Cuts and Consults

Filmmaker Nathan Deming joins Dr. Kendall Moore and Dr. Owais Durrani to talk about Winter Hymns, his feature set over a single winter day in one hospital room as a palliative care physician guides dying patients and their families through the end of life. Inspired by his father's career in palliative care, Nathan breaks down how the film came together in Wisconsin, and the three of us react to scenes on advance directives, dialysis, dementia and caregiver burnout, and how the system treats doctors who take time with patients. Find screenings near you at winterhymnsfilm.com This episode is sponsored by DocUpdate, a free, HIPAA-compliant app for clinicians with mobile ePrescribing, medical translator, and direct access to samples and pharma support. Download it at https://docupdate.onelink.me/j4xR/CC

ER doctors Dr. Owais Durrani and Dr. Kendall Moore sit down with director Chris Hartwell to talk about Do No Harm, his new film about a burned-out home health nurse whose life unravels in 24 hours. We get into the breaking point so many nurses and doctors hide, and why seeing the humanity behind healthcare matters. 🎬 Pre-order Do No Harm on Kickstarter starting September 29 and get a digital copy plus exclusive behind-the-scenes content: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/donoharmmovie/do-no-harm 🔗 DoNoHarm-movie.com This episode is sponsored by DocUpdate, a free, HIPAA-compliant app for clinicians with mobile ePrescribing, medical translator, and direct access to samples and pharma support. Download it at www.docupdate.io

Dr. Rishi Sarna spent a decade running EHR go-lives at more than two dozen hospital systems and most recently led physician AI adoption as medical director at Doximity. Dr. Kendall Moore and Dr. Owais Durrani sit down with him to cut through the healthcare AI hype: whether AI actually makes a doctor's life easier or just gives administrators an excuse to raise patient loads, why "AI reduces burnout" is a pitch he no longer buys, how to spot a real AI company from one that just slapped the word on its deck, and the Doximity vs OpenEvidence vs Abridge rivalry. Plus career pivots out of clinical medicine, the equity traps that leave founder-physicians with pennies on the dollar, and a 420-pair Jordan collection.

Season 2 kicks off with Dr. Jalkennen Joseph, who went from Micronesia to combat medic in Iraq to becoming only the second person from his island to earn a US medical degree. He sits down with us to talk about the journey home and giving back. New season, new stories.

The Pitt's Cathryn Dylan Ortiz, who plays Brenda Azurmendi, joins ER doctors Dr. Owais Durrani and Dr. Kendall Moore to react to the season 2 finale. Cathryn shares how she prepared for Brenda's story, what filming was like from episode 11 through the finale, and how she's carried the mental health conversation off screen. Plus, the docs break down medical misinformation, the risks of skipping prenatal care, and the Jasper storyline and the real crisis of ER overcrowding.

Dr. Taylor joins us to react to The Pitt S2 E14. We break down the unilateral facet dislocation reduction, the real risk of quadriplegia, and the EKG that should have caught the STEMI.

Dr. Kendall Moore and Dr. Owais Durrani break down The Pitt S2E13, and since our guest Dr. Ashok Tholpady (BigAshT) is in the show, we also get into his scene from the Season 2 finale.Ash is a transfusion medicine physician who trained at NIH and was an attending at MD Anderson, then left medicine to act in The Pitt, Better Call Saul, Euphoria, and more. He talks leaving a 300k career for Hollywood, the reality of shooting on set, and selling his Houston house to fund his award-winning film Son of Bikram. Plus we react to the real medicine: the weekend effect, aortic dissections, standard of care, and health misinformation.

Dr. Thomas Fisher is a board-certified ER physician, former Obama White House fellow, and congressional candidate. We react to The Pitt S2 E12 and then go deep on what TV gets right, what Washington gets wrong, and what it actually takes to fight for patients inside and outside the hospital.

Dr. Disney joins the show — pediatrician, musical theater performer, and one of medicine's most creative minds. We react to The Pitt S2 E11, break down workplace violence in the ER, and talk about what happens when doctors don't leave their passions at the door.

The Pitt calls the RT — but never shows you what they actually do. We brought on Melody Bishop, registered respiratory therapist, EMS educator, and anesthesia assistant, to break it all down. Plus: VIP patients, physician burnout, and why working sick in the ER hits different when you're 1099. We reviews #ThePitt S2 E10.