

Medicine Redefined
Altamash Raja, DO and Darsh Shah, DO
Medicine Redefined challenges outdated conventions by elevating conversations around what health truly means. Hosts Dr. Darsh Shah and Dr. Altamash Raja spotlight clinicians, scientists, thought leaders, and reformers who are reshaping how we think about physical, mental, metabolic, and systemic health. While the healthcare system focuses on treating disease, our guests focus on optimizing human potential. From sleep and nutrition to stress resilience and lifestyle medicine, discover how forward-thinking practitioners are putting the health back in healthcare.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Oct 31, 2022 • 1h 13min
77. Oral Hygiene Tips for Halloween, Helping Babies Latch to Mothers & What's the Deal with Fluoride? | Deep Shah, DMD
Deep Shah, DMD, is a pediatric dentist practicing in the Philadelphia area. He received his dental degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. He further trained at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, where he acquired extensive experience in the areas of growth and development, pediatric oral pathology, special healthcare needs, dental trauma, pharmacological modalities, and behavior modification/management. Currently, he is practicing at Chester County Dentistry for Children and serves as the Chief Dental Officer for Oak Dental Partners. Additionally, he teaches dental students and residents at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.
Instagram

Oct 24, 2022 • 1h 9min
76. Sunk Cost Fallacy, Digital Health and Startups & Becoming More Than a Physician | Rami Wehbi, DO
Dr. Rami Wehbi joins the show to discuss how to make "medicine suck less." Rami is a Family Medicine Physician and the Co-Founder of Beyond Medicine. In this show we discuss:
Rami's background and why he left FM residency
The sunk cost fallacy
Building Beyond Medicine
Leveraging social media
Social media pitfalls
Digital Health and startups
Resources Mentioned in the show:
MD Plus
Health Tech Nerds
Rami's Book Recs
Follow Rami:
Beyond Medicine
Twitter
Podcast

Oct 17, 2022 • 1h 15min
75. A Better Way to Practice Medicine via Direct Primary Care | Aleea Gupta, MD
Dr. Aleea Gupta joins the show to detail what life in the life of a Direct Primary Care Doctor looks like. Dr. Gupta obtained her Bachelor of Arts from Duke University and went on to medical school at the University of Florida. Subsequently, she completed a family medicine residency at overlook hospital in New Jersey where she served as the chief resident. She has previously been the assistant professor of clinical medicine for the University of Southern California and she's now working in her own practice in the direct primary care model.
In this episode we discuss:
What is DPC
Building a DPC practice
Daily life for a DPC doctor
Building systems to streamline care for the patients and improve efficiency for providers
Need for DPC model
Empowering future providers to branch out
Follow Dr. Gupta:
Website
Instagram

Oct 3, 2022 • 1h 15min
74. Student Loan Forgiveness Current Events | Meagan Landress, CSLP
In this episode, Meagan Landress, CSLP rejoins the show to discuss current events in the student loan world. We touch on:
Loan forgiveness a la Biden Administration
Biden's new student loan repayment plan
Future of student loan forgiveness
Loan repayment strategies for the non-PSLF pursuer
Building wealth with student loans
The ever-increasing cost of higher education
Meagan Landress is a student loan consultant for Student Loan Planner. She was the first person in Georgia to acquire her CSLP® designation, as a Certified Student Loan Professional®. Her specialized education around student loan debt allows her to guide borrowers through informed repayment decisions, taking into account their full financial situation and financial goals.
Personal Finance/Student Loan Resources:
White Coat Investor
Financial Residency
Ben White Student Loans
Physician on Fire
Federal Student Aid Website
Find Meagan:
Meagan's Website
IG: @financialcoachmeagan
Student Loan Planner Website
Student Loan Planner Podcast

Sep 26, 2022 • 1h 12min
73. Finding Mindfulness & Improving Productivity | Serene Shereef, MD
Dr. Serene Shereef is a trauma acute care surgeon, mom to 3 children, and a transformational life coach who helps women physicians struggling with burnout and overwhelm to create their life by design. Her unique framework combines the energy of mindfulness, self-love & self-compassion with the scientific principles of habit building, time design, and individuals' unique systems of productivity, so they can do less, live more, & create their dream life! Follow Dr. Shereef: Email: serenitywellnessMD@gmail.com Website: www.serenitywellnessMD.com. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/dr.serene

Sep 19, 2022 • 26min
72. Progress Note #3: Alkaline Water & Diets - Worth the Hype?
Dr. Altamash and Dr. Darsh discuss the new trend of alkaline water and diet. They break down their biases, what the data shows, how they think of it, and how they will put the new information they learned into practice!
Resources Mentioned in the Show
Studies
The Alkaline Diet: Is There Evidence That an Alkaline pH Diet Benefits Health? (PMID: 22013455)
The Effects of High Mineral Alkaline Water Consumed Over Three Consecutive Days on Reaction Time Following Anaerobic Exercise – A Randomized Placebo‐Controlled Crossover Pilot Study (PMID: 34025869)
Podcasts
Talking Water Tracy Duhs on Medicine Redefined
Youtube Video
Video on Alkaline Water

Sep 12, 2022 • 1h 18min
71. Giving Physicians a Voice & ReThinking Health | Michelle Seguin, MD & Danielle Shelton, MD
Dr. Michelle Seguin and Dr. Danielle Shelton join the show to discuss how we can re:think Health.
Dr. Seguin is a board-certified family medicine physician, educator, gardener, and advocate for a lifestyle-driven approach to health that focuses on supporting the individual, family, and community.
Dr. Shelton is also a board-certified family medicine physician and co-founder of CleanYourPlateRx. She created this non-profit with her husband to focus on preventative care in a way that was accessible, engaging, thought-provoking, and innovative.
Follow Dr. Seguin and Dr. Shelton:
Clean Your Plate on Instagram
Michelle Seguin on Twitter @drmseguin

Aug 29, 2022 • 26min
70. Progress Note #2: Exercising On The GO!
In this episode, Drs. Altamash and Darsh talk about their approach and thoughts when it comes to balancing workouts when traveling - internationally, for business, or just for fun.
Resources in this episode:
Article - Resistance Training on Quality of Life, Depression, Muscle Strength, and Functional Exercise Capacity
Jungle Gym XT
Resistance Bands

Aug 22, 2022 • 1h 8min
69. Building a Successful Brand & Winning Social Media | Brian Sutterer, MD
Brian Sutterer, MD, is a sports medicine physician and YouTube personality known for his educational videos on injury analysis. Brian obtained his residency training in PM&R at Indiana University and recently completed his sports medicine fellowship at the Mayo Clinic. He has 600K YouTube subscribers and is the host of a new podcast called In Street Clothes.
In this episode, we focus on Brian's journey and approach to building a successful YouTube brand. His videos are known to physicians, sports fans, and others who are looking to learn a thing or two about injuries. Throughout this episode, you will hear absolute gems - advice, tips, caveats, and much more to help you build your own empire!
Follow Brian:
Brian's YouTube
Brian's Podcast
Brian's Twitter

Aug 15, 2022 • 1h 17min
68. Asare Christian, MD, MPH: Creating a Holistic Patient Experience to Relieve Pain
Dr. Christian is a board-certified physical medicine and rehabilitation physician (physiatrist). Clinically, Dr. Christian enjoys pain medicine and musculoskeletal medicine. He is the previous outpatient medical director of Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network in Lehigh Valley, PA, and he has an academic appointment with the University of Pennsylvania Department of PM&R. Dr. Christian earned his board certification through the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He is the owner and medical director of Aether Medicine in the Wayne, Mainline Philadelphia, PA area.
Dr. Christian received his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin in 2009, where he was awarded student of the year in PM&R. Dr. Christian earned and completed an internship at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee. He received his PM&R training from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2013. He is a graduate of the Mongan Commonwealth Fund Fellowship at Harvard Medical School. He also obtained a master's degree in public health at the Harvard School of Public Health with a concentration in health policy and management. Dr. Christian's interest in the use of technology to create value for patients led to the recent completion of course work in Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Dr. Christian has obtained advanced training in chronic pain management, spasticity, ultrasound-guided injections, and medical cannabis titration. He's dedicated to learning innovative skills and techniques that bring value to his patient. He's a lifetime learner and enjoys finding new solutions for his patients.
In this episode we discuss:
- Dr. Christian's approach to educating about pain
- Common triggers of pain
- How we are transitioning to the "experience revolution"
- What "holistic medicine" truly looks like
Aether Medicine


