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As the Direct Primary Care and Direct Care models grow, many physicians are providing care to patients in different ways. This podcast is to introduce you to some of those folks and to hear their stories. Go ahead, get a little inspired. Heck, jump in and join the movement! Visit us online at mydpcstory.com and JOIN our PATREON where you can find our EXCLUSIVE PODCAST FEED of extended interview content including updates on former guests!

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June 14, 2026Episode 26937 min

You Don't Have to Build It Alone: Dr. Esther Khatibi on My DOC, Maternal Equity, and Sustainable Obstetric Care in Direct Primary Care

What does it take to make women's healthcare access sustainable, not just for patients, but for the physician carrying the mission? In this episode of the My DPC Story podcast, Dr. Maryal Concepcion welcomes back Dr. Esther Khatibi, family physician who does surgical obstetrics, and founder of My DOC, a nonprofit delivering high-quality, evidence-based obstetric care to women regardless of their social, economic, religious, or ethnic background.Dr. Khatibi shares how she nearly tanked her own practice caring for pregnant patients who could not afford care anywhere else, and why the answer was not working harder. It was building a coalition: volunteer physicians, a board that believed in her before she had proof, sonographers, grant writers, and donors who each carried part of the load.This is a conversation about the maternal health gap, why early, individualized prenatal care matters most for the most vulnerable moms, including the higher risk faced by African American women, and why Direct Primary Care doctors are positioned to bring obstetric care back as the share of family physicians doing OB falls from 25 percent to just 7 percent.What you'll learn:How Dr. Khatibi went from nearly tanking her DPC to founding the My DOC nonprofitThe My DOC model: enrollment for uninsured, underinsured, or high-risk women on the DPC modelWhy early prenatal care reduces maternal morbidity and mortality, especially for African American momsHow volunteer physicians protect continuity from first visit through delivery and postpartumHow a 501(c)(3) sends most funds straight to patient services, labs, and ultrasoundsWhy the ER is the wrong place for a pregnant patient, and how a direct line to your doctor helpsDr. Concepcion and Dr. Khatibi also preview the My DPC Story fireside chats in New Orleans during the DPC Summit, where My DOC and Dr. Emily Holt's Poppy Direct Care come together for women's health access. Only 60 seats.Links:Support My DOC: mydoc.orgNew Orleans Women's Health Fundraiser: mydpcstory.com/upcoming-eventsSupport Poppy Direct Care's autoclave fund: https://bit.ly/4oqTS3DNew to DPC? Start here: mydpcstory.comSubscribe to My DPC Story on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and leave a five-star review so more physicians can find these stories.Get your copy of the Physician Owner's Planner at mydpcstory.com/library. Check out CoolBlue VA today at coolblueva.com/dpcgrow Earn money WHILE running your DPC! Join SERMO for FREE today!Support the showGET your FREE MONTHLY BUSINESS TOOL DOWNLOADBecome A My DPC Story PATREON MEMBER! SPONSOR THE PODMy DPC Story VOICEMAIL! DPC SWAG!FACEBOOK * INSTAGRAM * LinkedIn * TWITTER * TIKTOK * YouTube

June 7, 2026Episode 26852 min

Designing a Sustainable Psychiatry Practice Around What Interests You: Dr. Daniel Hochman on DPC, Addiction Medicine, and Building Self Recovery

In this June sustainability episode, Maryal sits down with Dr. Daniel Hochman, a psychiatrist in private practice in Texas and the founder of Self Recovery, an online addiction curriculum built from thousands of hours of one-to-one clinical work.Dr. Hochman left the insurance model early, around 2014, because the deep, philosophical therapy he wanted to practice could never be reimbursed in a fee-for-service system. His definition of sustainability is simple and worth sitting with: work that is aligned with your interests is sustainable, and the drag of burnout shows up when there is interference and conflict instead of alignment.What you will hear in this episode:Why sustainability is about alignment with your interests, not just doing less, and how "slow down" can mean five different thingsHis trial-and-error method for building a personal repertoire of recovery tools, using something as ordinary as what you choose to watch at nightHow he protects a sacred solo lunch, eats at his desk, and works calisthenics and movement into the day instead of a separate gym routineThe honest distinction between what drains him: a suicidal patient that morning did not deplete him, but a misaligned patient asking for a quick fix didHow he screens for fit by taking every call himself and asking one question: "Are you curious?"How to neutrally end or decline a relationship that is not a fit, and why modeling that can itself be therapeuticThe story behind Self Recovery: why he spent years writing a true addiction curriculum rather than referring patients to subpar optionsHis addiction model that became the course structure: emotional pain leads to craving, craving to following through, following through to false pleasure, with a capstone on how to actually liveWhy an educational designer helped him break heavy material into digestible, story-driven modules that keep people asking "what's next"Why online, private, self-paced work helps people face their hardest material when they are ready, on their own timeA one-minute motivational interviewing technique any physician can memorize: "On a scale of zero to 10, how ready are you to change?" then "Why not higher, and why not lower?"The tool most physicians leave on the table in addiction care, and how to pitch it as helping a patient be accountable to their own better halfHis incremental, no-big-scary-beast advice for physicians who feel stuck but are not yet a 10 out of 10 ready to make the leapConnect with Dr. Hochman:Self Recovery (online addiction curriculum, direct to consumer)The Zanko Method, a curriculum for professionals living with addiction.One-day Intensives at his practice: hochmanhealth.com (see the Intensives tab)New to DPC? Head to the Start Here page at mydpcstory.com for a practical startup guide and the essential beginner episodes.Got a question for the show? Leave a voice message on the contact page at mydpcstory.com.Want commercial-free and extended episodes? Join the My DPC Story Patreon.Follow along @mydpcstory and find everything at mydpcstory.com.If this episode inspired you, please leave a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. It helps more physicians find these stories when they need them the most.Get your copy of the Physician Owner's Planner at mydpcstory.com/library. Check out CoolBlue VA today at coolblueva.com/dpcgrow VOTE in the 2026 Battle of the Support Stack HERE! Earn money WHILE running your DPC! Join SERMO for FREE today!Support the showGET your FREE MONTHLY BUSINESS TOOL DOWNLOADBecome A My DPC Story PATREON MEMBER! SPONSOR THE PODMy DPC Story VOICEMAIL! DPC SWAG!FACEBOOK * INSTAGRAM * LinkedIn * TWITTER * TIKTOK * YouTube

May 31, 2026Episode 26746 min

Two Doctors, Two DPC Clinics, and a Renovation Funded by Historic Tax Credits | Dr. Manuel Vogt, Texas DPC

Can Direct Primary Care really pay off for a physician family carrying student loan debt and no employer match? In this episode of the My DPC Story podcast, host Dr. Maryal Concepcion talks with Dr. Manuel Vogt of Texas DPC about the real financial tools behind building a thriving practice.From a billboard at a railroad crossing to a 220-patient pre-enrollment list on opening day, Dr. Vogt shares how he and his wife built two separate Direct Primary Care clinics in San Antonio while protecting each other's autonomy. The standout story: how they used federal and state historic preservation tax credits, ADA credits, and a solar carport credit to fund a clinic renovation, then sold the state credits for 93 cents on the dollar.In this episode you'll learn:How a physician couple runs two independent DPC practices as a familyUsing historic tax credits to fund a clinic renovationSubleasing clinic space to cover your entire overheadMarketing to employers through a multi-clinic DPC umbrellaA workaround for Texas dispensing laws and discounted wholesale labsBetter diabetes care with CGMs and same-day textingFinding the panel size (around 500) that supports a daily 5K and school pickupsA pricing strategy that raises rates without losing patientsAdvocacy priorities: in-office dispensing and FSA eligibilityWhether you are a resident exploring Direct Primary Care or an established DPC owner planning expansion, this conversation is full of practical, money-saving ideas.🔗 Vote in the Battle of the Support Stack and explore more at mydpcstory.com 🤝 Advocate with the Direct Primary Care Coalition at dpcare.org 💛 Join the My DPC Story Patreon for exclusive contentSubscribe and follow My DPC Story for new episodes every week. If this helped, please leave a review to help others find the show.#DirectPrimaryCare #DPC #TexasDPC #MyDPCStory #PhysicianEntrepreneur #FamilyMedicine #HealthcareRenovationGet your copy of the Physician Owner's Planner at mydpcstory.com/library. Check out CoolBlue VA today at coolblueva.com/dpcgrow VOTE in the 2026 Battle of the Support Stack HERE! Earn money WHILE running your DPC! Join SERMO for FREE today!Support the showGET your FREE MONTHLY BUSINESS TOOL DOWNLOADBecome A My DPC Story PATREON MEMBER! SPONSOR THE PODMy DPC Story VOICEMAIL! DPC SWAG!FACEBOOK * INSTAGRAM * LinkedIn * TWITTER * TIKTOK * YouTube

May 24, 2026Episode 26559 min

The DPC Doctor Fighting Louisiana's Reproductive Care Crisis: Dr. Emily Holt of Poppy Direct Care

Dr. Emily Holt returns to the podcast one year after opening Poppy Direct Care in New Orleans, and the landscape around her has changed dramatically.When Maryal last spoke with Dr. Holt, Poppy was just months old and DPC Summit attendees were touring her 100-year-old clinic house. A year later, her panel has more than doubled, she's about to opt out of Medicare, and she's a named plaintiff in a lawsuit against Louisiana's Attorney General over the state's classification of mifepristone and misoprostol as controlled substances.This conversation goes deep on what it actually looks like to build a mission-driven DPC in a state that keeps making reproductive healthcare harder to deliver.In this episode, Dr. Holt shares:How word of mouth (plus authentic Instagram and TikTok) became her entire growth engineWhy her practice is intentionally slow-rolling, and how she and her husband decided what "enough" looks likeThe patient shift happening as 2026 insurance premiums skyrocket and Medicaid eligibility stays restrictiveWhat it means that every Planned Parenthood in Louisiana has closed, and how Poppy is trying to fill the gapHer free Tuesday night clinic for birth control and rapid STI testing, and the new Louisiana Health Department rules designed to shut clinics like hers outWhy being a Baija Charitable Alliance affiliate mattered for 340B pricing, and what the new program changes mean for small DPCs serving uninsured patientsThe reality of trying to provide IUDs for emergency contraception when no nearby pharmacy stocks themHow being her own boss let her join a lawsuit that employed physicians told her they couldn't touchWhat Reproductive Health Access Project (RHAP) offers cliniciansHer vision for turning Poppy into a training ground for med students and residents shut out of reproductive health experience in-stateMemorable moments:"If you can't stand for something, you will fall for anything."The state offering one dollar per patient to reimburse rapid STI testing supplies that cost forty-five dollarsThree generations of plumbers getting Poppy ready for Monday patientsWhy patients tell her, unprompted, that they trust her to trust themResources mentioned:Dr. Emily Holt's GoFundMe for an autoclave at Poppy Direct CareTake Me Home Program — free at-home HIV, hepatitis C, and syphilis testing mailed nationwideReproductive Health Access Project (RHAP)Dr. Byron Jasper and Byja Charitable AllianceAAFP DPC Member Interest GroupThe July My DPC Story live event in New Orleans, pairing Dr. Esther Katibi's nonprofit with Dr. Holt's work at PoppyDr. Holt's advice for DPC physicians thinking about reproductive health access in their own communities: find the helpers, get connected to local groups already doing the work, and don't wait until you have everything figured out to start.Get your copy of the Physician Owner's Planner at mydpcstory.com/library. Check out CoolBlue VA today at coolblueva.com/dpcgrow VOTE in the 2026 Battle of the Support Stack HERE! Support access to women's healthcare and join us for Fireside Chats for Women's Health in New Orleans! July 17th 7-9 pm. BUY tickets at mydpcstory.com/upcoming-events. If you're interested in donating or sponsoring, email hello@mydpcstory.com Earn money WHILE running your DPC! Join SERMO for FREE today!Support the showGET your FREE MONTHLY BUSINESS TOOL DOWNLOADBecome A My DPC Story PATREON MEMBER! SPONSOR THE PODMy DPC Story VOICEMAIL! DPC SWAG!FACEBOOK * INSTAGRAM * LinkedIn * TWITTER * TIKTOK * YouTube

May 20, 2026Episode 26437 min

Own Your Records, Own Your Story: How Vivid Vault Is Helping DPC Patients Carry Their Health History Between Generations | Anna Smith, RN, MPH, CEO of Vivid Vault Health Solutions

What if your new patient visit didn't start with a 200-page ER record dump, scattered portal logins, and a patient saying "I think mom had some kind of cancer"? In this episode of My DPC Story, Dr. Maryal Concepcion sits down with Anna Smith, RN, MPH, CEO of Vivid Vault Health Solutions, to talk about a patient-owned, multi-generational health navigation platform built to strengthen the physician-patient relationship, not replace it.Anna shares her realization that healthcare collects massive amounts of data but rarely puts it in patients' hands in a way they can actually use. That moment became Vivid Vault, a bootstrapped, non-VC, non-PE-funded platform designed to help families consolidate records across generations so DPC physicians can finally practice with the comprehensive, portable patient story we've always needed. Big Trees MD is an early adopter, and Dr. Concepcion walks through exactly why.If you want to give your patients a comprehensive, portable, patient-owned record system without adding another six-figure EMR to your stack, book a leadership call at vividvaulthealth.org or email together@vividvaulthealth.org. Download the Vivid Vault app in the Apple Store starting April 22. If this episode moved you, leave a five-star review on Apple Podcasts.What You'll LearnWhy fragmented records cost DPC physicians time, accuracy, and patient retention. How Vivid Vault works as a health navigator, not a new EMR or added workflow. Why multi-generational, family-linked records matter, and how permissions, proxies, and minors are handled. How PROMIS assessments give physicians insight between visits. How wearable data (Apple Health, Oura, WHOOP, Garmin, Dexcom soon) is timestamped and clinically usable. Why patient-owned data is non-negotiable and what happens if a patient leaves your practice or the platform. How LLM-assisted review surfaces what matters in a 200-page ER packet without replacing clinical judgment. Why B2C with a DPC practice discount keeps the financial burden off clinics.About Our GuestAnna Smith, RN, MPH, is the CEO and founder of Vivid Vault Health Solutions, a Colorado-based, bootstrapped health navigation platform. Her background spans bedside nursing, public health, medical records administration in cardiology, and patient advocacy. She is a mother of three and builds alongside a leadership team whose lived experience, including parenting a heart transplant recipient, shapes every design decision.ResourcesFind the Vivid Vault app in the Apple App store today!Website: vividvaulthealth.org (scroll to bottom right and click "Schedule with Leadership") Email: together@vividvaulthealth.org Connect with My DPC StoryStart Here page for every stage of your DPC journey: mydpcstory.comSupport the showGET your FREE MONTHLY BUSINESS TOOL DOWNLOADBecome A My DPC Story PATREON MEMBER! SPONSOR THE PODMy DPC Story VOICEMAIL! DPC SWAG!FACEBOOK * INSTAGRAM * LinkedIn * TWITTER * TIKTOK * YouTube

May 17, 2026Episode 26753 min

Tools That Serve You: AI, Tech, and Autonomy in Pediatric DPC with Dr. Michael Hobbs

This month on the My DPC Story podcast we are talking about the tools that serve us, and Dr. Michael Hobbs is a voice you do not want to miss.Dr. Hobbs is a pediatrician and founder of Lakes Pediatrics, the first pediatric Direct Primary Care practice in the Minneapolis area, serving families across Edina, Wayzata, and the western suburbs. He brings over twenty years in Twin Cities pediatrics, more than a decade as an adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School, Top Doctor recognition from Mpls.St.Paul Magazine and Minnesota Monthly, subspecialty training in infectious diseases and Group A Strep, and a Reach Institute mini-fellowship in pediatric mental health care.What makes this episode essential listening is Dr. Hobbs himself. A self-described knowledgeable hacker who grew up alongside the technology, from a Commodore 64 to writing early web pages, he has watched the entire arc of medical documentation: index cards, paper charts, dictation, the EHR, templates, and now AI scribes. He knows what gets better and what gets worse when tech enters the exam room.In this conversation, Dr. Hobbs covers:The one question to ask before adopting any tool, EHR, phone system, or AIWhy building your own tools is more doable than you thinkWhy now is not the time to lock into a long term software contractThe difference between AI that serves you and AI that turns you into a liability machinePatient transparency, shadow AI, BAAs, and using tools safelyWhy LLMs are terrible at math, learned the hard wayThe best first AI investment for a new DPC doctor on a small budgetAI as a clinical decision support thought partner, not a guideline machineAnd because both Dr. Concepcion and Dr. Hobbs are recovering anthropology buffs, they keep returning to the truth underneath the technology: people like people. The tools only matter if they give us more room to be human with the families we serve.Whether you are deep into building AI workflows or you hear the word AI and want to run, this episode meets you where you are.New to DPC or ready to go deeper? Visit the Start Here page at mydpcstory.com. Have a question for the show? Leave a voice message on the Contact page. Loved this episode? Leave a five star review on Apple Podcasts and follow @mydpcstory on socials.Connect with Dr. Hobbs at lakespediatrics.com.Get your copy of the Physician Owner's Planner at mydpcstory.com/library. Check out CoolBlue VA today at coolblueva.com/dpcgrow VOTE in the 2026 Battle of the Support Stack HERE! Earn money WHILE running your DPC! Join SERMO for FREE today!Support the showGET your FREE MONTHLY BUSINESS TOOL DOWNLOADBecome A My DPC Story PATREON MEMBER! SPONSOR THE PODMy DPC Story VOICEMAIL! DPC SWAG!FACEBOOK * INSTAGRAM * LinkedIn * TWITTER * TIKTOK * YouTube

May 10, 2026Episode 26654 min

Suing for Her Freedom: How Dr. Nyasha Spears Won Her Non-Compete Battle and Opened Amity Creek Direct Primary Care in Duluth, Minnesota

Dr. Maryal Concepcion welcomes Dr. Nyasha Spears, family physician and co-founder of Amity Creek Primary Care in Duluth, Minnesota. After her century-old community clinic was closed by a corporate hospital system with just 36 days notice, Dr. Spears took her former employer to court, won a temporary injunction against her non-compete, and opened the doors to Amity Creek alongside her partner Dr. Kristen Lusian.What You'll LearnHow a corporate hospital merger transformed a beloved community clinic and pushed Dr. Spears toward DPCWhy she chose to sue for her freedom rather than accept her non-competeThe strategies she explored to get around her non-compete and why most didn't workHow she partnered with Dr. Kristen Lucian while legally restricted from being an LLC ownerWhy "don't lawyer up" advice didn't apply to her situationHow a judge ruled physician non-competes against the public interestWhat it looks like to serve patients with catastrophic insurance, trauma history, and chronic anxiety in DPCWhy partnership in DPC reduces decision fatigueHow to balance opening a practice with parenting and presenceAbout Dr. Nyasha SpearsDr. Nyasha Spears is a family physician in Duluth, Minnesota. She trained at the Duluth Family Medicine Residency Program and practiced full spectrum family medicine including operative obstetrics in Ashland, Wisconsin before returning to Duluth. She is passionate about community medicine, independent physician practice, and serving patients in the way they truly need.Connect with Dr. Nyasha SpearsVisit Amity Creek Direct Primary Care online for more information about her practice in Duluth, Minnesota.Subscribe and Support My DPC StoryLeave a five-star review on Apple Podcasts to help other physicians find these stories. Join our Patreon for commercial-free episodes and extended conversations. Visit mydpcstory.com for the Start Here page, free resources, and the DPC Toolkit Magazine. Follow @mydpcstory on all platforms.Get your copy of the Physician Owner's Planner at mydpcstory.com/library. Check out CoolBlue VA today at coolblueva.com/dpcgrow VOTE in the 2026 Battle of the Support Stack HERE! Support access to women's healthcare and join us for Fireside Chats for Women's Health in New Orleans! July 17th 7-9 pm. BUY tickets at mydpcstory.com/upcoming-events. If you're interested in donating or sponsoring, email hello@mydpcstory.com Earn money WHILE running your DPC! Join SERMO for FREE today!Support the showGET your FREE MONTHLY BUSINESS TOOL DOWNLOADBecome A My DPC Story PATREON MEMBER! SPONSOR THE PODMy DPC Story VOICEMAIL! DPC SWAG!FACEBOOK * INSTAGRAM * LinkedIn * TWITTER * TIKTOK * YouTube

May 3, 2026Episode 2651 hr 10 min

The Tools You Use Serve Your Patients: Building a DO-Led DPC with Dr. Courtney Barrett

Dr. Courtney Barrett, founder of True Insight Direct Care in the Raleigh, North Carolina area, opens our May theme, The Tools You Use, with a conversation that redefines what tools means in a Direct Primary Care practice. As a DO offering osteopathic manipulative treatment alongside full-spectrum primary care, Dr. Barrett shares how OMT functions as both a clinical tool and a front door to membership.We dig into her EHR vetting process, her non-negotiables for tech stack decisions, and why patient experience optimization shaped every choice. Dr. Barrett also shares how her husband Jeff, a former 911 dispatcher, joined the practice full-time and built operational workflows that anticipate needs before they happen. From phlebotomy setup to OMT documentation, prior authorization handling, employer contracting, HSA-funded memberships, health share pairings, and her board work with Hope and Vine supporting young women aging out of foster care, this conversation covers the full spectrum of tools that make a DPC practice work.What You Will LearnHow non-member OMT services bring patients in who later become DPC membersHow to talk to patients about DO vs MD, and OMT vs chiropractic careWhy HSA-funded DPC memberships became a major enrollment driverHer tech stack philosophy: cohesive over fragmented, patient experience firstNon-negotiables: charting without juggling windows, automated patient communication, CSV file portabilityWorking directly with employers without middlemenPairing DPC with health shares for catastrophic coverageResourcesTrue Insight Direct Care blogmydpcstory.com Learn page: free business plan, BAA, and EHR rubricDr. Feneisha Franklin's episode on acquiring a DPC practiceVote in the Battle of the Support Stack running all month at mydpcstory.com.Get your copy of the Physician Owner's Planner at mydpcstory.com/library. Check out CoolBlue VA today at coolblueva.com/dpcgrow VOTE in the 2026 Battle of the Support Stack HERE! Support access to women's healthcare and join us for Fireside Chats for Women's Health in New Orleans! July 17th 7-9 pm. BUY tickets at mydpcstory.com/upcoming-events. If you're interested in donating or sponsoring, email hello@mydpcstory.com Earn money WHILE running your DPC! Join SERMO for FREE today!Support the showGET your FREE MONTHLY BUSINESS TOOL DOWNLOADBecome A My DPC Story PATREON MEMBER! SPONSOR THE PODMy DPC Story VOICEMAIL! DPC SWAG!FACEBOOK * INSTAGRAM * LinkedIn * TWITTER * TIKTOK * YouTube

April 26, 2026Episode 2641 hr 9 min

Going Viral on TikTok by Accident: How Dr. Jihan Ansari Built Harbor Direct Primary Care Through Authentic Marketing

Dr. Maryal Concepcion welcomes Dr. Jihan Ansari, founder of Harbor Direct Primary Care in South Orange County, California. Dr. Ansari shares the marketing strategies that grew her DPC practice from patient zero to a thriving two-physician clinic she runs with her husband, Dr. Pedram Ansari. From cold-calling former co-resident Dr. Jose Buenostro to learn about DPC, to filming a TikTok before jury duty that unexpectedly went viral, Dr. Ansari's story is a real-world playbook for direct primary care physicians who want to market authentically without expensive ads or pushy sales tactics.What You'll LearnHow a single TikTok with the tagline "I'm the doctor who doesn't take insurance" went viralWhy the "I'm the doctor that..." hook captures attention on social mediaHow she built a virtual waitlist of 10 to 11 patients before opening day using Facebook groupsWhy TikTok rewards organic content and how she uses it to educate patients about DPCHow to evaluate and hire a marketing team that genuinely understands DPCWhy she stopped Facebook and Instagram ads and doubled down on Google ads and SEOHow transparent cash pricing on her website attracts patients seeking alternatives to insuranceWhich community marketing efforts didn't pay off and why she walked awayHow a virtual assistant helped scale onboarding without losing the personal touchWorking together as a physician couple in one DPC practiceServing small employer groups in Orange CountyBoundaries, parenting, and sustainability as a DPC physicianAbout Dr. Jihan AnsariDr. Jihan Ansari is a board-certified family medicine physician and co-founder of Harbor Direct Primary Care in South Orange County, California. She completed her residency at UCSF Fresno alongside Dr. Jose Buenostro. Born in Southern California and educated on the East Coast, she practiced briefly in Canada before returning to launch Harbor DPC with her husband, Dr. Pedram Ansari. She is passionate about lifestyle medicine, root-cause care, and accessible primary care.Connect with Dr. Jihan AnsariVisit Harbor Direct Primary Care online and follow Harbor DPC on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook.Get your copy of the Physician Owner's Planner at mydpcstory.com/library. Check out CoolBlue VA today at coolblueva.com/dpcgrow VOTE in the 2026 Battle of the Support Stack HERE! Support access to women's healthcare and join us for Fireside Chats for Women's Health in New Orleans! July 17th 7-9 pm. BUY tickets at mydpcstory.com/upcoming-events. If you're interested in donating or sponsoring, email hello@mydpcstory.com Earn money WHILE running your DPC! Join SERMO for FREE today!Support the showGET your FREE MONTHLY BUSINESS TOOL DOWNLOADBecome A My DPC Story PATREON MEMBER! SPONSOR THE PODMy DPC Story VOICEMAIL! DPC SWAG!FACEBOOK * INSTAGRAM * LinkedIn * TWITTER * TIKTOK * YouTube

April 19, 2026Episode 2631 hr 21 min

From Hospitalist Burnout to Driver's Seat: How Dr. Nadia Sirdar Built a Bethesda DPC Practice Rooted in Aging in Place, Women's Midlife Health, and Real Relationships

After nearly a decade as a hospitalist in the Washington, DC area, Dr. Nadia Sirdar realized she had stopped feeling. End-of-life conversations had become a script. Length-of-stay metrics were drowning out the humans in front of her. She wasn't burned out on medicine. She was burned out on the system.In this episode of My DPC Story, Dr. Maryal Concepcion sits down with Dr. Sirdar, internal medicine physician, public health expert, and founder of Find Bethesda Doctor, to talk about the leap from hospital medicine to Direct Primary Care, opting out of Medicare to care for elderly patients aging in place, building a practice for women in midlife (and the surprise wave of husbands who joined too), and what it actually takes to thrive as a physician and as a patient over a lifetime.This conversation is for any physician who has scrolled federal job boards at midnight wondering "is this it?", and for anyone who needs to hear that saying your dream out loud is the first move toward making it real.What You'll LearnWhy hospitalist autopilot can mimic a stable career while quietly costing you everythingHow opting out of Medicare unlocked Dr. Sirdar's ability to care for elderly patients aging in placeWhy multilingual care (English, Spanish, Hindi, Urdu) and cultural fluency change patient outcomesHow to build a DPC practice for women in midlife, perimenopause, and menopause, and why men keep asking to joinThe financial planning realities of leaving fee-for-service: self-funding, opt-out timelines, and why a smaller piggy bank forces smarter decisionsHow to set boundaries with patients without losing the relationshipWhy "if you've seen one DPC, you've seen one DPC" is the most freeing sentence in medicineThe vendor traps new DPC physicians fall into and how to avoid themHow functional strength, real food, and aging in place are the three pillars of thriving Dr. Sirdar teaches her patientsGet your copy of the Physician Owner's Planner at mydpcstory.com/library. Check out CoolBlue VA today at coolblueva.com/dpcgrow VOTE in the 2026 Battle of the Support Stack HERE! Support access to women's healthcare and join us for Fireside Chats for Women's Health in New Orleans! July 17th 7-9 pm. BUY tickets at mydpcstory.com/upcoming-events. If you're interested in donating or sponsoring, email hello@mydpcstory.com Earn money WHILE running your DPC! Join SERMO for FREE today!Support the showGET your FREE MONTHLY BUSINESS TOOL DOWNLOADBecome A My DPC Story PATREON MEMBER! SPONSOR THE PODMy DPC Story VOICEMAIL! DPC SWAG!FACEBOOK * INSTAGRAM * LinkedIn * TWITTER * TIKTOK * YouTube

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