Orthobiz 20: Managing Medical Practice for New Physician w/ Dr. Atanda

We dissect the hidden truths of orthopedic practice, from team building to practice management, physician burnout, and more. We explore insights with Dr. Atanda about the skills that aren’t taught in medical school but are crucial for success.

Alfred Atanda Jr., MD, is the director of the Sports Medicine Program, and a pediatric orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist. He serves as assistant professor of orthopedic surgery and pediatrics at Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. 

Dr. Atanda is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, completed an internship and orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Chicago Medical Center, and fellowships in pediatric orthopedic surgery at Nemours Children's and in sports medicine at the Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University. 

He performs arthroscopic surgery of the knee, elbow, ankle and shoulder, as well as general orthopedic and trauma surgical procedures. His research interests are in upper extremity overuse injury prevention and general orthopedic trauma. Recently, he has developed an interest in technology and digital health innovation and routinely uses telemedicine in his sports medicine practice. He is working with several stakeholders in the organization to re-imagine the process by which pediatric orthopedic patients are triaged, navigated, evaluated and treated during the continuum of their health care experience. Provides care in Wilmington, Del., and Abington, Pa.

We answer questions you may have on the things you will encounter when you go into practice as a physician, like:

• What is an efficient way to do your job as a physician?

• How do you utilize different members of your team for efficiency?

• How do you prevent burnout?

• And more.