MAG has produced the ‘Top Docs’ show since 2014. It is a Q&A-style, issues-oriented Facebook videocast and audio podcast. The program addresses important physician, practice management, public health, and patient safety/care issues (e.g., diabetes prevention, opioid misuse, prosthetics). The show’s goal is to help physicians, practice staff, patients and other key stakeholders (e.g., legislators) make better decisions. The show has reached people in all 50 states and more than 80 countries.
Top Docs is sponsored by the MAG Insurance Agency, LLC, which provides industry-leading medical malpractice solutions for physicians in Georgia. The views of the guests who appear on the ‘Top Docs’ show are theirs and aren’t necessarily consistent with MAG’s policies or positions. Contact Mandi Milligan at mmilligan@mag.org with questions about the MAG ‘Top Docs’ show.
Sponsored Editions of MAG’s ‘Top Docs’ Show
MAG’s ‘Top Docs’ show is a Q&A-style, issues-oriented Facebook videocast and audio podcast. MAG promotes every episode with Facebook advertising, a member alert, and through MAG’s other communications platforms (e.g., newsletter, website, social media). The programs are recorded on Zoom. The show’s average audience was about 16,000 per show in 2020. A sponsored edition of the ‘Top Docs’ show costs $2,500.
Life Insurance/Practice Preservation Don Rice March 1, 2022 Recording | Summary |
COVID Vaccinations Jose A. Vazquez, M.D. December 21, 2021 Recording | Summary |
Southeast Primary Care Partners Eric Lisle December 15, 2021 Recording | Summary |
Diversity, inclusion & equity Lattisha Bilbrew, M.D. December 7, 2021 Recording | Summary |
Agility DGS George Allen November 24, 2021 Recording | Summary |
MAG Health Insurance Plan Tyler Davis November 15, 2021 Recording | Summary |
Physicians Advocacy Institute Kelly Kenney October 29, 2021 Recording | Summary |
Georgia Drug Card Joy McAdams & John Hudson October 19, 2021 Recording | Summary |
Wellness Among Physicians in Training Tracey Henry, M.D. & Candi Nobles-James, M.D. October 5, 2021 Recording | Summary |
Physician-led Anesthesiology Teams Suzanne Blaylock, M.D. September 27, 2021 Recording | Summary |
Monoclonal Antibody Treatment Danny Branstetter, M.D. & Joseph Havlik, M.D. September 13, 2021 Recording | Summary |
DBHDD Naloxone Kit Distribution Program Brian Le, M.P.H. August 26, 2021 Recording | Summary |
Promoting Resilience & Wellness Debi Dalton, M.D.& Rebecca Gomez, PsyD August 17, 2021 Recording | Summary |
Gravity Diagnostics Tony Remington August 6, 2021 Recording | Summary |
GAVERS Chris Harrison, M.P.H. July 22, 2021 Recording | Summary |
MAG Medical Reserve Corps Jiemin Li, M.D., Peter Liaw, M.D. & Utkarsh Parwal, M.D. July 6, 2021 Recording | Summary |
MAG Insurance Agency, LLC. Ryan Larosa June 28, 2021 Recording | Summary |
Alternative Therapies for Chronic Pain Pickens “Trey” Patterson III, M.D. June 21, 2021 Recording | Summary |
Obesity, Weight Loss & Bariatric Surgery Elizabeth Hechenbleikner, M.D. & Holley Nash, RDN May 26, 2021 Recording | Summary |
Georgia Memory Net Ted Johnson, M.D. May 20, 2021 Recording | Summary |
Med-Mal Trends Graham Billingham, M.D. May 12, 2021 Recording | Summary |
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy McLean Davies, M.D. & Lee Whitton, M.D. May 7, 2021 Recording | Summary |
Avoiding Burnout & Promoting Resilience Patrice Harris, M.D. & Michael Tutty, Ph.D. April 28, 2021 Recording | Summary |
Telemedicine Dan Huff, Esq. April 16, 2021 Recording | Summary |
Equity, Inclusion & Diversity in Health Care LaKesha Davison, M.D. April 8, 2021 Recording | Summary |
Rx Drug Deactivation Pouches Chad Brummett, M.D. March 24, 2021 Recording | Summary |
Georgia Clinicians for Climate Action Rebecca Philipsborn, M.D., M.P.H. March 10, 2021 Recording | Summary |
Health Care Fraud & Abuse Scott Grubman February 22, 2021 Recording | Summary |
Brain Tumor Care Erin Dunbar, M.D. & Jay McCracken, M.D. February 15, 2021 Recording | Summary |
2021 GA Legislative Session Sens. Kay Kirkpatrick, Dean Burke & Ben Watson February 8, 2021 Recording | Summary |
Humana Jocelyn Chisholm Carter, J.D. January 20, 2021 Recording | Summary |
Vaccine Hesitancy Andrew Reisman, M.D. January 8, 2021 Recording | Summary |
Resistencia a la Vacuna Carlos del Rio, M.D. January 8, 2021 Recording | Summary |
Clarkston Community Health Center Gulshan Harjee, M.D. December 18, 2020 Recording | Summary |
VotER Alister Martin, M.D. December 14, 2020 Recording | Summary |
GPLA Joy Maxey, M.D. & Michelle Zeanah, M.D. December 8, 2020 Recording | Summary |
Lung Cancer Screening Drew Moghanaki, M.D., MPH & Michael Gieske, M.D. November 20, 2020 Recording | Summary |
MAG MRC Blaire Burton & Mason Bennett November 3, 2020 Recording | Summary |
AMA Opioid Report Patrice Harris, M.D. October 23, 2020 Recording | Summary |
U.S. Senate Candidate Rev. Raphael Warnock October 2, 2020 Recording | Summary |
COVID, ‘Interprofessionalism’ & Workforce Wellness Tim Cunningham, R.N., DrPH, FAAN September 21, 2020 Recording | Summary |
U.S. Senate Candidate Rep. Doug Collins September 16, 2020 Recording | Summary |
Promoting Resilience During a Pandemic Florence LeCraw, M.D. & Suja Mathew, M.D. September 14, 2020 Recording | Summary |
Improving Resilience During Crisis Gerald B. Hickson, M.D. September 8, 2020 Recording | Summary |
Healthcare Ready Nicolette A. Louissaint, PhD. September 4, 2020 Recording | Summary |
U.S. Senate Candidate Jon Ossoff August 31, 2020 Recording | Summary |
Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Catherine Zhang, M.D. August 28, 2020 Recording | Summary |
Underserved Communities Heval Kelli, M.D. August 25, 2020 Recording | Summary |
COVID-19 Developments Carlos del Rio, M.D. & Melanie Thompson, M.D. August 21, 2020 Recording | Summary |
Georgia Board for Healthcare Workforce Antonio Rios, M.D. August 18, 2020 Recording | Summary |
Pain Specialist Addresses COVID-19 Travis Bailey, D.O. August 13, 2020 Recording | Summary |
Health Care Disparities Emile Pinera, M.D. August 10, 2020 Recording | Summary |
COVID-19 & Dentistry Charles Chung, DMD August 5, 2020 Recording | Summary |
COVID-19 & General Assembly Sen. Gloria Butler July 30, 2020 Recording | Summary |
COVID-19 & Cancer Len Lichtenfeld, M.D. July 28, 2020 Recording | Summary |
MAG’s Health Insurance Plan Mike Ganoni & Tyler Davis July 21, 2020 Recording | Summary |
PhRMA’s Efforts to Combat COVID-19 Michael Ybarra, M.D. July 13, 2020 Recording | Summary |
Health Care Workforce Wellness & Resilience Keisha Callins, M.D. & Tim Cunningham, R.N., DrPH July 9, 2020 Recording | Summary |
Sickle Cell & ‘Be The Match’ Staci Arnold, M.D. June 25, 2020 Recording | Summary |
Telemedicine & Telehealth Matthew Katz June 23, 2020 Recording | Summary |
COVID-19 Polling/Policy Implications Updates Micah Roberts & Jarrett Lewis June 18, 2020 Recording | Summary |
Stress Management Mark Hyman Rapaport, M.D. June 17, 2020 Recording | Summary |
House Democratic Caucus Leader Rep. Robert Trammell June 10, 2020 Recording | Summary |
COVID-19 & Practice Management Brandon Edwards June 9, 2020 Recording | Summary |
Run For Congress Rep. Matthew Gurtler May 29, 2020 Recording | Summary |
Tobacco Tax Sally Goza, M.D., Patrice Harris, M.D., & Jacqueline Fincher, M.D. May 28, 2020 Recording | Summary |
COVID-19 & General Assembly Sen. Ben Watson, M.D. May 27, 2020 Recording | Summary |
Run For Congress Rep. Kevin Tanner May 22, 2020 Recording | Summary |
COVID-19 from an M.D.’s Perspective Charles Wilmer, M.D. May 20, 2020 Recording | Summary |
Georgia Congressional Campaign Rich McCormick, M.D. May 18, 2020 Recording | Summary |
First-Hand COVID-19 Experience Bill Clark May 16, 2020 Recording | Summary |
COVID-19 & SUD Susan Blank, M.D. May 14, 2020 Recording | Summary |
COVID-19 Experience Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick, M.D. May 12, 2020 Recording | Summary |
COVID-19 Hospital Roles Michelle Au, M.D. May 5, 2020 Recording | Summary |
COVID-19 Impact Julie McGill, M.D. May 4, 2020 Recording | Summary |
Georgia Senate Campaign Scott Bohlke, M.D. April 29, 2020 Recording | Summary |
Increasing Vaccination rates Jeff Stone, M.D. April 26, 2020 Recording | Summary |
COVID-19 Polling/Policy Implications Micah Roberts & Jarrett Lewis April 21, 2020 Recording | Summary |
COVID-19 Front Line Efforts Zoeb Bootwala, M.D. April 17, 2020 Recording | Summary |
COVID-19 & CARES Act U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter April 10, 2020 Recording | Summary |
Obtaining Health Insurance Steven Cohen, M.D. April 9, 2020 Recording | Summary |
MAG MRC COVID-19 Response Team John Harvey, M.D. & Ian McCullough, M.D. April 7, 2020 Recording | Summary |
Smyrna Combats COVID-19 Mayor Derek Norton March 31, 2020 Recording | Summary |
4th Year Med Students Yassmin Shariff and Vash Patel March 23, 2020 Recording | Summary |
Opioids & Pain Management Kyle Glasser, M.D. March 16, 2020 Recording | Summary |
Georgia Senate Campaign Michelle Au, M.D. March 9, 2020 Recording | Summary |
Vaping/E-cig Risks Justine Henao, M.D. March 2, 2020 Recording | Summary |
Health Insurer Contracts/Terminations Ashutosh Rao, M.D. February 24, 2020 Recording | Summary |
Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential Ronald McNeill & Shelley Francis, DrPH February 17, 2020 Recording | Summary |
Lung Cancer/Screening William Mayfield, M.D. & Aaron Cann, M.D. February 10, 2020 Recording | Summary |
Maternal Mortality Fatu Forna, M.D. February 3, 2020 Recording | Summary |
2020 General Assembly Rep. Deborah Silcox January 27, 2020 Recording | Summary |
Medicare PFS, E&M Coding & QPP Richard Wild, M.D. January 20, 2020 Recording | Summary |
Plant-Based Diets Neil Cooper, M.D. December 16, 2019 Click for recording |
Naloxone Susan Blank, M.D. & David Newton December 6, 2019 Click for recording |
Medically Ineffective/Inappropriate Treatment Anna Skold, M.D., M.P.H., & Kathy Kinlaw November 25, 2019 Click for recording |
Health Care Fraud Scott R. Grubman November 18, 2019 Click for recording |
Anxiety Disorders Mark Hyman Rappaport, M.D. November 11, 2019 Click for recording |
Asthma/Severe Asthma Tracy Bridges, M.D. November 4, 2019 Click for recording |
Medical Cannabis John Morgan October 23, 2019 Click for recording |
Physician Wellness Keisha Callins, M.D., M.P.H. October 16, 2019 Click for recording |
Georgia Composite Medical Board Gretchen Collins, M.D. October 8, 2019 Click for recording |
Conversion Therapy Rep. Matthew Wilson September 30, 2019 Click for recording |
Resilient Georgia Brenda Fitzgerald, M.D. September 24, 2019 Click for recording |
MAG Governance Rutledge Forney, M.D. September 23, 2019 Click for recording |
Surprise Medical Billing Wells Yang, M.D. September 16, 2019 Click for recording |
Georgia’s Medical Liability Environment Joe Wilson Jr., M.D. September 9, 2019 Click for recording |
Georgia’s Medical Cannabis Laws J. Smith, M.D., Stephen Jarrard, M.D., & Rep. Micah Gravley September 3, 2019 Click for recording |
Innovations in Health Care James L. Madara, M.D. August 26, 2019 Click for recording |
MedicareDrugSavings.org (free resources to reduce Part D/Advantage drug costs) Steven Cohen, M.D. August 19, 2019 Click for recording |
Maternal Mortality Chadburn Ray, M.D. July 30, 2019 Click for recording |
Opioid Misuse/Illegal Drug Use Byng J. “BJay” Pak July 22, 2019 Click for recording |
Adverse Childhood Experiences Stan Sonu, M.D. July 15, 2019 Click for recording |
Delegating Authority to APRNs Dan Huff, Esq. June 20, 2019 Click for recording |
Health Care for Homeless/Housing Insecure Mohit Agarwal, M.D. June 11, 2019 Click for recording |
Direct PC/Direct Contracting Practice Model Brian Hill, M.D. June 4, 2019 Click for recording |
CMS Opioid Mapping Tool Richard E. Wild, M.D. May 21, 2019 Click for recording |
Meningitis & Shingles Eddie Richardson Jr., M.D. May 14, 2019 Click for recording |
Advance Directives/End-of-Life Anna Skold, M.D. May 6, 2019 Click for recording |
Disparities in Cancer Care Len Lichtenfeld, M.D. April 29, 2019 Click for recording |
HIV/AIDS in the South Danny Branstetter, M.D. &Scott Cutro, M.D. April 12, 2019 Click for recording |
LGBTQ Health Care Issues Shilpen Patel, M.D. & Scott Chaiet, M.D. April 3, 2019 Click for recording |
Alzheimer’s Disease Dennis White, Amy Johnston & Dan Britt March 26, 2019 Click for recording |
Health Care Economics Frank McDonald, M.D., M.B.A. March 7, 2019 Click for recording |
Obesity and Bariatric Surgery Kevin McGill, M.D. February 19, 2019 Click for recording |
Nursing and GNA Richard Lamphier, RN & Matt Caseman February 12, 2019 Click for recording |
Pharmacy Benefit Managers Madelaine H. Feldman, M.D., FACR February 5, 2019 Click for recording |
Lung Cancer Screening William “Bill” Mayfield, M.D. January 14, 2019 Click for recording |
Health Insurance Reform Georgia Rep. David Knight January 2, 2019 Click for recording |
Medicare PFS/QPP Richard E. Wild, M.D. December 13, 2018 Click for recording |
Physician Employment Contracts Tracy Field, J.D. & Travis Carter, J.D. November 27, 2018 Click for recording |
Heart Failure Care Amin Yehya, M.D. November 13, 2018 Click for recording |
Lung Cancer Care Rabih Bechara, M.D. October 23, 2018 Click for recording |
Brain Health/Suicide Mark Hyman Rapaport, M.D. October 9, 2018 Click for recording |
Hypertension Control Ali R. Rahimi, M.D. September 25, 2018 Click for recording |
Post-Op Pain Management Douglas Lundy, M.D., M.B.A. September 12, 2018 Click for recording |
Telemedicine/Telehealth in Georgia Gregory Felzien, M.D. & Suleima Salgado, M.B.A. September 11, 2018 Click for recording |
Palliative Care/Pain Management Anna Skold, M.D. & Nathan Neufeld, D.O. September 4, 2018 Click for recording |
Opioids/Seniors Adrienne Mims, M.D. & Mike Crooks August 27, 2018 Click for recording |
Anthem’s BCBS ER Policy John Rogers, M.D. & Frank McDonald, M.D., M.B.A August 14, 2018 Click for recording |
DPH Diabetes Prevention Program Allison Smith, MPH, CHES July 24, 2018 Click for recording |
MAG MRC & ‘Stop the Bleed’ John Harvey, M.D. & Mark Reitman July 10, 2018 Click for recording |
Advancements in Prosthetics Kevin Carroll, MS, CP, FAAOP June 26, 2018 Click for recording |
Georgia Composite Medical Board Dan Deloach, M.D. June 12, 2018 Click for recording |
Opioid Misuse GBI Director Vernon Keenan May 29, 2018 Click for recording |
Goals of Georgia HHS Subcommittee Rep. Sharon Cooper May 15, 2018 Click for recording |
Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield Jeffrey Gallups, M.D., F.A.C.S. April 27, 2018 Click for recording |
Cancer Care J. Leonard Lichtenfeld, M.D. April 10, 2018 Click for recording |
Sec. Kemp Weighs in on Key Issues Georgia Sec. of State Brian Kemp March 30, 2018 Click for recording |
Medicare QPP Richard E. Wild, M.D. March 27, 2018 Click for recording |
Medical Malpractice Dan Huff, Esq. March 13, 2018 Click for recording |
Payer Trends/Practice Management Elizabeth Woodcock February 27, 2018 Click for recording |
‘Health is a Human Right’ Exhibit Kimberly Ramsey-White, Ph.D. February 14, 2018 Click for recording |
Insurers/Health Care Costs Georgia Rep. David Knight January 24, 2018 Click for recording |
Health Care in Georgia Georgia Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle January 9, 2018 Click for recording |
HealtheParadigm Laura McCrary December 26, 2017 Click for recording |
Physician Burnout Faria Khan, M.D. December 12, 2017 Click for recording |
Smyrna’s Distracted Driving Ordinance Derek Norton November 28, 2017 Click for recording |
Maximizing HIT/EHR ROI Christopher Kunney November 28, 2017 Click for recording |
Medical College of Georgia David Hess, M.D. November 14, 2017 Click for recording |
GHA Emergency Preparedness Adrianne Feinberg October 24, 2017 Click for recording |
Georgia Board for Physician Workforce Mark Hanly, M.D. October 10, 2017 Click for recording |
Transforming Health Care Brian Hill, M.D. September 27, 2017 Click for recording |
Anthem ER Policy John Rogers, M.D., & Jonathan Heidt, M.D. September 26, 2017 Click for recording |
‘Stop the Bleed’ John S. Harvey, M.D., Kathy Browning, & Shoheb Ali, M.D. August 22, 2017 Click for recording |
Cancer Care J. Leonard Lichtenfeld, M.D., American Cancer Society August 8, 2017 Click for recording |
CareSource Bobby Jones & Seema Csukas, M.D. July 25, 2017 Click for recording |
Physicians Combatting Opioid Abuse Patrice Harris, M.D., AMA Opioid Task Force July 11, 2017 Click for recording |
Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens Adrienne Mims, M.D., Medicare QIO, Alliant Quality June 27, 2017 Click for recording |
Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick, M.D. June 13, 2017 Click for recording |
MACRA Sidney Welch, Esq. May 23, 2017 Click for recording |
Bad Outcomes Daniel J. Huff, Esq. May 9, 2017 Click for recording |
MAG 401(k) Plan Kevin Rainwater, ACG Wealth April 25, 2017 Click for recording |
CopernicusMD Don O’Neill April 11, 2017 Click for recording |
Risk-Adjusted Patient Care Ronnie Smith, M.D. April 11, 2017 Click for recording |
Distracted Driving Ali Rahimi, M.D., and Charles Wilmer, M.D. April 28, 2017 Click for recording |
Angel Flight Soars Jeanine Chambers and Bert Light March 14, 2017 Click for recording |
Medical Marijuana Georgia Rep. Allen Peake February 28, 2017 Click for recording |
Surprise Medical Bills Matthew Keadey, M.D. & Mark Bernardy, M.D. February 14, 2017 Click for recording |
Georgia Health Care Rep. Sharon Cooper January 24, 2017 Click for recording |
MAG’s Legislative Priorities (2017) Donald J. Palmisano Jr. January 10, 2017 Click for recording |
Depressive Disorder Mark Hyman Rapaport, M.D. December 27, 2016 Click for recording |
MACRA Rules Elizabeth Woodcock December 13, 2016 Click for recording |
MagMutual Patient Safety Institute W. Scott Bohlke, M.D. November 22, 2016 Click for recording |
Infectious Diseases Robin Dretler, M.D. November 5, 2016 Click for recording |
Practice Architectural Design Louise Labus October 25, 2016 Click for recording |
MAG Medical Reserve Corps John S. Harvey, M.D. October, 11, 2016 Click for recording |
End-of-Life Issues Richard Cohen, M.D. September 27, 2016 Click for recording |
Health Literacy Ruth Parker, M.D. September 13, 2016 Click for recording |
Practice Transformation Networks Debra Simmons & Kathy Whitmire August 23, 2016 Click for recording |
Chronic Disease Strategies Jean O’Connor August 9, 2016 Recording not available |
MIPS Transition Adrienne Mims, M.D. July 26, 2016 Click for recording |
State/Federal Law Compliance Liz Schoen July 12, 2016 Click for recording |
Opioid Abuse/MACRA Patrice A. Harris, M.D. June 28, 2016 Click for recording |
Why Manners Matter Barry Silverman, M.D., & Saul Adler, M.D. June 14, 2016 Click for recording |
Zika Cherie Drenzek & Patrick O’Neal, M.D. May 10, 2016 Click for recording |
Practice Transformation Networks Doug Patten, M.D. May 9, 2016 Click for recording |
Medicare Value-Based Pay Kimberly J. Rask, M.D. April 29, 2016 Click for recording |
Osteopathic Medicine H. William Craver III, D.O. April 12, 2016 Click for recording |
Diabetes Epidemic John Alexander Johnson, M.D. March 23, 2016 Click for recording |
Naloxone/Medical Amnesty Law Shonali Saha, M.D. & Dallas Gay March 8, 2016 Click for recording |
Health Care Fraud & Abuse Scott Grubman & Jason Marcus February 23, 2016 Click for recording |
MAG 401(k) Plan Kevin Rainwater, ACG Wealth February 9, 2016 Click for recording |
Georgia Physicians Leadership Academy William Clark, M.D. & Jim Barber, M.D. January 27, 2016 Click for recording |
Georgia General Assembly Rep. Sharon Cooper & Donald J. Palmisano Jr. January 26, 2016 Click for recording |
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia Jeff Fusile & MAG CEO Donald J. Palmisano Jr. January 12, 2016 Click for recording |
ERISA & Insurance Claims John Oxendine December 15, 2015 Click for recording |
Insurance Mergers & ‘Balanced Billing’ Donald J. Palmisano Jr. & John J. Rogers, M.D. November 10, 2015 Click for recording |
Telemedicine Sidney Welch October 16, 2015 Click for recording |
ICD-10 Transition James Dunnick, M.D. September 10, 2015 Click for recording |
Avoiding Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Donald J. Palmisano Jr. & Daniel Huff August 11, 2015 Click for recording |
Narrow Networks Donald J. Palmisano Jr. & Cindy Zeldin July 14, 2015 Click for recording |
Physicians Institute for Excellence in Medicine Bob Addleton June 9, 2015 Click for recording |
Medicare MIPS Elizabeth Woodcock May 24, 2015 Click for recording |
Health Insurance & Payers Donald J. Palmisano Jr. April 14, 2015 Click for recording |
Correctional Medicine Donald J. Palmisano Jr. & Clyde Maxwell February 12, 2015 Click for recording |
MAG’s 2015 Legislative Priorities Michael Greene, M.D. & Marcus Downs January 14, 2015 Click for recording |
International Medical Graduates Manoj Shah, M.D. & Kate Boyenga December 10, 2014 Click for recording |
MAG Foundation ‘Think About It’ Campaign Tennent Slack, M.D. & Dallas Gay November 12, 2014 Click for recording |
Medical Association of Georgia Donald J. Palmisano Jr. September 3, 2014 Click for recording |