In this episode of The Medical Disruptor, I sit down with psychiatrist Dr. Matt Bernstein, who trained and taught at Harvard before everything he believed about mental health got turned upside down.

In this episode of the Medical Disruptor, I sat down with Dr. Ellen Vora, a board-certified psychiatrist and the author of The Anatomy of Anxiety, and she said something I keep coming back to.

In this episode, we dig into why memory loss and cognitive decline are routinely dismissed as depression or stress, how pharmaceutical money shapes what neurologists are taught, and why a clinically supported brain treatment called transcranial magnetic stimulation stays hidden from the patients who need it most. This is the conversation your neurologist was never trained to have with you.

In this episode, we dive deep into the evolving role of nurse practitioners, the physician shortage, and how inclusivity and compassion can transform care. Dr. E shares her thoughts on medical gaslighting, value-based care, and expanding your clinical toolbox to meet patients where they are. We also tackle the impact of AI, social determinants of health, and the future of functional, individualized healthcare.

Pejman explains the brain's immune cells (microglia) in plain English and why, when they're activated, everything can start to feel like a threat. That's when you see fear-based behavior, rigidity, big reactions, and changes that don't match your child's baseline.

In this episode of Medical Disruptors, I sit down with neurologist Dr. Ken Sharlin to talk about what comes before the diagnosis gets permanent. Why decline isn’t inevitable. And why the real leverage points aren’t “more meds” or “more supplements”—it’s the inputs that shape inflammation, metabolism, and nervous system stability.

Dr. Nammi breaks down what she calls Psychiatry 2.0, a root-cause approach to depression and anxiety that starts where conventional psychiatry refuses to look. The gut. Environmental toxins. Mold. Heavy metals. Nervous system dysregulation. These are not fringe concepts. They are the missing data your doctor was never trained to collect.

Always exhausted? Fatigue isn’t laziness. Dr. E explains the real patterns behind low energy—stress, sleep, blood sugar, and cortisol—and a clear framework to rebuild lasting energy.