Jeffrey M. Smith, MD

The SurgeonMasters Podcast

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The SurgeonMasters Podcast is for surgeons who wish to create a highly successful and sustainable practice that is lifestyle-friendly with less stress and frustration. Each episode focuses on learning, understanding and implementing effective habits that will allow you to create a thriving practice while still having time to travel, connect with your family, take care of your health, and pursue outside interests. Your host is Jeffrey M. Smith, MD a practicing Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon (Orthopaedic Traumatologist) who also assists other Surgeons to develop the critical skills needed to create...

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Jeffrey M. Smith, MD

Episodes

Being Uncomfortable! Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 52 02.01.2020 9:10

Send us Fan Mail 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. On this episode, Errin and Jeff talk about being comfortablewith being UNcomfortable. Is there a new skill you want to learn […] SurgeonMasters is a physician peer community dedicate...

Walk and Talk! Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 51 11.12.2019 9:44

Send us Fan Mail 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 mini-podcast CFO & Practice Administrator of Access Omnicare and FORM Hand, Wrist & Elbow Institute, Amirra Besh. The topic of discussion in this episode is Walk and Talk! SurgeonMasters is a physician peer community dedicated to improving the persona...

Comparison! Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 50 14.11.2019 9:57

Send us Fan Mail It’s important we slow down and acknowledge our successes from time to time, look back and reflect on what we have accomplished. Let’s set aside our perfectionist tendencies and focus on our impact. This is the 50th episode of the SurgeonMasters Mini-Podcast and I couldn’t be more excited to share it with you. SurgeonMasters is a physician peer community dedicated to improving t...

Creativity! Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 49 31.10.2019 9:59

Send us Fan Mail 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 and New York Times Best Selling author Timothy Browne, MD. Tim recently released the third novel in a medical thriller series titled The Rusted Scalpel. Sounds like […] SurgeonMasters is a physician peer community dedicated to impr...

How Can I Help?! Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 48 17.10.2019 9:54

Send us Fan Mail 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 Dr. Errin Weisman. Errin is an osteopathic family practice doctor and physician coach. She is also a fierce physician wellness advocate. In this episode Errin and […] SurgeonMasters is a physician peer community dedicated to impr...

Positive Self-Talk! Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 47 12.09.2019 9:05

Send us Fan Mail 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 Dr. Errin Weisman. Errin is an osteopathic family practice doctor and physician coach. She is also the creator of the website TruthRX’s. SurgeonMasters is a physician peer community dedicated to improving the personal and profe...

Clear Is Kind! Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 46 29.08.2019 9:55

Send us Fan Mail 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 Dr. Jennifer Weiss. Jennifer (Jen) is a pediatric sports surgeon at Kaiser Permanente, and Chair of the Communications Cabinet of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons […] SurgeonMasters is a physician peer community dedic...

Marketing Plan! The SurgeonMasters Podcast 15.08.2019 24:13

Send us Fan Mail Pump the brakes on your week to make your life as a surgeon just a little better… In this Podcast, Jeff welcomes back Shruti Tannan, MD for a longer conversation. Not interested in learning how to market yourself? Do you feel icky with self-promotion? Maybe you recognize the importance and you’re looking to get started […] SurgeonMasters is a physician peer community dedicated to...

Self-Compassion! Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 45 08.08.2019 9:30

Send us Fan Mail 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 Leah Weiss, PhD. Dr. Weiss is a researcher, lecturer, consultant, entrepreneur, and author. She teaches Compassionate Leadership at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and is […] SurgeonMasters is a physician peer community...

DIY Marketing! Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 44 06.06.2019 8:24

Send us Fan Mail 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 SurgeonMasters mini-podcast plastic surgeon and hand specialist, Dr. Shruti Tannan. The topic of discussion in this episode is DIY Marketing! SurgeonMasters is a physician peer community dedicated to improving the personal and professional well-being of physi...

Make A Deal! Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 43 23.05.2019 6:52

Send us Fan Mail 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 Daniel Schlatterer, DO, to the SurgeonMasters Mini-Podcast. Dan is an orthopaedic trauma surgeon and vice chair of the residency program at Atlanta Medical Center. About four […] SurgeonMasters is a physician peer community dedica...

Be Smooth! Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 42 02.05.2019 8:54

Send us Fan Mail Pump the brakes on your week and take 10 minutes to make your life as a surgeon just a little better… In this mini-podcast episode, Jeff welcomes orthopaedic trauma surgeon Assistant Program Director for Broward Health Orthopedic Residency, Brian J. Cross, MD, or “BJ.” The topic of discussion in this episode is: Be Smooth! SurgeonMasters is a physician peer community dedicated to...

We Are Wellness! Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 41 14.03.2019 8:45

Send us Fan Mail 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 is reporting from the 2019 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeon Annual Meeting in Las Vegas. An important session at the conference addressed a broad spectrum of ideas […] SurgeonMasters is a physician peer community dedicated to improv...

Cognitive Distortions! Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 40 14.02.2019 8:39

Send us Fan Mail 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 travels to Palm Desert for One AO, the annual CMF, Spine, Trauma and Vet meeting organized by AO North America. SurgeonMasters is a physician peer community dedicated to improving the personal and professional well-being of physicians. J...

Responding to Criticism! Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 39 03.01.2019 8:34

Send us Fan Mail 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 SurgeonMasters mini-podcast orthopaedic surgeon and current hand fellow at Thomas Jefferson University, Paulvalery (Paul) Roulette, MD. The topic of discussion in this episode is Responding to Criticism! Paul describes the […] SurgeonMasters is a physician pee...

Financial Training! Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 38 29.11.2018 9:19

Send us Fan Mail 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 mini-podcast Ryan Inman, MBA. Ryan is the founder of Financial Residency – a free financial education podcast for physicians and Physician Wealth Services, a fee-only financial planning company. The topic […] SurgeonMasters is a physician peer community dedica...

Sleep Hygiene 2! Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 37 04.10.2018 8:54

Send us Fan Mail Pump the brakes on your week and take 10 minutes to make your life as a surgeon just a little better… Jeff welcomes back to the podcast sleep medicine specialist and Chief Medical Officer of Optimism, Dominic Munafo, MD. The topic of sleep hygiene is so important, Jeff invited Dominic back to give us more […] SurgeonMasters is a physician peer community dedicated to improving the...

Run Towards Positive! Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 36 13.09.2018 8:45

Send us Fan Mail 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 physician (and physician coach) Dr. Michelle Mudge-Riley. Michelle is the founder of Physicians Helping Physicians and Scout A Career. The topic of our discussion in this episode is Run […] SurgeonMasters is a physician peer community dedicated to impr...

Sleep Hygiene! Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 35 30.08.2018 9:01

Send us Fan Mail 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 sleep medicine specialist and Chief Medical Officer of Optisom, Dominic Munafo, MD. The topic of discussion in this episode is Sleep Hygiene! Most surgeons could probably use more sleep, […] SurgeonMasters is a physician peer community dedicated to imp...

Asking Questions! Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes– Episode 34 16.08.2018 9:27

Send us Fan Mail Pump the brakes on your week and take 10 minutes to make your life as a surgeon just a little better… Jeff welcomes back to the mini-podcast advocate and SurgeonMasters team member, Paul Hiller. On this episode, the team discusses the important role asking questions plays in performance improvement. Jeff explains that the old method […] SurgeonMasters is a physician peer community...

Opting-Out! Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 33 26.07.2018 8:16

Send us Fan Mail Pump the brakes on your week and take 10 minutes to make your life as a surgeon just a little better… Jeff welcomes back to the podcast plastic surgeon and SurgeonMasters contributor, Jonathan Cabin, MD. The topic of discussion in this episode is Opting-Out – a strategy Jonathan employs to manage his time and the […] SurgeonMasters is a physician peer community dedicated to improv...

Leadership! Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 32 12.07.2018 8:02

Send us Fan Mail 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 Basil Besh, MD, orthopaedic hand surgeon and physician leader. The topic of discussion is leadership, a quality Basil describes as natural to physicians and “intrinsic to the profession.” Whether […] SurgeonMasters is a physician peer community dedicat...

Get To! Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes– Episode 30 31.05.2018 8:07

Send us Fan Mail Pump the brakes on your week and take 10 minutes to make your life as a surgeon just a little better… On this episode, Jeff welcomes back Dr. Todd Swenning to discuss the importance of “Get To!” Todd points out that compromise is often defined in negative terms. If we want to encourage conflict resolution, we have to work toward collaboration. SurgeonMasters is a physician peer co...

Safe Haven! Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 29 10.05.2018 8:53

Send us Fan Mail Pump the brakes on your week and take 10 minutes to make your life as a surgeon just a little better… On this episode of the podcast, Jeff welcomes back spine surgeon and chronic pain researcher Dr. David Hanscom to discuss how our home should be a safe haven away from negativity and judgment. SurgeonMasters is a physician peer community dedicated to improving the personal and pr...

Batching! Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 28 03.05.2018 8:17

Send us Fan Mail Pump the brakes on your week and take 10 minutes to make your life as a surgeon just a little better… On this episode, Jeff welcomes back Jonathan Cabin to the mini-podcast. Jonathan and Jeff share with us a social media strategy we can use as a performance improvement tool in our personal and professional […] SurgeonMasters is a physician peer community dedicated to improving the...