I Did My Own Research

Franziska Haydanek

Booking Overview

This is an interview podcast about medical misinformation, evidence-based healthcare, and online health education, typically featuring doctors, healthcare professionals, scientists, and medically informed creators. PR agencies could credibly pitch credentialed clinicians, researchers, and health educators with an established online presence and expertise in topics such as reproductive health, nutrition, sleep, or public-health communication; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 27

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 36.4k subscribers

Instagram: 353.0k followers

Contact Information

fhaydanek@gmail.com

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Host

Franziska Haydanek - OB-GYN and medical educator focused on evidence-based healthcare and combating medical misinformation.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Practicing physicians, healthcare professionals, scientists, or health educators with demonstrated subject-matter expertise and an evidence-based online content presence.
Required Achievements:  
Established audience for online health education, Specialized clinical or scientific expertise, Track record of correcting medical misinformation

Recent Guest Discussions

Christopher Allen - Sleep Studies, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Melatonin, Sleep Myths, And Underdiagnosis Of Sleep Apnea In Women.

Sara Neill - Birth-control Misinformation, Abortion Care, Contraception, Reproductive-health Content Online, And Crisis Pregnancy Centers.

Recent Topics

Medical Misinformation, Health Education, Reproductive Health, Nutrition, Sleep Medicine

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
I Did My Own Research
:

With @Diary_of_A_Doctor_Mom: The Truth About Medicine & Motherhood

August 03, 2026

In this episode of I Did My Own Research, Dr. Fran sits down with Dr. Nancy Githere-Thande — family medicine resident, mom of two, and the voice behind Diary of a Doctor Mom .Dr. Githere-Thande shares her journey from public health research at UCSF to medical school and residency, all while navigating marriage, motherhood, and the birth of her daughter at 27 weeks. She opens up about the hesitation many trainees — especially women of color — feel about being visible online, and why she decide...

with @DrShazmaMithani: Why "Natural" Doesn't Mean Safe

July 27, 2026

In this episode of I Did My Own Research, Dr. Fran sits down with Dr. Shazma Mithani — a pediatric and adult emergency medicine physician, and co-host of The Doc Talk Podcast. Together, they discussHow Dr. Mithani's path from ER doctor to online misinformation-buster took shape during COVIDWhat The Pitt gets right (and wrong) about emergency medicine, from missing consultants to unrealistic single-coverage EDsThe real-world impact of vaccine hesitancy on pediatric ER workups, and why declinin...

with @SleepDrChris: Does the Viral Sleepy Girl Mocktail Actually Work? And More!

July 20, 2026

Dr. Fran sits down with Dr. Christopher Allen — pediatric neurologist, sleep medicine specialist, and creator behind "Sleep Doctor Chris" — for a deep dive into everything we get wrong about sleep. From debunking the idea that snoring is "just sleeping deep" to explaining why sleep studies aren't as scary as they sound, Dr. Allen breaks down the science of rest in plain, practical terms.They cover:What actually happens during a sleep study (in-lab and at-home versions)Why obstructive sleep ap...

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