Ditch The Labcoat

In this final episode of Ditch the Lab Coat, host Dr. Mark Bonta sits down with author, educator, and entrepreneur Livia Grujic to explore the delicate balance between ambition and personal fulfillment. 

Drawing from her book, Stop Searching for Next, Livia shares how a sudden ski injury forced her to pause, ...

Dr. Mark Bonta reads the obituary section every weekend. Not morbidly. But because when he cares for patients in the hospital, he sees them in a blue gown having their worst day. He never knows their life, their legacy, or how they wanted to be remembered. The obituary fills in the gaps.

Katie Engelhart, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and contributing wri...

We're going to cure cancer in our lifetime." It's a rallying cry at every charity event, every fundraiser, every race. But what does that actually mean?

Dr. Sonal Gandhi, a medical oncologist, joins Ditch the Labcoat to break down what most people don't understand: we already cure cancer. All the time. Early stage cancers like breast, colon, and skin cancer ca...

Dr. Dave Clarke returns to Ditch the Labcoat to dig deeper into something medicine still doesn't talk about enough: what happens when your body creates real, debilitating symptoms but there's nothing structurally wrong.

This isn't about imaginary illness or psychosomatic complaints. This is about the brain physically changing in response to stress, trauma, and...

Alfredo Borodowski has lived through public failure, bipolar disorder, and the work of rebuilding identity from the ground up. Now he helps leaders navigate disruption without losing their humanity.

In this episode of Ditch the Labcoat, Dr. Mark Bonta sits down with Alfredo to explore what happens to meaning when systems accelerate. They discuss why productivity metrics ...