Mitchel SchwindtM.D. / PHYSICIAN & SYSTEMS THINKER

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE. HUMAN POTENTIAL.

Better systems.
Clearer thinking.
More life.

I’m Mitchel Schwindt. Physician, clinical AI advisor, author, and a believer that your most meaningful chapter can still be ahead.

I help healthcare teams give clinicians their time back—and professionals build a second half with more purpose, energy, and freedom.

BASED IN DENVER · WORKING REMOTELYA little more about me ↓
THE NEXT CHAPTER IS A CHOICE.
Mitchel Schwindt, M.D. wearing a navy blazer
Medicine shaped my perspective.
Building better systems is what comes next.
Mitchel
20+ yearsClinical experienceEmergency & flight medicineJudgment under pressureTelemedicineFrontline workflow insight20,000+ learnersEducation that travels

01 / THE THREAD THAT CONNECTS IT ALL

Time matters.
Make room for what does.

Years in emergency departments and helicopters taught me to see what matters, make decisions, and remove the friction between a problem and its solution.

Today, I bring that perspective to clinical AI, physician productivity, and the systems that shape our everyday lives. The question is the same: how do we make good work easier, so there is more room for being human?

That’s the thread through my advisory work, Second Peak, and my writing. Practical ideas. Clear priorities. A life designed with intention.

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02 / CLINICAL AI & WORKFLOW ADVISORY

FOR HEALTH-TECH FOUNDERS & CARE TEAMS

Technology should give
clinicians time back.

I help digital health and AI teams translate the realities of clinical practice into more useful workflows—from the first intake question to the final note.

01Patient intake & throughput+

Find missing information and unnecessary handoffs before they become bottlenecks. Route administrative questions to the right place and help clinicians start with the context they need.

INTAKE LOGIC / TASK ROUTING / ESCALATION
02Documentation & physician productivity+

Map the clicks, repeated text, and documentation steps that drain a clinician’s day. Identify practical opportunities for structured capture, text expansion, and AI assistance.

WORKFLOW REVIEW / NOTE STRUCTURE / AUTOMATION
03Clinical judgment & AI safeguards+

Bring a physician’s perspective to AI-generated clinical content, evaluation criteria, and escalation pathways. Help product teams understand uncertainty and where human review belongs.

CLINICAL REVIEW / EVALUATION / HUMAN OVERSIGHT
A MORE INTENTIONAL NEXT CHAPTER
Second
Peak.YOUR NEXT CHAPTER, BY DESIGN.

03 / SECOND PEAK

There’s more
ahead of you.

You’ve built a career. Now build a life that feels like your own.

Second Peak brings together practical systems, Stoic ideas, and thoughtful uses of AI for professionals designing the next chapter. More intention in the areas that shape a good life.

01 Body02 Mind03 Work04 People
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THE CREATIVE SIDE

Some stories need
to be told.

Medicine also found its way into my writing—from Fifty Flights to The Night Shift Cases medical thrillers. Another way to explore pressure, judgment, and what makes us human.

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THE NEXT GOOD CONVERSATION STARTS HERE.

Let’s make room
for better.

Building a more useful clinical AI product?
Looking for a thoughtful clinical partner?
I’d like to hear what you’re working on.

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