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Nathan Dollinger | Discussing Healthcare, Medicine, and Wellness

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On this episode, Mich Hancock and Steve Sommers join us to discuss the upcoming TEDx GatewayArch event Think Well: Healthcare Out Loud! Join our Private Facebook Group Today! Review this Podcast | Subscribe to our Newsletter Steve is the current Executive Director of TEDxGatewayArch, while Mich is the Co-Founder of TEDxGatewayArch. Together they created TEDxGatewayArch and have […]

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On this episode, G.T. LaBorde joins us to discuss how he is helping bring transparency in healthcare to improve care of patients. G.T. is a serial entrepreneur and currently the CEO of Illumicare. Illumicare has created a platform that can be integrated with EMR to combine numerous pieces of data to help patients and care […]

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On this episode, Nathan, Bernie, and Tim discuss how robots and machine learning will change the way health providers care for patients. Will robots and algorithms take the place of doctors, or will they allow physicians to transend their current role and care more for patients? Join our Private Facebook Group Today! This Weeks Topics […]

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 Justin Barad, MD joins us to talk about how he and his team at Osso VR are working to transform surgery through the use of virtual reality . Dr. Barad is a practicing pediatric orthopaedic surgeon with a bioengineering degree from UC Berkeley, and an MD from UCLA. He completed his residency at UCLA […]

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On this episode, Michael Scott Lasky joins Nathan to discuss the importance of modesty and interprofessionalism in medicine. Michael is a first year medical student at Missouri University School of Medicine and is also the founder of an organization called Modesty in Medicine. Join our Private Facebook Group Today! Throughout this Whatever Wednesday episode we […]

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Max Stossel joins us to discuss how we need to focus on designing technology that humanity’s best interest in mind. Max is an award winning poet and filmmaker, as well as one of the leaders of the Center for Humane Technology. He has won two Webby Awards, multiple film festivals, and influences the way digital […]

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On this episode, Richard Chin discusses with us human and animal pharmaceutical development and what drugs are on the horizon to transform medicine. Richard is the CEO of KindredBio whose mission it is to bring to our animal family members the same kind of innovative, breakthrough medicines that our human family members enjoy. Review this Podcast | Subscribe to […]

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“Fake News” has become a phrase used to denounce news that seems to contradict your world view. When it comes to the media discussing healthcare research it is almost ALWAYS “Fake News”. Today on the podcast we discuss why we must go past the catchy headlines and dig deeper to understand the truth of healthcare […]

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Matt Rowe joins us today to discuss how we can achieve exceptional health and empower our patients to do the same. Matt is the Founder of Purposeful Reality, speaking, coaching and leading great people to heal, with food. After recovering from a paralyzed leg, healing TIA’s, and now healing MS, Matt is on a mission […]

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The Netherlands has passed a law to make all of their citizens organ donors unless they opt out. This is opposite to the US which has an opt-in system. Today on the podcast we debate about the ethical concerns behind this legislation and share our thoughts. Then, we dive into how organ donation works and […]

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On this episode, Dr. Frederick Ochieng shares with us his life journey and how he is making an impact around the world. Fred currently is a Cardiovascular Medicine Fellow at Saint Louis University and Co-founder of the Lwala Community Alliance. In 2007, while still in college, Fred and his brother Milton opened up the first […]

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On this episode, we explain our Why, our Mission, and our Vision behind the podcast. In response to a lot of questions from our listeners we wanted to break it all down for you to explain why we are asking you to join us in becoming the next generation of healthcare leaders. Review this Podcast | Subscribe […]

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On this episode, Chris Sullivan joins us to discuss the future of technology and mobile devices in healthcare and how it will transform the way we care for patients. Chris is the Global Healthcare Practice Lead for Zebra Technologies. With over 20 years of healthcare industry executive experience, he is now leading Zebra on improving […]

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On this episode, we discuss the Amazon healthcare announcement, Apple’s new EHR, and how Anthem is demanding people to take control of their healthcare decisions. Review this Podcast | Subscribe to our Newsletter On Whatever Wednesdays, Nathan is joined by our co-hosts, Tim and Bernie, to discuss the hottest healthcare topics of each week. This Weeks Topics […]

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On this episode, Gary Frazier joins us to talk about his mission to revolutionize healthcare using free market principles and empowering patients with choice. Gary is the Founder and CEO of OM Healthcare whose mission it is to create consumer-driven healthcare, where patients and doctors are free of the bonds of a third party system to […]

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On this episode, Bernie, Tim, and Nathan are back together talking about the some Rotten truths of our healthcare system. We talk about a murderous nurse, how the flu is overwhelming ERs, our thoughts on the latest Netflix food documentary Rotten and much more! As long time listeners of the show know, on these Wednesday podcasts […]

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On This Episode, Dr. Cheryl Watkins-Moore joins us to discuss how she is helping St. Louis become a hub of entrepreneurial innovation through investments in diversity and creating opportunities to promote the betterment of the community. Cheryl worked as a physician at Cook County Hospital in Chicago before getting her M.B.A from Northwestern, which spurred […]

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On this episode, Nathan is joined by Tim and Bernie for another Whatever Wednesday to discuss the importance of learning from experiences to be better health leaders and how to inspire life changes in patients. At about minute 40, Nathan is joined by Terry Ahola to talk about his health transformation and how he changed […]

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On this episode, Dr. Dawn Hui shares her journey from a violinist at Juilliard and the Hong Kong Philharmonic to an innovative cardiothoracic surgeon. She connected with Nathan because they are both in a Health Data Science Masters program at Saint Louis University looking to make an impact in the evolving world of healthcare research […]

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 On This Episode, Dr. Jim Surrell joins us to discuss how we can solve the sugar and obesity problems in America. Doc is a board-certified colorectal surgeon with over 20 years of practicing experience. His interests in nutrition and weight loss led him to write the SOS (Stop Only Sugar) Diet, which is an […]

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On this Whatever Wednesday episode, Bernie Lu and Tim Mayo join us as the new co-hosts for the future of healthcare podcast. Bernie and Tim both come with a diverse healthcare background and are two great friends of mine. Each Wednesday podcast we will becoming together to explore how we can become the next generation […]

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On this episode, Sarah Kliff joins us to talk about health policy and how it is affecting all of us in America. Sarah is one of the nations leading health policy journalists. She currently works as a senior policy corespondent at Vox, where she also hosts two podcasts, The Impact and The Weeds.  Review this […]

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On this episode, Abdul Dremali joins us to discuss the role machine learning and artificial intelligence will play in transforming healthcare. Abdul is the Marketing and Innovation Lead at AndPlus, which is Boston based company committed to solving complex problems through software. While leading their Growth and Innovation lab, Abdul helps conduct research and development […]

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On this episode, Shawna Peters and Nathan talk about the innate wisdom of the human body and the BodyTalk System. We explore what it means to be in touch with the incredible primal and higher nature of ourselves which allows us to live a healthy life. Shawna describes herself as an explorer of both the […]

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On this episode, Dr. David Randall and Nathan discuss how blockchain and Solve.Care will help revolutionize the healthcare industry. We talk the good, the bad, and the ugly of the health IT landscape and how blockchain can fix it. Dr. David Randall currently serves as Executive Director and is Resident Scholar with the American Research […]

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Physician Assistants will be taking the lead in many sectors through this evolution of our healthcare system. As Anna Stahlschmidt, Erin Kieny, and Jake Bast share with us today on the podcast, PAs play a crucial role in healthcare. A role that is often misunderstood but is helping pave the way for patient centered valued […]

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On this episode, Gregg Khodorov and I discuss the evolving healthcare space and how the next generation of health leaders are preparing to make an impact. Gregg is a second year medical school student at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School as well as the Co-President of BEN, which is Rutgers Biomedical Entrepreneurial Network. After […]

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 Nurses are the corner stone of so much of our healthcare system! They work in almost every type of care setting, and they posses unique skills that allow them to truly impact patient’s lives. On this Whatever Wednesday episode, I sit down with my cousin, Moira McSteen, to talk about the importance of nurses. […]

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On this episode, Dr. Jim Rickards explains how he transformed the medicaid delivery system for the state of Oregon. The incredible transformation is undeniable, and the improvements in health and outcomes demonstrate how there are ways to fix parts of our broken healthcare delivery system. Dr. Jim Rickards is a healthcare leader with a focus […]

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On this Whatever Wednesday episode, we discuss the importance of speech and language to early childhood development, communication, and life overall. On this podcast, we are joined by Hannah Scheller and Maggie Haaning who are both in training to become speech and language pathologist. They are currently first year students in the Saint Louis University M.A. in […]

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On this episode, Dr. Robert Paul shares his insights into the cutting edge research of neuropsychology and the new frontier of treating mental health. We not only discuss his past experiences while working as a clinical neuropsychologist, but also his current research into the workings of our deep brain and how diseases affect it. Dr. […]

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The patient is the center of everything we do in healthcare. We need to understand the experiences they go through in order to properly influence all of our decisions as future healthcare leaders. Today on Whatever Wednesday, I bring on my good friend Josh Vankooten. He is the host of Entitled to My Friends’s Opinion […]

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On this episode, Julie Howe comes on the podcast to talk about managing death, information, and the opioid epidemic. Julie is a Professor at St. Louis University as well as a Medicolegal Death Investigator for Franklin, Jefferson, and St. Charles Counties in Missouri. For years now, Julie has been a mentor of mine and is part […]

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The Future of Healthcare Podcast is growing! It has been 3 months since the launch of the podcast and we are taking some steps to make it even better. We are introducing a new segment each week on Wednesdays focused around the conversation of young health professionals in different areas of the healthcare space. Also […]

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On This episode, I interview Chrissy Larsen who is the Founder and CEO of Wholicity and Why The Health Not. Currently, Chrissy is a leading pioneer into the healthcare cryptocurrency realm. We discuss how she plans to harness the power of blockchain, which is what bitcoin is built off of, to look at the wholeness of […]

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In this episode, Dr. Rick Lee shares his journey to becoming a premier cardiothoracic surgeon and what he has learned along the way. He started his healthcare career as an EMT in college. Now Dr. Lee is transforming the way we treat patients with heart diseases alongside an amazing team at Saint Louis University Hospital! […]

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On this episode, I speak with Ryan O’Keefe who is the host of The Penn HealthX Podcast and a second year medical school student at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. We discuss why it is an amazing moment in history to become a healthcare professional. There are so many opportunities for […]

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In this episode, Dr. Dana Kuhn shares with us how for the past 28 years he has been helping patients and families affected by chronic illnesses. He began his career as a Presbyterian minister, but his life changed when was diagnosed with HIV. He explains in the interview how transforming circumstances inspired him to create Patient […]

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On this Episode, Heather Havenwood shares her experiences as a women entrepreneur and marketing expertise and how they influence healthcare. Truly an amazing episode where Heather dives deep into her personal experiences from being a pre-med student to her own difficult situations while dealing with health problems. Heather is the CEO of Heather Havenwood Worldwide, […]

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On this episode I speak with Sal Di Stefano of Mind Pump to talk about how there is a paradigm shift going on in America that will change healthcare and the way we view health and wellness. Sal has been involved in the fitness industry since the age of 18 when he became a personal trainer. […]

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On this episode, I sit down with Dr. Ed Weisbart who is a Family Physician as well as the Chair of the Physicians For A National Health Program – Missouri Chapter. He is the former Chief Medical Officer of Express Scripts which initially moved him to St. Louis, but now he practices, teaches at Washington […]

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BONUS EPISODE!! This episode is a repost of a podcast originally recorded for the Entitled to My Friend’s Opinion Podcast. That is a podcast created by my friends Josh Vankooten, Bob Garvey, and Brian Dugan.  In this episode, I sit down with Josh as we discuss many different facets of the healthcare system. We discuss […]

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On this episode, Alan Coppock and I discuss his mission to impact our healthcare system. Alan has been a senior leader of hospitals and Healthcare organizations since 1998. He not only founded a hospital in 2004, but operated it successfully until resigning in June of 2017 to found his new venture Adminologybay.com. Using his years of […]

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On this episode our guest is Ryan Hansen who is the Head Coach and Founder of Prymal as well as a 1st Phorm sponsored athlete. Ryan has had years of experience in the health and fitness industry which lead to him creating Prymal which is a combination of strength training, yoga, athleticism, and high intensity cardio training. Ryan […]

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On this episode I speak with Dr. Ryan Gray who is a former flight surgeon in the United States Air Force, 3 time academy nominated podcaster for his work with The Premed Years Podcast, and author of The Premed Playbook: Guide to the Medical School Interview. With years of expertise mentoring premed students as they […]

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On this podcast I sit down with Jodie Baudek who is motivational speaker, inspirational author, and founder of Essence of Life Studios. We dive deep into the space of yoga, meditation, and mindfulness and how they can help many issues we are facing in healthcare. One of the biggest topics talked about in healthcare today is […]

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Happy Birthday Mom! This was the first interview I did in preparation for this podcast and I am launching it today on my mother’s birthday. We talk about the importance of nutrition and how we need to start talking about it more in the healthcare field. She has been a clinical dietitian, nutritionist, personal trainer, […]

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Check out the video version of this interview! On this episode I sit down with Matthew Bailey who is a 5th year bioinformatics graduate student at Washington University in St. Louis and is currently focusing on cancer genetics research. He is also a great mentor of mine and was one of my inspirations for finding […]

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Video of the Podcast with Josh In this episode I sit down with Josh Newton who is the Health and Wellness Director at Kirby Medical Center and CrossFit KMC.  CrossFit KMC was one of the first CrossFit affiliates to be built on a medical campus. We dive into how that relationship has allowed Josh to […]

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Write a 5 Star Review and Subscribe Today! How does our healthcare system work? Why does it cost so much? These questions are on everyones mind when we talk about healthcare, so in today’s episode I sit down with Patti Wahl who perfectly lays the groundwork for us to begin to uncover the answers to […]

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Write a 5 Star Review and Subscribe Today! On this episode I got to talk on the phone with Brent Cross learn about numerous technological advancements in healthcare. Brent is the Engineering Supervisor at SIMnext. Currently he works on numerous projects having to deal with augmented simulation, 3D printing, and virtual reality. He first got his […]

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Write a 5 Star Review and Subscribe Today! Watch the interview on Video! Dr. John Morley is a renowned Geriatrician. His Medical career started when he went to medical school and residency in Johannesburg, South Africa. From there he came to the United states and has been involved in all facets of the healthcare space […]

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Write a 5 Star Review and Subscribe Today! In this episode I sit down with Dr. Samkon Gado to talk about his journey in Medicine. Entering his gap year between college and medical school he had the opportunity to enter the NFL and was eventually signed by the packers. That is one hell of a way […]

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Write a 5 Star Review and Subscribe Today! The start of a journey into attempting to understand the future of healthcare. Along the way I will sit down with health leaders from across our healthcare landscape, from different backgrounds and philosophies, to learn and gain wisdom from their experiences. More about The Future of Healthcare: […]

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