BOSS Business of Surgery Series

BOSS Business of Surgery Series

Hosted by: Amy Vertrees, MD

Welcome to BOSS Business of Surgery Series! This program was specifically designed to help surgeons learn concepts not taught in residency but necessary for a successful surgery career. We were not told that...

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Episode 40: Surgery training and practice are more flexible than you think with Dr. Feibi Zheng

Dr. Zheng chose to take a non-traditional path in training after a patient had a bad outcome due to what she thought was a failure of the hospital system. She went to Duke during research/personal development time and...
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Episode 39: Treat yourself like an elite athlete with Dr. Geeta Lal

If you are one of the 60-70% of surgeons who have pain, fatigue and numbness and only recall ergonomics as “stand up straight- and suck it up” then this episode is for you. Dr. Geeta Lal is an endocrine surgeon who...
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Episode 38: Creating a schedule that works and taking a year off with Dr. Beth Johnston

    Hello Surgeons! Do you feel trapped in your job?      Have you thought that it would be possible to determine your schedule- and maybe take a year off?    The latest BOSS podcast episode features Dr. Beth...
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Episode 37: Are you working with a bad leader? Interview with Dr. Kenneth Cho

The latest BOSS podcast features Dr. Kenneth Cho. He is an interventional radiologist and Army Veteran with significant leadership experience. Once he left the military, he noted the striking difference in the...
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Episode 36: Making patients evangelists (raving fans) with Dr. Brad Block

The latest BOSS podcast features Dr. Brad Block. He is an otolaryngologist and began podcasting nearly 4 years ago to help doctors learn better ways to take care of patients. He realized that as residents, our focus...
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Episode 35: Improving clinic efficiency with Dr. Sarah Beth Snell

The latest podcast features Dr. Sarah Beth Snell, a breast surgical oncologist who has been recognized for her efficiency in clinic. She talks to us about how we can all do better for our patients by improving their...
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Episode 34: Getting patients into clinic by supporting PCPs with Dr. Sarah Lee-Davisson

The latest BOSS podcast features Dr.  Sarah Lee-Davisson, a minimally invasive surgeon with excellent advice on getting patients into clinic by supporting our primary care physicians (and APPs in the current...
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Episode 33: Boundaries build relationships

Healthy boundaries promote empowerment. We are safe to interact with the world. We can be around people and not worry about them manipulating us. We can hold any job, because we can protect ourselves from overworking...
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Episode 32: Navigating an important meeting replay

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Episode 31: Changing jobs and marketing for yourself with Dr. Bethany Malone

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Episode 30: Decreasing burnout and stress with Dr. Robyn Tiger the StressfreeMD

The latest BOSS podcast features Dr. Robyn Tiger, a diagnostic radiologist and founder of StressFreeMD. She has been a leader in the field of evidence-based self-care tools and burnout thriver.   “I made my mess my...
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Episode 29: When you love your career, but life happens with Dr. Riikka Mohorn

Dr. Riikka Mohorn is a trauma/general surgeon and sudden widow when her husband unexpectedly passed away at 46 years old. Her life was initially all chaos managing her three young children and a general surgery career...
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