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Podcast Pediatricians is co-hosted and created by Drs. Matt Gotthold and Rob Walter, two community pediatricians who are friends, competitors and affable antagonists. Despite the exhaustion of battling insurance companies and 3 am phone calls, we LOVE practicing pediatrics. We are front-line pediat…

Matt Gotthold and Rob Walter, each an independent veteran pediatrician


    • Feb 25, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 53m AVG DURATION
    • 69 EPISODES

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    I absolutely love The Podcast Pediatricians podcast! As a pediatric nurse practitioner, I have found this podcast to be incredibly helpful and informative. It covers a wide range of topics in pediatric primary care, including new research, treatment options, controversies, and personal experiences. What sets this podcast apart is that it manages to provide all this information while also being highly entertaining. The hosts have a great sense of humor and their banter adds an enjoyable element to the episodes. This podcast has been an invaluable resource for me as I continue to learn and grow in my practice.

    One of the best aspects of The Podcast Pediatricians is the wealth of knowledge that the hosts bring to each episode. Dr. Walter, who is also my children's pediatrician, is incredibly experienced and well-informed. He provides valuable insights and practical applications of medical terminology and treatments. The episodes are well-researched and backed up by science, making them very reliable sources of information. Additionally, the hosts' personal experiences add a relatable touch to the content.

    Another great aspect of this podcast is its accessibility to various audiences. While it is primarily targeted towards med students, residents, and PNP's, it is also highly beneficial for parents. The hosts strike a perfect balance between using medical terminology and explaining things in a way that anyone can understand. They cover a wide range of topics that are relevant to parents, including common pediatric ailments and concerns.

    The only criticism I have for The Podcast Pediatricians is the inconsistency in volume levels throughout the episodes. At times, there are moments of laughter or speaking loudly into the microphone that can be quite jarring compared to the rest of the episode. This inconsistency requires constant adjustment of volume settings which can be quite frustrating.

    In conclusion, I highly recommend The Podcast Pediatricians to anyone interested in pediatric primary care or parenting. It combines informative content with entertaining banter, making it both educational and enjoyable to listen to. The hosts' expertise and relatable experiences make this podcast a valuable resource for anyone in the medical field or raising children. Despite some volume inconsistencies, this podcast remains a top choice for those seeking reliable information and a good laugh.



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    Latest episodes from Podcast Pediatricians

    PP8 068 Genetics & She said YES!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2024 57:06


    Rob and Matt deep dive genetic testing and future universal whole exome newborn screening. Rob popped the question, Covid boosters, continued tongue tie controversies, Down Syndrome guidelines and Skibidi Toilet.

    PP8 067 Sugar Sugar & KelceSwift

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 55:04


    Matt and Rob tackle Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes in kids. Not-for-Profit Hospital hypocrisy, the END of adult physical exams as we know them, the Retrievals fertility clinic horror, Phenylephrine RIP, RSV shots, One Hit wonders, Red October, and the Tush Push. J E T S JETS!

    PP8 066 Goiters and Gumby

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 59:53


    Rob and Matt discuss new RSV injections, BARBIE, chatbots, tympanostomy tubes, ear cameras, AND all things thyroid plus Gumby, but never Pokey

    PP7 065 There Will Be Blood

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 57:57


    Matt and Rob discuss the holy land , masks. COVID Vaccines, Bugs & Drugs, BLEEDING, Anemias and Iron Deficiency . Plus Bruce and Tay Tay

    PP7 064 Fats, Football & (yellow) Fever

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023 57:11


    Rob and Matt discuss pediatric hyperlipidemia and preventative cardiology. Plus Dr Benjamin Rush, Mediterranean diet, and we lightly touch on the new obesity guidelines (body positivity/unfunded mandate? VS long overdue? MORE LATER!

    PP7 063 Tripledemic, Guns & Dermatopalooza II

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2022 64:50


    Matt and Rob riff on the Tripledemic and gun violence and finish our epic Dermatopalooza. Happy Holidays!Next up: Asthma

    PP7 062 Dermatopalooza I & The Lotus Birth

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 38:12


    Matt and Rob are back and so are the undefeated Iggles and the shocking playoff Phillies! We are talking dermatology and yes – taking the placenta home with you.

    PP6 061 Migraines & Monkeypox

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2022 52:03


    Rob and Matt finish their epic headache migraine series focusing on treatments. We also cover Monkeypox, Covid vaccines for babies, Will Smith and Matt gets electric shock therapy LIVE.

    PP6 060 Headaches I & Boogers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 50:45


    Matt and Rob begin their EPIC two part series on pediatric headaches. ENT pearls plus bougie Matt is fancy like that!

    PP6 059 CoVid Days Again & Tummyaches

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2022 59:29


    Rob and Matt talk all things Covid : Omicron, vaccines and the ever-changing CDC guidelines. PLUS Gluten FODMAPS and Bellyaches

    PP6 The Seven Questions for Teens

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 33:38


    Rob covers 7 key questions to ask teens in your office (or your house) from Hot Topics Pediatrics Disney World

    PP6 058 Spitty Babies & Covid Days Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2021 55:23


    We are back! But sadly, so is COVID-19. Vaccine and mask mandates, NOT reflux and picky eaters.

    PP5 057 ADHD Finale & Meat Loaf

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 84:02


    COVID-19 vaccine skeptics, Calvin and Hobbes plus all things ADHD meds. See you at Hot Topics in Pediatrics Disney World in July!

    PP5 056 ADHD & COVID Vaccines

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 64:03


    Matt and Rob tackle ADHD despite our short attention spans PLUS all things COVID-19 vaccines, Carson Wentz and Vodka Negroni

    PP5 055 Eczema II & CovIdiots

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 53:52


    Rob and Matt conclude eczema and food allergy treatments plus DOCTOR Jill Biden AND we sing Christmas songs https://assets.ctfassets.net/1ny4yoiyrqia/ZPT1WHhZHcxlpbDgq3hZX/3973a527e55d064306e40509d5004bb7/eczema-action-plan.pdf

    PP5 054 Eczema I & Muhammad Ali

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 59:50


    Matt and Rob (Matt a bit tinny by Zoom)  kick off our epic two part eczema series. We also talk Covid-19 testing,  Covid-19 vaccines and pandemic canoodling.

    PP5 053 CoVid Days & ROY Warren Seminar

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 15:07


    Rob sans Matt discusses managing return to school and day care for ill children during the pandemic AND a possible answer to the burning pediatric question of why kids seem to be much more immune than adults. We shamelessly promote the upcoming all virtual pediatric ROY Warren seminar Wednesday, November 11. Hope to see you […]

    PP5 052 CoVid Days & SARS Farts

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2020 61:59


    Rob and Matt are getting a bit tired and stressed out about COVID-19. We talk testing, masks, and some non-Covid stuff like Acute Flaccid Myelitis and Benadryl. For gosh sakes, please cover your noses!

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    PP5 051 CoVid Days – Schools & Sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2020 58:50


    Matt and Rob discuss the CoVid19 pediatric testing dance plus opening schools and youth sports. Also, ADHD video game treatments and IV fluid Boomers. Black Lives Matter.

    PP4 050 CoVid Days & Springsteen

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 43:01


    Apologies to Bruce. Rob and Matt discuss pandemic office pediatrics and cover the pediatric Kawasaki-like shock syndrome, innate immunity & BCG/OPV, plus Drs Phil and Oz.

    PP4 049 MY CORONA Day 29 & The Tiger King

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2020 58:48


    Matt and Rob cover all things pediatric COVID19 – it’s getting quiet in the office. Plus, a mini Dr. Oz rant

    PP4 048 MY CORONA! Day 15

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2020 15:29


    Rob sans Matt on Office Pediatrics another week into the Pandemic, getting ready for the surge. Watch us on TV this Thursday, April 2 at 7 PM on WHYYTV 12 You Oughta Know!

    PP4 047 MY CORONA! Day 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 52:27


    Rob and Matt Report from the front lines of the pediatric office during the early days of the Corona Pandemic. The world kinda turned upside down and so we sing and butcher Bohemian Rhapsody. You must be wearing full PPEs to listen to this podcast.

    PP4 046 MY CORONA!! virus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 58:57


    Matt and Rob go all in on the Novel Coronavirus, Covid19 and children. From historical perspectives to the nitty-gritty issues of pediatric care at the cusp of this pandemic. We insist that you wash your hands before listening to this podcast.

    PP4 045 Pimples II & Pepe Le Pew

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2020 55:00


    Rob and Matt dive into pimple treatments, from Proactiv to Accutane. PLUS Girl Scout cookie reviews, heavy metal baby foods, Autism treatments, and we call out Pepe Le Pew.

    PP4 044 Pimples & Pelvics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020 58:51


    Matt and Rob explore all things pimples, plus the flu, unnecessary teen pelvic exams, the end of ppds, & doctors vs lawyers.  Enjoy Zits!

    PP4 043 CradleCrap & Mrs Livingston

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2019 62:02


    PP4 042 BabyHeads & Forky!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 49:32


    PP4 041 Wheezing, Lyme Dz & Rhoda Morgenstern

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2019 59:14


    PP4 040 Hyperhidrosis & The Perfect 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2019 58:51


    changes a tire. Season 4 is just getting started!

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    PP3 039 BugsDrugs III & Johnny Gonorrhea

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2019 76:35


    Rob and Matt wrap up antibiotic choices: Strep, Skin infections, Sinusitis, Lymphadenitis, Pneumonia, Bites and Goofy Bronchitis. The Rock n Play recall, Adderall Psychosis, Yodels, Julie Fowlis!, Pediatric Loneliness, Green 11’s, Gonorrhea Superbugs, Z-Pak for all? , Malarone vs Lariam, Pill Esophagitis. MOMO!! Meet us both at Hot Topics Pediatrics Disney World in July!

    PP3 038 BugsDrugs II & Sukkot Measles

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 59:11


    Matt & Rob Reveal the Magnificent Seven antibiotics and their Rx for Ear Infections. The Measles Epidemic, Bogus MD Vaccine Exemptions, Temple Mumps, Death by 1000 Clicks, Tobacco 21, Stratego , Call me Dr. you Nazi, GYN visits for all 13-15yos – No!!!, M. Cat! , XV is 15 – a few of our fav […]

    PP 037 BugsDrugs I & Barry Manilow

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 58:52


    Rob and Matt discuss Pediatric Antibiotic Stewardship and the Magificent 7. Bill Zedler’s Texas Measles Cure, Ban Primatene Mist, Moldy Cantaloupes, Flumania,The 1984 McDonald’s Olympic Debacle, Rob RN fail! , Matt’s Residency Blowup, EMR Dr. burnout, TSUNDOKU, C Diff, Yelp Reviews of Docs, ZPaks for All! & Zpaks For All!kkkkkkkResidency Blowup, EMR Dr. burnout, TSUNDOKU, C […]

    PP3 036 The Christmas Episode & Gritty

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2018 30:46


    Matt and Rob Riff. Vaginal Seeding, Jerry Seinfeld, Gluten Free, Pooping Legos , Pacifier Sucking Moms, Disgusting Food Museum, Bacon Sandwiches, Royal Straight Flush, Cheetos, Juuling , Yoga, , Pimple Pete, To Kill a Mockingbird, Independent Pediatricians Rock!, and Ramen Dangers. Happy New Year!

    PP3 035 Suicide

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2018 58:12


    Rob and Matt discuss suicide, a leading cause of death in teens and young adults and on the rise in children. Suicide Clusters, College Mental Services Suck, Ketamine Cures, DWT, Blue Zones in Okinawa, 13 Reasons Why, Pediatric Funerals, PHQ9A, IS PATH WARM, Guns, Safety Plans, The Office, Sleep, Bullying. Suicide is complicated and it […]

    PP3 034 Should Kids Play Tackle Football?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2018 51:10


    Matt and Rob cover the tackle football for kids/teens debate. Woodpecker Tongues, Public Bathroom Toilet Seats, Chickenpox Parties, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – NOT Maisy, Physician Burnout – Lean in!, Matt’s Concussion & Friday Night Lights. Coming Soon:  Bugs and Drugs & The Scalp  

    PP3 033 Sports & The Nocebo Effect

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2018 68:36


    Rob and Matt talk Concussions, Sports injuries and so much more. Slime!, Dr. Edison: Serial Killer, The Champagne Disaster, ImPACT Overrated?, Concussion blood tests, Spondylolysis Storks, Syphilis Surging, USELESS outside sports PEs, , Golden Ticket Concussions, Elementary School Wellness Centers without parents – Really???, Matt’s ankle rupture, Downs Athletes: NO neck x-rays – YES United sports, […]

    PP3 032 POTSpourri & Doc McStuffins

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2018 56:39


    PP3 032 POTSpourri & Doc McStuffins Matt and Rob cover highlights from Hot Topics in Pediatrics 2018 Disney World. All Things POTS, Concierge Doc McStuffins, Heavy Metal Baby Cereal, FREE medical school tuition – Hallelujah! , ZOOM, Bert LOVES Ernie, Even a little breast milk helps, Epidermolysis Bullosa, Never Trust Yellow Asian Babies, do what hurts the most, […]

    PP2 031 Scoliosis II & King Richard III

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2018 38:25


    Rob and Matt wrap up Scoliosis discussing treatments: braces vs surgery vs nothing, The BillBlanket Scandal – NOT a Harry Potter Mystery, Ridiculous new mom lactation consult rationing, PA & WV are choking DE, toddler digital dependence, chiropractic medicine –  buyer beware, Ban Bedroom Screens overnight, Kloppy, PReP approved for teens, Gettysburg Feline Battles, ScoliScores useless, Quasimodo OK […]

    PP2 030 Scoliosis I & Buffy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2018 44:53


    Matt and Rob stroll down the twisty scoliosis road. Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis,  EOS rules! , Cobb Angles, United Kingdom snobby docs, Don’t Dis Grandma, Pistachio Gelato & Quebec Maple Creams, Jerry Lewis Walks On, VACTERL anomalies, the Dupont Institute’s Sharded Glass Walls, Hypermobility Beighton scores & the Gowers sign, idiopathic pathetic idiots, School-Based Scoliosis Screening, […]

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    PP2 029 Sun Sun Sun & The Franken Berry Stool

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2018 66:39


    Rob and Matt’s Special Summer Sun Extravaganza. Sunscreen Scandals and the FDA, Melanoma Rising & ABCD mole checks, UVA vs UVB and SPF, Matt’s Sad Sunburn Saga, “Healthy Tans” and Coco Chanel, Delaware/Jersey Shore Helmetless Sunburned Youth, Cancer Beds, Montreal Protocol saves the Ozone, Solar Harvest Noon, The Monkees over U2, Barking the Squirrel, RNC’s Here […]

    PP2 028 Prickly Poison Rashes & Goat Yoga

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2018 59:47


    Matt and Rob cover summertime rashes. Prickly heat, Poison Ivy & Uma Thurman, and Hot Tub Folliculitis. Goat yoga, Boudleaux & Matilda Bryant, Swimmers Itch – Snails and Nematocysts, & Mainline Pseudomonas. Up Next:  Sunburns and Photodermatoses

    PP2 027 Penis II & BOZO Choosing Wisely

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2018 73:57


    Special Double Bonus Episode! The boys move downward to finish this PenisPalooza. Glowing Scrotal Christmas Ornaments, , Bozo is dead!, Cryptorchidism, the SCARY testicle Story, Virgil Livers and testicular fractures, YES they retract & shrink, Teen Addictions:Juuling & Fortnite , New Jersey Bag o’ Worms, Jocelyn Elders vs Clinton revisited,  Orchiodometer Necklace,  The Tooth Fairy, Wonderama/Al Alberts/Captain […]

    PP2 026 Penis & PrEP

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2018 65:07


    Rob and Matt tackle all things Penis in Pediatrics. Circumcisions A-to-Z: methods, advantages, complications, and controversies. Pediatricians should know PrEP!, Macaroons and Matzah, Privates/WeeWees and the Tinkler, The Icelandic Penis Museum & Circumcision Ban, Care of the uncircumcised penis plus Balanoposthitis & Paraphimosis. The SNL Royal Deluxe Bris, Dante!, Matt’s Jersey Condom Models AND Penis […]

    PP2 025 The Pet Episode – Ruh Roh!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2018 58:58


    Matt and Rob cover everything Pets & Pediatrics. Dogs (and sometimes Cats) help our Mind, Body, and Soul. We also sing. A lot. Emotional Support Pets, Direwolves, Patti Page, Cat Scratch Fever, Cat and Dog bites, Rabies and Zoonoses, Best Breeds for kids, Cartoon Animals & Theme Songs, South Jersey cat tossing, Labrador Retrievers vs […]

    PP2 024 The Influenza Epidemic & The Iggles

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2018 60:45


    Rob and Matt cover everything Influenza: the historic 2018 Flu epidemic, why Flu shots for kids. Flu testing controversies, Human Head transplants, Tamiflu pros and cons, Flu complications and deaths, Ted Williams, Our Eyewitness Accounts of EAGLES Super Bowl & Parade, Merrill Reese & Jason Kelce, AND we welcome our first sponsor –  Triage 4 Pediatrics. Coming […]

    PP2 023 Fat Shaming & Pus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2018 37:49


    Matt and Rob discuss pediatric fat shaming: EVERYONE is guilty. Yes – you can be happy & healthy AND overweight. Mallomars! Little Lotta, BMI as a tool is not good, Pediatric Office Food Prescription Programs, pediatric care givers comments/growth charts CAN trigger anorexia, draining pus still requires some antibiotics too, Will Amoxicillin soon be out […]

    PP2 022 Baby Friendly – Sad Mommy & Frats

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2018 42:46


    Do hospital Baby Friendly policies with its perceived Perinatal Nurse Gag Orders Increase Sad Mommies? The Goddess Myth & The Notorious RBG. Matt & Rob explore depression screening for moms at well baby visits, Fixing or Ending Fraternities, High infant/maternal mortality in the “good” old days, and how college mental health services suck. Oh, and Fly Eagles Fly!   […]

    PP2 021 The Frenotomy Epidemic: Tongue Ties, Lip Ties, Buccal Ties, OH MY!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2017 39:53


    Rob and Matt on a mission to save Baby Frenulums. Jersey French Kissing, The CDC Banned 7, All-Purpose Nipple Ointment, Laser Dentists, Lactation Consultants, Gentian Violet, and Oh Oh Candida. Up Next – Baby Friendly, Sad Mommy & Frats Frenotomy Epidemic References 2 PP2 021 Attachments Frenotomy Epidemic References PP2 021 (36 kB) Frenotomy Epidemic References […]

    PP2 020 Nosebleeds & Dope

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2017 58:48


    Matt and Rob go deep nose diving for blood. Plus, legalizing recreational marijuana for adults is horrible for kids and teens. Rob and Matt’s childhood fistfights, Delicious New Baby Smell, Yoga Nasal Poses,  the Nasal Cycle, Long Island & Mainline Nose Jobs, Drs. Kiesselbach/Little/Woodruff ALL DEAD,  Nosy Mr. Parker, Nose Picking & Rhinotillexomania, Cheech and […]

    PP2 019 Short Shot: TOYS!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2017 30:28


    Our First Short Shot: TOYS! – Hall of Famers, NEVER Wake Daddy, Matt’s Mystery Dates, Rob’s NU Barbie, Fit Pregnancy Magazine, Weebles vs. Little People, Matt’s extensive Animal Figurine Collection, SCRATCH coding for kids, Middle School Twister, Slinky! & Yahtzee!, Gunfight at the OK Corral,  Mr (not Mrs) Potato Head, Booby Trap vs Kerplunk, and the […]

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