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Sept. 30, 2025

The #1 Role Every CMO Needs to Know #healthcare #podcast #physicianleadership #healthinsurance

🎧 Listen to the full Fire Chief Podcast here: https://www.thefirechiefcmo.com/ 🔥 Explore all episodes, show notes, and resources for physician leaders. 💡 About this Short: This clip is from The Physician Advisor. We share practical insights for physician executives, CMOs, and healthcare leaders. 👉 Subscribe for more Shorts on physician…

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Sept. 30, 2025

Physician Advisor: The #1 Role CMOs Need in Their Life

In this witty episode of The Fire Chief Podcast, host Lee Scheinbart interviews Dr. Clarissa Barnes, former President and CEO of the American College of Physician Advisors and currently the Chief Medical Officer for Medicaid in South Dakota. They discuss the evolving role of physician advisors, the challenges and opportunities…

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Sept. 26, 2025

The Tectonic Shift in Healthcare #podcast #healthcare #benefits #healthcareeducation

🎧 Listen to the full Fire Chief Podcast here: https://www.thefirechiefcmo.com/ 🔥 Explore all episodes, show notes, and resources for physician leaders. 💡 About this Short: This clip is from The Chief Mascot Officer episode with Chris Deacon. We share practical insights for physician executives, CMOs, and healthcare leaders. 👉 Subscribe…

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Sept. 24, 2025

The Future of Healthcare Leadership #physicianleadership #HealthcareExecutive #CMO

🎧 Listen to the full Fire Chief Podcast here: https://www.thefirechiefcmo.com/ 🔥 Explore all episodes, show notes, and resources for physician leaders. 💡 About this Short: This clip is from Arresting Doctors. We share practical insights for physician executives, CMOs, and healthcare leaders. 👉 Subscribe for more on physician leadership, healthcare…

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Sept. 23, 2025

Arresting Doctors

In this off-world of an episode, host Lee Scheinbart launches into the remarkable career and educational journey of Dr. Daniel Handel, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for the Central Area of Atrium Health. Dr. Handel, the primary editor of the definitive and groundbreaking textbook on healthcare administration for aspiring…

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Sept. 16, 2025

Chief Mascot Officer

In this truly remarkable episode of the Fire Chief Podcast, we delve into the amazing career of Chris Deacon, a nationally respected voice on healthcare reform. From her beginnings as a Deputy Attorney General to leading one of the largest health plans in the country, the indefatigable Chris shares her…

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Sept. 9, 2025

We Need An Even Bigger Boat (Part 2)

In Part 2 of this incredible conversation, Lee Scheinbart and Dr. Larry McEvoy, the founder of Epidemic Leadership, continue to go exponential and explore leadership 'at scale.', In this blistering Part 2 of the most intense conversation to date on the podcast, the you will hear further insights on physician…

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Sept. 2, 2025

We Need A Bigger Boat

In this intense conversation, Lee Scheinbart and Dr. Larry McEvoy, the founder of Epidemic Leadership, explore the evolving landscape of healthcare and the role of physician leadership. In the first of this two part series, the discussion touches on the importance of nurturing emerging leaders and the potential for innovative…

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Aug. 26, 2025

Remember to Breathe

In this hot start episode of the Fire Chief Podcast, host Lee Scheinbart interviews Dr. Harpreet Pall, the recently appointed Chief Medical Officer at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore Hospital AND K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital. Dr. Pall shares his journey from pediatric gastroenterology to adult hospital management, discussing the challenges and…

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Aug. 19, 2025

The Big Mystery

In this lightning hot episode of the Fire Chief Podcast, host Lee Scheinbart welcomes Rebecca Kapphahn, Vice President and Senior Client Partner at Furst Group, to explore the mystery of physician executive recruitment, especially for the role of Chief Medical Officer. Together they examine the critical role of cultural fit…

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Aug. 12, 2025

Things Need To Change

In this deeply heartfelt episode of the Fire Chief Podcast, host Lee Scheinbart honors Dr. Lorna Breen and discusses the critical issues surrounding physician leadership and mental health in healthcare. Dr. Stefanie Simmons, Chief Medical Officer of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation, shares her journey from emergency medicine to…

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Aug. 5, 2025

Turning The Page

In this insightful, yet funny and irreverent episode, host Lee Scheinbart sits down with Dr. Caesar Gonzalez to explore the dynamic world of physician leadership. For the first time on The Fire Chief, the topic of job security is discussed. Dr. Gonzalez shares his personal journey from anesthesiologist to Chief…

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July 29, 2025

We Serve Two Masters

In this suborbital episode of the Fire Chief Podcast, host Lee Scheinbart goes interstellar with Dr. J.D. Polk, the Chief Health and Medical Officer at NASA. The two physicians explore the shared leadership parallels in space medicine and here on earth. Dr. Polk recently returned from Oxford where he enrolled…

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July 17, 2025

Do The Right Thing. #healthcare #podcast #healthcareprofessionals

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July 15, 2025

Be A Knight. Not A Knave.

In this "top ten" episode of the Fire Chief Podcast, host Lee Scheinbart engages with Dr. Sachin Jain, a prolific writer and amazing leader in transformative healthcare delivery. They discuss Dr. Jain's journey from medicine to executive roles, the challenges of driving transformational change in healthcare, and the importance of…

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July 8, 2025

Don't Ask For Permission!

In this episode of the Fire Chief Podcast, host Lee Scheinbart breaks down the Breakdowns with Preston Alexander, the self proclaimed Taylor Swift of LinkedIn healthcare writing. A seasoned healthcare entrepreneur, and author of The Healthcare Breakdown and the Forward / Health Breakdown newsletters, Preston discusses the challenges and opportunities…

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July 1, 2025

For Whom The Fiduciary Tolls? It Tolls For Thee.

In this intense episode of the Fire Chief Podcast, host Lee Scheinbart interviews Dr. Jeffrey Kuhlman, physician to the 44th President, Barack Obama and author of "Transforming Presidential Healthcare." Dr. Kuhlman shares insights from his time as a Navy physician and director of the White House Medical Unit, discussing the…

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June 27, 2025

The Nation's Doctor. NOT Trump's. #healthcare #healthcareprofessionals #trump

Former US Surgeon General, Jerome Adams. Telling truth.

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June 24, 2025

The Nation's Doctor, Not Trump's!

In this episode of the Fire Chief Podcast, host Dr. Lee Scheinbart engages in a profound and deeply personal conversation with Dr. Jerome Adams, the former U.S. Surgeon General. During the initial wave of COVID-19, Dr. Adams made some of the most impactful decisions in US history that only he…

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June 17, 2025

The Hardest Interview Question. Ever.

As the United States heats up on multiple fronts regarding our military, our immigration policies, our access to healthcare, our rights to peaceful protest and our vaccine stance, this week's Fire Chief Podcast features Dr. Gerry Cox, a retired physician who served as a White House physician and held various…

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June 10, 2025

A Man On A Mission

In this EXCLUSIVE episode of the Fire Chief Podcast, host Lee Scheinbart interviews Dr. Greg Murphy, a physician and member of Congress, discussing his journey from medicine to politics, his advocacy for physicians, and the challenges within the healthcare system. Dr. Murphy shares insights from his medical mission work, his…

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June 9, 2025

Moral Bankruptcy #healthcare #podcast #healthinsurance #pbmreform

2 AM with your Grandmother

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June 7, 2025

A Man On A Mission #healthcare #podcast #congress

Rep. Greg Murphy is not only a member of Congress, he is also a practicing physician. And he is on a mission.

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June 3, 2025

Trauma Center #healthcare #podcast #crozer

You don't learn this in school...

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