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dr. damania speaking at tedmed 2013 new jersey , united states 200px american las vegas , nevada , united states zdoggmd.png zubin damania
 uc 1999 -rrb- md berkeley -lrb- 1994 -rrb- ucsf medical school -lrb- zubin damania ceo , hospitalist , internet celebrity zdoggmd
zubin damania

zubin damania md , is the founder of turntable health , a direct primary care clinic in downtown las vegas that was funded by zappos ceo tony hsieh .
before moving to las vegas , dr. damania was a practicing hospitalist -lrb- internal medicine doctor specializing in patients admitted to the hospital -rrb- at stanford university for 10 years .
he also has been writing and performing comedic raps as zdoggmd , an internet celebrity known for his music videos , parodies , and comedy sketches about medical issues as well as systemic issues with healthcare .
dr. damania recently gave a presentation called `` are zombie doctors taking over america ? ''
at tedmed 2013 .
in it he outlines the lingering problems of the us healthcare system and how he has re-conceived it at turntable health into a patient-centered organization dedicated to preventative care .
his speech was called one of the best of the conference .
us news and world report called his critique of american healthcare `` scalpel-sharp '' and `` at once discomfiting and comic . ''
since beginning work on the clinic , dr. damania has been named one of the `` top 14 people to watch in 2014 '' by las vegas weekly , and has been profiled in the atlantic monthly , xconomy , wired , venture beat , gizmodo , msnbc and usa today .
turntable health was also named `` by far the most exciting healthcare startup '' and `` revolutionary '' by the next web .
