The Pediatric Lounge, Where Pediatric Physicians Come to Share Their Stories and Success
A Podcast taking you behind the door of the Physician's Lounge to get a deeper insight into just what docs are talking about today, from the clinically profound to the wonderfully routine...and everything in between.
Episodes
Pediatrics, Trust, and the Age of AI: Evidence, AAP Policy, and Vaccine Mandates
Hosts Herb and George welcome back Dr. Jesse Hackell to discuss declining trust in medicine amid overwhelming information and AI summaries, emphasizing the need for physicians to critically appraise evidence rather than rely on authority or EHR prompts. They debate perceptions of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) as a “corporation&r...
Life After Clinical Practice: Finding Impact Beyond the Exam Room
On The Pediatric Lounge, Herb and George welcome returning guest Jeanne Marconi to discuss “Life After Clinical Practice: What’s Next?” Jeanne describes stepping away from patient care during COVID, wanting to scale what she built in practice (integrated urgent care, behavioral health, lactation, nutrition/obesity care), and helping develop a...
New AAP Anemia Screening Guidelines: Ferritin, Hemoglobin, and Real-World Pitfalls.
You can read a full review of the Clinical Report from Dr. Bravo et al on The Society for Pediatric Innovation.
On The Pediatric Lounge, hosts interview Dr. Lia Phillips, a pediatric hematologist at NYU Langone, about new anemia screening guidance that emphasizes using ferritin to detect iron deficiency before anemia develops. They...
What Pediatricians Do Every Day That’s Great—and Nobody Knows About (with Dr. Lisa Cronin)
On The Pediatric Lounge, hosts interview Dr. Lisa Cronin, a general pediatrician and chief marketing officer at Children’s Medical Center, a 17-physician independent practice in the Tampa Bay area with four locations and about 50,000 patients, 40% Medicaid, open 362 days a year with extensive after-hours access and an...
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The Pediatric Lounge - A Podcast taking you behind the door of the Physician's Lounge to get a deeper insight into what docs are ta...
Building Wealth After Residency: Debt, Investing, and Insurance Pitfalls
In this episode of The Pediatric Lounge, George and Herb interview pediatrician Dr. Neil Belovin about building wealth after residency, focusing on why new attendings can still feel broke due to debt, high living costs, and slow income growth in pediatrics. They discuss common mistakes like lifestyle inflation, expensive cars, credit card debt, and igno...
From Exam Room to Empire: Building a Practice, Brand, and Wealth with Dr. Po Raval (Doc Dynasty)
In this episode of The Pediatric Lounge, the hosts interview Dr. Po Raval, founder of Doc Dynasty, who shares her remarkable journey from launching a solo podiatry practice to becoming a successful entrepreneur, consultant, and physician branding expert.
Dr. Raval explains how a podiatrist's successful treatment of her mother's ankle inju...
The Pediatric Lounge Podcast
Evidence-Based Pediatric Office Emergency Preparedness: Practical Implementation and Real-World Debate
Hosts: Dr. Herb Bravo & Dr. George Rogu
Guests: Dr. David Mathison & Dr. Seth Toback
In this episode of The Pediatric Lounge, hosts Dr. Herb Bravo and Dr. George Rogu welcome Dr. David Mathison, Senior Vice President of Clinical Performance at PM Pediatrics, and Dr. Seth Toback, Chief ...
International Medical Graduates, Community Health Workers, and Access to Care in the U.S.
On The Pediatric Lounge, hosts discuss with Dr. Ilan Sharps, a pediatrician at AltaMed in California (serving about 600,000 patients across 70+ clinics), how promotores de salud/community health workers support care by translating medical information culturally and linguistically, connecting families to resources, addressing barriers li...
250 Years of the USA: Democracy, Free Speech, and 250 Episodes of The Pediatric Lounge
In this Season 5, Episode 250 recording dated June 30, 2026, The Pediatric Lounge marks the USA’s 250th anniversary with a large panel discussing what makes America lovable and what the podcast has meant to them. Guests highlight democracy, the Constitution and Declaration of Independence, freedom of speech, dignity, interdependence,...
Embodiment and Trust: Why Human Connection Is Pediatrics’ Superpower
In this Pediatric Lounge episode, hosts Herb and George welcome back Dr. Sian Jones-Jobst, MD, to discuss how, amid AI, misinformation, consolidation, and workforce shortages, the pediatrician–family relationship remains irreplaceable because pediatrics is “the embodiment business,” built on vulnerability, trust, and continuity over ...
Dr. Steven on California’s New Laws Curbing Private Equity Control of Medical Practices
In this episode of The Pediatric Lounge, the hosts welcome back Dr. Steven from California to discuss two new state laws addressing private equity and the corporate practice of medicine. Dr. Steven describes his key role as a witness supporting SB 351, which strengthens enforcement against MSOs and private equity interfering with cl...
Four Pillars of Advertising for Pediatric Practices: Newborn ROI, TikTok, Google Maps, and Internal Outreach
Hosts discuss pediatric practice marketing with repeat guest Dr. Cliff James, focusing on ROI-driven patient acquisition and replacing attrition by targeting newborns while balancing capacity and scheduling efficiency. James argues marketing spend should be measured by cost per acquired patient (nationally ~$80–...
DPC Is Growing in Pediatrics: Dr. Andrew Hertz on Zest’s Expansion, Survey Findings, and the Future of Care
The Pediatric Lounge welcomes returning guest Dr. Andrew Hertz, co-founder and president of the Zest Pediatric Network, to discuss the growth of direct pediatric care (DPC) and results from Zest’s national survey. Hertz reports Zest’s expansion from three Cleveland-area practices to 10 sites opening by summer...
Dr. Sherif Taraman on Fixing the Primary Care Shortage: Economics, Culture, Policy, and Technology
In a Tuesday-morning discussion, repeat guest Dr. Sherif Taraman (dual board-certified child neurology and clinical informatics; CEO of Cognoa behind FDA-authorized Canvas DX for autism) joins Herb and George to examine the U.S. primary care shortage. They argue the core driver is broken health economics: low reimbursement, out...
Communication Is Our Thing: Dr. Todd Wolyn on Vaccine Misinformation, Online Attacks, and Training Trusted Messengers
In this Pediatric Lounge episode, hosts interview nationally recognized pediatrician and vaccine advocate Dr. Todd Wolyn, co-founder and former CEO of Kids Plus Pediatrics in Pittsburgh, about communication in pediatric care. Wolyn shares why he chose pediatrics, how Kids Plus grew from a small practice to th...
AI Won’t Replace Pediatricians—But Pediatricians Using AI Will
In this Pediatric Lounge episode, hosts George and Herb talk with Dr. Igor Trogan about why AI is becoming essential for independent pediatric practices, emphasizing that ambient AI scribing restores eye-to-eye patient interaction, improves documentation, and enables more accurate CPT coding and billing. They discuss financial pressures from declining...
The Brand Is Your Doctor Now: Provider-Agnostic Care and the Risk to Relationship-Based Pediatrics
On The Pediatric Lounge, hosts discuss “provider-agnostic” or “physician-agnostic” care with pediatrician Dr. James Reilly, arguing corporate and private-equity models use protocols, EHR-driven algorithms, and lower-cost staffing to make clinicians interchangeable and reduce patient loyalty to individual...
The Five-Day Weekend: Retirement Planning and Practice Legacy for Pediatricians
In this Pediatric Lounge episode, hosts discuss Nicholas Children’s upcoming postgraduate pediatrics CME conference and then interview repeat guest Dr. Neil Bevin of RBK Pediatrics about physician retirement. Bevin describes planning a year ahead to transition administrative responsibilities, defining financial independence based on cost of...
Expanding Bluebird Kids Health: Access, Value-Based Pediatrics, and Payment Advocacy
Host Dr. Her Bravo welcomes Dr. Shannon Fox Levine and talk about her move into Bluebird Kids Health, which is expanding Palm Beach Pediatrics’ value-based, technology-forward model to new de novo sites in Florida to address pediatric care deserts for Medicaid populations, including new offices in Jacksonville and Broward County, ...
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