Voices of Women Physicians

Lena Shahbandar is a physician specializing in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. A graduate of Northwestern University for undergraduate and medical school, she practices outpatient musculoskeletal medicine with a particular area of interest in women’s musculoskeletal health and pain in pregnancy. In treating these patients and through the experiences she had herself as a mother, she discovere...

When she’s not putting babies to sleep at home and at work, Dr. Chiagozie Fawole is a Real Estate entrepreneur.  She got her first two deals done during residency, built a portfolio of traditional rentals, and now amplifies cash flow with short term rentals - some of which she doesn't even own.  On her SavvyDocs in Real Estate platform, she helps physicians get started generating meaningful i...

Dr. Sarah Smith is a Rural Family Physician practicing in rural Alberta Canada and also the Charting Coach for Physicians, and the founder of the Lifetime access Charting Champions Program for Physicians. Sarah has been a medical educator for more than 2 decades and is now delighted to help Physicians get home with everything done and create time for their lives outside of Medicine. Sarah lives on...

Dr. Sarah Smith is a Rural Family Physician practicing in rural Alberta, Canada and also the Charting Coach for Physicians, and the founder of the Lifetime access Charting Champions Program for Physicians. Sarah has been a medical educator for more than 2 decades and is now delighted to help Physicians get home with everything done and create time for their lives outside of Medicine. Sarah lives o...

Dr. Olga Lemberg is a board certified pediatrician based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is the founder and president of Fabled , a medical apparel brand that launched in 2017. Fabled strives to uplift women in medicine through stylish and empowering workwear designs.  Dr. Lemberg came to the realization that existing medical uniforms weren’t serving the needs of women leaders in medicine. She...

Robyn Tiger, MD is on a mission to empower physicians with self-care tools backed by science and research. With physician burnout on the rise, Robyn knows firsthand what it’s like to love your job while also coping with stress, anxiety, overwhelm, imbalance and even illness. She uniquely combines her 15 years in diagnostic radiology with certifications in yoga therapy, meditation and life coaching...

Dr Arjumand Sidd is a board certified pediatrician.   After working for 8 years in a busy FQHC she started her outpatient pediatrics practice from scratch on a limited budget. She is passionate about encouraging and helping other female physicians in starting their own practices.  Additionally she has an experience with doing remote case reviews and with being a physician advisor. She helped many...

Dr. Arjumand Sidd is a board certified pediatrician. After working for 8 years in a busy FQHC she started her outpatient pediatrics practice from scratch on a limited budget. She is passionate about encouraging and helping other female physicians in starting their own practices.  Additionally she has an experience with doing remote case reviews and with being a physician advisor. She helped many f...

Lara Hochman, MD is a Family Medicine physician, and advocate for fellow physicians’ well-being amidst rising burnout and dissatisfaction. Her own experiences led her to discover the ways physicians lost autonomy, and how to reclaim their focus on helping patients. She founded Happy Day Health, a boutique physician matchmaking agency to match doctors with well-run, physician-owned private practice...

Lara Hochman, MD is a Family Medicine physician, and advocate for fellow physicians’ well-being amidst rising burnout and dissatisfaction. Her own experiences led her to discover the ways physicians lost autonomy, and how to reclaim their focus on helping patients. She founded Happy Day Health, a boutique physician matchmaking agency to match doctors with well-run, physician-owned private practice...

Heather Signorelli, DO is a pathologist and physician executive. She clinically oversee close to 200 hospital laboratories and loves her job employed in a large healthcare system.  She loved the business side of medicine and where she focuses her time during her day job.  Most recently, she and her husband started a medical billing company and they are on a mission to help physicians with a reliab...

Anna McCormick, MD, is a practicing emergency physician and financial advisor in Springfield, IL. After more than twelve years of practicing medicine, Dr. McCormick realized that she needed to better understand how her money worked and more strategically plan for the future she wanted. What began as her own curiosity has become a real passion to help others learn where money goes, how it grows, an...

If you are interested in learning about a transition to a fulfilling career in pharma/biotech, listen to this episode! Nerissa C. Kreher, MD, MBA is the CEO/Founder of The Pharma IndustryMDCoach, LLC.   She is also the Chief Medical Officer of a biotech company, member of the Board of Directors of a public biotech company and a pediatric endocrinologist.  The Pharma IndustryMDCoach is a coaching a...

Our guest this week, Dr. Nneka Unachukwu, is a pediatrician, serial entrepreneur, speaker, podcaster and bestselling author. She is the founder of EntreMD, a company designed to help doctors build profitable businesses so they can live life and practice medicine on their terms. She does this through the EntreMD Podcast, EntreMD Live events, and the EntreMD Business School. She is a regular contrib...

Our guest this week, Dr. Nneka Unachukwu, is a pediatrician, serial entrepreneur, speaker, podcaster and bestselling author. She is the founder of EntreMD, a company designed to help doctors build profitable businesses so they can live life and practice medicine on their terms. She does this through the EntreMD Podcast, EntreMD Live events, and the EntreMD Business School. She is a regular contrib...

Dr. Param Baladandapani is a subspecialty trained Radiologist who while working full time and raising two young kids built a multi million dollar real estate portfolio that helped her become Financially Independent and retire from medicine at 41. She is the founder and CEO of GenerationalWealthMD, a community that helps high income professionals accelerate towards financial freedom by building a r...

If you’re a physician looking to start an expert witness practice to make more money and create financial security, listen to this episode with Dr. Green.  Dr. Green has been a diagnostic radiologist specializing in breast imaging since 2006. She got started in expert witness work after receiving a call from an attorney out of the blue in 2015 and have served as an expert witness in diagnostic rad...

This week's guest is is Dr. Myrdalis Díaz-Ramírez, a dual Board-Certified Anesthesiologist and Interventional Pain Management Physician, Medical Expert, Professor, Author, Speaker, Podcaster, Entrepreneur, and now Mastermind Facilitator in her maxAllure Mastermind. Dr. Díaz-Ramírez is now partnering with a brilliant team guided by her passion for diagnosing and offering her patients the best...

Our guest this week is Dr. Diana Londoño, a skilled surgeon who has specialized in Urology treating men and women. She is one of the 10% of urologists in the US who is a woman, and the 0.5% that are Latina and a woman. She is trained in robotic-assisted, endoscopic and open surgical techniques.  She is originally from Mexico City, and she received all her education in the Los Angeles Area, going t...

Our guest this week is Dr. Susie Sharpe, a physician-artist. She grew up in South Korea and immigrated to the US at age 16, not speaking any English. Dr. Sharpe graduated from Yale Medical School. She completed Internal Medicine residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital and practiced internal medicine in Seattle then in Mercy Clinic in Springfield, MO for 20+ years. Dr. Sharpe has been doing Telemedici...

When she’s not putting babies to sleep at home and at work, Dr. Chiagozie Fawole is a Real Estate entrepreneur.  She got her first two deals done during residency, built a portfolio of traditional rentals, and now amplifies cash flow with short term rentals - some of which she doesn't even own.  On her SavvyDocs in Real Estate platform, she helps physicians get started generating meaningful i...

A native of Pittsburgh, PA, Dr. Melissa Boylan has been in practice as a family physician in Columbia, SC for the past 11 years. She graduated from the University of Notre Dame, Georgetown University School of Medicine, and the Palmetto Health Family Medicine Residency program. She worked in a hospital-owned practice for 9 years until she came to her senses and opened her own direct primary care o...

Dr. Danielle Manalo is a full time Family Medicine physician, overtime wife and mommy. When she's not traveling the globe with her family, she loves to create delicious and healthy-ish eats & treats.  She shares these passions online to help busy moms like you optimize your time in the kitchen, so you can confidently create your family's favorite menus with flavor and nutrition in mi...

Dr. Amita Kumar is a Canadian native. She is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and practices primary care in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Kumar has experience in both private practice and academics, and has most recently achieved her life coach and health coach certification. Dr. Kumar enjoys spending time with family and traveling.  She strives for a balance of healthy eating, exercise, and fun in...

Welcome to the Voices of Women Physicians Podcast!  Here, you will meet many talented women physicians who will share their journeys to success in and outside of medicine.  They will share how they achieved what they did, as well as practical tips from their areas of expertise. I am your host, Dr. Tatyana Reznik, a practicing physician and a Certified Life Coach. I help women physicians get “unstu...