Lee Sharma's videos and podcasts
This week
Sometimes, rebuilding trust begins with a simple conversation. 💗 October is Breast Cancer Awareness...
Advocacy without Adversaries: Patients and Physicians Pulling Together with Shalita Thrasher
Earlier this month
Scalpel and Sword (@rleesharma): "What if resilience isn’t always the answer?In medicine, we love the language of resilience.Push harder. Adapt. Keep going. Get to the summit.But anyone who has spent time in the mountains knows something medicine sometimes forgets:The mountain has the final say.There are conditi…"
What if resilience isn’t always the answer? In medicine, we love the language of resilience. Push ha...
What if resilience isn’t always the answer? In medicine, we love the language of resilience. Push ha...
Ep73 | The Mountain Has the Final Say What Everest Can Teach Us About Burnout, Moral Injury, and ...
What Everest Can Teach Us About Burnout, Moral Injury, and the Limits of Control
This week, I’m sitting with an overwhelming sense of joy and gratitude. For the past year, the Phys...
This episode is a must for every single person who works in healthcare today. We need to establish s...
September 2026
Workplace violence in healthcare is not one person’s problem—and it won’t be solved by one professio...
Ep72 | Before Violence Happens : Using Anticipatory Guidance to Prevent Escalation
“We’re not victims. We’re doctors.” This moment with Dr. Gita Pensa—host of the Doctors and Litigati...
Scalpel and Sword (@rleesharma): "“We’re not victims. We’re doctors.”This moment with Dr. Gita Pensa—host of the Doctors and Litigation podcast—stopped me.Trust in medicine has changed. Physicians increasingly practice in an environment where skepticism can enter the room before we do—and where narratives about …"
“We’re not victims. We’re doctors.” This moment with Gita Pensa, M.D. —host of the Doctors and Litig...
Ep71 | The "Invisible Hand" Series - The Impact of Medical Malpractice with Dr. Gita Pensa | Part 2
The "Invisible Hand" Series - The Impact of Medical Malpractice with Dr. Gita Pensa | Part 2
The "Invisible Hand" Series - The Impact of Medical Malpractice with Dr. Gita Pensa | Part 1
Thank you Vineeta Gupta, MD, JD, LLM for shining a light on this! Commenting on post from: Vineeta ...
“I would rather stay here and fight for this healthcare system, because I believe in this one.” That...
Scalpel and Sword (@rleesharma): "“I would rather stay here and fight for this healthcare system, because I believe in this one.” That’s what I said to Dr. Gita Pensa during our conversation for the Invisible Hand series. Her response was immediate: “I’ll be right here with you.” And that may be one of my fa…"