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The Minor Consult

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The Minor Consult explores leadership with innovators, changemakers, and risk-takers. Hosted by Stanford School of Medicine Dean Lloyd Minor, MD, the podcast convenes top minds from across fields to share their perspectives, impart lessons from their careers, and discuss the complex challenges leaders face today. Through their conversations, Dr. Minor unearths the qualities and skills that leader... more

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In this episode of the Big Idea series, Dean Lloyd Minor welcomes Freddy Abnousi, MD, vice president of health technology at Meta and an interventional cardiologist, for a conversation about how artificial intelligence and augmented reality have the ... more

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Dean Lloyd Minor welcomes Eric Horvitz, MD, PhD, chief scientific officer at Microsoft, for a conversation about the rapid evolution of AI and its implications for how we think, work, and make decisions. They discuss the accelerating pace of AI advan... more

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Dean Lloyd Minor welcomes Dhruv Khullar, MD, contributing writer to The New Yorker and associate professor at the Weill Cornell School of Medicine, for a conversation about AI’s evolving role in health care. They discuss its potential to enhance diag... more

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In this episode of the Big Idea series, Dean Lloyd Minor welcomes Lucy Shapiro, PhD, for a conversation about how her unconventional thinking unlocked new insights about how bacterial cells behave, fundamentally changing how scientists understand cel... more

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Recent Guests

Freddy Abnousi
Vice President of Health Technology at Meta
Meta
Episode: S9 Ep7: Freddy Abnousi’s Big Idea: Get Healthier with AI and Augmented Reality
Eric Horvitz
Chief Scientific Officer at Microsoft
Microsoft
Episode: S9 Ep6: Microsoft Chief Scientific Officer Eric Horvitz on Preparing for a Future Where AI Increasingly Trains AI
Dhruv Khullar
Practicing physician, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Economics at Weill Cornell Medical College, and contributing writer at The New Yorker
Weill Cornell Medical College
Episode: S9 Ep5: Physician-Journalist Dhruv Khullar on How AI Is Rewriting the Clinician and Patient Experience
Lucy Shapiro
Trailblazing biologist, entrepreneur, and advocate
Stanford University
Episode: S9 Ep4: Lucy Shapiro’s Big Idea: Using Cell Biology to Fight Superbugs
Sarah Soule
Dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, an accomplished sociologist and researcher
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Episode: S9 Ep3: Stanford Graduate School of Business Dean Sarah Soule on What Makes a Great Leader
Dr. Eric Topol
Cardiologist, scientist, and best-selling author
Scripps Research Translational Institute
Episode: S9 Ep2: Eric Topol’s Big Idea: Controlling How Well We Age
Dr. Karl Deisseroth
Stanford neuroscientist and psychiatrist known for pioneering work in optogenetics.
Stanford University
Episode: S9 Ep1: Karl Deisseroth’s Big Idea: Decoding Brain Circuits to Understand the Human Mind
Jeremy Kahn
AI Editor at Fortune Magazine, author of Mastering AI
Fortune Magazine
Episode: S8 Ep7: Fortune AI Editor Jeremy Kahn on How AI Is Rewiring Our Lives
Regina Dugan
CEO of Wellcome Leap, former director of DARPA
Wellcome Leap
Episode: S8 Ep6: Wellcome Leap CEO Regina Dugan on Practicing Innovation as a Discipline

Host

Lloyd Minor
Dean of the Stanford School of Medicine and host of The Minor Consult; Stanford physician-scientist with leadership in precision health.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 76 ratings
  • Great work!

    The interview format really helps us auditory learners stay updated on the latest in clinical research. Thanks for having these informative conversations in public!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    ConcernedChameleon
    United States2 years ago
  • High Stakes Biomedical Research

    Such important work for our times!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Cnaloha
    United States2 years ago
  • Great interviews

    Back in the days of my MBA program, we had local leaders who came for the talk. Now, I have the opportunity to listen to the top leaders within the industry few times a week. Highly recommend this Pod Cast to everyone because we are all leaders in some shapes or forms.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    FitMom74
    United States3 years ago
  • Andrew Samel, MD

    Thoughtful questions on important topics with calm and cerebral guests. Dr. Minor does a wonderful job of giving the listener insights into effective leadership styles.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    A. S. MD
    United States4 years ago
  • I heard about this podcast series as a leadership podcast but after listening to all the episodes, leadership seemed like a secondary concern.

    Audible
    3
    Christina Wilson
    United States4 years ago

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Episodes are well worth the time with strong leadership insights.
Conversations elicit unpredictable, revealing answers from guests.
High-caliber lineup and insightful, calm interviewing style.
Listeners praise the thoughtful questions and cerebral guests.

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S9 Ep7: Freddy Abnousi’s Big Idea: Get Healthier with AI and Augmented Reality
Q: What will change for consumers, clinical practice, and medical training in the next decade?
Expect broader access to primary care through dispersed, local labs and services, a stronger clinical AI layer to support decision-making, and a reimagined medical education that balances machine outputs with human judgment.
S9 Ep7: Freddy Abnousi’s Big Idea: Get Healthier with AI and Augmented Reality
Q: How can we get to this next era of digital health and what pitfalls do we need to avoid?
The guest emphasizes the importance of lived experience, privacy protections, and careful architecture to ensure data from patients informs care without overwhelming clinicians or compromising agency.
S9 Ep4: Lucy Shapiro’s Big Idea: Using Cell Biology to Fight Superbugs
Q: What do you think are the most important qualities for a leader, particularly in pioneering groundbreaking science?
Listening to people at all levels, humility, and helping others bloom by sharing your passion and joy for science are critical qualities of a leader.
S9 Ep4: Lucy Shapiro’s Big Idea: Using Cell Biology to Fight Superbugs
Q: What are some of the hurdles, challenges along the way?
Shapiro reflects on the difficulties in changing paradigms in scientific thinking and mentions specific challenges in convincing the academic community about the organization of bacterial cells.
S9 Ep3: Stanford Graduate School of Business Dean Sarah Soule on What Makes a Great Leader
Q: How do you see your role as a role model for other women in professions that haven't been as representative of women in the past?
It's a huge honor; my goal is to not be the last woman Dean at GSB, emphasizing the importance of saying yes to opportunities and having supportive networks.

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Frequently Asked Questions About The Minor Consult

What is The Minor Consult about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A thoughtful interview series that centers on leadership, innovation, and how big challenges are solved by high-impact individuals across medicine, technology, business, and science. Episodes repeatedly surface themes like responsible governance of rapid AI advances, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the human side of disruption—from clinical practice and patient experience to organizational culture and national security. Noteworthy is the consistent emphasis on humility, practical leadership frameworks, and the tension between cutting-edge progress and ethical deployment, making it a strong fit for audiences seeking strategic insight from top thinkers and doers.

A standout is the breadth of guests—physicians, researchers, policymakers,... more

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1. Freddy Abnousi
2. Eric Horvitz
3. Dhruv Khullar
4. Lucy Shapiro
5. Sarah Soule
6. Dr. Eric Topol
7. Dr. Karl Deisseroth
8. Jeremy Kahn

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