The Bob Harrington Show
Episodes
Bullish Optimism on AI and the Physician's Role in Medicine
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Bob Harrington and Bob Wachter discuss the use of AI in healthcare, and Dr Wachter's latest book, A Giant Leap. This podcast is intended for healt...
Stroke, Dementia, Voodoo Death: The Heart-Brain Connection
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Cardiologist Bob Harrington talks to Mitch Elkind, chief science officer for Brain Health and Stroke at the AHA, about the heart-brain connection and ...
Cardiovascular Medicine 2025 Wrapped: The Big Picture
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Harrington and Gibson's annual review of cardiovascular medicine: ACS guidelines, antiplatelet management, GLP-1s, and ever lower LDL-C with drugs...
SMuRF-less: CV Prevention Beyond Traditional Risk Factors
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Harrington, Rodriguez, and Ridker discuss the changing field of cardiac prevention, where imaging fits in, and the new concept of standard modifia...
Unlocking Longevity: Aging Reimagined
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cardiologist and author Eric Topol discusses the science of longevity, why the key to healthy aging is prevention, and the perils of a fixation on rev...
Nobel Laureate on Touch and the Joy of Scientific Discovery
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The 2021 winner of the Nobel Prize in medicine, Ardem Patapoutian speaks of his love for science, why he wishes he had an MD, and the importance of ge...
Academic Entrepreneurship Key for Clinician Researchers Given NIH Funding Uncertainty
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Harrington chairs a panel with two early-career physician researchers and the head of a large research institute on what the future holds in light...
To Train Physicians of the Future We Can't Be Stuck in the Past
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The rejection by the ABMS of a certification board run by cardiologists prompted this discussion on how medical training should change and the best me...
For America First, Invest in Science and the NIH
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A panel discussion of a Presidential Advisory from the American Heart Association that outlines the importance of funding for scientific research and ...
Cardiology 2024 Highlights and Predictions for 2025
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Harrington and Gibson review their picks for the top cardiology trials of 2024 and look ahead to 2025, particularly what health topics may be prio...
Does ST-Elevation MI Need a Rebrand to 'Occlusion MI'?
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A review paper prompted a discussion among cardiologists Bob Harrington, Manesh Patel, and Michael Gibson on whether the ST-segment elevation myocardi...
Does ST-Elevation MI Need a Rebrand to 'Occlusion MI'?
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A review paper prompted a discussion among cardiologists Bob Harrington, Manesh Patel, and Michael Gibson on whether the ST-segment elevation myocardi...
Cardiovascular Disease 2050: No, GLP-1s Won't Save the Day
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cardiologists Bob Harrington and Dhruv Kazi discuss the projected burden of cardiovascular disease in 2050, why it's not sustainable, and what can be ...
From Fact to Fiction: Medical Journalist–Turned-Author
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Bob Harrington interviews journalist Shelley Wood about her new book, "The Leap Year Gene of Kit McKinley," her creative process, and the differenc...
Private Equity in Medicine: Cardiology in the Crosshairs
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Medical practices are increasingly being acquired by private equity. Bob Harrington discusses why and what the ramifications are with the authors and ...
Food Is Not Medicine but Maybe It's Healthcare
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Harrington and Mitch Elkind discuss "food is medicine" initiatives and the challenges associated with conducting clinical trials. This podcast is ...
Coronary Artery Disease: The New Big C
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Harrington interviews fellow cardiologist Mike McConnell about his new book Fight Heart Disease Like Cancer and the need to model heart disease pr...
Correlation Is Not Causation, Wink, Is Not Good Enough for Observational Research
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cardiology researchers Bob Harrington and Bobby Yeh discuss how to do better observational research and the controversial notion of making causal infe...
Publish or Perish and the Incentive for Quantity over Quality Research Papers
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Harrington, Erin Michos, and Brahmajee Nallamothu discuss how the publish or perish culture can lead to sloppy research and the need for alternati...
Hot Topics Cardiologists Love to Hate: MOC and AI
29 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Harrington and Mike Gibson discuss two of the hottest topics in cardiology and medicine for 2023: a proposed alternative to the maintenance of cer...
The Top Cardiology Trials of 2023
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For this year's review, Bob Harrington and Mike Gibson revisit the major cardiology conferences -- from ACC in New Orleans to AHA in Philly. This podc...
SCD in Athletes: Lessons From High-Profile Cases
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Harrington and Manesh Patel discuss sudden cardiac death in athletes and the importance of the chain of survival. This podcast is intended for hea...
From Physician to Patient to Reinventing Medicine
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Harrington interviews Jag Singh about the COVID journey that led to his book, Future Care: Sensors, Artificial Intelligence, and the Reinvention o...
AI and Machine Learning in Healthcare for the Clueless: No Coding Required
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Harrington, MD and Jenine John, a cardiologist and machine learning research fellow discuss what you need to know about AI and ML in healthcare...
The Career Pivot: Leaving Clinical Medicine for a While -- or for Good
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Harrington talks to two former colleagues who made a mid- and senior-career switch to pharma and digital tech, respectively. How did they make thi...
Top Cardiology Trials of 2022
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Trials on heart failure, hypertension and lipid-lowering drugs, and the evolution of antithrombin and antiplatelet therapy are discussed in part 2 of ...
2022 in Review Through a Cardiology Lens
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In part 1 of their annual review, cardiologists Bob Harrington and Mike Gibson discuss in-person meetings, wearables and AI, COVID lessons for medical...
What Do We Know About Long COVID: A Cardiovascular Focus
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Bob Harrington and Betty Raman discuss the cardiovascular impact and long-term sequelae of COVID-19, the potential biology behind multisystem effe...
Do Older vs Younger Docs Treat Atrial Fibrillation Differently?
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do cardiologists from the AFFIRM generation treat AF less aggressively than the EAST-AFNET generation? Bob Harrington and Jonathan Piccini discuss thi...
A Diversity Scorecard to Teach, Not Shame, Cardiology to Do Better
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Bob Harrington talks with Drs Michelle Albert and Eldrin Lewis about the Association of Black Cardiologists' diversity scorecard for cardiovascular...
The Medical Student Teaching Medicine About Structural Racism
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Robert A. Harrington interviews LaShyra Nolen, a medical student and the 2021 recipient of the American Medical Student Association's Racial Justice i...
New Revascularization Guidelines: Key Points and Navigating Controversies
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Harrington interviews fellow cardiologist Jacqueline Tamis-Holland, vice chair of the recent ACC/AHA revascularization guidelines, who takes us in...
COVID-19 and the Heart: Is Cardiology Ready?
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Harrington, MD, interviews Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, about his recent paper in Nature Medicine focused on the long-term cardiovascular effects of COVID...
COVID and CV Public Health Trials 2021: Promoting We vs I
29 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Trials on lowering salt consumption and treating hypertension in the community impressed Drs Harrington and Gibson in this discussion of the best publ...
Top Cardiology Trials of 2021
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Harrington and Gibson provide their annual roundup of what they consider the key cardiovascular trials of 2021. This podcast is intended for healt...
Meet the Doc Who Put Hydroxychloroquine (and More) on Trial in COVID-19
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Instead of trying therapies and hoping for the best, the RECOVERY trial investigators designed randomized trials to test which therapeutics were truly...
A Tale of Medical Mysteries Unraveled by Genetic Detectives
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A genomics giant with a family history of heart disease and an Olympic athlete accused of cheating are just two of the medical mysteries unraveled by ...
COVID and the Athlete's Heart
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is the incidence of post-COVID myocarditis and when is it safe to return to play? Bob Harrington and Manesh Patel discuss our evolving understand...
2020 Wrap-up: COVID-19's Effects on Cardiology
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Harrington and Mike Gibson continue their review of 2020, discussing the 'riddle wrapped in an enigma' that was the COVID-19 pandemic.
Top Cardiology Trials of 2020 in Review
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The annual tradition continues as did cardiology research despite a pandemic. Trials on fish oils, statins, SGLT2 inhibitors, and antiplatelets are am...
Pandemic Publishing: Speed vs Quality Control
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Three editors of cardiology journals -- Drs Harrington, Yancy, and Nallamothu -- discuss the challenges of maintaining quality during the COVID-19 sur...
Thrombosis in COVID-19: What We Know and How to Treat
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hematologist Mary Cushman discusses arterial and venous thrombosis issues with SARS-CoV-2 and the role of anticoagulation.
COVID-19 Pandemic: 'Another Earthquake' Exposing Glaring Health Inequities
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Harrington asks Michelle Albert why mortality rates are so high in minority communities, and whether COVID-19 will lead to meaningful changes in h...
Yes, There Is a Role for Poetry and Fiction in a Pandemic
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
'They fancy themselves free. And no one will ever be free so long as there are pestilences,' wrote Camus in 'The Plague', which Abraham Verghese sees ...
A Cardiologist's Search for Medicine's Lost Heart
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cardiologist Lisa Rosenbaum seeks meaning in her work as a physician and correspondent for the New England Journal of Medicine, a quest first started ...
Cardiology's Hottest Trial of 2019 and Healthcare 2020
15 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Harrington and Mike Gibson continue their review of 2019 with the 'hottest trial of the year' and what to expect in healthcare in 2020.
Cardiology 2019: Top Trials in Review
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
'It's like we're in the '90s again.' Drs Gibson and Harrington review top cardiology trials on revascularization, lipid management, and antithrombotic...
How a Snakebite and Sudden Death Led to Cardiology and Writing
12 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A family history of sudden death was the impetus for author Sandeep Juahar's fascination with the heart, which led to a career in cardiology and his l...
'I Was That Kid': Dr Quinn Capers Inspires #BlackMenInMedicine
15 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fewer black men are going into medicine today than in 1978. Drs Harrington and Capers discuss how to increase diversity in medicine and why it's impor...
Calling Time on the Failure in Heart Failure
24 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Optimal medical therapy and recent advances show that heart failure is preventable and not obligatory, Clyde Yancy tells Bob Harrington.
'Hope' and 'Optimism' for Reducing Physician Burnout
15 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's not all dire. Tait Shanafelt, MD, is witnessing improvement and momentum in the field of clinician wellness. Learn about his journey from hematol...
For Better Clinical Research, Collaborate With Statisticians
16 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Volunteering at a VA hospital was the first step in biostatistician Frank Harrell's illustrious career in cardiovascular research.
Data Torture and Dumb Analyses: Missteps With Big Data
06 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Despite the vastness of available data, don't forget the basics, warns biostatistician Frank Harrell in this conversation with Bob Harrington.
Cardio Twitter: An Essential Tool for Staying Current
26 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Harrington and Yeh discuss the pros, cons, and cautions of using Twitter in the cardiovascular community.
Incentivizing Cardiologists to Do the Right Thing
23 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Harrington and Joynt Maddox discuss the move from volume-based to performance-based payment models and how to develop evidence-based quality metri...
Hot Topics in Cardiology: Tech, Twitter, and the Hypertension Guidelines
28 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Harrington and Gibson discuss burning issues in medicine, including artificial intelligence, social media, wearable tech, and the new hypertension...
7 Cardiology Trials to Look for in 2018
15 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Trials on PCSK9 inhibitors, antiplatelets, anticoagulants, and even catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation are among Drs Harrington and Gibson's pic...
Public Reporting as Public Shaming, and Potential Solutions
29 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A recent viewpoint by Dr Bhatt against public reporting of PCI outcomes garnered a lot of support in the cardiology community and beyond. Dr Harringto...
The Top Cardiology Trials of 2017 in Review
21 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this annual tradition, Drs Harrington and Gibson discuss their picks for the top cardiology trials of the year, covering PCSK9 inhibitors, anti-inf...
The Complexities Behind High Prescription Prices
14 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Harrington and Kesselheim discuss the varied reasons why prescription drugs are so pricey and whether policies can interrupt this alarming trend.
Life After the FDA: Mining Data and Reducing Disparities
20 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Califf talks about his new role at Verily and how data mining and data sharing could reduce disparities in care and improve patient outcomes.
Dr Rob Califf on His Short-Lived Tenure as FDA Commissioner
06 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
From being critiqued by Bernie Sanders to the controversial Duchenne drug approval decision, Dr Califf recounts his experiences as FDA commissioner.
The VA System: An Integrated Healthcare Example for All
08 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Veterans Health Administration is the largest integrated healthcare system in the US with a common EHR. Dr Harrington learns the advantages for ca...
Making Cardiology Family-Friendly Helps Men and Women
02 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Why are only 13% of cardiologists women? Drs Harrington and Duvernoy discuss results from the recent ACC lifestyle survey and strategies for making ca...
Compensation in Cardiology: A 'Sobering' Issue for Women
21 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Harrington and Douglas discuss pay disparities for women in cardiology and the importance of leveling the playing field.
Making Sense of Information Overload
10 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Harrington and Butte discuss the overwhelming amount of data generated in contemporary healthcare and how it can be harnessed to deliver precision...
Cardiology 2015: The Year in Review
21 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Harrington and Gibson give their annual review of the highs and lows in medicine with a focus on cardiology.
'The Science of the Art of Medicine' Author Interviewed
26 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Harrington interviews Dr John Brush about his exploration of cognitive psychology (behavioral economics) and how it can improve physician decision-...
Seeing Every Patient Encounter as a Research Opportunity
24 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Harrington interviews HEAT-PPCI principal investigator Dr Rod Stables about engaging the hospital community in research and the benefits for all co...
Bob Wachter, Digital Doctor Author, Interviewed
23 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
No Luddite, Dr Wachter thinks digital medicine is a good thing if we can learn from aviation and develop technology that better serves patients and he...
Patient-Knows-Best Research Trials
11 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Harrington and Hernandez discuss the limitations of randomized trials and the upcoming ADAPTABLE trial on aspirin dosing developed under the patie...
Big Data: Can Medicine Learn From Amazon and Netflix?
20 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Euan Ashley, self-described geek-turned-cardiologist, discusses how big data can help you practice smarter medicine.
ACA Insider Interviewed: Bob Kocher
26 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
An architect of the Affordable Care Act on how his review of global health systems led him to the White House.
Heart-Healthy Diets Deciphered, With Dr. Stephen Devries
14 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Harrington interviews Dr. Stephen Devries about integrative cardiology with a focus on nutrition.
HEAT-PPCI: Two Different Points of View
11 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Drs. Harrington and Ohman discuss the findings and agree to disagree on the ethics of delayed consent.
Guest Gregg Stone: The Future of Medical Meetings
26 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
From the TCT tablet to reaching the full cardiovascular team, what does the future hold for major cardiology meetings?