In this episode of Stand Up (for) Doctors!, we’re joined by two physicians who challenge a question many in medicine quietly avoid. Can people who fundamentally disagree still come together to build something meaningful?

🔹 Dr. Zhen Chan is a pediatrician, physician entrepreneur, and community builder focused on advancing healthcare through innovation and connection.

🔹 Dr. Gregory Adaka is an emergency physician, Medical Director at Miami-Dade Corrections Health Services, keynote speaker, and author with a strong voice in leadership and systems-level change.

Can physicians who see medicine differently do more than just coexist?

Not just tolerate each other.

Not just stay in their own lanes. But actually build something that lasts?

Medicine today is fractured in many ways. Differing beliefs, approaches, and lived experiences often pull physicians apart rather than bring them together. And yet, the future of healthcare may depend on our ability to do exactly that.

Together, we explore what it really takes to build trust, alignment, and progress across differences.

In this conversation, we explore:

• Whether disagreement in medicine is a barrier or a hidden strength

• What it takes to build trust across different perspectives

• The role of leadership in uniting divided voices

• How innovation and shared purpose can bridge deep divides

• What meaningful collaboration actually looks like in today’s healthcare landscape

Progress in medicine doesn’t come from uniformity. It comes from the courage to build, even when we don’t fully agree.

🔗 Connect with our guests:

Dr. Zhen Chan 🌐 https://grapevyne.health/ 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/zhenmd

Dr. Gregory Adaka 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregory-adaka-md-mha-mrcem-67992b76

If today’s conversation resonated with you, you’ll find more powerful stories like this in our White Coats book series — created to humanize medicine and amplify physician voices: https://standupfordoctors.org/books/

And if you’re ready to go deeper…

🌿 Join us at the Stand Up (for) Doctors! Inaugural Physician Retreat A weekend to connect, empower, recharge, and celebrate.

📍 Windrose on Hudson

🗓 October 9–12, 2026

🔗 Register here: https://standupfordoctors.org/events/

We would be honored to have you join us.

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