Episodes 14
Avg. Duration 51m
Activity Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (18)
Since Jan 2021
Latest Episode Dec 2025

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Quarterly
Format
Episodic
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About This Podcast

THE LIFE MEDICAL explores the lives and work of medical professionals across the country. Hosted by brain surgeon Dr. Peter Zahos, the series brings listeners inside the lives of doctors and medical staff working round the clock to heal the sick. Through intimate audio journals, interviews, and live medical recordings in the OR, ER and ICU, the audience is taken inside the real struggles and life-saving successes of those working in the medical arts.

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Recent Episodes

Discogen, A New Treatment for Low Back Pain

Dec 15, 2025 24m

In this latest episode of The Life Medical podcast, I spoke with the great Todd Berland, Professor of Vascular Surgery at NYU. His interviewing prowess teased out my neurosurgery origin story and…

Anatomy of a Case

Nov 03, 2023 31m

This week, we kick off an exciting new segment, Anatomy of a Case, where doctors share their most difficult and unusual clinical challenges.  We begin with Dr. Katherine Teter, a vascular surgeon at…

Dr. Frank Veith and the Medical Mafia

Sep 19, 2023 53m

Frank Veith has had a remarkable seventy-year career in vascular surgery, pioneering techniques that transformed the field from open to endovascular procedures. His book, The Medical Jungle, details…

The Life Medical Book Club

Jun 20, 2023 47m

Neurosurgeon Nicholas Theodore opens the episode by taking us through the decision calculus of spinal cord decompression surgery. We then inaugurate our Life Medical Book Club with two distinguished…

Government and Military Service in Medicine: A Conversation with Dr. Mario Ramirez

May 11, 2023 50m

Last week, the World Health Organization declared that COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency. For perspective, we talk with Dr. Mario Ramirez, an emergency room physician whose varied…

The Doctor's Journey with Danielle Ofri and Martin Lazar

Dec 11, 2022 1h 14m

Imagine you’re a medical student choosing between a career in medicine or surgery. Your teachers and mentors can be crucial to your choice. In this episode, we highlight two fine exemplars of both…

Citizen Science Series - Interview with Dr. Adam Gazzaley

Jun 20, 2022 1h 57m

This week, we take an epic deep dive into the life and work of Dr. Adam Gazzaley, professor of neurology at the University of California, San Francisco. Adam is helping usher in a future where video…

Inside Dr. Death - Part 2

Mar 16, 2022 1h 19m

The Dr. Death case exposed faults in the medical system that have yet to be repaired. We conclude our special two-part episode of The Life Medical podcast by meeting a group of medicolegal advocates…

Inside Dr. Death - Part 1

Feb 08, 2022 1h 5m

We begin a special two-part episode of The Life Medical by examining the case of Christopher Duntsch, a.k.a. Dr. Death, the subject of the wildly popular podcast and recent docudrama on the Peacock…

Journeys - Outward and Inward

Sep 27, 2021 46m

On this episode of The Life Medical, we see the pandemic’s effect on medical care through the eyes of “emergentologist” Dr. Calvin Sun, as he works shifts in emergency rooms and urgent care centers…

Going Home

Jul 12, 2021 51m

In this double-length episode, we follow Dr. Yasmin Meah on her home visits in East Harlem NYC from the height of the pandemic to the present. Her experience is raw, unfiltered, and intensely…

Honoring National Nurses’ Month: Battlefields Past and Present.

May 31, 2021 46m

The Life Medical marks National Nurses' Month by speaking with two nurses who have served in intensive care units since the start of the pandemic. Their emotional stories highlight the personal cost…

Into the Fray: Saving Lives and Facing Pandemics

Jan 31, 2021 43m

In March of 2020, The Life Medical Podcast began recording Season One with doctors, nurses, and hospitals across the East Coast of the United States. It just so happened that this was also the moment…

The Life Medical Trailer

Jan 31, 2021 8m Trailer

In March of 2020, The Life Medical Podcast began recording with medical professionals in hospitals across the East Coast of the United States. It just so happened that this was also the moment…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does The Life Medical have?

The Life Medical has published 14 episodes since January 2021, covering topics in Documentary, Health & Fitness.

Is The Life Medical still active?

The Life Medical is currently active with new episodes quarterly. Average episode length is 51m.

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