Branch Out: Recent Episodes
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We chat with healthcare professionals about broad-reaching topics like their careers in medicine, hobbies, and pursuits outside the hospital and everything in between. New episode every Thursday!
Dr. Gilbert Simon has been a practicing physician for over 50 years. Through the establishment of clinics serving low-income families, Dr. Simon learned how to operate a successful practice on a shoe-string budget. He joined Branch Out to share his ideas on how the healthcare system can change its practices to reach more people and eliminate wasteful spending. Tune in to hear this lively conversation regarding overtesting, overtreating, and overcharging, as he and Larson encourage physicians to remember their original oaths and callings.
If you'd like to learn more, visit Dr. Simon's website: https://nofrillsqualityhealthcare.com/
Dr. Donna-Ann Thomas, Yale University’s Division Chief of Pain Management and Anesthesiology, migrated from Jamaica as a young adult and found herself in a life-changing accident that would alter the trajectory of her life and career. Believing that things don’t just happen by chance, Dr. Thomas has committed her life to taking care of others through medicine and service-based missions around the globe. Her story is unique, uplifting and engaging, tune in now!
It’s never been easier to start building your personal brand as a physician and to take the steps towards financial freedom and career autonomy. Join Branch Out’s host, Larson Hicks, as he sits down with Dr. Ernesto Gutierrez, who coaches other physicians into monetizing their expertise and building a lucrative side gig. This episode is one you do NOT want to miss!
In 2018, Dr. Ernesto Gutierrez left medicine to fully invest in his own company. He now coaches physicians in medical marketing and business development – helping burnt out doctors build a personal brand and monetize their expertise. His pursuit of a healthy work-life balance has given him a wealth of knowledge he now shares with others. He believes physician-entrepreneurs are the future of a healthy medical system and they simply need to take the first step to see where it will lead!
Since 1997, Dr. Keith Smith has been pushing back against the status quo by creating America’s first free market surgery center (The Surgery Center of Oklahoma) and founding the Free Market Medical Association, now with more than 30 chapters throughout the country. Dr. Smith’s convictions for transparency and integrity caused him to thoroughly examine the “system” he was a part of and make changes where he could – even if that meant leaving modern medical practice to pursue a different ideal. Join us for this episode of Branch Out, as Dr. Smith and Larson (possibly Dr. Smith’s biggest fan) discuss the important ideologies behind direct care and physician independence.
Like many other doctors we have interviewed, Dr. Diana Girnita's journey to become a physician began during her hospital stay as a young child. The compassion and care she received during that time translated into years of dedicated research, education and excellence in patient care. Ultimately, Dr. Girnita established Rheumatologist OnCall in 2019, a telemedicine Rheumatology DPC that is expanding across the country. She joins Branch Out to share her story and the principles behind Rheumatologist OnCall that make her a truly unique physician!
Dr. Travis Manasco may be newer to the scene than most, but he has already made more strides in pursuing entrepreneurship and technology in the medical field than many seasoned professionals. Tune in as Larson Hicks sits down with this future changemaker as he recounts the tips and tricks of entrepreneurship he is picking up along the way. If you’re not sure what to do with the innovative ideas you’ve had, let this episode motivate you to take the first steps and go for it!
Dr. Uli K. Chettipally joins Larson Hicks in the newest episode of Branch Out. Dr. Chettipally began InnovatorMD with the vision to empower physicians to pursue technology and innovation in healthcare... believing that physicians could (and should) lead the way in advancing medicine on all fronts. He and Larson discuss how physicians are uniquely qualified to use their experiences in order to develop solutions to the challenges facing healthcare today. Moreover, they discuss how stepping into this space can often reignite a physician’s love for the field and breathe new life into one’s career.
InnovatorMD offers regular workshops, meetups, and networking opportunities in addition to their semi- annual physician summits, the next of which will be held in January! Tune in to learn more about the work Dr. Chettipally and his team are doing!
Sycamore’s host, Melissa Bain, is joined by Urologist, Dr. Diana Londoño, in this episode of Branch Out. Dr. Londoño has written for a number of websites and publications within the medical community with messages of self-awareness and hope to directly battle burnout. As a physician coach, her approach is straightforward - quickly challenging people to confront their reality and turn it into something positive. She’s used her personal bouts with burnout to create a company (and more importantly a community) of physicians helping each other through the trenches and demands of the job. Tune in as she and Melissa discuss some very real topics (and tell a few inappropriate jokes!)
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Guest Bio:
Dr. Diana Londoño is a board-certified Urologist from the L.A. area. She completed her Bachelors of Arts in Spanish and Biology from Claremont McKenna College. She attended medical school at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Her 6-year Urology residency was well-spent at Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles. Dr. Londoño’s compassionate focus makes her the best advocate for her English and Spanish-speaking patients as they work together to find the best solutions for their health. Knowing how hard it is to be a healthcare provider, Dr. Londoño started Physician Care Support where medical professionals from all fields can reach out for support with stress, anxiety, and depression. She is also a proud mother to two girls.
Top Things We Discuss:
- You’re right where you’re supposed to be
- Take the time for self-care so you don’t burnout
- Didn’t see burnout coming and it took a huge toll on her physically as well as mentally
- Physician Coach Support has a mission to reach those doctors struggling with depresion and suicide. It is a network of physicians, for physicians.
About Dr. Londoño:
- Embraces the challenge of being a Latiño woman in a male-dominated field
- Takes a great interest in human nature
- Allowed her story and compassion for other struggling physicians to change the trajectory of her life in a positive way
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- Website:
Dr. Diana Londoño's Website
Physician Coach Support - Social Media:
SoMe Docs Profile
LinkedIn
Amidst L.A. shutting down during the pandemic, Anesthesiologist and Pain Management Doctor, Candice Williams, left full-time practice and took a leap of faith to pursue her first love – music. Such a transition was not without pain or fear but Dr. Williams knew that at the end of the day, it is what she needed to do.
Join Sycamore CEO, Larson Hicks, as he and Dr. Williams walk through a variety of subjects including physician independence, pursuing hobbies, and walking by faith in a world that says security is everything.
Orthopedic doctor, Daniel Paull, joins Branch Out to discuss his pioneering efforts in direct specialty care and his mission to disrupt the current insurance and hospital systems by encouraging other doctors to seek independence and alternative ways of practicing. He and Larson discuss the nuances of quality metrics, practice apart from incentives, and the restrictions facing direct care physicians. His encouragement for those feeling inspired is best surmised in his closing statement, “It is more of a ready-fire aim mentality, where you just have to go and do it and take a risk and you could fail… But if you don't and a lot of people haven't, you'll end up being in a much better position than you ever thought.”
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Dr. Elaine Stageberg, psychiatrist and real estate wizard, joins Branch Out to share her company’s unique approach to real estate investment! Dr. Stageberg’s company, Black Swan Real Estate, manages a real estate portfolio of over $250 million in assets spanning two different markets.
Black Swan founders, Nick and Elaine, overcame great obstacles to achieve success and now work to share their knowledge with others. Not only does Black Swan manage and develop properties, they coach and invest in others looking to do the same. Their two-pronged approach encompasses a philosophy of putting people first and doing everything with excellence in order to create true, lasting, passive income and generational wealth.
This podcast is an encouragement and inspiration to anyone involved (or looking to be involved) in real estate investing.
Visit www.blackswanteam.com/black-swan-learning to see the excellent resources the Stageberg's have made available to investors.
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Dr. Elaine Stageberg is a trained psychiatrist, mother of four, and co-owner/founder of Black Swan Real Estate based in Rochester, MN. Though Dr. Stageberg found financial freedom through real estate while still in her residency, she went on to practice medicine until covid-19 hit and childcare issues forced her to reevaluate how she wanted to spend her time. Now, through Black Swan Real Estate, Dr. Stageberg is able to build her wealth and invest in others who are building their own real estate portfolio.
Boulder native and practicing physician, Dr. Marica Pook, joins episode 72 of Branch Out to share the details of her recent trip to Poland and Ukraine. As the daughter of a Polish Immigrant freedom fighter, Dr. Pook felt a deep sense of obligation to extend the same support and hope that was afforded to her father in the 1950’s. As the conflict in Eastern Europe intensified, Dr. Pook began collecting medical supplies through every resource she had available, engaging audiences from all across the country. Her trip was full of eye-opening experiences that solidified her desire to return with more support for her colleagues, who are struggling and abundantly thankful for any help they receive.
As she prepares for her return trip, she continues to collect necessary and specially requested items that are scarce in Ukraine. Branch Out listeners have a special opportunity to be involved through a variety of means, including financial support, sending supplies, or possibly even joining the next team (which includes one of Sycamore's own) to go later this fall/winter!
We’ve compiled a list of requested items and support on our website at sycamoredocs.com/ukraine. Please take a moment to look through the needs and consider supporting however you see fit.
**Guest Bio:
Dr. Marica Pook is a Boulder, Colorado native and practicing physician with a heart for adventure and serving others. Dr. Pook began her entrepreneurial journey early in her career with the establishment of the first urgent care in her area, alongside two other female doctors. She went on to have a thriving career but soon realized that in order to achieve the work/life balance she desired, she needed to take her career into her own hands. She went on to create a local locums company that would allow her to be the “mommy-physician” she wanted to be. She considers herself to be a self-starter who is continually learning and pushing herself to be better.
Her father’s own story of fleeing a war-torn country fostered a sense of responsibility within her to serve others in similar situations. So, when the Ukraine-Russia conflict escalated, Dr. Pook began her work to collect and deliver supplies to those doctors overseas. She continues to serve in this capacity and welcomes any and all support she can garner.**
Board certified General and Vascular Surgeon and founder of UBERDOC, Dr. Paula Muto, joins Branch Out to share her inspiring story of running a successful practice and pursuing entrepreneurship towards the betterment of her community. Her company’s convenient approach to direct-pay-patient/physician opportunities cuts out the middleman and provides much needed price transparency in healthcare. Instead of working to maintain an infrastructure that is no longer relevant, Dr. Muto seeks to lead the way in what will undoubtedly be the future of medical care.
Episode 70 of Branch Out features Dr. Amy Fogelman, a board-certified Internal Medicine doctor and founder of MED LAW Consulting, a company that matches qualified medical experts to attorneys’ litigation needs. Dr. Fogelman started MED LAW Consulting as a venture to battle burnout and put her skills to use in the non-clinical setting. Realizing that people may not feel equipped to make this move professionally, MED LAW Consulting began offering courses to train physicians who are interested in making additional income “using what they already know.” Tune in to hear her journey towards independence and the lessons she learned along the way.
Guest Bio:
Dr. Amy Fogelman is a board-certified Internal Medicine doctor with over 15 years of experience. She currently works at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA and is the founder of MED LAW Consulting. Daughter of a physician, Dr. Fogelman grew up watching her father “fix people” and knew that medicine was her future. Eventually the current system took its toll, leading to her burnout and Dr. Fogelman knew she needed to diversify. With a lawyer husband and a network of non-clinical physicians supporting her, she launched her own business and hopes to pass along her knowledge to others.
Hand surgeon and tech builder, Dr. Jeff Cole, has long pursued entrepreneurial opportunities throughout his career in medicine. He has been on the forefront of medical technology and now sits on the board of Planet Wealth, a self-proclaimed “disruptive company hell-bent on democratizing capitalism.” Their mission is to “bring Wall Street to Main Street so anyone can gain financial independence through access to capital.”
This hour-long podcast delves into Dr. Cole's past experiences - successes and failures - that led him to be on the board of an up and coming investment company while juggling a full time career as a hand surgeon. Join us for this episode of Branch Out to learn about your opportunities to diversify investments, build wealth, and claim your independence!
Dr. Bill Brandenburg is the physician and owner behind Wander Medicine in Boise, Idaho. Wander Medicine specializes in DPC, occupational medicine, iv therapy, travel medicine & more. Dr. Brandenburg’s experiences as a rural medicine doctor have allowed him to cross-train in a variety of medical needs so he can best serve his community. His unique approach to medicine and running a successful business are an encouragement for all those wondering if there may be a better way out there.
Dr. Bill Brandenburg is a hospitalist, community doctor, and businessman running his DPC in Boise, ID. With a background in rural medicine, Dr. Brandenburg caters to a wide range of patients seeking care in the areas of wilderness medicine, travel medicine, and occupational medicine in addition to his primary care practice. Dr. Brandenburg’s vision for healthcare takes a bold stance against the status quo and seeks to improve healthcare for future generations.
Dr. Omolara Uwemedimo is the founder of Melanin & Medicine and co-founder of Strong Children Wellness, an integrated-care practice in NYC. Dr. Uwemedimo has taken great steps to revitalize the healthcare industry through her innovative approach to treatment, community building, fundraising, and mentorship.
In this episode of Branch Out, we talk about impacting the community you've been called to and how to engage your local organizations to build a collective to care for that community. Dr. Uwemedimo's creative funding philosophy is an inspiration to all doctors seeking to enter the entrepreneurial world.
Join Larson Hicks and guest, Dr. Saurin Gandhi, as they discuss his experiences in Internal Medicine, the research and contributions he made during COVID, and his art hobby turned side business! Check out his work at thedoctordoodles.com.
Larson Hicks and our guest, Behind the Knife host, Dr. Patrick Georgoff, discuss different aspects of acute care, running an educational platform, and how entrepreneurship keeps things interesting!
In episode 63 of Branch Out, we sit down with Dr. Mark Piehl, Pediatric Intensivist and Innovator, to discuss the creation of his biomedical device, running a company alongside practicing medicine, and the importance of balancing priorities. If it sounds like a lot of work - it is! But is it worth it?
Top things to learn:
- The pendulum swing of Opioids
- Doctors must choose what is educational for patients
- The latest technology in Pain Management
- The difference between Opioid addiction and dependency for patients in Pain Management
Top things from his story
- How he started a private business and is helping other doctors do the same
- His quest to take back medicine
- First drawn to medicine due to science and an academic focus
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Dr. Shikha Jain is a board-certified hematology and oncology physician. She is a founder and the Chief Operating Officer of the COVID19 action and advocacy group IMPACT and a founder and the Chair of the Women In Medicine Summit. Dr. Jain gave a TEDx talk in 2019 on the gender moonshot and the importance of gender parity in healthcare.
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LinkedIn
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Women in Medicine Summit
Illinois Medical Professionals Action Collaborative Team (IMPACT)
TEDx: A Moonshot for Gender Equity
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Dr. Sanaz Majd is a practicing, board certified Family Medicine physician and creator of the Majd MD YouTube channel. Dr. Majd graduated from Drexel University School of Medicine in 2004. She is a writer and former Macmillan Publishing podcaster (“House Call Doctor”) with a lifelong interest in teaching.
Links and MentionsMajd MD
House Call Doctor
Resurrection: Ertugrul
The Obesity Code
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Dr. Joe Sherman is a board-certified pediatrician with over 30 years of clinical practice experience in a variety of settings both in the US and abroad. He has served in leadership roles in private practice, community-based clinics, and academic medicine and currently a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington.
Links and Mentions www.joeshermanmd.com
Solidarity Bridge
My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies
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Dr. Richard Harris is a board-certified Internal Medicine Physician, Pharmacist, and Host of the Strive For Great Health Podcast who specializes in lifestyle medicine, personalized medicine through nutrigenomics and micronutrient testing, and health coaching. Dr. Harris is also an experienced life science consultant who has helped several startups navigate the healthcare market, especially from a holistic perspective. A true entrepreneur, Dr. Harris is the co-founder of New Spectrum Educational Consultants (an educational consulting company that helps students achieve success through resilience and social-emotional learning), CMO of Nimbus Healthcare, and Co-Founder of Forty Acres Fund.
Dr. Harris also enjoys sports, traveling, philanthropy, church, podcasting, and keto donuts.
Links and MentionsDr. Richard Harris' LinkedIn
Strive for Great Health Podcast
Nimbus
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Dr. Ravi Komatireddy is the founder of Motiv Health - a persuasion-driven, mindset-first, precision behavior change platform harnessing the power of AI to augment health coaches. Having completed his medical school training at Dartmouth University and Internal Medicine training at UCSD, Dr. Komatireddy went on to complete a Fellowship in Digital Medicine at The Scripps Translational Science Institute/West Health. As an Associate Professor of Medicine at UCSD, he has conducted research on the effects of microgravity on physiological monitoring systems with NASA and remains actively involved with continuing human suborbital flight research.
Links and MentionsDr. Ravi Komatireddy's LinkedIn
Motivhealth.io
Idea Land Podcast
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Dr. Landers graduated from Auburn University, in Auburn, Alabama, with BS degrees in Biology and Chemistry. At Auburn, she was elected to Mortar Board, the National Women’s Honorary. In 1977, she received her MD degree from the Medical University of South Carolina, in Charleston, South Carolina. There she was a member of Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), the National Medical Honorary. After graduation from medical school, she completed a pediatrics residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School hospitals in Dallas, Texas, in 1980. She completed her neonatology fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine hospitals, in Houston, Texas, in 1983.
Dr. Landers practiced academic neonatology for fourteen years and served on the faculty of two medical schools – Baylor College of Medicine, in Houston, and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, in Little Rock. In this role, she conducted clinical research, published twenty-three peer-reviewed papers, and taught medical students, residents, and fellows. While caring for patients in private practice, she served as a speaker for the Texas Department of State Health Services from 1997 to 1998. She was Medical Director of the Mothers’ Milk Bank at Austin, from 2000 to 2004, and served on the milk bank’s board of directors from 2006 to 2009.
Even though she practiced full-time, Dr. Landers continued to publish papers and work for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). She was an expert in breastfeeding medicine and became a Fellow of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (FABM) in 2002. She served as a physician educator at AAP and ABM national meetings for a decade. She served on the Executive Committee of the Section on Breastfeeding in the AAP from 2008 until 2014. In that capacity, she contributed to AAP policy statements and clinical guidelines, and wrote four more peer-reviewed publications and a book chapter. In 2008, she was recognized by Pediatrix Medical Group with a national award for “Outstanding Accomplishments in Quality Improvement.”
Together with her husband, Dr. Phillip Berry, she raised three children, one son and two daughters, each to young adulthood. David, thirty-six, is a cinematographer, living and working in Los Angeles, CA; he is married to Alissa. Anne, thirty-four, is a pediatric intensive care unit nurse at Dell Children’s Medical Center, in Austin, TX; she is married to Joe. Laura, thirty, lives and works in Austin, Tx.
Links and MentionsSusanLandersMD.com
So Many Babies
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Dr. Kevin Mailo is an emergency physician based out of Edmonton, Alberta. Dr. Mailo cares deeply about the long-term wellness of the medical profession and wants to see physicians and their families succeed personally and financially.
Links and MentionsDr. Kevin Mailo's LinkedInPhysician Empowerment
Costa Mujeres, Mexico Conference (Dec. 27th 2021 - Jan. 3rd 2022)
Ryan Holiday's Stillness is the Key: An Ancient Strategy for Modern Life
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Dr. Sharon Mclaughlin is board certified in plastic surgery. She started her entrepreneurial journey selling skin care. Over the years she created a scar line as well as a lingerie line. Dr McLaughlin is the founder of the Female Physician Entrepreneurs Facebook Group, which is a supportive group that brings women physicians together to network and grow. She has also created a wellness program which offers a whole body approach to weight loss. The program consists of nutrition, mindset and self care. There is a guided meditation, recipe books and meal plans as well as resources to make weight loss as simple as possible without struggling. Dr McLaughlin helps others to create websites and courses so that they can amplify their voice and build multiple streams of incomes. She sits on a leadership board and is a beta tester for a digital software company. She has built multiple streams of income through courses, affiliate marketing and most recently, passive real estate syndication investing.
You can reach her at smclaughlinmdfacs@yahoo.com.
Links and MentionsSharon McLaughlin's LinkedIn
Website
Wellness WebsiteFemale Physician Entrepreneurs Facebook Group
Female Physician Entrepreneurs Podcast
Instagram
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As an Emergency Physician, Dr. Leah Houston previously worked in Emergency Departments all over the country for almost 10 years. During that time, she observed firsthand the harm this current system does to both physicians and patients. These experiences afforded her a deep understanding of the problems that plague the United States healthcare system, barriers we face to correction, and the importance of a decentralized solution. Having been a part of the blockchain and distributed ledger technology community since 2012, Dr. Houston is now a nationally requested speaker and author on the topic of self-sovereign identity in healthcare.
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Dr. Peter Antevy, innovator of the Handtevy Pediatric Resuscitation System, is a nationally recognized lecturer and expert in the field of pre-hospital pediatrics. He is extremely passionate about improving both adult and pediatric pre-hospital care and evaluating and improving upon currently accepted medical practice. Dr. Antevy received his medical degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine in 1999 and then continued on to complete his pediatric training at the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. He then achieved a subspecialty degree in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh before returning back to Florida where he has been a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital since 2005. Dr. Antevy also currently serves as the EMS Medical Director for Davie Fire-Rescue, Coral Springs Fire Department, Southwest Ranches Fire Rescue and American Ambulance, and is the Associate Medical Director for Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, Miramar Fire Rescue and Seminole Tribe Fire Rescue. Peter currently serves as the President of the Greater Broward EMS Medical Directors’ Association, an organization whose providers serve the 1.5 million residents of Broward County, Florida. For his efforts, Dr. Antevy was awarded the prestigious Raymond H. Alexander EMS Medical Director of the Year Award in 2014. He also was honored as one of the 2015 Top Ten Innovators in EMS by JEMS.
Links and MentionsHandtevy - Pediatric Emergency StandardsLinkedIn
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Dr. Alexandra Myers, D.O., practices family and sports medicine. Dr. Myers completed a family practice residency at Downey Regional Medical Center in Downey, California and a sports medicine fellowship at San Diego Sports Medicine and Family Health Center where she presently works. She completed osteopathic medical school at Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific. During osteopathic medical school Dr. Myers did an Undergraduate Teaching Fellowship in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. She also earned a Master’s of Science in Health Professions Education.
Prior to attending osteopathic medical school Dr. Myers double majored in Biology and Spanish at Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa. While at Cornell College, Dr. Myers played Division III soccer and softball.
Dr. Myers is very active in the sports community of San Diego. She serves as the director of the Women’s Athletic Medicine Clinic at San Diego State University. At SDSU she is in charge of the care for the Women’s Basketball, Women’s Water Polo, and Women’s Crew teams. Additionally she serves as the Team Physician for Santa Fe Christian High School Football.
Along with her colleagues Dr. Myers covers a variety of events throughout San Diego including the San Diego Half Marathon and the Susan G. Komen 3 Day Breast Cancer Walk.
Dr. Myers is active in many professional societies. She is currently Vice-President of the San Diego Osteopathic Medical Association and serves on the Board of Directors of the Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of California.
In her free time Dr. Myers leads an active lifestyle. She plays soccer, surfs, jogs, standup paddle boards, cycles, and skis on a regular basis.
Links and MentionsDr. Alexandra Myers' Website
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Dr. James “Jim” DuCanto, M.D. is an Anesthesiologist in private practice for the past 24 years in Wisconsin who is, for lack of a better description, obsessed with airway management innovation and teaching.
His recent innovations include the SALAD technique and Simulation System for airway decontamination from Nasco, the SSCOR DuCanto Suction Catheter, a large bore hyper curved rigid suction catheter from SSCOR, Inc., and the SEADUC, the first fully manual suction unit capable of performing the SALAD Technique from EM Innovations.
Jim ran the Anesthesiology clerkship for medical students and residents at the Advocate-Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 2004 to 2020, and has recently accepted the position of Medical Director of the Mid-State Technical College’s EMS Program in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. His attitude toward work life balance is simple - “Balance is achieved when you take self-care seriously, and you do everything you can at work to learn and improve yourself.”
Links and MentionsDr. James DuCanto's LinkedIn
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Dr. Joe Sherman is a board-certified pediatrician with over 30 years of clinical practice experience in a variety of settings both in the US and abroad. He has served in leadership roles in private practice, community-based clinics, and academic medicine and currently a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington.
Links and Mentions www.joeshermanmd.com
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Dr. Randy Cook has more than four decades of medical practice in surgery, wound care and hyperbaric medicine. In 2019, Dr. Cook joined the team at MD Coaches as an executive physician coach and host of the podcast "Rx for Success."
Links and MentionsRx for Success Podcast
MD Coaches
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Dr. Colin Zhu is Board-Certified in family practice/OMT and lifestyle medicine. Passionate about the intersection of medicine, food, and nutrition, Dr. Zhu trained as a chef and a health coach at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Health & Culinary Arts and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition following completion of his medical degree. To share his unique blend of medical knowledge with a wider audience, Dr. Zhu launched TheChefDoc website, an online wellness and lifestyle education platform which has been featured in several publications. Dr. Zhu is an international speaker, the author of "Thrive Medicine: How To Cultivate Your Desires and Elevate Your Life,“ and is the podcast host of Thrive Bites in which he interviews the latest health and wellness experts about incorporating a plant-powered lifestyle, enhancing emotional wellness, and creating a thriving mindset! His latest venture is his signature event for 2021 is a self-educational masterclass series experience called The THR5 Formula where he combines inspiration, education, and practical tools on how to THRIVE!
Links and MentionsTheChefDoc Website
Thrive Medicine: How To Cultivate Your Desires and Elevate Your Life Book
Thrive Bites Podcast
The THR5 Formula Masterclass
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Branden Rosenhan is the founder and Managing Partner of MedMountain Ventures and board-certified critical care physician leader with over a dozen years of clinical experience in internal medicine, pediatrics, emergency medicine, pulmonary and critical care medicine. He is an entrepreneur, bioengineer, and inventor with more than a dozen applications and issued patents listing him as an inventor. After his pulmonary/critical care fellowship at University of Utah, Branden worked a year at Intermountain, and then for more than five years as an ICU facility and regional medical director for HCA Healthcare. He was HCA’s premier intermountain and far west region ICU leader working in California, Nevada, and Utah and managing over 50 ICU physicians.
In addition to his medical expertise Branden is a successful entrepreneur, and inventor who started PenBlade Inc., a venture backed medtech device that successfully sold to Tidi Products. Branden has also co-founded many other companies that have found venture funding and success. He is also an angel investor with SLC Angels.
As a bioengineer, physician and entrepreneur Branden brings a unique insight and loves helping founders work through challenges, tell their story and raise capital from day zero. Branden earned a B.S. from Arizona State University (mega cum laude) and M.D from University of Utah. In his spare time he enjoys playing tennis or watching his eldest daughter compete on the tennis court. He resides in Salt Lake City with his wife and four daughters.
Links and Mentions
Venture Fund: https://mmv.vc/
Rosenhan PenBlade Invention
- PenBlade medical: https://www.tidiproducts.com/product-listing/penblade-safety-scalpel
- PenBlade retail: https://www.tidiproducts.com/product-listing/penblade-safety-scalpel
- PenBlade HSN retail video (Dr. Rosenhan's wife promoting): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1upZ1gzMa8
Rosenhan Critical Care Inventions
- CVC/PICC Invention, LineLogic: https://linelogic.health/
- ReddyPort Invention: https://www.reddyport.com/
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Dr. Philip Ovadia is a board-certified Cardiac Surgeon and the founder of Ovadia Heart Health.
Links and MentionsDr. Philip Ovadia's LinkedIn
Ovadia Heart Health Website
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Dr. Hallie Robbins is a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) osteopathic physician with extensive experience with telemedicine and telerehabilitation. We talk about integrative mind-body-spirit medicine and the importance of educating people.
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Dr. Rod Story joins us for a second visit on Branch Out to give a talk on his unique experience as a hospitalist who has also worked in the ER regularly over his career. He sheds light on while hospitalists and emergency medicine doctors may come from different vantage points, they still very much need each other to provide total care for the patient.
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Dr. Eric Gantwerker, VP and Medical Director of Level Ex, is leveraging his expertise of education technology to help create video games for doctors that capture the challenges of practicing medicine.
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Dr. Krishni Somaratne is a nocturnist and serial investor who was bit by the entrepreneurship bug after reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Inspired and fearless, she and her husband dove head first into the deep end and purchased an unprofitable preschool, which took an enormous amount of work to turnaround.
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Dr. Sarah Smith is a rural family medicine physician and certified life coach who is helping physicians to conquer their paperwork and charting and to create time for the things they love through her online program, Charting Champions.
Links and MentionsDr. Sarah Smith's LinkedInThe Charting Coach website
The Charting Coach on Facebook
The Charting Coach on Instagram
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Dr. Rahman Mohammed is an emergency medicine physician who has created an online platform to connect patients directly with physicians.
Links and MentionsDr. Rahman Mohammed's LinkedInVivoDoc website
VivoDoc on Facebook
Vivodoc on Twitter
VivoDoc on LinkedIn
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Dr. Chrystene Nguyen is a Family Medicine and Urgent Care locum tenens physician who has created an online dating community for single healthcare professionals appropriately named White Coat Romance.
In this episode we talk about:
- The evidenced-based approach to Lifestyle Medicine
- Wanting change and facing burnout
- The unrealistic expectations of hospital metrics
- Transitioning out of full time primary care to locum tenens
- How choice and freedom invigorates locums physicians
- How feeling isolated during the pandemic inspired Dr. Nguyen to help single healthcare professionals like herself to mingle and connect online
- Why it's so critical to take that first step to get closer to your end goal
- Aerial arts
Links and MentionsWhite Coat Romance website
White Coat Romance group on Facebook
White Coat Romance on Instagram
White Coat Romance on LinkedIn
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Dr. Yvette McQueen is an EM and Travel Medicine physician who has used locum tenens to find freedom and pursue her love of traveling and teaching others.
In this episode we talk about
- How locums plays to all her strongsuits
- What not to do when coming into a new facility
- CME lectures on cruise ships and beyond
- Finding her niche in a travel medicine concierge practice
- Why every physician should write a book
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Dr. McQueen's website
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Dr. McQueen's books
FIX19 Lecture
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We welcome back Dr. Chris Mason and continue our conversation from Episode 1 about taking medicine back from big business, big pharma and the Federal government.
In this episode we talk about:
- How our healthcare system incentivizes keeping people sick
- Why insurance is a large cause of physician burnout
- How both physicians and patients can become free agents
- The 6 arms of Lifestyle Medicine as the keys to health and wellness
Links and MentionsLink to Old Mission Lifestyle Medicine
Link to Doc Mason's LinkedIn
Matthew Walker x Joe Rogan Podcast Episode
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Dr. Barrington Iruke runs a wellness consulting practice, a podcast, a TV show, a cannabis business, a music/entertainment label, and is a practicing EM physician and author.
How does he do it all?
With the help of passion.
Staying motivated when the going gets tough is easier when you have a deep passion and excitement about your work.
Dr. Iruke is the perfect example of avoiding burnout and frustration due to a love for everything that he does.
In this episode we talk about
- The ups and downs of entrepreneurship
- The medical benefits of cannabis
- Launching a virtual health clinic
- Using music to control your mood and thought process (in place of Adderall)
- How the skills that Emergency Medicine equips you with translate to every other field
Links and MentionsFind Dr. Iruke on LinkedIn
Find Dr. Iruke on Instagram
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Dr. Iruke's website
The Health and Wellness Connection Podcast
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Dr. Carol Yuan-Duclair is an IM, pulmonary, critical care and sleep doctor who runs B.Hai Sleep Health, a telehealth sleep medicine practice for women.
In this episode we talk about:
- Sleep patterns comparable to body size: there’s no one right answer
- How sleep impacts everything (and we mean everything)
- Raising public awareness about the danger of poor sleep
- Empowering women to make healthier choices that fit their lifestyles
- Insurance as a main cause of physician burnout
Links and MentionsB.Hai Sleep Health
Find Dr. Yuan-Duclair on LinkedIn
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Dr. Jinhee Park is a full-time locums FM physician and real estate investor who also runs a virtual integrative holistic health practice.
In this episode we talk about:
- The real cause of physician burnout (hint: it’s not the hours)
- Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture
- The reality of real estate investing (and how to overcome common roadblocks)
- How working locum tenens has allowed her pursue what she’s really passionate about
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Health Experts Alliance
Rich Dad, Poor Dad Program
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EM physicians Dr. Hamad Husainy (founder of Sycamore) and Dr. Graves Fromang (creator of Reel Docx) have been friends since 5th grade. Growing up in Florida, their friendship has been shaped by countless experiences, from fishing trips to football to both falling in love with medicine in college.
In this episode we talk about:
- The value of a best friend in medicine
- Getting escorted by police helicopters at river camp
- ER docs as a personality type
- Fishing = community
- The sweet spot between creating a future for your family and living in the present
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Dr. Fromang's Facebook Group: Reel Docx
Book: Blue Ocean Strategy
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Dr. Param Baladandapani is a radiologist, full-time mom, real estate investor and founder of Generational Wealth MD: a coaching resource helping physicians build wealth and find financial freedom.
In this episode we talk about
- The importance of physician freedom
- How a high income doesn’t equate to high net worth
- How she became financially independent in just a year
- The value of education, mindset, and community
- The BRRRR strategy: buy, rehab, refinance, rent, repeat
- Forcing appreciation in real estate
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Dr. Michael Jaffe is an ER physician who just made the switch to full-time Telemedicine in November of 2020. His recent lifestyle change has opened up a world of flexibility and freedom for him and his wife to travel across the country in a camper van to see family, visit beaches and enjoy new scenery.
In this episode we talk about
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vanlife
- 25 years of working night shifts without drinking coffee
- How working on a ski patrol in the German Alps as a high-schooler led him to medicine
- Recreating a full-time income by creatively piecing together Telehealth opportunities
- The pros and cons of Telemedicine
- Dance lessons in Argentina
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In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Miranda Phillips, an ER doc who like so many in emergency medicine was getting burned out despite a really successful career as an attending and a director. The way she and her husband decided to deal with burnout was unique. They took a deep dive into educating themselves about investment and real estate. Three years later, they had a real estate portfolio that's generating passive income equivalent to three physician salaries, which has enabled her to retire from emergency medicine and focus on her passion, which is lifestyle medicine. Dr. Phillips is an absolute rock star and her story was really inspiring.
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In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Steve Maron who is the President of VEP Healthcare, the 8th largest EM group in the nation. From his early start as an EMT - he discovered his calling into medicine after providing care at a free clinic in Sacramento, California. Despite the abundance of hospitals and clinicians in the city, he witnessed the maldistribution of healthcare first hand and decided to become a doctor. He worked in academics followed by international medicine for 10 years prior to being appointed to his executive role at VEP, which has an amusing backstory. Through his leadership, VEP, a provider owned and provider run company, has grown aggressively and now operates in all kinds of specialities. More recently, they have spun off a new venture capital company called VEP Ventures.
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In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Edna Ma. She's an anesthesiologist-turned-entrepreneur who competed on the reality TV show, Survivor, and then pitched her product to the Sharks on the TV show, Shark Tank. As a super fan of Robert Kiyosaki’s teachings, he's the author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Dr. Ma has repeatedly found ways to make money work for her. She’s launched a successful cosmetics company and self-published bilingual children’s books, all the while continuing her clinical work as an anesthesiologist and raising two children. We talk about her humble beginnings as the daughter of immigrants and we get a glimpse of what's next for the force that is Dr. Edna Ma.
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In this episode, I speak with Dr. Rod story, a family medicine physician in Idaho who found himself in an ethical dilemma at the hospital where he worked. So he quit without a backup plan. Now he owns a thriving, direct primary care practice, where he has fallen in love with being a physician again. Hear about Dr. Story's philosophy of medicine and the surprising discoveries he's made about himself running his own practice.
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In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Krista Grow, an emergency physician based in Cleveland, Ohio. We explore her experience with telemedicine and how it’s revolutionized medicine, working from home as a mother, and her hopes to get into the business side of medicine in the future. She sensibly handled philosophical questions about happiness and burn out.
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In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Yashoda Bhaskar, with an update on her life transformation and money coaching practice. In less than a year, she has become an ICF Certified Life Transformation Coach, a Certified Money Coach (CMC), and board certified in Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Bhaskar shares some of her tips about money including how she controls her retirement expenses while living in Hawaii to $30K annually and starting a micro-practice with less than $1K.
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In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Muhammad Noorani, a nocturnist hospitalist based in Alabama. He still lives and works like a resident, averaging about 28 days a month at the hospital and driving the same practical car. Financial independence and income diversification has always been important to Dr. Noorani and when the pandemic hit, it gave him some time to reflect on his plan B - which ultimately led to day trading.
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In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Armin Feldman, who practiced psychiatry for over 20 years, sold his outpatient head injury rehabilitation clinics, and became a medical consultant to attorneys. Dr. Feldman hosts an annual conference to teach his methods and is also launching a CME TV channel.
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In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Sunao Gilbert who recorded this with me well over a year ago. Dr. Gilbert is an emergency physician who fell in love with functional medicine after a fellow physician helped her to identify the root cause of her chronic allergy issues. This led to her starting a functional medicine practice after 18 years of emergency medicine.
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In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Jason Patten - an emergency physician who discovered locums through moonlighting and found work-life balance like no other. He's done it all from flying F-16 jets, to firefighting, and traveling the world. Dr. Patten stresses how important it is to constantly reinvigorate yourself so that you can show up to work with happiness and appreciation for being able to serve patients.
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In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Zahir Basrai - an emergency physician who's ever focused on wellness through artistic expression. After experiencing isolation as a post-graduate, Dr. Basrai began writing as a form of therapy and published his writings online with the encouragement of his friends and family. This led to the creation of his passion project, the Physician Grind, a collection narratives and podcasts created by Dr. Basrai and his peers with the goal of building a community for healthcare providers.
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In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Bill Gallea, an emergency medicine physician who sought work-life balance early in his career. Living life to the fullest, he enriched his life with sled dog racing and fishing. Even after having 44 years of practicing medicine, Dr. Gallea is still going strong and only in semi-retirement.
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In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Chanel Fischetti, an emergency medicine physician with a passion for ultrasound and artificial intelligence. Ever determined and studious - Dr. Fischetti is currently an instructor in emergency medicine, Chief Medical Officer of Centaur Labs, and an attending ER physician. She talks about how point-of-care ultrasound has enhanced patient care and AI's breakthroughs in medicine and diagnostics.
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Dr. Freddie Flo is an EM physician in El Paso, Texas who has always put a focus on balancing his interests and family life along with his career in medicine—raising young kids and pursuing his MBA during residency.
In this episode we talk about
- The benefits of moonlighting during residency
- The value of getting a formal business education as a young physician
- How locums keeps you fresh
- Emergency physician as a personality type
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Nassim Taleb’s books (Antifragile, The Black Swan, Skin in the Game)
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In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Daniel Poor who recorded this with me back in April 2019. Though healthcare and our industry has changed significantly over the past year, the things we discussed are still relevant to medicine and physicians today including: why it’s so critical to build rapport with hospital staff, managing finances, and his golden advice to residents at the end of their residency programs.
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In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Laura Helfman - an EM physician who has found a work life balance splitting time between the ER and working as a professional white-water rafting guide. She tells us about the life experiences that led her to a career in medicine to "save all female patients" - a heartbreaking, yet powerful, story.
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In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Paris Lovett, who grew up and studied medicine in Australia, immigrated to the US for his post graduate training in emergency medicine, and continued his flourishing career here in the US. He’s done everything from academic to clinical work, hospital administration, angel investing, and even healthcare start-ups. We talk about how vital problem-solving and curiosity is for emergency physicians, healthcare’s complexity and consolidation over time, and how he’s thoroughly enjoyed making his own podcast.
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On this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Graves Fromang, an Emergency Physician who has a very pragmatic approach to work, family, and life outside of the ER. We talk about how he uses an athlete’s mindset to run his shifts, setting up a telemedicine program throughout Mississippi back in 2010 - during the infancy of telemedicine, and his ultimate form of wellness, fishing, which inspired him to create an online fishing community for doctors called Reel Docx.
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Dr. Ronnie Tisdale is a multi-talented graduate of Stanford who trained at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York and is currently finishing his EM residency in Selma, Alabama.
In this episode we talk about
- Being shaped by the 4 pillars: academics, athletics, creativity, & humanitarianism
- Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- His musical and performing arts background
- Winning $15k in a Pepto Bismol jingle competition
- How optimal performance influences everything he does
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Ronnie Tisdale's website
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On this episode, I'm joined by Dr. David Baehren, an ER physician with three decades of clinical experience. He's an accomplished columnist for ACEP and a novelist. Dr. Baehren is a sharp and incredible storyteller. I really enjoyed our conversation and expect you will, too.
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Dr. Yashoda Bhaskar is a lifestyle medicine physician based in Hawaii. She recalls her journey all over the world including her upbringing in India, living in Kuwait, and moving to the US. No holds barred, we talk about everything including her marriage, immigration, and much more.
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Dr. David Goldwag is an emergency physician who transitioned to locums after 28 years as a medical director. On top of being a full-time physician, Dr. Goldwag runs a record label where he records & produces music and discovers up-and-coming bands.
In this episode we talk about
- Taking a year off after college to play music on the streets of San Diego
- Keys to affecting real change within a hospital
- Leaving his medical director position for full-time locums clinical work
- The challenges of hospital metrics
- Managing a band
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Mattson Rose
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Dr. Chris Mason is a full-time locums EM physician who owns his own lifestyle medicine practice. He’s a serial entrepreneur who discovered emergency medicine after first exploring neurosurgery, psychology, paper sales, pharmaceutical sales, founding his own landscaping company, and going into law enforcement.
In this episode we talk about
- How a psychology undergrad can become a successful EM doc
- Finding your calling the messy way
- How to take back emergency medicine
- What would happen if all physicians were independent
- Gaining the freedom to speak out
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Follow Doc Mason on Linkedin
Visit Doc Mason’s Lifestyle Medicine website
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