The ZDoggMD Show
Dr. Zubin Damania
Interviews and live rants on healthcare, depolarizing our divided society, and the non-dual nature of reality. Hosted by UCSF/Stanford-trained physician Dr. Zubin Damania (AKA ZDoggMD).
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Jan 1, 2022 • 1h 6min
New Year's Eve 2022 LIVE (2021 in Review, Omicron, & Sense-Making)
It's been a s**tshow of a year, so let's have some fun, review the year, and do some sense-making, LIVE 🥳Video: https://zdoggmd.com/new-years-2022/Video archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmdSupport us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: paypal.me/zdoggmdMore about Dr. Z: zdoggmd.com/about-z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 28, 2021 • 1h 28min
A Psychologist Interviews Dr. Z (w/Dr. Rachel Zoffness)
A little year end mind-bender: psychologist Dr. Rachel Zoffness interviews ME about all the personal things 🙀Video version is available exclusively on Locals (so my parents can’t watch 😂), you can watch there for free (just follow the prompts to create a free account).Video archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmdSupport us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: paypal.me/zdoggmdMore about Dr. Z: zdoggmd.com/about-z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 19, 2021 • 1h 45min
School Shooters, Long COVID, Medical Cannabis (w/Dr. Rachel Zoffness)
A new series called Pain Points with UCSF pain and health psychologist Dr. Rachel Zoffness where we answer YOUR questions 👍In this episode: detecting homicidal intent in children, what's up with Long COVID, does cannabis help with pain, emotional intelligence, choosing a therapist, and more. See all our episodes with Dr. Rachel Z here. Grab her outstanding Pain Management Workbook here. Find her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. And check out her website here.Video: https://zdoggmd.com/pain-points-1/Topics & Timecodes: 00:00 Intro01:49 Moderna booster blues03:38 Disclaimers05:09 Biomedical vs. biopsychosocial factors08:55 School shooters: what makes a kid a killer?13:06 Passive vs. active ideation16:07 Role of parents & teachers20:54 Characteristics for screening, red flags; Role of classmates31:48 The bully vs. the bullied; Epidemic of anxiety/depression in teens41:32 Teaching kids emotional intelligence (EQ)44:27 Tea kettling; Teens & the prefrontal cortex development55:18 Marijuana & pain management1:00:52 Cannabis research; the power of placebo1:15:36 Biopsychosocial components of pain, COVID and beyond1:18:03 Long COVID; stigma & effects on health1:27:54 Endurance pacing; setting goals1:31:40 Choosing a therapist; benefits of therapy1:39:07 Therapy for all
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Dec 17, 2021 • 1h 5min
The Joe Rogan/Dr. Peter McCullough Interview, Explained
This Rogan interview with hydroxychloroquine advocate Dr. Peter McCullough is generating a LOT of buzz and considerable confusion.So here's an examination of each one of Dr. McCullough's claims along with ways we all might better evaluate science and health information.Transcript, video and more: https://zdoggmd.com/peter-mccullough/Video archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmdSupport us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: paypal.me/zdoggmdMore about Dr. Z: zdoggmd.com/about-z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 13, 2021 • 1h 27min
Zen Dogg, Live: COVID Update & More
A little Sunday live easy listening: Q+A and Zen Roundz 🙏Video: zdoggmd.com/covid-update-12-12Video archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmdSupport us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: paypal.me/zdoggmdMore about Dr. Z: zdoggmd.com/about-z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 8, 2021 • 1h 11min
Fix Healthcare With A Comic Strip? (w/Dr. Peter Valenzuela)
Family physician, healthcare leader and author Dr. Peter Valenzuela’s new book “Doc-Related” uses art, humor, and clinical and leadership wisdom to highlight challenges in healthcare and propose real solutions.We dive into patient experience vs. patient satisfaction, the challenges of the electronic health record, billing and coding, the Great Resignation how we need meaning/relationships/positive emotions/accomplishment in our work, leadership communication, price transparency in healthcare, quality metrics, malpractice, and more. Get the Doc-Related book here, check out Peter’s website here, and check out his wife’s awesome wines here. Transcript, video and more: https://zdoggmd.com/doc-related/Video archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmdSupport us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: paypal.me/zdoggmdMore about Dr. Z: zdoggmd.com/about-z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 30, 2021 • 15min
Booster Shots For EVERYONE?
Here's why the CDC recommending COVID vaccine boosters for young and healthy people is a bad idea and might actually prolong the pandemic.Here's a link to the Washington Post piece I reference featuring Dr. Paul Offit. Here are shows we've done with Paul on vaccines and COVID. We also discussed boosters for all on a prior episode of my podcast with Dr. Vinay Prasad, The VPZD ShowTranscript, video and more: https://zdoggmd.com/boosters-4-all/Video archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmdSupport us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: paypal.me/zdoggmdMore about Dr. Z: zdoggmd.com/about-z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 27, 2021 • 26min
OMG Omicron? A Doctor Explains
The WHO just announced that the Omicron variant is a new "variant of concern."Will it be like Delta on crack, or just plain wack (i.e., more fear mongering)? Here's what we know, LIVE.Transcript, video and more: https://zdoggmd.com/omicron/Video archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmdSupport us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: paypal.me/zdoggmdMore about Dr. Z: zdoggmd.com/about-z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 24, 2021 • 14min
John's Story: A COVID-19 ICU Survivor
He's in his fifties, diabetic, and nearly died of COVID-19. But ICU delirium can feel like a fate worse than death.Learn more about preventing ICU delirium and the post-critical care survivor syndromes here with my interview with Dr. Wes Ely (an expert on this).Transcript, video and more: https://zdoggmd.com/johns-story/Video archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmdSupport us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: paypal.me/zdoggmdMore about Dr. Z: zdoggmd.com/about-z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 20, 2021 • 22min
The Great Resignation, Or The Great Awakening?
Moral injury is driving people to quit their jobs, especially in healthcare. But this may actually be an opportunity for REAL transformation.Here was the video I did early in the pandemic about never forgetting how we were treated. And here's a pre-pandemic video on moral injury.Full video with transcript hereVideo archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmdSupport us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: paypal.me/zdoggmdMore about Dr. Z: zdoggmd.com/about-z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


