Succeed in Medicine

How do you connect to your patients and your community? Dr. Block welcomes Bryan Cush, MS, Co-Founder of Tidal, a company that works on helping physicians connect to the right healthcare audience. Learn about how to ask for reviews from your patients, what is the best platform for that, and if you really need to pay attention to your website's SEO. Bryan’s focus on healthcare stems from a decade-long personal crusade. A parent suffering from an undiagnosed illness led him into an often bewildering and even contradictory maze of diagnostic approaches, tests, re-tests, treatments, and re-treatments that took a full ten years to resolve. This experience taught him how intimidated and confused patients and caregivers can feel. And he learned first-hand the stresses and challenges laced throughout the system. As a result, he wants to create systems where patients can more easily identify the right doctor on the first try. He is determined to help people avoid the headaches of the healthcare runaround while helping his clients gain increasing success. Bryan also understands the internal mechanisms of the industry, which allows him to bring value to a range of healthcare-aligned enterprises. Bryan Cush's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryancush/ Tidal's website:  https://www.tidalhealthgroup.com/   This episode is sponsored by charmeconomics.com   The ideas expressed on this podcast are those of the interviewer and interviewee and do not represent those of their respective employers. This medical podcast is your physician mentor to fill the gaps in your medical education. We cover physician soft skills, charting, interpersonal skills, doctor finance, doctor mental health, medical decisions, physician parenting, physician executive skills, navigating your doctor career, and medical professional development. This is critical CME for physicians, but without the credits (yet). A proud founding member of the Doctor Podcast Network!Visit www.physiciansguidetodoctoring.com to connect, dive deeper, and keep the conversation going. Let’s grow! Disclaimer:This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical, financial, or legal advice. Always consult a qualified professional for personalized guidance. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Did you ever wonder how hard is it to start your own medical practice? Dr. Block is joined by Brian Gantwerker, MD, Founder of Craniospinal Center of Los Angeles to discuss how to start your very own medical practice. Learn about staffing, financial issues you may encounter, and licensing you will need to acquire. Board-certified neurosurgeon Brian Gantwerker, MD, specializes in the treatment of brain tumors, as well as degenerative diseases and injuries of the spinal cord. At his practice, The Craniospinal Center of Los Angeles, in Santa Monica and Encino, California, patients benefit from his extensive experience treating complex brain and spine problems with minimally invasive techniques, and traditional surgery. Well-respected in his field, Dr. Gantwerker has authored several book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles. He has also appeared on television and radio interviews and has instructed undergraduates, medical students, and residents in various neurosurgical topics and neuroanatomy.  You can find Dr. Gantwerker on LinkedIn and Twitter. This podcast is sponsored by Doc2Doc, the Personal Lending platform designed for Doctors, by Doctors. We love what Doc2Doc is doing within our community, and encourage you to visit their website at https://doc2doclending.com/pgtd to learn more today. The ideas expressed on this podcast are those of the interviewer and interviewee and do not represent those of their respective employers.    This medical podcast is your physician mentor to fill the gaps in your medical education. We cover physician soft skills, charting, interpersonal skills, doctor finance, doctor mental health, medical decisions, physician parenting, physician executive skills, navigating your doctor career, and medical professional development. This is critical CME for physicians, but without the credits (yet). A proud founding member of the Doctor Podcast Network!Visit www.physiciansguidetodoctoring.com to connect, dive deeper, and keep the conversation going. Let’s grow! Disclaimer:This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical, financial, or legal advice. Always consult a qualified professional for personalized guidance. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dr. Maxwell Cooper is a resident physician training in diagnostic and interventional radiology at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. He is the Host of The DaVinci Hour Podcast where he interviews a variety of guests making an impact on healthcare, including Mark Cuban discussing his low-cost pharmacy business Cost Plus Drugs. Dr. Cooper is also the Co-Founder of DaVinci Academy, a company that provides video courses on YouTube, digital textbooks, and podcasts for medical students. We talked about how he developed these courses while he was a med student. In addition to podcasting and medical education, Dr. Cooper is also passionate about medical device development and is currently part of a team of interventional radiologists at Emory and engineers at Georgia Tech working on an early-stage dialysis access monitoring device. We also talked about what he learned about device development like securing financing, intellectual property, and interacting with engineers. You can find his courses and podcast at  https://www.dviacademy.com/ and you can find him on linkedin and Instagram @maxwellcooperMD This medical podcast is your physician mentor to fill the gaps in your medical education. We cover physician soft skills, charting, interpersonal skills, doctor finance, doctor mental health, medical decisions, physician parenting, physician executive skills, navigating your doctor career, and medical professional development. This is critical CME for physicians, but without the credits (yet). A proud founding member of the Doctor Podcast Network!Visit www.physiciansguidetodoctoring.com to connect, dive deeper, and keep the conversation going. Let’s grow! Disclaimer:This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical, financial, or legal advice. Always consult a qualified professional for personalized guidance. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Caitlin Rublee, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Colorado. She serves as Director of Graduate Medical Education with the Climate and Health Program through the School of Medicine and Assistant Fellowship Director for the Climate and Health Science Policy Fellowship. So what you think we’ll be talking about today. That’s right. Climate change and its impact on the practice of medicine. We talk about what she is hoarding in her bunker with the coming societal collapse from climate change. Actually, she is a lot more hopeful than me, which is clearly reflected in our discussion, so we talk about what gives her hope. That being said, we need to be prepared, so we talk about what she should expect, like more mosquito borne illnesses, climate refugees, more issues with supply chains causing us to practice with scarcity. We also talk about why climate change is a social justice issue and what we can do if this conversation terrifies or inspires you. Probably a bit of both. She is the 2022-2024 American Board of Emergency Medicine National Academy of Medicine Fellow. Dr. Rublee received a MD/MPH dual degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. She completed residency in Emergency Medicine at The Ohio State University followed by a one-year Climate and Health Science Policy Fellowship at the University of Colorado.  Guest's Twitter: https://twitter.com/caitlinrublee This medical podcast is your physician mentor to fill the gaps in your medical education. We cover physician soft skills, charting, interpersonal skills, doctor finance, doctor mental health, medical decisions, physician parenting, physician executive skills, navigating your doctor career, and medical professional development. This is critical CME for physicians, but without the credits (yet). A proud founding member of the Doctor Podcast Network!Visit www.physiciansguidetodoctoring.com to connect, dive deeper, and keep the conversation going. Let’s grow! Disclaimer:This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical, financial, or legal advice. Always consult a qualified professional for personalized guidance. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dana Corriel, MD, is the founder/CEO of SoMeDocs (doctorsonsocialmedia.com), which aims to build & showcase unique resources in healthcare and support the individuals within the healthcare system (to attain autonomy). Corriel is an advisor to companies, digital startups and individuals’ brands that desire to stand out in the digital space. She has taught at the Harvard conferences that include Writing, Publishing, & Social Media for Healthcare Professionals, Women in Medicine, Women Physician Wellness, InnovatorMD, Leverage & Growth Summit, a UN event for women, and others. Dr. Corriel has earned recognitions including Top Ten Internists to Follow on Twitter by Medical Economics & Top 20 Social Media Physician Influencers by Medscape. She is an old friend of the show. We talk about what Doctors on Social Media is up to these days and how it has evolved over the years. If you have a brand to promote or a lecture to give, you may want to reach out to Dana and have her shine her bright spotlight on you and your work. We also talk about the labor of entrepreneurship, what she would do differently if she were to start all over, the value of networking, and why Linkedin is her favorite social media app. We also talk about some of the pitfalls of posting on social media.   Dana Corriel's links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrCorriel LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drcorriel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drcorriel/ Website: https://drcorriel.com/   This medical podcast is your physician mentor to fill the gaps in your medical education. We cover physician soft skills, charting, interpersonal skills, doctor finance, doctor mental health, medical decisions, physician parenting, physician executive skills, navigating your doctor career, and medical professional development. This is critical CME for physicians, but without the credits (yet). A proud founding member of the Doctor Podcast Network!Visit www.physiciansguidetodoctoring.com to connect, dive deeper, and keep the conversation going. Let’s grow! Disclaimer:This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical, financial, or legal advice. Always consult a qualified professional for personalized guidance. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Beryl Vaughan is a consultant in Practice Development, Marketing and Business Consulting for physicians in the medicolegal space as expert witnesses or who conduct evaluations with legal application. She has worked for 15 years in this field with Forensic Psychiatrists, Psychologists and, for the past 5 years, physicians in other medical specialties. She was a case manager and paralegal for 2 decades prior to turning her attention to medical expert witness practice. She has educated Forensic Psychiatry Fellows at UC Davis, UCSF, and UCLA for the past 3 years. We talk about how to help attorneys find you. Should we be advertising if we want to get into medical expert witness work? Does soliciting for this type of work make us impeachable? How can we put ourselves out there so lawyers can find us? Aside from lists, should we have a website? What should be on that website? How can we optimize it so we show up in lawyer’s searches? How do we make sure we are identifiable on Linkedin? And why aren’t lawyers DMing me on Twitter?   Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/berylvaughan Guest website: https://www.forensicexpertpro.com/ This medical podcast is your physician mentor to fill the gaps in your medical education. We cover physician soft skills, charting, interpersonal skills, doctor finance, doctor mental health, medical decisions, physician parenting, physician executive skills, navigating your doctor career, and medical professional development. This is critical CME for physicians, but without the credits (yet). A proud founding member of the Doctor Podcast Network!Visit www.physiciansguidetodoctoring.com to connect, dive deeper, and keep the conversation going. Let’s grow! Disclaimer:This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical, financial, or legal advice. Always consult a qualified professional for personalized guidance. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Amy G. Fogelman, MD, is back for a follow-up interview. We talk about her first case, which she couldn’t talk much about because of privacy rules, so we also talk about her first case that went to trial, which means it is public information. We talk about what she would have done differently early on in her medical career and what I should do once I get my first case (in case anyone needs an otolaryngologist – I’m here for you). We also talk about CVs and what we should do to make our CVs more appropriate for medical-legal consulting.   Dr. Fogelman is Board Certified in Internal Medicine with 18 years of experience seeing patients at ambulatory practices in the Boston area. She went to med school at Boston University, did residency at Beth Israel in Boston, and Chief Residency in Primary Care at the VA in West Roxbury.   She founded her medical-legal consulting firm in 2018 – MedLaw Consulting. She has matched almost 400 expert witnesses with attorneys and has helped medical professionals land expert witness work and master the business skills we need to get hired repeatedly.  Dr Fogelman's Instagram: @amyfogelmanmd Dr Fogelman's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyfogelmanmd Dr Fogelman's website: https://amyfogelmanmd.com/   This medical podcast is your physician mentor to fill the gaps in your medical education. We cover physician soft skills, charting, interpersonal skills, doctor finance, doctor mental health, medical decisions, physician parenting, physician executive skills, navigating your doctor career, and medical professional development. This is critical CME for physicians, but without the credits (yet). A proud founding member of the Doctor Podcast Network!Visit www.physiciansguidetodoctoring.com to connect, dive deeper, and keep the conversation going. Let’s grow! Disclaimer:This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical, financial, or legal advice. Always consult a qualified professional for personalized guidance. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What the heck is direct primary care? Or direct care since other specialties are adopting this model. It is a subscription service that gives you access to your doctor whenever you want it. It is disruptive! Sometimes. So we talk to Dr. Maryal Concepcion about her practice, her podcast, why she chose to stop billing insurance companies and give patients access to her 24/7. We also talk about what happens when a patient abuses this service, which patients tend to be interested, and why earlier that day, a weekday, she wasn’t even in the office! Dr. Concepcion is the host of MY DPC Story, where she interviews physicians on their direct care, not always primary care, journey. She went to Creighton Med School, completed Velley Family Medicine residency in Modesto, CA, and then moved to rural Northern California. She started working in the corporate model before starting her direct primary care practice, for which she is clearly an evangelist. This medical podcast is your physician mentor to fill the gaps in your medical education. We cover physician soft skills, charting, interpersonal skills, doctor finance, doctor mental health, medical decisions, physician parenting, physician executive skills, navigating your doctor career, and medical professional development. This is critical CME for physicians, but without the credits (yet). A proud founding member of the Doctor Podcast Network!Visit www.physiciansguidetodoctoring.com to connect, dive deeper, and keep the conversation going. Let’s grow! Disclaimer:This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical, financial, or legal advice. Always consult a qualified professional for personalized guidance. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dr. Karen Wolowick has been a practicing OBGYN for over 17 years.  She decided to venture into the world of private practice to try to reconnect with the more intimate and rewarding aspects of women's health.  ​ She gives a review of what all physicians should know about OB-GYN. We get a crash course in birth control, why someone should “get their hormones checked,” how to think about risks when prescribing medications in a pregnant or nursing patient, the modern practice of OB, like laborists, and when we are going to start seeing pre and post-wifery, not just mid-wifery. Born and raised in northeastern Pennsylvania, Dr. Wolowick went to college at Millersville University, where she majored in biology and played field hockey.  She went to medical school at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and did her OBGYN residency at Rush University.   This medical podcast is your physician mentor to fill the gaps in your medical education. We cover physician soft skills, charting, interpersonal skills, doctor finance, doctor mental health, medical decisions, physician parenting, physician executive skills, navigating your doctor career, and medical professional development. This is critical CME for physicians, but without the credits (yet). A proud founding member of the Doctor Podcast Network!Visit www.physiciansguidetodoctoring.com to connect, dive deeper, and keep the conversation going. Let’s grow! Disclaimer:This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical, financial, or legal advice. Always consult a qualified professional for personalized guidance. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dr. John Jurica is a family physician who began doing nonclinical side jobs early in his career. He started as a part time physician advisor and medical director, and subsequently worked as a hospital Chief Medical Officer for 14 years. He left his CMO position to partner in an urgent care start-up in 2014, where he continues to serve as co-owner and medical director. In 2017, John started producing the weekly Physician Nonclinical Careers Podcast, where he presents interviews with physicians in unconventional careers and experts in physician career transition and this is what we discussed. We discuss common myths about nonclinical jobs, some of the higher paying ones, lesser known ones, and what sounded so interesting that he’s applied for it. We didn’t mention it in the episode, but that company is Virta Health. In 2018, he created the Nonclinical Career Academy (nonclinicalcareeracademy.com, an online educational platform. John and Dr. Tom Davis recently launched NewScript, an online community of healthcare professionals, career transition mentors, and wellness specialists helping each other live a better life. It is a private, uncensored, and ad-free space that incorporates a forum, daily posts, mentorship programs, online courses, and livestream events. It can be found at newscript.app. This medical podcast is your physician mentor to fill the gaps in your medical education. We cover physician soft skills, charting, interpersonal skills, doctor finance, doctor mental health, medical decisions, physician parenting, physician executive skills, navigating your doctor career, and medical professional development. This is critical CME for physicians, but without the credits (yet). A proud founding member of the Doctor Podcast Network!Visit www.physiciansguidetodoctoring.com to connect, dive deeper, and keep the conversation going. Let’s grow! Disclaimer:This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical, financial, or legal advice. Always consult a qualified professional for personalized guidance. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.