Hosted by Bryan Vartabedian, MD · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 10 episodes
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The Liminal MD is a podcast about medicine in the middle of a structural rewrite. Hosted by physician Bryan Vartabedian, it explores the technological, cultural, and economic forces reshaping clinical work—and what they mean for doctors living inside the transition. A production of Virion Media, LLC. (The Liminal MD was formally Freerange MD)
Bryan Vartabedian, MD hosts The Liminal MD, a health show with 10 episodes published.
In this episode I'm joined by Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson, pediatrician, thought leader and entrepreneur. We cover the evolving landscape of doctors in the public space as well as her amazing new venture, Skinmetal. Wendy serv
In this episode I’m joined by Alexandra Sifferlin of The New York Times, author of The Elusive Body. We talk about the hidden crisis of misdiagnosis, why we still struggle with uncertainty despite our technology, and wha
Every physician knows the feeling of opening the electronic health record and finding a note that's beautifully structured with every box checked but somehow says almost nothing about what's actually wrong with the patie
What happens to the physician's authority when artificial intelligence can do what only doctors once could? Bioethicist and pediatrician John Lantos has written one of the more provocative pieces in recent medical litera
In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Charlotte Blease, an informaticist and philosopher and the author of Dr. Bot: Why Doctors Can Fail Us and How AI Could Save Lives. The book has generated sharp reaction within medicine
In this short take episode, Dr. Bhargav Patel, Medical Director of Sully AI, joins Freerange MD to talk about the rapidly evolving world of AI in healthcare. With more than 120 companies in the AI scribe space, the marke
In this episode Freerange MD is joined by Dr. Spencer Dorn, public intellectual in the realm of medicine and technology. This freewheeling conversation covers some of the more interesting developments in the modern clini
In this episode we dive into the world of wearables — where personal health tech meets human behavior. My guest is Jason Oberfest, the Vice President of Healthcare at ŌURA, the company behind the sleek little ring that's
In this episode of Freerange MD, I sit down with renowned physician-scientist Dr. Eric Topol to talk about his new book, Super Agers: An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity. We unpack the science behind aging, longevity
In February 2024, 14-year-old Sewell Setzer died by suicide. His mother, Megan Garcia, believes his death was driven by an intense, abusive relationship—not with a person, but with an AI companion. One that manipulated h
In this episode, I’m joined by Daniel Oberhaus, author of The Silicon Shrink. AI and psychiatry are on a collision course — Therapeutic chatbots, surveillance psychiatry, and digital phenotypes are advancing faster than
There are seven deadly sins that have defined human immorality. But do these sins represent moral failings or critical biological functions necessary for survival? In this episode of Freerange MD, I'm joined by Dr. Guy L
Science is supposed to be about the pursuit of truth. But what happens when ambition, greed, and fraud infect that pursuit especially in a field as high-stakes as Alzheimer's research? In this episode of Freerange MD, I'
In this episode cardiologist John Mandrola joings Freerange MD for great discussion. We dig deep into the concept of the medical conservative, an idea popularized by Dr. Mandrola. Our conversation evolves to cover ‘citiz
Introducing Freerange MD with Bryan Vartabedian. This new podcast brings you the most interesting voices in healthcare. From thought leaders to frontline innovators, we explore how technology is reshaping healthcare—and
Spencer Dorn
Vice Chair & Professor of Medicine at University of North Carolina · University of North Carolina
1 appearance on this show
Guy Leschziner
neurologist and author of Seven Deadly Sins — The Biology of Being Human
1 appearance on this show
Dr John Mandrola
Dr · Baptist Health
1 appearance on this show
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