Dr. Max Feinstein is a pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist and notably, a successful YouTuber. He has written on topics like AI’s role in future healthcare, vaping’s impact on anesthesiology, and recognizing burnout in medicine. Outside of the operating room, he somehow balances fellowship training, teaching, clinical work, and producing popular YouTube videos, demystifying anesthesia. Today we talk about his winding career path, vision for AI in the operating room, and the ethical implications of technology in modern medicine.

00:00 - Intro

1:16 - From majoring in philosophy to becoming an anesthesia resident 

3:33 - Why medicine? Being a wilderness first responder 

7:26 - Narrowing down a specialty - anesthesiology vs infectious disease

10:17 - What’s wrong with infectious disease?

11:46 - Why peds cardiac anesthesiology?

17:20 - Working and living in a soup kitchen in Colombia

22:29 - Who are all these people interested in anesthesia!?

27:00 - How Max makes videos

31:08 - We already have AI in anesthesia except… 

46:56 - Future job market of anesthesia

50:36 - Consciousness and anesthesia

54:28 - Will AGI really help us?

56:53 - Ensuring patient safety in anesthesia

58:13 - Could AI make burnout worse?

1:02:36 - What gives your life meaning?

1:04:51 - Advice for Medical Students

YouTube - @MaxFeinsteinMD

Host: Nathan Keller

Twitter: @NathanKellerX

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathankeller1/

Producer: Saurin Kantesaria

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saurin-kantesaria-0a464999