The Future of Medicine

Jyothi Tirumalasetty on Asthma Inhalers and Climate Change

Jyothi Tirumalasetty, MD, a Stanford Medicine allergist, immunologist, and researcher, joins The Future of Medicine to explain an overlooked source of health care emissio

Ami Bhatt on the Microbiome, Superbugs, and Cancer Therapy

Stanford hematologist and microbiome researcher Ami Bhatt, MD, PhD, joins The Future of Medicine to explore the microbes living in and on us—and how understanding their e

Ash Alizadeh on Cancer Blood Tests and Early Detection

Ash Alizadeh, MD, PhD, a Stanford hematologist-oncologist and physician-scientist, joins The Future of Medicine for a conversation about cancer blood tests, DNA, early de

Ross Levine on Blood Cancer, Cancer Genetics, and New Therapies

Ross L. Levine, MD, Chief Scientific Officer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, joins The Future of Medicine for a conversation about blood cancer, cancer genetic

Clarence Braddock on the Future of Medical Education

Clarence Braddock, MD, MPH, a nationally recognized medical educator and former Executive Vice Dean and Vice Dean for Education in the David Geffen School of Medicine at

Valter Longo on Fasting-Mimicking Diets and Longevity

What can fasting teach us about aging, and can the body receive some of its benefits without giving up food completely? Valter Longo, PhD, professor of gerontology and bi

Travis Zack on OpenEvidence and the Future of Medical AI

How can medical AI help doctors make better decisions while preserving clinical judgment and human connection? Travis Zack, MD, PhD, an oncologist, researcher, and chief

Michael Osterholm on Pandemic Threats, Public Trust, and the Future of Vaccines

Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH, one of the world’s leading experts on infectious disease threats and pandemic preparedness, joins The Future of Medicine for a wide-ranging c

Michelle Mello on AI, Insurance Denials, and the Future of Health Policy

Dr. Michelle Mello, professor of law and health policy at Stanford University, joins The Future of Medicine for a conversation about one of the most frustrating and conse

Anthony Fauci on the Lessons of HIV/AIDS, COVID-19, and The Future of Pandemic Preparedness

Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and one of the nation’s most influential public health leaders, joins Stan

Christopher Murray on the Global Burden of Disease and the Hidden Threats Facing Humanity

Dr. Christopher J.L. Murray — health economist at the University of Washington, physician, and founder of the Global Burden of Disease framework — joins The Future of Med

Samuel Klein on GLP-1 Revolution, Metabolism, and the Future of Obesity Medicine

Dr. Samuel Klein, Division Chief and William H. Danforth Professor of Medicine and Nutritional Science at Washington University Medicine, joins The Future of Medicine for

Robert Wachter on the Digital Doctor, the Trust Gap, and Medicine's Next Giant Leap

In this episode of the Future of Medicine, we welcome Dr. Robert Wachter, physician, author, and chair of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, for a c

Crystal Mackall on CAR-T Breakthroughs, Beating Childhood Cancer, and the Future of Cell Therapy

In this episode of the Future of Medicine, we welcome Crystal Mackall, the Ernest and Amelia Gallo Family Professor and founding director of the Stanford Center for Cance

Stephen Quake on Safer Prenatal Genetic Testing, and Detecting Disease Earlier

In this episode of The Future of Medicine, we welcome Stephen Quake, a bioengineer, physicist, and serial entrepreneur whose innovations have transformed how we measure b

Bonnie Maldonado on Smallpox Eradication, Vaccine Hesitancy, and the Return of Measles

In this episode of The Future of Medicine, we welcome Yvonne "Bonnie" Maldonado, pediatrician and infectious disease expert at Stanford, for a powerful conversation on va

Priscilla Chan on AI, Rare Disease, and the “Virtual Cell”

In this episode of The Future of Medicine, we welcome Priscilla Chan, MD, pediatrician and co-founder of Biohub, a first-of-its-kind research initiative combining frontie

Jonathan Chen on AI in Medicine: Promise, Pitfalls, and Practice

In this episode of The Future of Medicine, we welcome Jonathan Chen, MD, PhD, clinician, AI researcher, and Associate Professor at Stanford, whose work focuses on combini

Eric Topol on the Future of Healthy Aging

In this episode of The Future of Medicine, we welcome Eric Topol, MD, cardiologist, scientist, bestselling author of Super Agers, and founder of the Scripps Research Tran

Alexis Thompson on Gene Therapy and the Future of Sickle Cell Disease

In this episode of The Future of Medicine, we welcome Alexis Thompson, MD, MPH, pediatric hematologist and internationally recognized expert on sickle cell disease whose