How Dr. Nadia Sirdar Left Hospital Medicine, Opted Out of Medicare, and Built a Bethesda DPC Practice Rooted in Aging in Place, Women's Midlife Health, and Real Relationships Dr. Nadia Sirdar There is a moment most physicians know but rarely name. You're at the bedside. You're walking a family through hospice. You're saying the right words, the trained words, the compassionate words. And somewhere in the middle of it, you realize you can't quite feel them anymore. The work is being done. The...

By My DPC Story | April 2026 | Marketing in Direct Care Series Dr. Ashley Agan of Scottie ENT When most physicians think about marketing their private practice, they imagine expensive ad campaigns, billboards along the highway, or a social media strategy that feels more performative than authentic. Dr. Ashley Agan , otolaryngologist and founder of Scottie ENT in Dallas, Texas, took a different path entirely and it is working. In this episode of the My DPC Story podcast, Dr. Agan pulls back...

Dr. Josh and Katherine Chow of Ohana Medical There is a version of DPC that a lot of physicians dream about when they first hear about this model. A small, physician-owned practice. A doctor who knows your name, answers your texts, and actually has time to sit with you. A space where the philosophy is to take care of the physicians and providers so they can take care of the patients. Dr. Josh Chow, DO found that version of DPC. He worked inside it for five and a half years. And then, one day,...