052- Prerak Juthani – MD-MBA Yale Medical Student and Cofounder of REACT!

Prerak Juthani is a Yale medical student currently on the MD-MBA track. He is also one of the founders of the REACT! board game, a game designed to help students learn organic chemistry. Prerak took us through the process that started REACT! from ideation to implementation and creation all the way to market availability. He also touched on how this business venture that was started in his post-baccalaureate days strengthened his ability to think in a creative and innovative manner. Using Prerak’s own experience in solving open-ended problems through the project of REACT!, we discuss the importance of utilizing and consistently honing this problem-solving skill to apply this process in medicine to drive innovation towards solutions in healthcare.

To follow Prerak on Instagram, find him @prerakcity and check out his podcast Red White & Brown on Instagram @redwhitebrownpod.

To find out more information on the REACT! board game and how to purchase, please follow the link https://www.reactgame.com/

051- Dr. Douglas Farrago- Direct Primary Care Pioneer and Founder of DPC News and Authentic Medicine

Dr. Jeff Gold MD is a primary care physician in Massachusetts & Founder of Gold Direct Care.

In 2015, Dr. Gold opened Gold Direct Care (GDC) and has been a growing practice since. He is a pioneer in the direct primary care space and is passionate about creating value for patients and the healthcare system. This podcast is focused on openly discussing topics related to value based medicine mixed in with plenty of moments of comic relief.

To learn more about his practice, visit https://golddirectcare.com.

050 – Dr. Jeff Gold – Primary Care Physician and Founder of Gold Direct Care (GDC)

Dr. Jeff Gold MD is a primary care physician in Massachusetts & Founder of Gold Direct Care.

In 2015, Dr. Gold opened Gold Direct Care (GDC) and has been a growing practice since. He is a pioneer in the direct primary care space and is passionate about creating value for patients and the healthcare system. This podcast is focused on openly discussing topics related to value based medicine mixed in with plenty of moments of comic relief.

To learn more about his practice, visit https://golddirectcare.com.

049 – Dr. Uma Naidoo – Nutritional Psychiatrist and Author of This Is Your Brain On Food

Dr. Uma Naidoo is a Harvard trained psychiatrist who has an expertise in nutrition. Not only is Dr. Naidoo a physician, she is a professional chef and nutritional specialist. Dr. Naidoo found her calling through delving into her love of food and understanding the gut-brain connection.

To learn more about Dr. Naidoo, visit her website at https://umanaidoomd.com.

To order her book, This Is Your Brain On Food: An Indispensable Guide To The Surprising Foods That Fight, purchase at your local bookstore or online. You can also buy online at Barnes and Noble, iBooks, or Indie Bound by visiting https://umanaidoomd.com.

To follow Dr. Naidoo on social media, follow her on Twitter @DrUmaNaidoo or on Instagram @drumanaidoo.

048 – Dr. Tim Spector – Genetic Epidemiologist and Gut Microbiome Researcher

Dr. Tim Spector is a genetic epidemiologist and well accomplished gut microbiome researcher. Currently, he serves as the Director of the TwinsUK Registry at King’s College London and directs the British Gut Microbiome Project. He is the Co-founder of evidence based research project company known as ZOE. ZOE serves to help people understand how they respond to certain foods based on their genetic makeup and gut microbiome.

To learn more about ZOE, visit https://joinzoe.com.

Dr. Spector has written multiple books – Diet Myth, Identically Different, and Spoon Fed – which focus on genetics, twin studies, and gut health. To purchase his books, visit Amazon or his website https://www.tim-spector.co.uk.

To connect with Dr. Spector on social media, follow him on Instagram @tim.spector or Twitter @timspector

047 – Dr. Saya Nagori – Ophthalmologist and Reproductive Healthcare Entrepreneur

Dr. Saya Nagori is a board-certified Ophthalmologist and healthcare entrepreneur. Beyond her 10 years of experience as an eye doctor, Dr. Nagori has multiple businesses that she runs and operates.

She is the Physician Founder of SimpleHealth, a company that provides prescription birth control supplements at both an affordable and convenient way. Her latest project, Femhealth, focuses on sharing evidence based information on women’s health and reproductive care.

To learn more about SimpleHealth, visit https://www.simplehealth.com. To learn more about FemHealth, visit https://www.femhealthproject.com.

Dr. Saya Nagori is part of many social media outlets and is open to hearing people’s ideas and meeting physicians interested in her startup companies. To get in touch with Dr. Nagori, follow her on Instagram at @doctor.saya. You can also follow her on Twitter @sayanagoriMD and Clubhouse @sayanagoriMD.