Emerald Coast Medical Mastery

Deep Dive 1: Dementia with Dr Nazir

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Episode 22: Khurram Nazir, MD

Khurram Nazir, MD, trained at one of New York's busiest stroke centers before bringing his neurology practice to the Emerald Coast. In this conversation with Dr. Don Davis, he explains why the brain has no pain fibers, what a headache is trying to tell you, and how his own path from Pakistan to Panama City shaped the physician he became.

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Episode 21: David Phillips, MD

Before medicine, he was making bomber fuel for the Air Force. Then Dr. David Phillips became a pulmonologist who helped solve one of COVID's strangest bedside mysteries in real time, with no textbook to guide him. He also has a nicotine demonstration that takes exactly ten seconds and one thumbnail.

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Episode 20: Dr. Eric Sandwith

He grew up the son of an engineering professor, worked a clean room job at IBM, and never planned on medicine. Nineteen years later, Dr. Eric Sandwith runs one of the region's only three-star cardiac surgery programs, and still explains hearts to patients the way an engineer explains a house.

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Episode 19: Dr. Scott Taylor, DO

You will never meet him. But if you have ever had a biopsy, his eyes or his colleagues' eyes were on it. Scott Taylor, DO, is the pathologist who puts a name to cancer every single day. A supervisor once wrote that he was a waste of a personality on pathology. This conversation proves how wrong that was.

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Episode 18: Dr. Christopher Haberman, MD

He sold voicemail when no one knew what voicemail was. He ran FDA omega-3 trials in a vet school lab in the mid-nineties. He was a cardiology-bound resident until a dying patient's family mailed him a letter. Dr. Christopher Haberman took the long road to oncology. And Panama City is better for it.

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Episode 17: Samuel B. Wolf DO, FACOG

He calls himself the "unhinged gynecologist." His father was Panama City's pioneering solo OB-GYN. His practice built the first outpatient robotic surgery program in the United States. Fair warning: this episode contains moments you will not see coming. Dr. Sam Wolf, DO, joins Emerald Coast Medical Mastery for the most entertaining and genuinely surprising conversation in the show's history.

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Episode 16: Andrew Starr

A grounded conversation on physician leadership, community responsibility, and what it really takes to build strong healthcare systems close to home.

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Episode 15: Jamie O'Neal, MD

Dr. Jamie O’Neal shares his path into medicine and surgery, the moment he realized surgery was the right fit, what it really takes for a hospital to function as a trauma center, why prevention matters, and why communities often underestimate the value of round-the-clock trauma readiness.

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Episode 14: Jeremy Sunseri, MD

Don’t miss this episode to get the inside scoop on sunscreen and the prevention of melanoma. This important information is necessary for all of our outdoor lovers!

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Episode 13: Thom Mayer, MD

Dr. Thom Mayer joins Emerald Coast Medical Mastery for a wide-ranging conversation on leadership, medicine, resilience, service, and the lessons that shape a life of impact.

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Episode 12: Rayen-Ayoub Chakra, MD

Physicians undergo incredibly intense and stressful training to become the most capable and trusted leaders of the medical team. Go behind the scenes to learn why you want our physician members in the room during a medical crisis.

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Episode 11: Debra Williams, MD

Enjoy this story and the shared words of wisdom from a trailblazing physician leader. She broke barriers for female physicians. She was a full-service family physician, trained with James Andrews, MD, in sports medicine, and ultimately pursued a career as the director of a very hectic ER.

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Episode 10: Dr. Jeffery R. Pyne, DO

There are incredible advancements in all areas of ophthalmology. Listen to the intricate medical details of the treatments available and the future treatments for functional vision and medical treatment in general. Join the conversation about why corporations that are purchasing medical practices need to allow physicians to put patients first and to love caring for their patients. This podcast will take you on a very personal journey, from not knowing you want to become a physician, to the love of being a physician, and the reality of the years of training and dedication to actually becoming an excellent physician while enjoying life!

Episode 9: Lindsey Weintritt Davis, MD

Who knew the field of radiology was this diverse? This podcast will take you from that diversity to the very specific details of the diagnostics of breast cancer with our local Breast Imaging Specialist. Pull up a seat at the table with this physician power couple for an inside look from med school to life in private practice and a busy life caring for your family and hometown community. Bottom line: This podcast will help you understand that annual breast imaging is a critical piece in every woman’s healthcare plan for a long life.

Episode 8: Mark Noon

Learn how to grow from being the best at your job to being the best leader to take your team to excellence, as physicians, providers in healthcare, or any industry. Finding the right fit in your medical career is critical; recognize the signs. Medical excellence starts at the front desk when patients are greeted. ECMA physicians have partners like Mark Noon to help build leaders within their practices to improve patient care.

Episode 7: Andy Borom, MD

Orthopedics is applied anatomy; the design is beautiful! In this episode, you will enjoy an adventure of learning the importance of specialization in medicine and nature, including photography of the beautiful animals of Africa. Meet our ECMA foot and ankle specialist who has performed this surgical specialty on several species besides humans!

Episode 6: Kenny Chantasi, DO

PMR: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation originated after WWII to deal with the aftermath of war injuries and amputees; today, it continues to improve the quality of life for patients Learn about the subtle difference in DO’s and MD’s training. From New York City to Fargo ND to Panama City Florida we are thankful for Dr. Chantasi’s journey to join our community to provide acute Rehabilitative Care at Encompass Rehab

Episode 5: Skip Daube, MD

“Performing Surgery is a profound and life-changing experience for physicians as you impact someone else’s life” “It is our job as physicians to advocate politically for our patients' care.” From Lasers to facial plastics to thyroid nodules, it’s the nuances that matter

Episode 4: Bull Rider to Dermatologist!

Bull Rider to Dermatologist! Dr. Jeremy Sunseri reveals how riding bulls got him into med school and why he quit surgery for Mohs: doing pathology and surgery at once! Learn what makes melanoma so nasty.