This week I speak with Dr. Wael Saasouh, an anesthesiologist from Lebanon.  He shares his perspectives about working as an attending in Lebanon, then transitioning to the US to do another residency in anesthesiology.  Apart from the logistical challenges, I was really humbled by Wael's spirit of perseverance, determination and optimism that allowed him to accomplish great things and encourage others on to achievements of their own.

This week's guest is Dr. Ana Maria Crawford.  She brings some amazing perspective as a physician who trained and teaches in a top academic center, while she also has a strong global health focus and has built a lot of infrastructure to equip younger physicians to pursue practice in under-resourced areas.  She also has made a conscious decision to combat burnout in her own life, taking a six month locums assignment in New Zealand and a six month sabbatical in the midst of her busy schedule.

This week's guest is Dr. Ana Maria Crawford.  She brings some amazing perspective as a physician who trained and teaches in a top academic center, while she also has a strong global health focus and has built a lot of infrastructure to equip younger physicians to pursue practice in under-resourced areas.  She also has made a conscious decision to combat burnout in her own life, taking a six month locums assignment in New Zealand and a six month sabbatical in the midst of her busy schedule.

This week I talk to Dr. Yu Chiu live at ASIPP 2019 about how he managed to knock out his student loans before finishing residency. We discuss his parents' influence on his financial perspectives, how to live affordably in NYC, and what resources he recommends for physicians wanting to move toward financial freedom.

This week I talk to Dr. Yu Chiu live at ASIPP 2019 about how he managed to knock out his student loans before finishing residency. We discuss his parents' influence on his financial perspectives, how to live affordably in NYC, and what resources he recommends for physicians wanting to move toward financial freedom.

This week I talk to Dr. Timur Ozelsel about his mission to raise awareness among clinicians about the practice of anesthesia in a way that minimizes damage to the environment.  He shares about how living in Germany exposed him to an environmentally-conscious lifestyle, how he has started the Green Anesthesia special interest group within ASRA to address these questions, and about his hopes for the future practice of anesthesia worldwide.

This week I talk to Dr. Timur Ozelsel about his mission to raise awareness among clinicians about the practice of anesthesia in a way that minimizes damage to the environment.  He shares about how living in Germany exposed him to an environmentally-conscious lifestyle, how he has started the Green Anesthesia special interest group within ASRA to address these questions, and about his hopes for the future practice of anesthesia worldwide.

I talk with Dr. Aalap Shah about how he dives right into entrepreneurship in anesthesia, some of the specialized training he pursued in order to help him add value in practice consulting, how he has managed to build his own schedule with his clinical practice, and his advice for other anesthesiologists interested in following in his footsteps.

I talk with Dr. Aalap Shah about how he dives right into entrepreneurship in anesthesia, some of the specialized training he pursued in order to help him add value in practice consulting, how he has managed to build his own schedule with his clinical practice, and his advice for other anesthesiologists interested in following in his footsteps.

This week I talk to Dr. Michael Ashburn.  We talk about how the opioid crisis impacts the clinical practice of pain physicians, the importance of collaboration between the academic, legislative and enforcement communities, about how policy changes over time have contributed to the current opioid situation in our country.  If you’ve ever wondered how you as a practitioner can get involved beyond your clinical work to help combat the opioid epidemic, you won’t want to miss this episode.