Dr. ChatGPT Will See You Now

What happens when patients consult ChatGPT before they see a doctor—and the physician becomes the third opinion in the room? In this episode, Dr. Fred Bagares breaks down the new hierarchy of medical advice, why most doctors are reacting to it the wrong way, and how AI can actually become the physician’s greatest ally.

Rather than fighting “Dr. Google 2.0,” the future belongs to clinicians who learn to interpret, contextualize, and personalize AI-driven information for their patients. You’ll hear why being a curator, not a gatekeeper is the next competitive advantage in medicine—and how to make that shift now.

⏱️ Episode Guide

• [00:00] The new hierarchy of medical advice: why physicians are now the third opinion
• [01:00] A patient’s journey: from ChatGPT → self-editing → biased question for the doctor
• [02:30] The five major failure points in this system—and why they distort care
• [05:00] Why physicians should celebrate, not fear, AI in the consultation room
• [06:00] Three tactics for turning AI into your competitive advantage
  1. Embrace the AI consultation
  2. Become the patient’s “prompt engineer”
  3. Address selection bias directly
• [08:00] Example: shoulder pain, ChatGPT vs. physician personalization
• [09:00] The uncomfortable truth: most doctors are replaceable—unless they reframe their value
• [10:00] Lessons from travel agents and Expedia: adapt or become irrelevant
• [11:00] Advice for patients: how to use ChatGPT wisely before seeing your physician
• [12:00] The big shift: from knowledge gatekeeping → to personalization and context
• [13:00] Closing thoughts: why the future is not physician vs. AI, but physician + AI

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