Jeff Smith Archives | SurgeonMasters

09/27/2021 jeffsmithmd

Jeffrey M. Smith, MD to speak at 2021 Combined National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference (NOLC) / Fall Meeting On Physician Wellness

Washington, DC., Sept 27, 2021 - SurgeonMasters CEO Jeffrey M. Smith, MD, FACS, CPC to deliver a talk, Creating a Supportive Work Culture in

09/23/2021 jeffsmithmd

Coaching Skills Improve Critical Leadership Skills

How Coaching Supports Others’ Best. As physicians, we’re called to lead in many ways by team members, patients, and countless others during our

08/26/2021 jeffsmithmd

My Personal Experience with Surgery Part-2

In Part 1 of this blog series about my recent surgery, I discussed how gaining a different perspective allowed me to change my mindset. Part 2 will

08/12/2021 jeffsmithmd

My Personal Experience with Surgery Part-1

In July, I had low back surgery (a right L5 -S1 discectomy and bilateral L5-S1 laminoforaminotomies) which in some part was due to years of performing

07/28/2021 jeffsmithmd

Career Milestones – Passing 500 Surgeon Coaching Hours

My vision is that every surgeon is working with a coach. I recently hit a career milestone, surpassing 500 surgeon client coaching hours since I

07/15/2021 jeffsmithmd

Coaching Promotes Self-Advocacy for Surgeons

As surgeons, we are often on our own in a competitive, high risk environment. There are times when we are faced with: Being forced to do something

06/30/2021 jeffsmithmd

Two Breathing Techniques to Calm the Mind

There are a few obvious times in my life when I think about breathing - before swimming in the ocean, while practicing yoga, and prior to surgery as I