Aaron Hartman, MDFunctional Medicine Specialist | Clinical Researcher

Trust Your Gut, Not the Doctor

14 Jul 2025

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This is a YouTube video titled "Trust Your Gut, Not the Doctor" containing a conversation involving multiple speakers including Aaron Hartman, MD. The discussion centers around patient advocacy and trusting one's instincts in medical situations, with Aaron Hartman, MD sharing insights related to hospital care and patient safety. The content was created in July 2025.

I had a I have a little plaque that I had in my purse all the time that just said trust your gut, not the doctor. So and it was there were so many times that I I had to you have to advocate for yourself and you have to advocate for your family. And there were plenty of times when I'm sure they thought I was a crazy woman, but I knew that it wasn't the right thing for him or this wasn't what we wanted to do. They're much older now, but I still do it.
Well, it's kind of funny because your previous doctor, who was a mentor of mine for a while before he retired, he used to I mean, one of the things he used to say was, you know, when you're taking care of a patient in the hospital, one of your goals is to keep the hospital and the specialist from killing your patients.