Coastal MD™ Podcast | Episode 1 - Why We Started This Practice

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗗™—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄? ​ In the first episode of the Coastal MD™ Podcast, founders Justin and Nicole Szpilka sit down to share the story behind the practice and the experiences that shaped their approach to healthcare. ​ From their early careers in surgery, critical care, dermatology, and hospital-based medicine to the experiences during COVID that changed how they thought about patient care, Justin and Nicole discuss why they wanted to create a different kind of medical practice—one built around education, individualized evaluation, and helping patients become more engaged in their own health. ​ They also share what you can expect from this podcast. ​ Future conversations will explore topics including hormone health, preventive care, peptides and emerging therapies, pain management, aesthetics, performance, and other areas of health and medicine—with an emphasis on asking better questions, understanding the evidence, and recognizing that healthcare is individual. ​ 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲: ​ • Meet Coastal MD™ founders Justin and Nicole Szpilka • Their paths from hospital and surgical medicine to private practice • How COVID influenced their perspective on healthcare • Why patient education became central to Coastal MD™ • Their approach to individualized care • Why they created the Coastal MD™ Podcast • The topics and guests they hope to bring to future episodes ​ Have a topic or question you’d like Justin and Nicole to discuss? 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. ​ 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲. ​ Subscribe to follow future conversations from the Coastal MD™ Podcast. ​ 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺. 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦. 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳.