Ryan Will MD, Author at SurgeonMasters

03/08/2022 Ryan Will MD

Surviving Trauma with Choice

To some extent, we are all survivors of trauma. We can learn a great deal from those who have experienced trauma. To that end, I want to share a short

10/24/2021 Ryan Will MD

Improving Physician Resilience by Practicing Gratitude

An Orthopaedic giant, Freddie Fu MD, recently passed away. Many eloquent obituaries and remembrances have already been written. Dr Fu’s impact is

05/12/2021 Ryan Will MD

Cultivate Your Purpose

Medicine is challenging. The required skill set is difficult to become competent in, let alone master. That is one of the reasons I was attracted to

12/09/2020 Ryan Will MD

Coaching Skills Deserve a Piece of Our Mind

As a practicing orthopaedic surgeon, I still have a membership to the American Medical Association. As part of that membership, I receive the Journal

09/30/2020 Ryan Will MD

Reflecting on Suicide Prevention Month

Like many of us, I have been directly impacted by physician suicide. In just the last three weeks, two physicians have died by suicide in my

08/18/2020 Ryan Will MD

Coaching Skills Create Stronger Patient Connections

Due to Covid-19, we’re all learning new ways of doing things. For many physicians, that has meant diving head first into telehealth. But navigating

01/30/2020 Ryan Will MD

Real Life Stories of Burnout from the EMR… Ryan Will

Recently, I was traveling with my family to Atlanta, GA, to enjoy a family wedding. One morning I went down to the hotel lobby to get a cup of coffee

12/05/2019 Ryan Will MD

“How Are You?” Thank You for Asking.

I would like to thank Dr. Peggy Naas for her recent article Tackling and Preventing Physician Suicide. I wholeheartedly agree with the points that

10/25/2019 Ryan Will MD

Doctor Strangelove: Stop Worrying and Love the EMR

EMR systems can be useful because they retain a lot of vital information. But the entry of that information has become increasingly labor intensive. A