Dr. Ravi Kumar

After two decades in medicine, I started questioning everything.

Dr. Ravi Kumar is a board-certified neurosurgeon who left the operating room to explore the questions that matter most about your health.

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Every week, I cut through the noise of health headlines and marketing claims to bring you what the research actually says. No dogma, no agenda, just an honest look at the science that shapes how you live, heal, and thrive.

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Episode 52: Lp(a) Q&A: Testing Kids, The Saturated Fat Debate, and Aspirin Risks

Episode 52 18:27 May 14, 2026

A follow up Q&A to the lipoprotein(a) deep dive earlier in the week. Dr. Ravi Kumar answers five of the most thoughtful listener questions: whether to test your children for Lp(a), whether exercise is still worth it when it does not move the number, the Tokelauan and Maasai data on saturated fat, the Women's Health Study finding that aspirin specifically benefits Lp(a) carriers, and when the new 90% lowering drugs like pelacarsen and olpasiran are coming. Plus a bonus look at why low saturated fat diets can raise Lp(a) and the evolutionary case for why this gene exists at all.

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Dr. Ravi Kumar
About Dr. Kumar

A neurosurgeon who started questioning everything

Dr. Ravi Kumar is a board-certified neurosurgeon and assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of North Carolina. After years in the operating room, a transformative sabbatical in India changed how he saw medicine forever.

Now, through The Dr. Kumar Discovery, he explores the intersection of modern science, traditional wisdom, and the questions most doctors never think to ask.

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"Dr Kumar's podcasts have been such a great find! As an OR nurse I have worked with neurosurgeons for years. I found the podcasts to be informative, easy to follow and just the right length."

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