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Inside The Doctor's Lounge

Physician Side Gigs

Health & Fitness

Business

Frequency: 1 episode/9d. Total Eps: 10

Inside the Doctor’s Lounge is a podcast by the Physician Side Gigs team, hosted by Dr. Nisha Mehta, which showcases popular topics from our online communities of over 220,000 physicians. We interview clinicians, healthcare innovators, and other experts about health innovation, entrepreneurship, things somebody probably should’ve taught us in medical school, and other topics that impact the future of healthcare.

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🇺🇸 USA - medicine
12/03/2026
#91
🇺🇸 USA - medicine
23/01/2026
#99
🇺🇸 USA - medicine
22/01/2026
#80
🇺🇸 USA - medicine
21/01/2026
#75

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Coming in January 2026: The Inside the Doctor’s Lounge Podcast

Season 1 · Episode 1

Friday, December 19, 2025 • Duration 07:46

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How a Physician Entrepreneur is Taking on Pharma with Dr. Alex Oshmyansky, CEO of Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs

Season 5 · Episode 2

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 • Duration 40:04

In this episode, Dr. Nisha Mehta is joined by Dr. Alex Oshmyansky, co-founder and CEO of Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs. They discuss:

– How Dr. Oshmyansky started Cost Plus Drugs through the Y-Combinator startup accelerator program (and investors thoughts on investing in doctors!)

– Juggling practicing as a radiologist with scaling a company, especially before the company was profitable

– Advice for physicians who see a problem they want to solve, and why physicians make the best entrepreneurs in healthcare!

– Looking ahead to the future of Cost Plus Drugs, and how it will continue to disrupt the pharma industry

This episode is sponsored by our partners at UpToDate. Thanks to our collaboration with Wolters Kluwer, Physician Side Gigs professional members can save 15%, and resident members can save 20% on an annual or longer subscription to UpToDate.* Visit store.uptodate.com to subscribe by 3/31/2026. Professionals, use code PODP, and residents, use code PODR to take advantage of your member savings at checkout at https://store.uptodate.com/

Find more of our content at www.physiciansidegigs.com, our Facebook communities, and our Instagram accounts!

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Making the Choice To Retire After Financial Independence with Dr. Leif Dahleen, the OG Physician On Fire

Season 7 · Episode 3

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 • Duration 45:08

In this episode, Dr. Nisha Mehta is joined by Dr. Leif Dahleen, the original Physician on Fire. They discuss:
– The intentional trajectory Dr. Dahleen took after discovering he was financially independent
– The decision to leave clinical medicine
– The decision to sell his very successful side gig
– What life looks like for Dr. Dahleen after retirement, and whether he has any regrets
– Why financial independence is so powerful for physicians in this healthcare landscape, regardless of if you want to retire

This episode is sponsored by our partners at DocUpdate, whose mission is to better connect clinicians, patients, and industry partners with intelligent tools that accelerate access to therapy. DocUpdate is a free, HIPAA-compliant app built by physicians to help clinicians move faster and get patients treated sooner with instant e-prescribing, a medical translator, and direct access to pharma support, all in one place.

Learn more or download the app at DocUpdate.io or by tapping this link https://docupdate.onelink.me/j4xR/rjbcpy7c

Find more of our content at www.physiciansidegigs.com, our Facebook communities, and our Instagram accounts!

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A Career In Venture Capital and Women’s Health Investing, with Alice Zheng, MD, MBA, MPH, VC Partner at Foreground Capital

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 • Duration 53:05

In this episode, Dr. Nisha Mehta is joined by Dr. Alice Zheng, MD, MPH, MBA, and Venture Capital Partner at Foreground Capital

They discuss:
– Dr. Zheng’s journey from public health to consulting to venture capital as a way to make scalable impact in women’s health
– The current state of VC funding and challenges in the space
– The venture capital life cycle from investment to exit
– How physicians can get involved in the venture capital ecosystem, and the importance of determining their desired identity within the space beforehand
– Her thoughts on whether you can do both clinical work and venture capital at the same time

Find more of our content at www.physiciansidegigs.com, our Facebook communities, and our Instagram accounts!

This episode is sponsored by the Physician Side Gigs Job Board. Whether you’re interested in exploring jobs with private practices owned by our physician members or hospital systems, our job board features opportunities directly with the hiring company without having to work with a third-party recruiter, allowing you to control your search under your terms. If you’re considering a move or want to list an opportunity, visit physiciansidegigs.com/job-board to learn more.

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Building Tech to Help (but Not Replace) Doctors, with Dr. Travis Zack, Chief Medical Officer at OpenEvidence

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 • Duration 58:22

In this episode, Dr. Nisha Mehta is joined by Dr. Travis Zack, Chief Medical Officer at OpenEvidence.

They discuss:

Dr. Zack’s path to becoming CMO at one of the fastest growing health tech companies in the country, and the experience that made him the right fit
How AI can augment the way physicians practice and the way medicine is taught (and why AI isn’t going to replace doctors)
The value physician advisors bring to the table, and how to get these positions
The future of OpenEvidence

Find more of our content at www.physiciansidegigs.com, our Facebook communities, and our Instagram accounts!

Learn more about OpenEvidence at openevidence.com.

This episode is sponsored by our mortgage lenders directory at Physician Side Gigs. If you’re a physician looking to buy your first home out of training, purchase a new home, or refinance your existing mortgage, we’ve curated a list of physician loan & conventional loan lenders who work specifically with doctors and who were recommended by members in our communities. Find lenders in your state by visiting https://www.physiciansidegigs.com/mortgage-lenders-for-physicians

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Creating Innovative Health Ecosystems at Scale, with Dr. Rasu Shrestha, Chief Innovation Officer at Advocate Health

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 • Duration 18:54

In this episode, Dr. Nisha Mehta is joined by Dr. Rasu Shrestha, Chief Innovation Officer & Executive VP at Advocate Health.

They discuss:

– The importance of intentionality in creating a thriving innovation ecosystem, using The Pearl in Charlotte as an example

– His pathway to executive leadership positions within large healthcare organizations as a physician

– Using challenges in healthcare as opportunities to make impact

– Running toward passion versus running from burnout

– The importance of discomfort, mentorship, and disruption when seeking growth

Find more of our content at www.physiciansidegigs.com, our Facebook communities, and our Instagram accounts!

This episode is sponsored by the Physician Side Gigs financial advisor database. If you’re looking for help building and executing a financial plan as you navigate your careers, we’ve built a financial advisor database based on recommendations from members of our community to help you connect with professionals nationwide at https://www.physiciansidegigs.com/financialadvisors.

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Building a Tea Company as a Physician Family with Drs. Poorvi Chordia & Abe Thomas

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 • Duration 55:05

In this episode, Dr. Nisha Mehta is joined by Drs. Poorvi Chordia and Abraham Thomas.

They discuss:

– Starting and scaling their premium tea company while continuing to work clinically and raise young children

– The financials of a product based side gig, including startup costs, marketing, and how long it took to break even

– Navigating outsourcing tasks & liability concerns as doctors

– Going into business together as a married couple, & including your kids in the family business

– Lessons learned along the way, both expected and unexpected!

If you want to check out their teas, go to www.herbsandkettles.com and use our affiliate code PSG15 for 15% off!

This episode is sponsored by Abridge, who is also sponsoring our Clinician Innovators Program at the ViVE 2026 health tech conference in Los Angeles this Sunday. If you’re a clinician, please join us from 2:30-5:30 for dedicated networking and panel discussions with colleagues on topics relevant to clinicians in tech.

Abridge is an industry leading enterprise-grade AI platform that transforms medical conversations into clinically useful and billable documentation at the point of care, reducing administrative burden and clinician burnout while improving patient experience. For more information, please visit: www.abridge.com.

Find more of our content at www.physiciansidegigs.com, our Facebook communities, and our Instagram accounts!

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Transitioning from Academia to a Corporate Chief Medical Officer Role, with Dr. Neel Shah, CMO, Maven Clinic

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 • Duration 44:51

In this episode, Dr. Nisha Mehta is joined by Dr. Neel Shah, CMO, Maven Clinic.

They discuss:

– How Dr. Shah transitioned from a very academic, clinical, and public health focused role to a CMO for a rapidly growing startup

– What the role of a Chief Medical Officer at a startup entails, and how it changes as the startup takes off, and what skills you need to acquire

– How virtual health, wearables, and direct to consumer healthcare are going to radically change the way we deliver healthcare

– How a CMO sets the ethos of a healthcare company, but the importance of the expertise non-clinicians bring to disrupt a sclerotic system

– Big changes he foresees in the public discourse on healthcare in 2026

Learn more or download the app at DocUpdate.io or by tapping this link https://docupdate.onelink.me/j4xR/rjbcpy7c

Find more of our content at www.physiciansidegigs.com, our Facebook communities, and our Instagram accounts!

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Lessons from a Career in Health Tech, with Dr. Linda Anegawa, Former CMO of Noom

Season 4 · Episode 5

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 • Duration 18:30

In this episode, Dr. Nisha Mehta is joined by Dr. Linda Anegawa, Former Chief Medical Officer of Noom

They discuss:
– Recognizing your worth as a physician when navigating various health tech roles, and asking for appropriate compensation
– How to stay true to your role as a physician in putting the patient first, and what to do when that comes into conflict with the needs of a business
– The evolution of physician involvement in health tech, from basically non existent to increasing daily
– The importance of leaning into your network and speaking with experienced colleagues when exploring the space
– How obesity medicine got its foot in the health tech arena

Learn more or download the app at DocUpdate.io or by tapping this link https://docupdate.onelink.me/j4xR/rjbcpy7c

Find more of our content at www.physiciansidegigs.com, our Facebook communities, and our Instagram accounts!

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Movement Building Amongst Physicians, Unionization, and Advocacy, with Dr. Pedja Stojicic of People, Power, Health

Season 4 · Episode 4

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 • Duration 55:35

In this episode, Dr. Nisha Mehta is joined by Dr. Pedja Stojicic, Executive Director of People Power Health.

They discuss:
– How to move from individual frustration to collective action for real change in healthcare
– How they have been able to successfully enact legislation in physician led campaigns against things like prior authorization
– The pros and cons of physicians unionizing, and when it’s most effective
– How doctors can get past the argument that they don’t have time for advocacy
– What clinicians underestimate about their own power, and how they can use it without becoming full-time activists or political operators

Find more of our content at www.physiciansidegigs.com, our Facebook communities, and our Instagram accounts!

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