Dr. John Mandrola returns to the show to discuss why doctoring and politics shouldn't mix and how he got into hot water on Twitter for holding that unacceptable view.

Dr. Mandrola is an electrophysiologist in Louisville, Kentucky. He is is cardiology editor on Medscape where he writes a regular column and produces a weekly podcast.

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John Mandrola, MD: Twitter and Website

LINKS:

• John Mandrola: "Doctoring and Activism"
• Sally Satel: "The Hypocritical Oath"
• Mandrola et al: The Case for Being a Medical Conservative (in the American Journal of Medicine)

PREVIOUS GUEST APPEARANCES:

Ep. 12 John Mandrola: The Case for "Less-Is-More"

Ep. 107 Independent Nurse Practitioners: Public Health Threat or Libertarian Step Forward?

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