The US healthcare market is complex and difficult for patients to navigate. Specialist appointments are hard to find with long waiting times. Access to primary care providers is becoming difficult in certain markets. In this episode, we discuss with David Silverstein this complex landscape and his involvement with pushing for price transparency in the market ... Show More
Jan 19
Bridging Healthcare Worlds Mazen Samadi’s Journey from Lebanon to the U.S. Healthcare System
From the classrooms of Lebanese American University to hospital leadership in the United States, Mazen Samadishares an honest, insightful journey across healthcare systems. In this episode, we explore what it takes to transition from Lebanon to the U.S., how the role of pharmacis ... Show More
37m 4s
Jan 11
From CDC to Coaching: Building a Healthier Life with Rola Doughan
In this episode of The Lebanese Physicians Podcast, we speak with Rola Naaman Doughan, a public health specialist whose career led her from the CDC to launching her own health coaching practice — Healthier with Rola. Rola opens up about burnout, purpose, and what pushed her to sh ... Show More
41m 56s
Jun 2018
540: How WeGo Health Are Uniting Patient Leaders and Experts
WEGO Health is on a mission-driven company connecting healthcare with the experience, skills, and insights of Patient Leaders. They are the world’s largest network of Patient Leaders, working across virtually all health conditions and topics. The WeGo Health network collaborates ... Show More
25m 23s
Sep 2023
Efforts & Challenges in Promoting Public Health | U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy
In this episode, my guest is Dr. Vivek Murthy, M.D., the acting U.S. Surgeon General who earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard and his M.D. from Yale School of Medicine. We discuss nutrition, food additives, social media and mental health, public health initiatives to comb ... Show More
2h 31m
Aug 2023
U.S. Healthcare Facing a Staffing Crisis
The American healthcare system is experiencing a growing crisis: How do we adequately staff our operating rooms, hospitals, clinics and offices with healthcare professionals? The lack of staff crosses all professional lines, from physicians to nurses to lab technologists—all leve ... Show More
13m 48s
Oct 2019
Disrupting the Healthcare Industry with Ali Diab, co-founder, and CEO of Collective Health
<p>Navigating the healthcare landscape as a patient or caregiver has never been more challenging. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alidiab/">Ali Diab,</a> co-founder, and CEO of <a href="https://collectivehealth.com/">Collective Health</a>, has experienced this first hand and ... Show More
58m 2s
Jun 2024
HIMSS Europe 2024: EHDS, future of interoperability, next steps in AI, and where patient journey fits in?
Rome was buzzing with digital health at the end of May as the HIMSS Europe conference took place at La Nuova Congress Center. Delegates from 80 countries and representatives of health ministries of 20 countries marked the event with discussions about the implementation of EHDS, t ... Show More
33m 16s