In this episode of The Patient Physician, emergency physician and healthcare investor Dr. Vipul Kella discusses physician entrepreneurship, health tech venture capital, AI in healthcare, wearable devices, and the future of digital health.

Dr. Kella shares his journey from practicing ER medicine to becoming a healthcare executive and general partner at Physicians Capital Fund, where he invests in early-stage healthcare startups. The conversation explores why many doctors are leaving clinical medicine, how physicians can transition into startups and venture capital, and where the biggest opportunities exist in healthcare innovation today.

We also discuss:

• physician burnout and loss of autonomy
• health tech investing and startup evaluation
• AI workflow tools vs AI hype
• remote patient monitoring and wearable technology
• software as a medical device
• healthcare operations and back-office innovation
• behavior change and patient adoption
• improving healthcare access in underserved communities

Whether you're a physician, founder, healthcare operator, or investor, this episode offers practical insights into the future of healthcare innovation and digital health.

MEET OUR GUEST: Vipul Kella, MD MBA, is a board-certified emergency medicine physician and healthcare executive with over 20 years of clinical and administrative experience, primarily in the Washington, D.C. metro area. He holds an MBA from Johns Hopkins University with concentrations in healthcare administration, finance, and entrepreneurship, as well as an MD from the University of Toledo and a BS in molecular biology from the University of Michigan.

Ten years into his career, Dr. Kella pivoted into a hybrid physician role wearing multiple hats: clinical medicine, general partner of Physicians Capital Fund, and medical and scientific advisory. Currently, he practices as an emergency medicine physician at Adventist Health Care. He has over a decade of experience in hospital executive roles.

Learn more about Physicians Capital Fund: https://phycapfund.com/

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 Welcome and Dr. Vipul Kella Intro

02:14 Detroit Roots and ER Calling

06:22 Why Pivot Beyond Clinical

09:55 Physician Entrepreneurship Mindset

16:02 Venture Capital for Doctors

18:07 Inside Physicians Capital Fund

20:37 Deal Flow and Fund Strategy

25:51 Software as Medical Device

28:07 Remote Monitoring Future

32:16 Access and Underserved Care

33:44 Wearables Meet Reality

34:05 Clinical Data Liability

35:19 Wearable Data Overload

36:30 Behavior Change Matters

38:01 Mass Adoption And Access

40:19 Why Doctors Are Leaving

45:03 Reclaiming Autonomy

47:32 Innovation Mindset Shift

49:40 VC Pitfalls For Physicians

54:57 AI Hype Vs Workflow Wins

58:14 Who Gets The Savings

59:55 Speeding Up Innovation

01:02:04 Meaning Of Patient Physician

01:04:47 Final Thanks And Outro

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What if the future of mental health care lies in revisiting ancient tools—through a modern clinical lens? In this episode of The Patient Physician, psychiatrists Dr. Zachary Herrmann and Dr. Sarah Slabaugh share their personal and professional journey to the forefront of psychedelic therapy. As a married couple and collaborators, they offer a unique perspective on mental health care, blending clinical expertise with lived experience to explore new frontiers in psychiatry. They explain how approaches like ketamine-assisted psychotherapy and breathwork are reshaping treatment for trauma and beyond. Healing isn’t just clinical—it’s deeply human. And the future of psychiatry may depend on embracing both.

MEET OUR GUESTS: Dr. Zachary Herrmann & Dr. Sarah Slabaugh are a married team of board-certified psychiatrists who have worked together for over a decade. Their practice, HS Psychiatry, offers specialized psychiatric consultation and interventions for adolescents and adults. They apply Osteopathic and Holotropic principles to their work and specialize in psychedelic treatments such as ketamine-assisted psychotherapy and psychedelic integration therapy. The duo's values are grounded in patient-centered care, transparency, patience, and acceptance. Their hope for clients is that they find a space of inner exploration to discover their own deep wisdom. Learn more: https://www.hspsychiatry.com/ Connect: info@HSPsychiatry.com

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 Welcome and Setup

02:03 Meet the Psychiatrists

04:50 Origins in Psychedelics

09:23 Training and Definitions

14:11 FDA Timeline and Setbacks

21:39 Business and Treatment Models

25:47 Inside Assisted Therapy

32:12 Adolescent Research and Safety

35:27 Insurance and Access Barriers

37:05 Who Is a Good Fit Patient-Wise

38:28 PTSD Treatment Limits

39:46 Veterans Seeking Psychedelics

41:26 Mindset And Safety Planning

43:33 Therapeutic Alliance Matters

44:52 Wellness Versus Diagnosis

47:01 Grof Breathwork Explained

51:43 Retreat Effects And Cell Phone Breaks

54:35 Physician/Clinician Self-Care

01:01:04 Advice For Struggling Doctors

01:07:55 Meaning Of Patient Physician

01:11:12 Closing And Documentary Suggestion

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On this episode of The Patient Physician, meet Joe White, founder and CEO of SendIt Healthcare, a marketplace connecting health systems directly with physicians to reduce locums agency overhead and improve staffing transparency, efficiency, and quality. Doctors will benefit from this conversation by learning concrete ways to increase work flexibility and take-home pay, understand locums economics, and reduce credentialing and scheduling friction as a locum tenens doc. Joe traces his path from sweeping hospital floors to HCA executive roles and physician staffing leadership, during which he identified major flaws in the traditional staffing model, which sparked the creation of SendIt. Joe explains how the platform works and the mutual benefits to both doctors and healthcare systems. The conversation covers burnout, physician shortages, IMLC licensing benefits, corporatization, and how AI efficiency gains may shift expectations.

MEET OUR GUEST: JOE WHITE, a Las Vegas native, began his career in healthcare sweeping floors at a local HCA hospital. After earning his MHA from the University of Minnesota, Joe returned to HCA, where he spent nearly 10 years in senior executive roles and graduated from HCA's prestigious executive development program. Following his time at HCA, Joe joined a corporate management group focused on staffing hospital-based providers. These combined experiences, both as a hospital executive and a physician staffing leader, gave him firsthand insight into the challenges facing the locums industry. This unique perspective led Joe to launch Sendit, a solution that connects health systems with high-quality, affordable providers.

SendIt is an innovative two-sided marketplace connecting physicians with healthcare organizations to efficiently fill locum needs. The platform empowers physicians to set their own rates and choose opportunities that fit their schedules and goals. Direct communication with healthcare organizations happens without hidden fees or unnecessary intermediaries. By reducing friction and increasing transparency, SendIt is reshaping locum work into a fairer, physician-first experience.

LEARN MORE: https://www.senditgigs.com/

CONNECT with Joe and SendIt: LinkedIn , Facebook , Instagram

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro

01:38 From Sweeping Floors

03:57 COVID and Staffing Pain

04:55 Why Launch SendIt Healthcare

06:15 Macro Shifts and Burnout

10:10 Physician Shortage Solutions

12:38 Credentialing Wallet and AI

14:11 IMLC and Pricing Transparency

16:27 Marketplace Autonomy and Scheduling

26:44 Uber vs Locums Experience

29:55 Gig Pay And Risk

34:24 What Agencies Still Do

37:29 Referrals Not Recruiters

38:13 AI And Physician Leverage

42:57 Quality Control And Reviews

49:14 COVID, IMLC, and Ensuring a Fluid Workforce

51:02 1099 Hybrid And LLCs

53:17 Why Marketplaces Lagged

55:55 Five-Year Vision

57:47 Closing And Takeaways

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