The Doctor Whisperer - the BUSINESS of medicine

Tune in Monday, 12/13/21 at 6:30am EST, to welcome Healthcare CEO + COVID-19 expert, Jonathan Baktari MD, to The Doctor Whisperer Show! Check out Dr. Baktari's own podcast and follow him on social via his Linktree account: https://linktr.ee/BaktariMD

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ABOUT OUR GUEST: 

Today’s guest, Dr. Jonathan Baktari, is a healthcare CEO, a vaccine and COVID-19 expert, and a physician with specialties in internal, pulmonary, and critical care medicine. He and his team at e7 Health specialize in preventative medicine, vaccinations, and testing for viruses. In short, Dr. Baktari was an expert on COVID, before COVID even existed.

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Tune in TOMORROW, 12/06/21 at 6:30am EST to help us welcome in December on The Doctor Whisperer Show with a special episode rerun featuring Kelly Venuti, LMHC & Brain Health Coach of Integrative Health With Kelly. 

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 ABOUT KELLY: 

Kelly is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Certified CBD Consultant/Educator, Certified Brain Health Coach, and a Certified Integrative Medicine for Mental Health Provider.  She has over 20 years of experience providing integrative and holistic treatments, helping individuals obtain their wellness goals.  Kelly specializes in treating ADHD, Anxiety, and Mood Disorders in children, adolescents, and adults. She believes in the mind-body-spirit connection and whole-self healing.  You cannot heal one without attention to the other.  Everyone can heal from within. Kelly is a native of St. Petersburg, Florida, and loves her city!  Kelly prides herself on the connections she has made within the health and healing community to provide her clients with the best resources.  Concierge Holistic Wellness was born under the premise of not only providing an integrative approach to wellness but also collaborating with other like-minded practitioners in the hopes of giving individuals the tools and resources they need on their healing journeys.  When Kelly is not helping others, she loves camping with friends and family, catching the sunset, yoga, gardening, and watching her son play soccer! 

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#December #MentalHealth #Counselor #Healing #Rerun

Tune in Monday, 11/29/21 at 6:30am EST, to welcome back Dr. Jason Hunt, Owner of OrthoLinks Orthopedic Surgery, to The Doctor Whisperer Show! In this episode of The Doctor Whisperer Show, Dr. Hunt discusses transparency in medical pricing. Lastly, I suggest checking out Dr. Hunt's foundation, OrthoLinks Care Foundation, which is dedicated to providing funding for orthopedic care for patients with financial needs. 

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Dr. Hunt is a published author, writing and presenting osteopathic and orthopedic surgery research at annual conferences around the country. At his Tampa office, Dr. Hunt uses the most technologically advanced surgical techniques, as well as the DARI motion capture platform, NeuFit electric stimulation, and TrackMan golf radar technologies. He is the only provider in the Tampa Bay area using this advanced equipment.G. Jason Hunt, DO, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon renowned for both his nonsurgical and surgical treatment options for athletes at OrthoLinks Orthopedics and Rehabilitation in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Hunt uses a patient-centered approach, putting value on his service to God by serving his patients. He is an active member of the American Osteopathic Association and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. A native of Kentucky, Dr. Hunt completed his undergraduate degree at Pikeville College. He later earned his medical degree at the Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine. Following his graduation, Dr. Hunt relocated to Oklahoma City to complete his residency training at the Bone & Joint Hospital at St. Anthony. At OrthoLinks Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Dr. Hunt treats a variety of issues ranging from pediatric bone fractures to degenerative disorders in elderly patients. He is also highly experienced in the latest surgical and nonsurgical techniques for treating athletes of all skill levels in their respective sports. Dr. Hunt takes pride in treating each patient personally, giving them the highest level of medical care and attention. He is passionate about serving his patients and providing superior orthopedic surgery techniques that not only improves, but also changes his patients’ lives. 

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Tune in on Monday, 11/22/21 at 6:30am EST, for a brand new episode of The Doctor Whisperer Show featuring Alternative Psychiatrist, Dr. Mark Sylvester of Alternative Psychiatry! 

In this episode, we discussed how to navigate though the holidays in a pandemic with your family.  We shared our best tips on what to say and what not to say to encourage a gracious season filled with love and harmony.  There are certain topics we feel strongly that shall remain nameless during your family dinners.  We wish you all a happy and loving holiday season. 

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Mark Sylvester, MD, ABAM, was born and raised in Sarasota, Florida. He received his medical education at the University of Miami and training at the University of Florida College of Medicine. Dr. Sylvester received graduate education in Neuropsychopharmacology and Psychobiology. He is board certified in Psychiatry & Neurology as well as Addiction Medicine. In addition to caring for his patients with Alternative Psychiatry, where he practices Functional Psychiatry and Integrative Health, he also currently serves as medical director of Centerpointe Counseling and Recovery, Sarasota Addiction Specialists, and the Suncoast Harm Reduction Project aimed at reducing opioid related overdose deaths. Dr. Sylvester is an adjunct faculty member at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) where he lectures and clinically trains medical students. He is active in research and is published in the Journal of Biomechanics, Journal of Global Drug Policy, and American Journal of Psychiatry, on topics related to biomechanics, obesity/food addiction, professionalism, addiction in clinical practice, and psychiatric symptoms in end-of-life care. 

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#mentalhealth #theholidays #Holidays #holidayseason

Tune in TOMORROW, Thursday, 10/21/21, at 6:30am EST for a SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE of The Doctor Whisperer Show featuring Futurist, David Houle! In this special episode, David Houle will be discussing the FIRST in-person event at The Sarasota Institute since the start of Covid-19. 

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David Houle is a futurist, thinker and keynote speaker.  He has keynoted numerous conferences across the country and internationally. In the last fourteen years he has delivered 1200+ presentations and keynotes on 6 continents and 16 countries.He is regularly invited to speak at corporate management retreats. Houle won a Speaker of the Year award from Vistage International, the leading organization of CEOs in the world. He is often called the “CEOs’ futurist” having spoken to or advised 4,000+ CEOs and business owners in the past eleven years.  He has spoken on all six inhabited continents and in 16 countries. Houle spent more than 20 years in media and entertainment. He has worked at NBC, CBS and was part of the senior executive team that launched MTV, Nickelodeon, VH1 and CNN Headline News. Houle has won a number of awards. He won two Emmys as co-executive Producer for a nationally syndicated children’s program, “Energy Express”. He won the prestigious George Foster Peabody award and the Heartland award for Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream and was nominated for an Academy Award. He writes the highly regarded futurist blog, Evolution Shift, with the tag line “A Future Look At Today.”   He also writes and edits a magazine on Medium called “the 2020s Decade”. During 2010 ,Houle was a featured contributor on Oprah.com. He has been speaking about the future for 11 years and his influential first book The Shift Age was published in 2007. In December 2015 he published “This Spaceship Earth” with co-author Tim Rumage.  This book became the basis for Houle to found the global non-profit This Spaceship Earth, Inc. in April 2016.  The goal of this non-profit is to create “crew consciousness” as we face Climate Change. Houle has delivered speeches to scientists at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden CO, at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and at Burning Man. He has delivered 5 TEDx talks in the last 10 years. Houle is Futurist in Residence and Guest Lecturer at the Ringling College of Art + Design in Sarasota, Florida.   He is Honorary President and Futurist of the Future Business School of China. He is a Founding Member and Managing Partner  of The Sarasota Institute- A 21st Century Think Tank. 

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Tune in on Monday, 10/18/21 at 6:30am EST, for a "Memorable Monday" episode of The Doctor Whisperer Show featuring CEO & Co-Founder of Riverside Recovery of Tampa, Kirk Kirkpatrick!

 Kirk is a native Floridian, born at Eglin Air Force Base, where his father was a fighter pilot in the Air Force. His family moved to Tampa once his father retired. He is a graduate of the University of Florida and played football for Steve Spurrier. After his brief NFL career, Kirk worked for Merrill Lynch as a Financial Trader. In his 30’s, Kirk fell into addiction and lost everything. He caused a trail of destruction for many years. Finally, seeking help, he jumped into a life of recovery. Kirk’s life began improving and he thought there had to be a better way to treat those suffering from addiction. To treat people with love and empathy, and eliminate the stigma of addiction in recovery. Everything from the colors, smells and ambiance was created with recovery in mind. Kirk has 3 daughters, Olivia (20), Bella (18), & Graysen (9). 

Thank you to our incredible sponsor, TieTechnology, for sponsoring the show! 

#MemorableMonday #Rerun #RiversideRecovery #MentalHealth #Recovery #Addiction

October is National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month. In honor of this important month, The Doctor Whisperer Show will be dedicated to #MentalIllnessAwareness all month long. 

Tune in on Monday, 10/11/21 at 6:30am EST, for a brand new episode of The Doctor Whisperer Show featuring Functional Psychiatrist, Mark Sylvester M.D., of Alternative Psychiatry.

BTW- This will be the FIRST show ever in the history of TDW Show that will be presented in GALLERY VIEW! So excited about this new show format! 

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Mark Sylvester, MD, ABAM, was born and raised in Sarasota, Florida. He received his medical education at the University of Miami and training at the University of Florida College of Medicine. Dr. Sylvester received graduate education in Neuropsychopharmacology and Psychobiology. He is board certified in Psychiatry & Neurology as well as Addiction Medicine. In addition to caring for his patients with Alternative Psychiatry, where he practices Functional Psychiatry and Integrative Health, he also currently serves as medical director of Centerpointe Counseling and Recovery, Sarasota Addiction Specialists, and the Suncoast Harm Reduction Project aimed at reducing opioid related overdose deaths. Dr. Sylvester is an adjunct faculty member at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) where he lectures and clinically trains medical students. He is active in research and is published in the Journal of Biomechanics, Journal of Global Drug Policy, and American Journal of Psychiatry, on topics related to biomechanics, obesity/food addiction, professionalism, addiction in clinical practice, and psychiatric symptoms in end-of-life care. 

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Thank you to TieTechnology for sponsoring the show!