It’s Not Just Burnout: What’s Also Affecting Radiologists with Dr. Mina Makary

Episode notes

The landscape of medical imaging is shifting from simple diagnosis to active, minimally invasive treatment, yet many patients and primary care providers remain unaware of these life-changing options. Dr. Mina Makary joins Rethink Imaging to bridge this awareness gap, detailing his journey in building a pioneering inpatient IR service at Ohio State. The conversation dives deep into the "art of IR," where complex venous reconstructions and targeted cancer treatments offer hope to patients who have been told they have no other options. However, providing this high-level care comes with a heavy emotional price. Dr. Makary discusses the concept of "moral injury", a state of disenfranchisement that occurs when physicians are forced to navigate bureaucratic and economic conflicts that compromise patient care. This episode serves as a call to action for both institutional change and better public education to ensure that neither the doctor nor the patient is left behind by a system under stress. What You’ll Learn: The Identity of IR: Why Interventional Radiology was recognized as a distinct specialty in 2012 and how it differs from diagnostic imaging.