neuroscience Of Social Connection" · Stanford University
5 appearances on this show
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MedStory Podcast is hosted by MedStory Studio. The show is categorised under health (fitness) and has published 58 episodes.
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