The Pediatric Lounge, Where Pediatric Physicians Come to Share Their Stories and Success

What Pediatricians Do Every Day That’s Great—and Nobody Knows About (with Dr. Lisa Cronin) On The Pediatric Lounge, hosts interview Dr. Lisa Cronin, a general pediatrician and chief marketing officer at Children’s Medical Center, a 17-physician independent practice in the Tampa Bay area with four locations and about 50,000 patients, 40% Medicaid, open 362 days a year with extensive after-hours access and an integrated behavioral health component in Pinellas County through a Juvenile Welfare ...

Building Wealth After Residency: Debt, Investing, and Insurance Pitfalls In this episode of The Pediatric Lounge, George and Herb interview pediatrician Dr. Neil Belovin about building wealth after residency, focusing on why new attendings can still feel broke due to debt, high living costs, and slow income growth in pediatrics. They discuss common mistakes like lifestyle inflation, expensive cars, credit card debt, and ignoring low required student-loan payments during residency that can co...

From Exam Room to Empire: Building a Practice, Brand, and Wealth with Dr. Po Raval (Doc Dynasty) In this episode of The Pediatric Lounge, the hosts interview Dr. Po Raval, founder of Doc Dynasty, who shares her remarkable journey from launching a solo podiatry practice to becoming a successful entrepreneur, consultant, and physician branding expert. Dr. Raval explains how a podiatrist's successful treatment of her mother's ankle injury inspired her career path. She discusses gaining valuable ...

The Pediatric Lounge PodcastEvidence-Based Pediatric Office Emergency Preparedness: Practical Implementation and Real-World Debate Hosts: Dr. Herb Bravo & Dr. George Rogu Guests: Dr. David Mathison & Dr. Seth Toback In this episode of The Pediatric Lounge, hosts Dr. Herb Bravo and Dr. George Rogu welcome Dr. David Mathison, Senior Vice President of Clinical Performance at PM Pediatrics, and Dr. Seth Toback, Chief Medical Officer at ARMR Science, for a timely discussion on evidence-bas...

International Medical Graduates, Community Health Workers, and Access to Care in the U.S. On The Pediatric Lounge, hosts discuss with Dr. Ilan Sharps, a pediatrician at AltaMed in California (serving about 600,000 patients across 70+ clinics), how promotores de salud/community health workers support care by translating medical information culturally and linguistically, connecting families to resources, addressing barriers like food insecurity, safe spaces for exercise, transportation, and im...