Orthopedic surgeon and entrepreneur Dr. Ben Domb joins Ravin Gandhi and Al Goldstein for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of medicine, AI, longevity, GLP-1s, robotics, healthcare innovation, and the psychology behind healing.

The discussion explores where artificial intelligence will—and won't—replace physicians, why personalized medicine may finally become reality, and why one of America's leading surgeons believes the single biggest public health intervention isn't another drug... it's eliminating refined sugar.

Along the way, the conversation dives into placebo effects, statins, cancer treatment, parenting, resilience, medical research, and what separates great doctors from merely good ones. Books every physician—and entrepreneur—should read:

• When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
• The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
• Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
• Healing Back Pain by John E. Sarno
• Bad Therapy by Abigail Shrier
• Range by David Epstein
• The Sports Gene
• Unbroken
• Steve Jobs
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Quotes:

"I'd bet Elon Musk one trillion dollars that robots won't replace surgeons in three years."

"The placebo worked. Maybe we should learn how to harness it."

"The biggest public health intervention I can imagine? Make refined sugar illegal."

"Focus on what's in your power to improve your outcome."

"Healthcare is still delivered to individuals—not populations."

Dr. Ben Domb is one of the world's leading orthopedic surgeons and the founder of the American Hip Institute. A graduate of Princeton University and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, he has published more than 500 scientific papers, pioneered advances in hip arthroscopy, and performed the first outpatient robotic hip replacement in the United States. He has treated elite athletes from the NBA, NFL, and around the world while remaining at the forefront of surgical innovation.

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