New Eyes! - The SurgeonMasters Podcast


Jeff welcomes to The SurgeonMasters Podcast orthopaedic trauma surgeon and founder of SIGN Fracture Care, Dr. Lewis G. Zirkle. SIGN is a humanitarian organization that builds sustainable orthopaedic capacity in developing countries by providing relevant education to surgeons, then manufacturing and donating the instruments and implants needed to treat fractures. Dr. Zirkle was inspired to […]
Burned Out On Burnout! - Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more ... in 10 minutes - Episode 95


Pump the brakes on your week and take 10 minutes to make your life as a surgeon just a little better… Jeff welcomes to the podcast SurgeonMasters collaborator and physician coach, Dr. Errin Weisman. Burnout is a common topic in the medical community. It’s been a topic of discussion for so long that some physicians […]
Polyvagal Theory! - Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more ... in 10 minutes - Episode 94


Pump the brakes on your week and take 10 minutes to make your life as a surgeon just a little better… Jeff welcomes to the podcast orthopaedic surgeon, Darin Davidson, MD. Polyvagal theory describes how we experience life as humans at the most foundational level. Using that information, it then provides a very actionable framework […]
Routine Capture! - Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more ... in 10 minutes - Episode 93


Pump the brakes on your week and take 10 minutes to make your life as a surgeon just a little better… Jeff welcomes to the podcast surgeon, MD, PhD, and co-founder of surgical intelligence startup Theator, Dr. Tamir Wolf. Surgery is essentially an apprenticeship. As a result, the performance of a surgeon – what they […]
Team Debrief! - Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more ... in 10 minutes - Episode 92


Pump the brakes on your week and take 10 minutes to make your life as a surgeon just a little better… Jeff welcomes to the podcast pediatric orthopaedic surgeon and physician leadership advocate, Dr. Alvin Jones. As surgeons, we’re trained to perform procedures with the utmost technical precision. But we’re often not well trained at […]
Environmental Culture! - The SurgeonMasters Podcast


Jeff welcomes to the podcast Stuart Slavin MD, MEd – a Senior Scholar for Well-Being at the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The well-being movement has changed a lot over the past decade. Right now, it feels like we’re a little bit stuck. Maybe we shouldn’t be focusing solely on well-being activities like […]
Admitting Mistakes! - Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more ... in 10 minutes - Episode 91


Pump the brakes on your week and take 10 minutes to make your life as a surgeon just a little better… Jeff welcomes to the podcast pediatric orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Alvin Jones. All surgeons are leaders. Even if we don’t have a formal leadership role, we are leaders in the OR. It can sometimes be […]
Supporting Second Victims! - Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more ... in 10 minutes - Episode 90


Pump the brakes on your week and take 10 minutes to make your life as a surgeon just a little better… Jeff welcomes to the podcast Julie Samora, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon at Ohio State University. Second Victim Syndrome can impact any surgeon when a patient experiences a bad outcome. Many healthcare providers who make […]
Leading Culture! - Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more ... in 10 minutes - Episode 89


Pump the brakes on your week and take 10 minutes to make your life as a surgeon just a little better… Jeff welcomes to the podcast Dr. Ara Feinstein, an Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Arizona, College of Medicine – Phoenix. Ara is also a Physician Executive, an active member of a Federal Disaster […]
Changing Culture! - Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more ... in 10 minutes - Episode 88


Pump the brakes on your week and take 10 minutes to make your life as a surgeon just a little better… In this episode of the mini-podcast, Jeff welcomes Stuart Slavin MD, MEd – a Senior Scholar for Well-Being at the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Currently, there’s a big focus on system-wide […]