About Dr. Valda Crowder
For more than 30 years, Dr. Valda Crowder has served as a board-certified emergency medicine physician, guiding patients and communities through some of the most critical moments in public health. Her experience spans four pandemics, COVID-19, HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria, as well as frontline response during a mass shooting and a Category 5 hurricane.
With a rare blend of clinical expertise, public health insight, and business acumen, Dr. Crowder brings calm, credible, and practical perspective to today’s most urgent health questions. She also serves as the expert medical voice for the Office of the Attorney General of the U.S. Virgin Islands. On this podcast, Dr. Crowder helps listeners cut through confusion and make sense of health, medicine, and the issues that matter most.

Recent Episodes
The Truth About Narcissism: Myths, Diagnosis, and Healing After Toxic Relationships
Welcome back to What The Health Is Happening? With Dr. V. In today’s episode, we dive deep into the world of narcissism - what it really means, how it’s often misunderstood, and why the clinical definition matters so much more than the internet’s version. We explore how narcissistic personality diso...
Vaccines Beyond Childhood: What Adults Need to Know for Health and Longevity
Welcome to another episode of What The Health Is Happening? With Dr. V. In today’s show, the conversation focused on the vital role vaccines play in protecting our health at every stage of life, not just in childhood. A key theme that emerged was the ongoing development of new immunizations and the ...
Recognizing and Responding to Narcissism: Red Flags, Boundaries, and Real-Life Strategies
Welcome back to "What The Health Is Happening? With Dr. V." In this episode, host Dr. Valda Crowder, a board-certified emergency medicine physician, dives into part two of our series on narcissism. Building on last week’s foundation, Dr. V breaks down the practical side of dealing with narcissists, ...
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