What if breast cancer screening was built entirely around the patient?

In this episode of The Doc Lounge Podcast, Stacey Doyle sits down with Dr. Ryan Polselli, breast radiologist, U.S. Navy veteran, and Founder & CEO of Mammolink, to explore how mobile imaging and AI are transforming preventative care.

Dr. Polselli shares why access alone is not enough, and how barriers like time, convenience, and delayed results continue to prevent patients from getting screened. He breaks down how Mammolink is addressing these challenges by bringing breast imaging directly to workplaces, delivering same-day results, and leveraging AI to improve detection and patient experience.

The conversation also dives into the critical difference between early and late-stage cancer detection, the role employers and insurers play in driving preventative care, and what the future of decentralized, patient-first healthcare could look like.

This is a must-listen for physicians, healthcare leaders, and anyone passionate about improving patient outcomes through innovation.

Health equity is often discussed in theory—but how do we actually make it measurable?

In this episode of The Doc Lounge Podcast, host Stacey Doyle sits down with Dr. Eugene Manley Jr., biomedical scientist and Founder & CEO of the STEMM & Cancer Health Equity (SCHEQ) Foundation, to explore how healthcare systems can move beyond good intentions and implement real, data-driven change.

Drawing from more than two decades of experience across engineering, molecular biology, nonprofit leadership, and cancer advocacy, Dr. Manley shares how his personal experiences navigating healthcare disparities shaped his mission to build systems where patient voices are heard and outcomes are equitable.

The conversation dives into critical gaps in cancer care—including disparities in biomarker testing, clinical trial access, screening awareness, and the financial barriers many patients face during treatment. Dr. Manley explains why health equity must start with intentional, measurable interventions and why solving one disparity at a time can lead to meaningful systemic change.

They also explore how collaboration between payers, pharma, and health systems can improve cancer outcomes, why cultural competency and patient-centered communication matter, and what healthcare leaders can do today to close the gap.

This episode offers practical insights for physicians, healthcare executives, researchers, and policymakers working to build a more equitable healthcare system.

Topics covered include:
• Making health equity measurable in healthcare systems
• The biomarker testing gap in cancer care
• Barriers to clinical trial access and screening
• Cross-sector collaboration between payers, pharma, and health systems
• The patient experience and structural barriers to care
• Actionable steps healthcare leaders can take today

In this episode of The Doc Lounge Podcast, host Stacey Doyle sits down with Dr. Amy Albright, a neuroscience expert, human potential strategist, and CEO of Holon, to explore physician burnout through a deeply scientific and human lens.

Rather than framing burnout as a mindset or motivation issue, Dr. Albright explains why burnout is fundamentally neurological, rooted in how the brain adapts to chronic stress, overwork, and sustained pressure. Drawing on decades of experience and real-time EEG data from her lab, she shares how high-performing clinicians often show measurable changes in executive function, stress regulation, decision-making, and emotional reactivity, even while continuing to perform at elite levels.

The conversation dives into how neurofeedback works as a real-time feedback loop, allowing the brain to observe and recalibrate its own activity faster than conscious awareness. Dr. Albright explains how immersive, data-driven neurofeedback can create powerful pattern interrupts, helping clinicians restore mental clarity, resilience, sleep quality, and emotional balance without relying on willpower alone.

Beyond technology, the episode also addresses the deeper identity and purpose challenges many physicians face in modern healthcare. Dr. Albright discusses the importance of treating clinicians as whole people, not just providers, and why investing in neurological health ultimately benefits patients, families, and healthcare systems as a whole.

Listeners also gain practical tools they can use immediately, including brief mental resets during demanding workdays, breath-based techniques, and emerging brain-health technologies designed to support neuroplasticity and stress recovery.

This episode is a must-listen for physicians, APPs, and healthcare leaders seeking science-backed strategies to sustain performance, prevent burnout, and redefine what well-being looks like in medicine.