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Today we have a fun episode for you. Dr. Gregory Lopez is orthopedic spine surgeon in Chicago with Midwest Orthopedics at Rush. He's a former collegiate and minor league baseball player who's experienced his fair share of injuries. It's those experiences that inspired his path toward medicine. He's also an innovator and that's where are story gets fun. As a baseball player, Greg recognized the critical importance of regular practice. During residency, Greg uncovered a real need for more hands on surgical practice. Unfortunately, time was limited and cadavers and bone models are expensive. So Greg decided to build his own surgical simulator to help his peers (and himself) improve basic psychomotor skills. Surgical simulators are complex and expensive, so where did Greg go to start his project? A large medical device company, a sawbones manufacturer, kick-starter maybe? Nope, Greg headed right over to his local Home Depot and started shopping. As we'll learn, Greg (along with several colleagues) created

As we find her today, in February of 2017, Suzanne Watson is medical student finishing up her final year at Wake Forest School of Medicine. She's also a mother of four, a former minister, a widow, and she is 54 years old. With a growing family, Suzanne voluntarily left medical school in her twenties but never gave up on her dream of becoming a physician. The dream never flickered, even through her career as an Episcopalian minister, all while raising her four children alone after the tragic death of her husband. We're going to talk with Suzanne about what happened to her husband (a Neurologist) 15 years ago. We're going to see how that experience impacted her and her family. We're going to see how it guides her current mission to become a healer, and an advocate for those suffering with mental illness. If I had to pick one word to describe Suzanne, it would have be resilience. As you'll see though, that one word alone really isn't enough to describe Suzanne. She's someone with incredible kindness, an inspi

Scientific animations are powerful visual tools that can significantly reduce the time it takes to communicate and conceptualize complex scientific ideas and models. Today we're happy to have Quintin Anderson with us. Quintin is a recognized expert in scientific and industrial animations. After completing, not one, but two masters degrees at Harvard, Quintin began his career in animations, eventually starting his own company that he manages today. You're going to find real practical applications you can take away from this episode. We'll learn how you can use animations to reach a larger and more targeted audience for published research. We'll learn about a family physician who used animations to explain complex pathologies and treatments to his patients, before they came into the exam room. This resulted in tremendous time savings in clinic, and more productive time with each patient.

How many of you feel that your patients, hospital administrators, and even some of your own colleagues really understand and appreciate what you do every day? How much of your work and effort goes unseen? Today we're excited to welcome David Zweig. David is the author of "The Invisibles," a deep dive exploration of the quiet professionals who are indispensable to our modern life. David is a familiar face to many of you, he's written for publications such as the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic and the Harvard Business Review. We have a link to his Ted Talk in the show notes that's definitely worth checking out. So, what does a Structural engineer, a Perfume tester, a UN Translator, a Sound engineer for Led Zeppelin, an anesthesiologist, a cinematographer and a Guitar Tech for Radiohead all have in common? They are the elite professionals who work quietly and meticulously behind to scenes in ways that are often both indispensable and invisible. Many of us have no idea who they are or

Medicine is a career that can take you anywhere. How do consider an incredible job offer in less than incredible place? What are the most important variables to you and your family? What if you're already there and you feel stuck? Every city and town in America needs doctors. No every city or town has incredible restaurants, a great nightlife, great schools, a symphony orchestra, or an NFL team. We don't all live close to the beach or mountains, either. [Read more…] Our guest today is author, Melody Warnick. In her book, "This Is Where You Belong: The art and science of loving the place you live,” Melody explores why we Americans move so much and the effect that has on our careers, happiness and even health. She should know because she's relocated six times in the last fifteen years. We're going to explore her research and data that can help you make better decisions. Most importantly, we're going to explore her strategies for making a place your home even if you don't really like it. We covered a lot duri

Ever come up with an idea for a new medical device or a way to improve a problem area, but you have no idea how or where to go with it? Medical innovation is a massive, multi-billion dollar business. Think you have to start a company yourself or work for the Mayo or Cleveland Clinic? Wrong. Medical innovation is happening in ways and in places you may not have even realized. Our guest today is Dr. Arlen Meyers. He's an ENT surgeon and professor emeritus at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He is an inventor, a former Harvard-Macy fellow, and a Fulbright scholar. Dr. Meyers was named by Modern Health-care as one of the 50 Most Influential Physician Executives in the US. He has experienced both success... and failures with several medical devices and digital health start-ups. Today Dr. Meyers is CEO of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs (SoPE). This an international medical innovation network with thousands of members worldwide. Soap, as it's called provides education, resources and a powerf

Marni Jameson is the Executive Director of the Association of Independent Doctors. It's a national organization with over 1000 physicians members, dedicated to defending and supporting independent practitioners. e talked with Marni about health care consolidation and the impact it has, not only on you and your practice but also your patients. We're going to learn more about what Marni and her team are doing for you, even if you are currently employed with a hospital. We're also going to learn more about Marni's background and experience. It's pretty impressive. She was only 22 when she founded her own health care public relations firm. After ten successful years, she sold the firm to pursue her passion for journalism, becoming a health reporter for the Los Angeles Times, and later, the Orlando Sentinel. She also has a passion for design. Even with all the demands of running the AID, she manages to find time to write a nationally syndicated column on home design. "At Home With Marni Jameson," appears in mo

Show Notes: Our Guest today is Dr. Michael Sims. He has been serving the Dallas, Texas area since 2008. Dr. Sims received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Parker College of Chiropractic in Dallas, TX . He is board certified with the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners and licensed with the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners. -Looking back at the early days: How does a young physician just out of training build his or her reputation? -”You look to young to be a doctor.” How does a young physician (who also looks young) earn the trust and confidence of older patients? -Whatever it takes. Cold calling and knocking on doors to build your practice. -The path to solo practice. How did Dr. Sims get his practice started? What tools and resources did he use? -”Verbally vomiting all over the patient!” Sometimes less is more. -Dr. Sims on strategies for maximizing his time with patients and keeping low overhead. -Why your front desk staff should NOT say “how are you doing?” -Shutting down the of

Michael Dermer is an entrepreneur who is considered the founder of not only a company, but also an industry. He has been featured in Forbes, MSNBC and The Huffington Post. Michael left his job as a New York corporate attorney to fulfill his entrepreneurial spirit when he started IncentOne, the first company to provide financial rewards for healthy behavior. Michael sold his company in 2013 and is considered a pioneer of the health rewards industry. Michael is now a professional speaker, consultant, and coach for start-up businesses and entrepreneurs. He graduated from the Northwestern University School of Law and lives in New York City. Show Notes: -Everyone else uses incentives. Why not health-care? -What compelled Michael to leave his career as a successful mergers and acquisitions attorney for an uncertain future as a start-up founder? -Against all odds. The story and struggle to build IncentOne. -Accidental discovery of a 30min power nap. -How Michael's story and lessons learned can help physi