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HuMed with David Spiro, MD

David Spiro

Booking Overview

This interview-led medical podcast explores the human experiences, ethical challenges, and emotional realities of healthcare through conversations with physicians and other healthcare professionals, often centered on compelling firsthand clinical or personal stories. PR agencies could credibly pitch physicians, surgeons, nurses, critical-care experts, healthcare leaders, and clinician-founders with distinctive expertise or lived experience; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need strong medical credentials and a meaningful human angle.

Metrics

Episodes: 66

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.2/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

davespiro@gmail.com

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Host

David Spiro - Physician and host of a show focused on the human experiences behind medicine and healthcare.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Physicians, surgeons, nurses, critical-care specialists, healthcare leaders, medical researchers, and clinician-founders with substantial professional expertise or a compelling firsthand healthcare experience.
Required Achievements:  
Medical specialization or clinical leadership, Academic or institutional healthcare appointments, Founding a healthcare organization or education initiative, Meaningful firsthand experience with serious illness, trauma, or crisis care

Recent Guest Discussions

Mari Mitrani - Stem Cells, Exosomes, Regenerative Medicine, Healthy Aging, Biotechnology, And Responsible Medical Research And Regulation.

Adam Bitterman - His Experience Undergoing Open-heart Surgery, Physician Vulnerability, Returning To Clinical Work, Work-life Boundaries, And Patient Care.

Talar Tejerian - Anal Health, Hemorrhoids, Fissures, Medical Stigma, Gaps In Physician Training, HPV And Anal Cancer Prevention, And Patient Education.

David Shapiro - Severe Bleeding Response, Trauma Preparedness, Tourniquets, Bystander Intervention, Emergency Kits, And Public Health Education.

Khalil Diab - Responding To The Beirut Port Explosion, Mass-casualty Medicine, Practicing Amid Healthcare-system Instability, Physician Resilience, And The Human Side Of Medicine.

Recent Topics

Physician Experiences, Healthcare, Medical Ethics, Emergency Medicine, Public Health

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
HuMed with David Spiro, MD
:

Neuro-Ophthalmologist Dr. Kim Blankshain: "What Is Happening?" Her Husband's Brain Surgery

October 10, 2026

A Monday morning, 6:45. Dr. Kim Blankshain is changing her infant son when she hears a crash in the next room. Her husband is sitting on the edge of the bed, bleeding from a gash in his forehead. She expects a few stitches. Hours later an ER physician says the CT scan came back and he is being sent downtown to see neurosurgery right away. "What is happening?"Dr. Blankshain is a neuro-ophthalmologist in the Chicago suburbs, a specialist in vision problems that begin in the brain and nervous sy...

Kidney Transplant Physician Dr. Aditya Pawar: "It Started From a Mistake"

October 06, 2026

A resident on night call writes one word in a chart to describe his patient's husband, a man in his 90s: "senile." He thinks it means "very old." The note gets corrected, but the word stays in the edit trail, and a few days later the record shows the patient has read it. Every instinct tells him to leave it alone. He calls the family to apologize anyway.Dr. Aditya Pawar is a transplant nephrologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School. That phone call became "Saf...

Cancer Surgeon Dr. James Wittig: "I Was Hanging On by a Thread"

October 03, 2026

Dr. James Wittig built his career saving children's limbs from cancer. Then a heart scan he asked for himself led to a catheterization that found a 99% blockage in his left anterior descending artery. "I was hanging on by a thread."Dr. Wittig is an orthopedic oncologist and sarcoma surgeon with more than 25 years in limb-sparing surgery for bone and soft tissue tumors in children and adults. In this conversation with Dr. David Spiro, he traces his path from Paterson, New Jersey, where his fat...

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Frequently asked questions

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HuMed with David Spiro, MD
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How do I get in touch with HuMed with David Spiro, MD?

HuMed with David Spiro, MD is hosted by David Spiro. Its publicly listed email is davespiro@gmail.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for HuMed with David Spiro, MD?

The publicly listed email for HuMed with David Spiro, MD: davespiro@gmail.com.

How many listeners does HuMed with David Spiro, MD have?

Podseeker estimates HuMed with David Spiro, MD reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for HuMed with David Spiro, MD?

HuMed with David Spiro, MD typically books working professionals with real expertise. Typical guest background: Physicians, surgeons, nurses, critical-care specialists, healthcare leaders, medical researchers, and clinician-founders with substantial professional expertise or a compelling firsthand healthcare experience. Common among recent guests: Medical specialization or clinical leadership; Academic or institutional healthcare appointments; Founding a healthcare organization or education initiative. Recent guests include Mari Mitrani, Adam Bitterman, and Talar Tejerian.

How hard is it to get booked on HuMed with David Spiro, MD?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does HuMed with David Spiro, MD cover?

Recent episodes cover Physician Experiences, Healthcare, Medical Ethics, Emergency Medicine, and Public Health. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

davespiro@gmail.com

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