Heart of Medicine

Oct 23 2024 19 ep. 25 mins 6
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Join Dr. Payal Kohli to hear frank, authentic and sincere “real-world” conversations that give you a true glimpse into practice of medicine, unveiled! Beyond understanding anatomy and how the body works, medicine at its core is an art. Physicians live within that fine line between art and anatomy, finding their own way as they help their patients. And this cardiologist opens her own heart to take you into the true HeART of Medicine. Join her on this incredible journey every other week… Supported by multiple sponsors, does not imply endorsement.

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Episode 19 - How Thinking outside the Box Can Change Your Life While Also Changing The World

Oct 23 2024 28 mins  
What if a single infusion could result in lifelong lowering of your cholesterol and reduction of heart disease? What if this infusion could “turn off” a single cholesterol gene through gene editing that didn’t affect any other functions? Sounds like a good sci-fi movie, doesn’t it? Well… it’s the future of medicine and we are a LOT closer than you think. In this incred

Episode 18 - Who Are You Voting For? Healthcare Issues in Upcoming Election

Sep 11 2024 27 mins  
Can you believe that the election is under 2 months away? Have you thought about what the most controversial healthcare related topics will be and where you stand on them? In this election-focused episode of HeART of Medicine, Cardiologist and TV personality Dr. Payal Kohli and Vascular Surgeon Dr. Omid Jazaeri discuss the hottest and most polarizing public health topics in the u

Episode 17 - Should All Doctors Be Required To Do Cognitive Testing?

Jul 17 2024 22 mins  
The whole world has an opinion on whether President Biden (or any older Presidential candidate) should be required to have mandatory cognitive testing… what’s yours? In this episode of HeART of Medicine, Dr. Payal Kohli and special guest Dr. Scott Humphreys, who is a psychiatrist and a medical director at Colorado Physician Health Program, debate whether doctors should have ma

Episode 16 - Has “Cancel Culture” Penetrated Medicine? And Are We Hurting Patients As a Result?

Jun 12 2024 31 mins  
You won’t want to miss the extra “spicy” episode of HeART of Medicine, where Dr. Payal Kohli and Dr. Omid Jazaeri discuss “cancel culture” and “feedback ninjas” in medicine. Has fear of “cancel culture” created an environment where doctors are afraid to speak up when trainees need feedback to grow and most people just end up looking the other way? Is the feedback

Episode 15 - Is “Practice Creep” allowing Physicians and PAs/NPs to Practice Beyond the Scope of Training?

May 02 2024 27 mins  
The last time you went to the emergency room or to a doctor’s office, were you surprised to be seen by a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistants/Associate only rather than a physician or a team of people? Does it seem like there are more and more of these types of encounters in medicine, where the doctor isn’t even part of the visit? Historically, the role of a NP and PA had

Episode 14 - When It Comes to Health Policy, Are Doctors Irrelevant?

Feb 28 2024 23 mins  
In this emotionally-charged episode, Dr. Payal Kohli discusses the latest medical-legal-political decisions with her recurring guest Dr. Jazaeri. Whether it is banning abortions, classifying embryos as children or the safety and efficacy of masking and the COVID vaccines, a series of recent health policy issues have changed the way physicians practice at the bedside. These stones

Episode 13 - Why Is Insurance So Confusing? And How Did We Even Get Here?

Jan 22 2024 26 mins  
HeART of Medicine host Dr. Kohli kicks off the new year with an episode about something nearly every patient and healthcare provider will struggle with (if he/she hasn't already) - navigating the complex world of health insurance! This is especially relevant in January, when it is the most expensive time to consume healthcare, and ironically - many of us consume more healthcare

Episode 12 - Can The Doctor Ever Really Be Out of Office?

Dec 12 2023 23 mins  
In this special holiday edition of HeART of Medicine, Dr. Payal Kohli and guest Dr. Jazaeri discuss how a doctor can never really be “out of office”? And should they be? Or does the profession have a higher calling that requires this type of dedication? Is this constant sacrifice of being away from our family and friends and working on holidays an expected part of the job or is

Episode 11 - AI in Medicine: Will Dr. ChatGPT Take Over?

Nov 21 2023 21 mins  
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has infiltrated almost all aspects of our lives, from how we shop to who we follow on social media to the television shows we watch. But how will this AI technology impact the practice and delivery of medicine? In this thought-provoking episode of HeART of Medicine, host Dr. Payal Kohli sits down with Vascular Surgeon Dr. Omid Jazaeri to ask some diffi

Episode 10 - Grief in Medicine: When Your Patient Dies

Oct 03 2023 22 mins  
In this emotional episode of HeART of Medicine, Drs. Kohli, Baron and Naidu open up about death and their grief. They share stories of the patients they have lost and how they have coped with the pain. They reflect on how such conversations are taboo in medicine… how doctors don’t talk about death of patients and the expectation is for stoicism and moving on. The hosts discuss