HuMed with David Spiro, MD

Chiropractor Dr. Stephen Hussey: "I Had a Widowmaker Heart Attack at 34"

He looked fit, ate well, exercised, and had a calcium score of zero six months earlier. Then, at 34, Dr. Stephen Hussey had a widowmaker heart attack. Diagnosed with typ

Longevity Physician Dr. Vassily Eliopoulos: "He Looked Exactly Like Me"

After years in emergency medicine, Dr. Vassily Eliopoulos (Dr. Vass) coded a man in a rural Wyoming ER who was his age, had no other risk factors, and looked exactly like

Lifestyle Medicine Physician Dr. Melissa Mondala: "I Did Healing for Myself First"

"I did healing for myself first, so I could become a better healer." Before Dr. Melissa Mondala treated patients with lifestyle medicine, she needed it herself. She live

ER Physician Dr. Rick Pescatore: "Nobody Could Solve Her Mystery Illness"

Dr. Rick Pescatore was driving to Pittsburgh with a woman he had met on Hinge, describing a kind of patient he sees every ER shift: pain, nausea, vomiting, and tests that

Neuro-Ophthalmologist Dr. Kim Blankshain: "What Is Happening?" Her Husband's Brain Surgery

A Monday morning, 6:45. Dr. Kim Blankshain is changing her infant son when she hears a crash in the next room. Her husband is sitting on the edge of the bed, bleeding fro

Kidney Transplant Physician Dr. Aditya Pawar: "It Started From a Mistake"

A resident on night call writes one word in a chart to describe his patient's husband, a man in his 90s: "senile." He thinks it means "very old." The note gets corrected,

Cancer Surgeon Dr. James Wittig: "I Was Hanging On by a Thread"

Dr. James Wittig built his career saving children's limbs from cancer. Then a heart scan he asked for himself led to a catheterization that found a 99% blockage in his le

Allergist Dr. Lauren Fine: "Stop Asking for Permission"

Dr. Lauren Fine had a thriving allergy practice, a faculty position and patients lined up at the door, and she still felt she needed someone's permission to change. Her a

ER Physician Dr. Mark Pappadakis: "Medical School Rejected Me Three Times"

Rejected from medical school. Failed anatomy. Failed his emergency medicine boards by two points, then by one. Today Dr. Mark Pappadakis teaches at the medical school tha

Cardiologist Dr. Jaya Mallidi: "The Trust I Had With the Universe Lay Broken"

"How can a child be taken away from the mother?" When cardiologist Dr. Jaya Mallidi lost her daughter, Saachi, at 19 weeks, the trust she'd always had with the universe "

Psychiatrist Dr. Paniz Johari: When a Patient Dies — Grief, Guilt & Radical Acceptance

"One of our social workers knocked on the door and said, so-and-so killed himself. I was just in shock." What do you do with the rest of your day after that? Psychiatris

Dr. Lois Lee: Protecting Kids from Gun Violence, and the Fight for Their Health

What if the biggest threats to a child's life are also the most preventable? Dr. Lois Lee — pediatric emergency medicine physician and researcher at Boston Children's Hos

Navy Anesthesiologist Dr. Zachary Meade: From Childhood Trauma to Becoming a Doctor

Dr. Zachary Meade watched his grandfather shoot his father to save his mother's life. He was a child. He thought it was normal. "Apparently it's not normal." Dr. Meade i

Internist Dr. Robert Beck: "He Wasn't Worthy of the Care"

Two attending physicians declared medical futility on a man in his late 40s. He was awake. He was begging for the ICU. He was begging for his mother. And the only docto

Pediatric Oncologist Dr. Joana Mack: "I'm Not Bossy, I'm the Boss"

Dr. Joana Mack has been called "bossy" her whole career — in training, at work, even by her own mom. Now, she just says it back differently: "I'm not bossy, I'm the boss.

The Science of Stem Cells, Exosomes, and Healthy Aging with Dr. Mari Mitrani

Can regenerative medicine help us live healthier for longer? Physician-scientist and biotech entrepreneur Dr. Mari Mitrani joins Dr. David Spiro to explain the evolving

When the Doctor Becomes the Patient: Dr. Adam Bitterman On His Open-Heart Surgery

What happens when a surgeon suddenly finds himself on the other side of the patient–doctor relationship? Dr. Adam Bitterman—orthopedic surgeon, educator, and chair of or

It’s Not Always Hemorrhoids: Anal Health with Dr. Talar Tejerian

Not every anal health problem is a hemorrhoid. Board-certified general surgeon Dr. Talar Tejerian joins Dr. David Spiro to explain the differences between hemorrhoids and

Stop the Bleed: The Simple Skills That Could Save a Life | Dr. David Shapiro

What would you do if someone were bleeding severely—and help was miles away? In this episode of HuMED, Dr. David Spiro welcomes back surgeon and critical care physician

The Night Beirut Exploded: A Doctor’s Story

What happens when a physician suddenly finds himself responding to one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in modern history? In this episode of HuMED, Dr. David Spiro