Best Matt Hsu Podcasts (2025)

1
Pre-Operative Geri Assessment: Vicky Tang and Houman Javedan 43:49

Play Pause

4d ago43:49

43:49

We love getting requests from listeners for podcast topics. This request came from geriatricians we met at the annual American Geriatrics Society meeting in Chicago. They wanted to know more about what a geriatrician should do in a pre-operative risk assessment. So we invited Vicky Tang and Houman Javedan, two geriatricians and leaders in the pre-o…

1
What Makes a Good Death? Karen Steinhauser, Rasa Mikelyte, Edison Vidal 48:50

11d ago48:50

48:50

What is a “good death”? How should we define it, and who gets to decide? Is the concept of a “good death” even useful? Twenty-five years ago, Karen Steinhauser published a groundbreaking study in JAMA that transformed my understanding of what it means to have a good death and questioned the usefulness of the term itself. This study examined the fac…

1
Medical Billing and Coding with the "Billing Boys" 47:38

18d ago47:38

47:38

A podcast on medical billing and coding??? Ok, hear us out as we were skeptical too. We’ve invited the Billing Boys, Chris Jones and Phil Rodgers, who convinced us of the following: Billing is complicated, but it isn’t hard. Effectively billing helps pay for the interprofessional team members who often can't bill We should know our worth and bill f…

1
Is Geriatrics-focused Primary Care (GeriPACT) Better? A Podcast with Nicki Hastings, Kristie Hsu, and Ken Covinsky 46:08

26d ago46:08

46:08

On today’s podcast, we talk about an innovative specialized primary care model for older veterans called the Geriatric Patient Aligned Care Team (GeriPACT) program. It’s designed with smaller patient panels and enhanced social worker and pharmacist involvement, and its approach is aimed at improving care and outcomes for our aging population. We un…

1
Do Dementia Care Management Programs Work? A Podcast with David Reuben and Greg Sachs 48:11

1M ago48:11

48:11

With all the attention focused on Alzheimer's biomarkers and amyloid antibodies, it’s easy to forget that comprehensive dementia care is more than blood draws and infusions. On today’s podcast, we buck this trend and dive into the complexities and challenges of comprehensive dementia care with the authors of two pivotal articles recently published …

1
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment: Benefits, Cost-Effectiveness, and Who It Helps Most - Eric Wong and Thiago Silva 44:02

1M ago44:02

44:02

In today’s podcast we talk with Eric Wong, geriatrician-researcher from Toronto, and Thiago Silva, geriatrician-researcher from Brazil, about the comprehensive geriatrics assessment. We spend the first 30 minutes (at least) discussing what, exactly is the comprehensive geriatric assessment, including: What domains of assessment are essential/mandat…

1
What instead? Alternatives to Beers: Todd Semla and Mike Steinman 44:38

2M ago44:38

44:38

On a prior podcast we talked with Todd Semla and Mike Steinman about the update to the AGS Beers Criteria of potentially inappropriate medications in older adults (Todd and Mike co-chair the AGS Beers Criteria Panel). One of the questions that came up was - well if we should probably think twice or avoid that medication, what should we do instead? …

1
Art Museum-Based Medical Education: Amy Klein, Laura Morrison, and Gordon Wood 49:01

2M ago49:01

49:01

Health care trainees rotate through a variety of different settings. ICUs, hospital wards, and outpatient clinics. If they're lucky, they might even spend time in a nursing home. But on today’s podcast, we’re adding one more setting to that list: your local art museum. In this thought-provoking episode, we explore how art museum teaching is being i…

1
We Need a Care Revolution: Victor Montori 47:41

2M ago47:41

47:41

In his book, “Why We Revolt,” Victor Montori decries the industrialization of healthcare. We’ve become a healthcare factory, beholden to health systems motivated by profit. In particular, he laments the loss of the “care” aspect of healthcare. Clinicians are under the clock to churn through patients. Patients are tasked with doing work outside of t…

1
5 Facts About Hip Impingement Your Doctor Won't Tell You 30:31

2M ago30:31

30:31

▶️ Watch on YT: https://youtu.be/8vXf1pjVB0Y In this video, I'm going to share 5 key facts your doctor is unlikely to tell you about Hip Impingement / FAI. We'll look at key research findings from the last 2 decades that will dramatically change the way you think about hip pain and hip impingement. And we'll look at one major episode in medical his…

1
System Wide Goals of Care Implementation: A Podcast with Ira Byock, Chris Dale, and Matt Gonzales 50:06

2M ago50:06

50:06

Most health care providers understand the importance of goals-of-care conversations in aligning treatment plans with patients’ goals, especially for those with serious medical problems. And yet, these discussions often either don't happen or at least don't get documented. How can we do better? In today’s podcast, we sit down with Ira Byock, Chris D…

1
Death Anxiety: Dani Chammas & Keri Brenner 1:00:23

2M ago1:00:23

1:00:23

What is death anxiety? We spend the first 15 minutes of the podcast addressing this question. And maybe this was unfair to our guests, the fabulous dynamic duo of palliative psychiatrists Dani Chammas and Keri Brenner (listen to their prior podcasts on therapeutic presence and the angry patient). After all, we invited them on to our podcast to disc…

1
Individualizing Blood Pressure Goals in Older Adults: A Podcast with Mitra Jamshidian, Simon Ascher and Mark Supiano 46:41

3M ago46:41

46:41

What’s the ideal blood pressure target for older adults with hypertension? Should we aim for a systolic BP of 120 mmHg in all older adults, as suggested by the SPRINT trial? Or should we be more flexible—especially for those who are frail or among the oldest old? This week on the GeriPal Podcast, we explore the nuances of managing blood pressure in…

1
Should Palliative Care be in the Survivorship Business? A Podcast with Laura Petrillo, Laura Shoemaker 47:31

3M ago47:31

47:31

In this week’s episode, we dig into two deceptively simple questions: When does someone become a cancer survivor, and should palliative care be in the business of caring for them? Spoiler: It’s more complicated than it seems. We’ve invited two palliative care doctors to talk about survivorship with us: Laura Petrillo, a physician-researcher at Mass…

1
How much do you need to exercise to be cured of your pain? 17:30

3M ago17:30

17:30

In this episode of the Upright Health Podcast, we’re digging into a question that comes up all the time: “How long do I have to keep doing exercise to be cured of my pain?” If you’re dealing with hip pain, back pain, shoulder pain—or really any kind of chronic pain—and you’re using exercise as your path to healing, it’s only natural to wonder when …

1
Health and Wealth Shocks: Lauren Hunt, Rebecca Rodin, Tsai-Chin Cho 44:35

3M ago44:35

44:35

June Lunney famously characterized the end of life functional course of people with dementia as a slow dwindle over time. Tom Gill later found that people with dementia do indeed have persistent severe disability throughout the last year of their lives. But from our clinical work, many of us are familiar with people with dementia who experience sud…

1
Transgender Health, Aging, and Advocacy: A Podcast with Noelle Marie Javier and Jace Flatt 48:24

3M ago48:24

48:24

Happy Pride Month GeriPal listeners! Transgender issues are in the news. Just today (June 17th) as we record this podcast: Ezra Klein released a wonderful interview with Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender member of congress A judge ruled that cuts to NIH grants focused on minority groups, including transgender people, were illegal and orde…

1
What You Should Know About Radiation Oncology: A Podcast with Anish Butala, Emily Martin and Evie Kalmar 49:44

4M ago49:44

49:44

If you’re anything like me, you might find the process of what happens to patients when they visit a radiation oncologist somewhat mysterious. During my training, I didn’t receive much education about radiation oncology, and I’m not entirely sure what some of the terms mean (hypofractionated means fewer sessions, right?). Well, today’s podcast aims…

1
Implementing Palliative Care in Nursing Homes 48:06

4M ago48:06

48:06

The need for better palliative care in nursing homes is significant. Consider this: the majority of the 1.4 million adults residing in U.S. nursing homes grapple with serious illnesses, and roughly half experience dementia. Many also suffer from distressing symptoms like pain. In addition, about 25% of all deaths in the United States occur within t…

1
Lucid Episodes: Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi & Andrew Peterson 48:55

4M ago48:55

48:55

Have any of you watched the movie “The Notebook”? At the end, one of the characters, who has dementia, experiences an episode of lucidity. When I watched it, between tears (I’m a complete softie) I remember thinking, “Oh no! This will give people false hope! That their loved one is ‘in there.’ If only they could find the right key to unlock the loc…

1
Music as Medicine: Jenny Chen, Tyler Jorgensen, & Theresa Allison 42:03

4M ago42:03

42:03

As you know, dear listeners, I love music. We start each podcast with a song in part to shift the frame, taking people out of their academic selves and into a more informal conversation. Well, today’s guests love music at least as much if not more than me, and they each make a strong case for music as medicine. Jenny Chen is a palliative care fello…

1
Nudges for Prognosis and Comfort Care in the ICU: Kate Courtright, Scott Halpern, & Jaspal Singh 48:27

5M ago48:27

48:27

Our main focus today was on nudging critical care clinicians to consider a more palliative approach to care. Our guests are all trained in critical care: Kate Courtright, Scott Halpern, and Jaspal Singh. Kate and Scott have additional training in palliative medicine. To start. we review: What is a nudge? Also called behavioral interventions, heuris…

1
How Often Should You REALLY Work Out? (Without Losing Your Soul) 19:08

5M ago19:08

19:08

Full episode "How Often Should You REALLY Work Out? (Without Losing Your Soul)" on Youtube: https://youtu.be/JcQqfo1FHNo How often do you really need to work out to stay strong, mobile, and independent? In this video, I break down the surprisingly flexible answer to that question — whether you're a couch potato, a casual mover, or an aspiring fitne…

1
Psilocybin in Serious Illness: A Podcast with James Downar, Ali John Zarrabi and Margaret Ross 46:57

5M ago46:57

46:57

We’ve covered psychedelics on the podcast before—first in 2019 with Ira Byock, where we explored their potential role in medicine, and then again in 2023 with Stacy Fischer, Brian Anderson, and Theora Cimino, focusing on the reasons to approach psychedelic use in patients with caution. In today’s episode, we’re taking a closer look at the current s…

1
HIV, Aging, and Palliative Care: Peter Selwyn and Meredith Greene 48:59

5M ago48:59

48:59

Peter Selwyn, one of today’s guests, has been caring for people living with HIV for over 40 years. In that time, care of people with HIV has changed dramatically. Initially, there was no treatment, then treatments with marginal efficacy, complex schedules, and a tremendous burden of side effects and drug-drug interactions. The average age at death …

1
Sharpening the Saw: How Aging Changes Your Body (and What to Do About It) 7:12

5M ago7:12

7:12

Watch the full video "Sharpening the Saw: How Aging Changes Your Body (and What to Do About It)" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/p_Dd08Q9Nrk This is one of the most annoying parts of getting older. Let's dive in. As you get older, if you don’t keep moving your body, you’ll start to notice that you can’t do the things you once could. You'll experience …

1
Potentially Unsafe Low-evidence Treatments: Adam Marks, Laura Taylor, & Jill Schneiderhan 45:26

5M ago45:26

45:26

More and more people are, “doing their own research.” Self-identified experts and influencers on podcasts (podcasts!) and social media endorse treatments that are potentially harmful and have little to no evidence of benefit, or have only been studied in animals. An increasing number of federal leaders have a track record of endorsing such products…

Matt Hsu Podcasts

1
Upright Health

Matt Hsu

1
GeriPal - A Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Podcast

Alex Smith, Eric Widera

4
Affordable Freedom

Bryan Huhn

1
Pre-Operative Geri Assessment: Vicky Tang and Houman Javedan 43:49

1
What Makes a Good Death? Karen Steinhauser, Rasa Mikelyte, Edison Vidal 48:50

1
Medical Billing and Coding with the "Billing Boys" 47:38

1
Is Geriatrics-focused Primary Care (GeriPACT) Better? A Podcast with Nicki Hastings, Kristie Hsu, and Ken Covinsky 46:08

1
Do Dementia Care Management Programs Work? A Podcast with David Reuben and Greg Sachs 48:11

1
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment: Benefits, Cost-Effectiveness, and Who It Helps Most - Eric Wong and Thiago Silva 44:02

1
What instead? Alternatives to Beers: Todd Semla and Mike Steinman 44:38

1
Art Museum-Based Medical Education: Amy Klein, Laura Morrison, and Gordon Wood 49:01

1
We Need a Care Revolution: Victor Montori 47:41

1
5 Facts About Hip Impingement Your Doctor Won't Tell You 30:31

1
System Wide Goals of Care Implementation: A Podcast with Ira Byock, Chris Dale, and Matt Gonzales 50:06

1
Death Anxiety: Dani Chammas & Keri Brenner 1:00:23

1
Individualizing Blood Pressure Goals in Older Adults: A Podcast with Mitra Jamshidian, Simon Ascher and Mark Supiano 46:41

1
Should Palliative Care be in the Survivorship Business? A Podcast with Laura Petrillo, Laura Shoemaker 47:31

1
How much do you need to exercise to be cured of your pain? 17:30

1
Health and Wealth Shocks: Lauren Hunt, Rebecca Rodin, Tsai-Chin Cho 44:35

1
Transgender Health, Aging, and Advocacy: A Podcast with Noelle Marie Javier and Jace Flatt 48:24

1
What You Should Know About Radiation Oncology: A Podcast with Anish Butala, Emily Martin and Evie Kalmar 49:44

1
Implementing Palliative Care in Nursing Homes 48:06

1
Lucid Episodes: Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi & Andrew Peterson 48:55

1
Music as Medicine: Jenny Chen, Tyler Jorgensen, & Theresa Allison 42:03

1
Nudges for Prognosis and Comfort Care in the ICU: Kate Courtright, Scott Halpern, & Jaspal Singh 48:27

1
How Often Should You REALLY Work Out? (Without Losing Your Soul) 19:08

1
Psilocybin in Serious Illness: A Podcast with James Downar, Ali John Zarrabi and Margaret Ross 46:57

1
HIV, Aging, and Palliative Care: Peter Selwyn and Meredith Greene 48:59

1
Sharpening the Saw: How Aging Changes Your Body (and What to Do About It) 7:12

1
Potentially Unsafe Low-evidence Treatments: Adam Marks, Laura Taylor, & Jill Schneiderhan 45:26