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Doctors Making A Difference

Doctors Making A Difference

Auteur(s): Peter M. Crane MD
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 Not every doctor dreams of climbing the traditional ladder. Some dream of building their own. Doctors Making a Difference, hosted by Dr. Peter Crane, tells the stories we rarely hear, of physicians who dared to ask, “Is this all there is?” and then changed their lives to answer it. These are the moments after burnout, after bureaucracy, after sacrifice. When purpose called louder than protocol. Each week, listeners meet doctors who stepped off the expected path—into roles as entrepreneurs, advocates, creatives, and leaders redefining what it means to heal. They didn’t just survive medicine. They made it theirs.Copyright 2025 Doctors Making A Difference Développement personnel Finances personnelles Hygiène et mode de vie sain Réussite Troubles et maladies Économie
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  • DMD #52 | Dr. Shannon Dowler – A Family Doctor’s Leap Into Leadership and Life

    DMD #52 | Dr. Shannon Dowler – A Family Doctor’s Leap Into Leadership and Life
    Oct 9 2025
    When Dr. Shannon Dowler says she dives into life “feet first,” she means it. A North Carolina native with deep Appalachian roots, Shannon has spent 25 years serving her community as a family physician, educator, and advocate.In this episode, she shares her unconventional path—from cleaning cages at a veterinary clinic as a teen to leading Medicaid reform for an entire state. She reflects on the realities of rural medicine, where power outages can last for weeks, neighbors show up with pickup trucks full of supplies, and family doctors become lifelines.Dr. Dowler also opens up about the myth of “work-life balance,” her love for animals (including her goats, who double as meditation partners), and how creativity—through rap videos, writing, and laughter—keeps her grounded.Most powerfully, she discusses the urgent challenges facing family medicine today: underfunded primary care, shrinking Medicaid coverage, and the need for advocacy that starts at the grassroots. Through her lens, being a family doctor isn’t just a job—it’s an act of service, resistance, and love.Highlights🏡 Roots in Rural North Carolina: Why Shannon traded city life for “Feet First Farm and Forge,” a mountain haven with more cows than people.⚕️ Family Medicine as a Calling: From wanting to be a vet to realizing her impact would be greater caring for people.🧘‍♀️ Finding Her Balance: How goat yoga, meditation, and creativity became her antidotes to burnout.💪 The Power of Advocacy: Her time as North Carolina’s Medicaid Chief Medical Officer during COVID-19 and what she learned about resilience in crisis.🩺 Reclaiming the Narrative: How family doctors can rewrite the story of primary care—through leadership, service, and community connection.Top 3 TakeawaysThere’s No Perfect Balance—Only Presence. True peace in medicine comes not from doing less, but from being fully present where you are.Primary Care is the Backbone. Family medicine keeps communities alive, especially in rural America—and it needs to be valued as such.Advocacy is Medicine. Speaking up for patients and colleagues isn’t politics—it’s healing work.Guest BioShannon Dowler, MD is a family physician, educator, and advocate whose career reflects the true spirit of service in medicine. A proud North Carolina native, she’s spent over 25 years caring for communities across the Appalachian mountains — from rural clinics to leadership at the state level.Dr. Dowler currently serves on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and previously led North Carolina’s Medicaid program as its Chief Medical Officer, guiding the state through historic healthcare reform and the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.Known for her humor, heart, and creativity, Shannon doesn’t just talk about physician wellness — she lives it. At her mountain home, affectionately named Feet First Farm and Forge, she practices goat yoga, writes, creates health-focused rap videos, and uses storytelling to reconnect physicians to their purpose.Through her leadership and advocacy, Dr. Dowler continues to champion access to care, physician resilience, and the vital role of family medicine in every community.🌐 Learn more about Dr. Dowler →About the Host:Dr. Peter Crane is a board-certified physician, educator, and storyteller with a heart for service and a calling to spotlight doctors who make a difference—in their communities, in medicine, and in the lives they touch.Through Doctors Making a Difference, he brings you into intimate conversations with physicians who have overcome challenges, redefined success, and found purpose in and beyond the clinic. His goal is simple: to help more doctors stay in medicine by showing them what's possible.About the Show:Doctors Making a Difference is more than a podcast—it’s a movement to highlight the good, the gritty, and the deeply human side of medicine.In every episode, Dr. Peter Crane interviews physicians whose stories defy the script. From burnout recovery to bold career pivots, health challenges to quiet leadership, this show honors the truth that healing begins with connection—and doctors, too, deserve to be whole.Visit: doctorsmakingadifference.comLMC Series Note:Living with Metastatic Cancer (LMC) explores the science, decisions, and day-to-day realities of life with advanced disease—through candid physician–patient conversations. The Doctors Making a Difference Podcast is for informational purposes only and does not substitute for medical, legal, or professional advice. Always consult appropriate experts regarding your unique circumstances. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    38 min
  • LMC #51 | Dr. J. Louis Hinshaw on Tumor Ablation, Histotripsy, and the Future of Interventional Oncology

    LMC #51 | Dr. J. Louis Hinshaw on Tumor Ablation, Histotripsy, and the Future of Interventional Oncology
    Oct 2 2025
    In this physician-to-physician conversation, Dr. Hinshaw traces two decades of progress in interventional oncology—from early radiofrequency ablation to modern microwave ablation and the dawn of histotripsy. He explains why indolent, chronic cancers (like many solitary fibrous tumors and neuroendocrine tumors) are especially well-suited to repeatable, organ-sparing treatments that preserve quality of life, and how multi-disciplinary care guides the “right tool for the right lesion” approach. He also previews what’s next: better targeting (e.g., cone-beam CT), safety learnings, and where histotripsy could realistically expand beyond the liver. HighlightsFrom RF to Microwave: Why microwave ablation became a turning point—larger, faster, safer zones; shorter procedures; and better consistency compared with early RF systems. Histotripsy 101: Noninvasive, ultrasound-guided, FDA-cleared (liver) therapy with a strong safety profile to date; active kidney trials and future potential in other ultrasound-accessible organs. Patient Impact: For indolent metastatic diseases, ablation can be repeated over years, controlling disease while preserving recovery time and daily life. Team Sport: When radiation, intra-arterial therapies, surgery, or ablation takes the lead—and why humility and multidisciplinary planning produce the best outcomes. What’s Next: Better targeting (e.g., cone-beam CT), workflow refinements, and continued lab/animal/patient-level research from UW’s ablation program. Top 3 TakeawaysRepeatable, organ-sparing care: Minimally invasive ablation lets clinicians control metastatic disease across years with quick recovery. Histotripsy is promising (and young): Early clinical use shows a favorable safety profile; efficacy and targeting workflows are rapidly evolving. Match the tool to the tumor: Outcomes improve when ablation, radiation, surgery, and intra-arterial options are chosen case-by-case via a collaborative team. How to HelpFor clinicians: Refer appropriate patients to centers with established ablation programs; consider multidisciplinary boards for complex cases. For patients/caregivers: Ask your team whether minimally invasive ablation or clinical trials (e.g., histotripsy) are options for your tumor type and location. For researchers/industry: Collaborate on targeting, safety, and outcomes studies to accelerate adoption and guidelines. Additional ResourcesAbout UW Radiology & Interventional Programs (faculty profiles, publications). About the LMC series — candid physician–patient conversations on science, decisions, and day-to-day realities of advanced disease. About the GuestJ. Louis Hinshaw, MD is Professor of Radiology and Urology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Chief of Abdominal Imaging, and Fellowship Director. His research and clinical leadership span image-guided tumor ablation (microwave, RF, cryo) and advancing minimally invasive oncology care, with numerous peer-reviewed publications and national awards. About the Host:Dr. Peter Crane is a board-certified physician, educator, and storyteller with a heart for service and a calling to spotlight doctors who make a difference—in their communities, in medicine, and in the lives they touch.Through Doctors Making a Difference, he brings you into intimate conversations with physicians who have overcome challenges, redefined success, and found purpose in and beyond the clinic. His goal is simple: to help more doctors stay in medicine by showing them what's possible. About the Show:Doctors Making a Difference is more than a podcast—it’s a movement to highlight the good, the gritty, and the deeply human side of medicine.In every episode, Dr. Peter Crane interviews physicians whose stories defy the script. From burnout recovery to bold career pivots, health challenges to quiet leadership, this show honors the truth that healing begins with connection—and doctors, too, deserve to be whole.Visit: doctorsmakingadifference.com LMC Series Note:Living with Metastatic Cancer (LMC) explores the science, decisions, and day-to-day realities of life with advanced disease—through candid physician–patient conversations. The Doctors Making a Difference Podcast is for informational purposes only and does not substitute for medical, legal, or professional advice. Always consult appropriate experts regarding your unique circumstances. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    35 min
  • DMD #50 | Dr. Chris Hills on Orthopedics, Service, and Building Resilience Beyond Medicine

    DMD #50 | Dr. Chris Hills on Orthopedics, Service, and Building Resilience Beyond Medicine
    Sep 25 2025

    Dr. Chris Hills has taken an unconventional path in medicine. From medical school in Arizona to an Army scholarship and deployments overseas, his career in orthopedics was forged on the battlefield and refined in fellowship at Duke. Now settled in Jackson, Wyoming, he combines spine surgery with a love of the outdoors.

    Chris reflects on lessons from military medicine, the importance of balance in sustaining a career, and why professional detours often lead to the deepest growth. He also shares his family’s story of loss and how the Brody Hills Foundation—a program teaching mental resiliency through dirt biking and outdoor mentorship—was born.

    This conversation blends medicine, service, personal resilience, and the power of thinking outside the box to reach young people where they are.

    Highlights
    • Military track: Why Chris chose an Army scholarship, the reality of “all-expense-paid trips” to the Middle East, and how battlefield medicine shaped his skills.
    • Training + growth: Returning to fellowship at Duke after years as a practicing Army surgeon, and why that experience sharpened his education.
    • Work-life balance: Practicing in Jackson, WY, and making intentional choices to prioritize both family and recreation.
    • Facing loss: How his son’s death by suicide led Chris and his family to channel grief into meaningful outreach.
    • Wide Open: The Brody Hills Foundation: Using dirt bikes, outdoor adventure, and mentorship to give teenagers resilience, connection, and hope.
    Top 3 Takeaways
    1. Service shapes skill. Military medicine offers unparalleled training and perspective—preparing physicians for both clinical and leadership roles.
    2. Balance prevents burnout. Sustaining decades in medicine requires drawing boundaries, honoring family, and enjoying the place you live.
    3. Resilience is teachable. Youth can thrive when given mentors, meaningful outlets, and community—sometimes found in unexpected places, like dirt bikes.
    How to Help

    Learn more about the Brody Hills Foundation and its mission to build resilience in youth through outdoor adventure.

    🌐 Website: brodyhillsfoundation.org
    🔎 Social Media: Search “Wide Open – Brody Hills Foundation”

    Additional Resources
    • Brody Hills Foundation – programs, clinics, and mentorship opportunities.
    • Veteran-to-Veteran partnerships and training for mentors.
    About the Guest

    Chris Hills, MD is an orthopedic spine surgeon based in Jackson, Wyoming. After earning his MD in Arizona, he trained in orthopedics through the U.S. Army and completed fellowship at Duke University. He served nine years active duty, including deployment to Afghanistan. Today, he balances surgical practice with leading the Brody Hills Foundation, dedicated to mental health resilience in youth through motorsports and outdoor activities.

    About the Host:

    Dr. Peter Crane is a board-certified physician, educator, and storyteller with a heart for service and a calling to spotlight doctors who make a difference—in their communities, in medicine, and in the lives they touch.

    Through Doctors Making a Difference, he brings you into intimate conversations with physicians who have overcome challenges, redefined success, and found purpose in and beyond the clinic. His goal is simple: to help more doctors stay in medicine by showing them what's possible.

    About the Show:

    Doctors Making a Difference is more than a podcast—it’s a movement to highlight the good, the gritty, and the deeply human side of medicine.

    In every episode, Dr. Peter Crane interviews physicians whose stories defy the script. From burnout recovery to bold career pivots, health challenges to quiet leadership, this show honors the truth that healing begins with connection—and doctors, too, deserve to be whole.

    Visit: doctorsmakingadifference.com

    LMC Series Note:

    Living with Metastatic Cancer (LMC) explores the science, decisions, and day-to-day realities of life with advanced disease—through candid physician–patient conversations.

    The Doctors Making a Difference Podcast is for informational purposes only and does not substitute for medical, legal, or professional advice. Always consult appropriate experts regarding your unique circumstances.


    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    34 min
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