Episodes

Jan. 9, 2024

The Binghamton Musical Theater Nerd Story with Darren Petronella

The Wayback Machine was in full force today when my buddy Darren Petronella dropped by the studio for an IRL nostalgia-driven, GenX-themed episode about aging gracefully and our modern-day "Get Off My Lawn" grievances about life, the universe, and everything. Darren and I first met while undergradu…
Jan. 2, 2024

The Koby & Hannah 2024 New Year's Special!

The twins are back for another "very special episode" (no — not the one where Arnold gets molested on Diff'rent Strokes or Alex P. Keaton's friend dies) of Out of Patients to celebrate all the things and talk with their Daddy about what 2024 has in store for them. Like what? Well, their forthcoming…
Dec. 26, 2023

The Lost Pilot of The Cancer Mavericks with MZ's Mom!

Knownst to me, but unknownst to others, long before the Award-Winning documentary "The Cancer Mavericks: A History of Survivorship" hit podcast feeds, a pilot episode was storyboarded and produced to test the waters with our newly minted production team, helmed by acclaimed executive producer, Stev…
Dec. 19, 2023

The Diabetes Edification Show

Today, Matthew welcomes Dr. Aaron Neinstein, Chief Medical Officer at Notable, which is — jargon alert — a leading automation platform for patient engagement and staff workflows. What does that mean? Well, you'll find out from this underachieving Triple board-certified endocrinologist (yes, triple)…
Dec. 12, 2023

The Reluctant Clinical Assistant Professor

Once again, the SUNY Binghamton alumni network bestows upon us an incredible guest more than worthy of the hot seat. Dr. Adam Harris is a self-proclaimed "reluctant medical practitioner" who accidentally found himself proficient in all the right classes only to realize, "Why not?" Now serving as Cl…
Dec. 5, 2023

The Telehealth Whisperer

The best way to describe Dr. Aditi U Joshi would be a "Telehealth Whisperer" who comes to the party with a storied history as an emergency medicine physician and former advisor to such juggernauts as the American Medical Association and Weight Watchers. The author of "Telehealth Success: How to Thr…
Nov. 28, 2023

The Nonprofit, Pro Wrestling, Coffee Shop, Rare Cancer Bro Show

What do you get when you cross a professional wrestler, small business coffee company executive, nonprofit consultant, and rare cancer? Well, that would be the uniquely talented and inspiring unicorn that is Sean Wachter, who joined Matthew live in-studio for one hell of a conversation about how th…
Nov. 21, 2023

Community Healthcare's "Advance Team"

In the Spring of 2023, Matthew had the pleasure of speaking at an event hosted by Quest Analytics, a fabulous company whose mission has been to improve provider network management and help people across America receive the information and care they deserve. In today's episode, Quests's CEO, Steve L…
Nov. 14, 2023

ADHD, Dyslexia, and The Frontier Psychiatrist Dr. Owen Muir

Dr. Owen Muir is an Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families-trained psychiatrist and official Mentalizing Treatment Supervisor. He is the coauthor of Adolescent Suicide and Self Injury: Mentalizing Theory and Treatment, a dual board-certified physician, with ABPN certification in gener…
Nov. 7, 2023

Melissa Berry is "The Cancer Fashionista"

Melissa Berry, aka The Cancer Fashionista, is a Stage 1 Triple Negative Breast Cancer. She is now the founder of Cancer Fashionista (a fashion, beauty, and lifestyle platform for the breast cancer community), the host of the "Dear Cancer, I'm Beautiful" podcast, and the board chair for the Triple N…
Oct. 31, 2023

Why I Wore Lipstick To My Mastectomy

In today's episode, Matthew welcomes one of his nearest and dearest friends, Geralyn Lucas, whom he met in the earliest days of the nascent adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer movement circa 2004. Geralyn, a storied American journalist and television producer, had only recently survived breast …
Oct. 24, 2023

Revisiting The Cancer Mavericks: A History of Survivorship

In 2021, OffScrip Health produced The Cancer Mavericks: A History of Survivorship, an award-winning 8-part limited documentary series about the people and not the disease. So, if you're a narrative history podcast junkie, listen to Episode One of The Cancer Mavericks right here on the Out of Pa…
Oct. 17, 2023

The Cancer Coaster: The Ups & Downs of CLL

We are hijacking today's episode of Out of Patients to bring you the pilot episode of "Cancer Coaster," a fresh new series from OffScrip Health focused on the many ups and downs of the emotional journey cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers face. For this particular pilot, we're focusing speci…
Oct. 10, 2023

Sepsis Is Some Crazy Shit For Serious

The SUNY Binghamton alumni network is rife with incredible humans who are changing the world one day at a time. On the show today, I'm proud to welcome Tom Heymann, President and CEO at Sepsis Alliance, the nation's leading infection prevention and Sepsis education and advocacy organization. Wh…
Oct. 3, 2023

Can You Hire Me Now? (America's Rural Health Staffing Crisis)

Sometimes LinkedIn DMs come in handy, as this is the case with Dr. Paul Toomey. A cold outreach became a spot on the show when this Board-certified surgical oncologist — and biomedical engineer by trade — began to share his remarkable story with me. Paul is the CEO of Ring of Hires, which claims to…
Sept. 26, 2023

Who remembers i[2]y? Leah Shearer does!

Prepare the Wayback Machine for today's chat with Leah Shearer, who, for all intents and purposes, was one of the first ten volunteers from 2007 who contributed to the birth of Stupid Cancer and the greater young adult cancer movement. The "girl so nice she got cancer twice" Leah—a native of Ro…
Sept. 19, 2023

Pharma Marketing is mid with "Black Wellness Marketer" Erica Hawthorne

Erica Hawthorne identifies as a "People-Focused Marketer," has won several industry awards in digital media strategy as a badass "Black Wellness Marketer." I recently heard her speak at a Pharma conference, and she blew the doors of the place, stunning the audience with her no-BS perspective and fo…
Sept. 12, 2023

Koby and Hannah's Summer Vacation

Kicking off Season 8 of Out of Patients, in today's special "Back To School" episode, I'm joined live in-studio once again by my fabulous twins, Koby and Hannah. "Kids say the darndest things" ain't got nothing on this amazing conversation about how we spent our summer vacation, what it means to tu…
Sept. 5, 2023

[BEST OF] Fight Cancer! with The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (EP280 Rebroadcast)

Today's episode is made possible in part by The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACSCAN), the nation's leading cancer advocacy organization working daily to make cancer issues a national priority.  Today I am joined live in-studio by Pam Traxel (ACSCAN Senior Vice President for Al…
Aug. 31, 2023

[BONUS] Episode 2: ASCO 2023 We The Patients: Julia, Myelofibrosis Patient Advocate

I sat down with this certified health educator named Julia who, after a storied career in that discipline, found herself in the patient's chair instead.
Aug. 31, 2023

[BONUS] Episode 1: ASCO 2023 We The Patients: Dr Tania Small

My guest for this episode is Dr. Tania Small, a returning champion to Out of Patients. She is a pediatric oncologist by trade who crossed over to drug development so she could scale the medicines that could help more children than she ever could in practice.
Aug. 29, 2023

[BEST OF] Lithium: Not Just For Batteries (EP291 Rebroadcast)

Dr. Sudhir Gadh is a board-certified psychiatrist and Commander in the US Navy Reserve. He is also Medical Director for the Center for Recovery and Wellness, with a core focus on low-dose Lithium, as a comprehensive approach for patients to improve brain function. Joining Matthew live in-studio, th…
Aug. 22, 2023

[BEST OF] Musical Theater Nerd Patient Advocates Unite: Jennifer "Jay" Palumbo (EP273 Rebroadcast)

On today's quirky show, I welcome Jen Palumbo, an epic human Energizer Bunny who takes a licking and keeps on ticking. Jen is a freelance writer, Forbes contributor, and women's health advocate, specifically for reproductive rights. In a spirited coincidence, it turns out we both went to the same c…
Aug. 15, 2023

[BEST OF] Robots In My Head: Deep Brain Stimulation (EP298 Rerun)

Mental health is an umbrella term that spans a spectrum of severity. But when it comes to treatment-resistant major depressive disorder, it's a whole other ball game. A former healthcare communications executive, Jon Nelson is a living, breathing example of hope and progress in the mental health ec…