Let Doctors Be Doctors With Jay Shah, MD

Recent medical school graduate Denise Nemeth, DO, speaks to TMA President Jay Shah, MD, about her experience as a physician assistant in Eagle Pass, Texas, her decision to apply to medical school, and why she is pursuing a surgical residency. Listen to her professional journey, challenges and rewards of serving patients in a rural area, and how she tackled burnout.

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Soon after his residency, Stefan Huber, DO, a family physician, decided to start a primary care clinic just outside of Waco. In this podcast, Dr Huber speaks with TMA President Jay Shah, MD, about how his family played an important role as he pursued his dreams and how he navigates the challenges of his profession.

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Roger Moczygemba, MD, found he was doing more paperwork for insurance companies than spending time with his patients when practicing traditional primary care. This led him to feel burned out. In a new episode of Let Doctors be Doctors With Jay Shah, MD, Dr. Moczygemba says he started a direct primary care practice to tackle the problem. “It's refreshing. We get to spend time with our patients. We get to treat them the way that we w...

Kelly Green, MD, a Marble Falls ophthalmologist, speaks about the joys of practicing medicine in the Texas Hill Country, away from the busy cities of Austin and San Antonio.

Dr. Green says she has a healthy work-life balance where she can care for her patients and spend time with her children. “I don't have to spend an hour on a highway to get home, ever…I get home in 12 minutes, and I can cook them dinner every night, and just han...

A flash flood during the July 4 weekend devastated Kerrville and the surrounding areas. More than 90 people lost their lives and hundreds are missing. To help her community during this tragedy, Indira Maharaj-Mikiel, MD, a local family physician, jumped into action by volunteering at her church. “I just had to do something. I couldn't sit back and just watch my community in pain,” she said in a new episode of the Let Doctors be Doc...

Aruna Venkatesh, MD, an endocrinologist in San Antonio, says physicians deal with a lot of paperwork including documentation and electronic health records, often beyond their work hours. This leaves them exhausted and reduces the time they spend with patients.

“Since the onset of electronic medical records, physicians spend 27% of their total time with patients and 49% of their time on electronic medical record and desk work. In ad...

Getting laid off from work can cause a lot of anxiety and stress. But when Brandi Ring, MD, was faced with that situation, she decided to use it as an opportunity to reset and travel.

“I did something a little wild,” said Dr. Ring. “In a late-night, probably a little impulsive decision, I booked a couple of bucket list trips to amazing places in the world.”

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Passionate about advocating for mental health, Grayson Jackson is pursuing his medical degree at the UTMB John Sealy School of Medicine at Galveston. He is also pursuing a PhD in bioethics and health humanities at the UTMB School of Public and Population Health. He is serving a one-year term as the Texas Medical Association (TMA) Medical Student Section representative to the TMA Board of Trustees. 

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Kimberly Monday, MD, a Houston neurologist and chair of TMA’s Board of Trustees, has important advice for physicians – reach out for help if you are struggling with a mental health challenge.

“You would not tell a patient that had diabetes or hypertension not to get help. It's the same thing if you have a clinical depression,” said Dr. Monday in a conversation with TMA president Jayesh “Jay” Shah, MD, on the Let Doctors be Doctors ...

Dealing with prior authorization delays is a struggle for many patients and physicians says Elisabeth Potter, MD, who specializes in breast reconstruction and plastic surgery. She has shared her frustrations with media and on social media, and is now sharing her experience with TMA President Jayesh “Jay” Shah, MD, on his podcast, Let Doctors Be Doctors.

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In a new episode of the Let Doctors Be Doctors Podcast, TMA President Jayesh “Jay” Shah, MD, speaks with Amy Townsend, MD, a Bridge City family physician.

Dr. Townsend recalls her experience working in an administrative role at a hospital. She describes how the number of patients that physicians were required to treat “grew exponentially,” but the physicians lacked the resources needed to manage the additional workload.

“It really ...