Knock Knock, Hi! with the Glaucomfleckens

Knock Knock Eye: Federal Student Loan Caps and the Future of Medical School Access

I’m just back from receiving an early career achievement award at the University of Iowa. The hard conversation while I was there was about pediatric ophthalmology, which

What Medicine Gets Wrong About Disability with Ashira Greenberg & Shauna Ikahihifo

I failed my very first standardized patient encounter in medical school because I saw a 49-year-old woman with abdominal pain and did not order a pregnancy test — immedia

Knock Knock Eye: Over-the-Counter Redness Relievers: An Ophthalmologist’s Guide

Halloween is around the corner, so here is a little housekeeping. I open with the saga of my HOA fining me for window units during a 117°F Portland heat wave, including t

What Medicine Gets Wrong About Pain with Dr. Rachel Zoffness

Dr. Rachel Zoffness is a pain psychologist and assistant clinical professor at UCSF and Stanford, and she came on to do something I desperately needed, explain what I act

Knock Knock Eye: Breaking down the American Diabetes Association Boycott

This week I get into the No Surprises Act, starting with my own $20,000 out-of-network bill after my cardiac arrest and the nine-month fight to resolve it. The law was su

What the 19th Century Teaches Us About Medicine Right Now with Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris

Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris is back and she brought her best book yet. Sleuth Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes, out October 20th, which tells the story of Joseph Be

Knock Knock Eye: Why This Nobel Prize Could Change How We Treat Blindness

The weight of the healthcare system has been sitting heavy. Our practice officially dropped UnitedHealthcare after they offered a 0.8% rate increase, and I’m feeling genu

Glauc Talk: When AI Claims Credit for Human Research

We did back-to-school night for our ninth grader and I came away wanting to re-enroll myself. The CS teacher (28 years in the classroom) convinced me that what computer p

Knock Knock Eye: Myopia Is Officially a Disease: What the AMA Reclassification Means

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association put out a truly hilarious study complaining that AI tools drove nearly $1 billion in extra costs for their insurers over two years,

The Neuroscience Behind Being "Too Sensitive" (with Dr. Sasha Hamdani)

This week Kristin and I sat down with Dr. Sasha Hamdani, a board-certified psychiatrist, ADHD expert, and author of the new book Too Sensitive: Rejection, Resilience, and

Knock Knock Eye: The Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act: What the Bill Actually Does

I'm back in the corporate practice of medicine content cycle, this time on the Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act, a new federal bill modeled on Oregon's landmark

Glauc Talk: Is It Too Late To Start Med School At 40?

This episode kicks off with a listener email from someone facing a conundrum: she finds out about getting tenure within a few weeks of turning 40, all while wondering if

Knock Knock Eye: ACGME Wants to Cut Resident Rest Hours

Coming to you from a hotel patio in Lebanon, New Hampshire, this week I dig into the ACGME's newly released revisions to resident work-hour restrictions. We walk through

Do Physicians Make the Best Startup Founders? (with Dr. David Lortscher)

This week Kristin and I are talking business; specifically, how doctors go from having a great idea to actually building a company around it. We're joined by Dr. David Lo

Knock Knock Eye: What People Get Wrong About Private Practice

This week I'm tackling two things that have been on my mind. First, I saw a piece of content from another physician creator explaining why they left private practice, and

The Business of Medical Content Creation (with Dr. Fran Heydanek)

This week I'm sitting down with Dr. Fran Heydanek, OBGYN, mom, and one of the biggest medical content creators out there fighting misinformation. We start with the wildly

Knock Knock Eye: Why An Eye Exam Could Make You Faint

Welcome back to Knock Knock Eye, my one-stop shop for all things eyeball related. This week I'm taking a quick break from corporate practice of medicine talk (just this o

Glauc Talk: Nostalgia as a Survival Mechanism

This week we go down a bit of an emotional rabbit hole, starting with a Mad Men clip about nostalgia. This leads to us reading some genuinely fascinating research on nost

Knock Knock Eye: How Step One Pass/Fail Fueled the Research Arms Race

So last episode I made the case that medical student research should be banned, and I clearly touched a nerve. I got flooded with angry messages arguing against me, and h

Glauc Talk: Should We Be Using AI in Our Creative Pursuits?

This week we start by discussing our daughter's summer geometry crash course, and I forgot how much I hate proofs. I also tell the story of getting stuck at the Salt Lake