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Join Marney Reid and Wendy Wong, MD as they discuss what having it all looks like in today's age for high achieving career women, and balance family along with their professional responsibilities. In 2012 Anne-Marie Slaughter published an article in The Atlantic titled "Why Women Still Can't Have It All," and at that time, this may have been true. The discussion with Dr. Wong proves just how far we've come, and that incredible women are doing it every day: achieving accolades and enjoying a flourishing career, while being super Moms and role models to their children and friends.

Wendy Wong, MD, FAAOS

Arthroplasty director, Sequoia Surgical Pavilion

Director of Joint Replacement, John Muir Health

Vice Chair of Department of Orthopedic Surgery, John Muir Walnut Creek

Dr. Wong grew up in Fremont, CA. She attained her undergraduate degree in Neurobiology at the University of California, Berkeley and then the Chicago Medical School.

She completed her Orthopedic surgery residency at Loma Linda University Medical Center and a fellowship in total joint replacement at Stanford.

After fellowship Dr. Wong joined Golden State Orthopedics and Spine, a 60-person Orthopaedic private practice in Northern CA where she specializes in minimally invasive anterior hip replacement and robotic knee replacement. Along with a very busy elective surgery practice, Dr. Wong enjoys participating in business projects with her practice and hospital and is the Medical Director for the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) and hospital.

You can connect with Dr. Wong at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-w-wong-md-faaos-a21052a0/

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Join Marney Reid and Drs. Vinay Aggarwal and Josh Rozell in this candid and heartfelt discussion as they discuss the aspects of burnout that can impact any professional with a demanding workload. In this interview, they share ideas on how to identify it in ourselves and our peers or trainees, ways to approach that conversation, and how important it is to address and mitigate the incidence before it's too late.

Vinay Aggarwal MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Associate Fellowship Director of Adult Reconstruction at NYU Langone Health

Dr. Vinay K. Aggarwal is an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at NYU Langone Health. He grew up in Bethesda, MD where he attended Walt Whitman High School. He attended Boston University where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with double majors in Economics and Medical Sciences. He was part of the Seven-Year Medical program and went on to Boston University School of Medicine. Between his third and fourth years of medical school, he completed a yearlong research fellowship at The Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University Department of Adult Reconstruction. He attended NYU-HJD for his Orthopaedic surgery residency in New York City and completed his Adult Reconstruction Clinical Fellowship at Stanford University. He enjoys following his native DC sports teams and outdoor activities, food and drinks, with friends and family in his free time.

He is passionate about the topic of burnout in his role training medical students, resident, and fellows. He believes constant communication and mentorship as well as sponsorship and feedback sessions are the key to feeling fulfilled at work and managing a work-life balance to prevent burnout during career aspirations.

You can connect with Dr. Aggarwal at:

https://nyulangone.org/doctors/1619312584/vinay-k-aggarwal

Joshua Rozell MD

Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Chief of Orthopaedics

NYU Langone Health – Brooklyn

Dr. Joshua C. Rozell is a native of Long Island, New York and migrated south to Emory University where he studied neuroscience and behavioral biology. He then went to Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia and remained there for residency in orthopaedic surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed his Adult Reconstruction Fellowship at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colorado. He joined the NYU faculty in 2019 and now serves as the Chief of Orthopaedics at NYU Brooklyn and the director of patient reported outcomes research. He completed the Insall Travelling Fellowship in October 2023 and is currently the first American Joint Replacement Registry research fellow. He just celebrated his 11 year anniversary with his wife Amanda, and has two amazing daughters Charlotte (8) and Remi (4).

Burnout is one of those topics that is omnipresent at all levels of medical training but is rarely talked about. Dr. Rozell believes that identifying signs of burnout early in practice and normalizing discussions of work-life integration are critical to surgeon development and well-being. Ultimately feeling satisfied and fulfilled at work provide a framework for meaningful contributions to the field of orthopaedic surgery.

You can connect with Dr. Rozell at:

https://nyulangone.org/doctors/1336587062/joshua-c-rozell

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Join Marney Reid and Drs. Elizabeth Lieberman, Carl Herndon and AJ Rush III as they discuss when and how to implement something new to your practice, whether this is a new surgical approach or a technology/product that they feel will help enhance with patient care. These three early career surgeon leaders representing different Orthopaedic subspecialties, locations, and practice models share best practices and lessons learned on their practice building journeys.

Elizabeth Lieberman

Clinical Associate, Orthopaedic and Fracture Specialists

Lizzie Lieberman is a hip and knee replacement surgeon in private practice in Portland, Oregon. She went into joint replacement surgery because she loved the predictability of the surgeries and outcomes. However, she also understands that if we don't constantly stretch beyond our familiar comfort zones we will fail to progress or grow.

Dr. Lieberman completed her fellowship in 2020 and entered practice during a time when standard practice had been thrown out the window. She took this opportunity to grow a busy practice and implement protocols including a highly successful same-day discharge protocol, which had not previously been done in the group she was working with.

Two years into practice, an opportunity came about to change jobs and she took the leap, changing from an academic position to private practice. In her first four years of clinical practice, she has learned a lot about how and why it's important to incorporate new protocols, procedures, and technologies into practice and is excited to discuss this topic!

You can connect with Dr. Lieberman at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-lieberman-51907a4a/

Carl Herndon, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Division of Hip and Knee Replacement at Columbia University Medical Center

Dr. Carl L. Herndon specializes in advanced hip and knee reconstruction at Columbia University in New York. As a clinician, educator, and researcher, he constantly strives to provide the best possible outcomes for his patients using the latest technology. As a faculty member at one of the country's leading academic medical centers, Dr. Herndon has seen many different technologies and techniques come and go. His method for assessing and implementing anything new in his practice comes from an evidence-based approach, and what will fit well for his patients, his support team, and must create an improvement in the existing process and care pathways.

Dr. Herndon brings this outlook and enthusiasm into all areas of patient care, research, and the projects he gets involved with at his institution and with industry partners.

You can connect with Dr. Herndon at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/carl-l-herndon-md-0b414144/

Augustus (AJ) Rush III, MD

Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon, Texas Spine Consultants

Dr. A.J. Rush III is a Board-Certified and Fellowship Trained Orthopedic Spine Surgeon. A native of Dallas, he graduated Cum Laude from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Dr. Rush earned his medical degree from the Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) in Houston, where he was inducted into the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. He completed an orthopedic surgery residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital and the University of Miami, where he served as Administrative Chief Resident during his final year.

Dr. Rush completed his fellowship training in spine surgery at Midwest Orthopedics/Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois).

Dr. Rush serves on the Education Committee for the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and is an active member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), the North American Spine Society (NASS), and the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS).

He was an early adopter of Augmented Reality Navigation in his practice and implemented this novel technology from fellowship into his practice at large. This innovative technology was adopted to both enhance patient safety and surgical work flow optimization.

Outside the operating room and clinic, Dr. Rush enjoys spending time with his wife and son, snow skiing, and traveling.

You can connect with Dr. Rush at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aj-rush/

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Join Marney Reid and Stuart Simpson as they discuss innovation in the Orthopaedic MedTech space, the role it plays in advancing patient care, who is winning in this space, and what the future of a closer partnership between health systems and industry could look like.

Stuart Simpson

President and Chief Executive Officer

THINK Surgical

Stuart is a successful global business leader and board member with experience in both large cap organizations and smaller public and private companies.

Currently, Stuart is President and Chief Executive Officer of THINK Surgical which is a privately held company in the orthopedic robotics market. THINK Surgical has been transformed under Stuart's leadership over the past 2 years attracting new financing, new talent and new commercial partners.

THINK Surgical is pursuing a differentiated strategy with their implant agnostic business model and easier to use orthopedic robotic technology. The company recently transitioned from R&D into commercial execution following FDA clearance for their innovative new miniature, hand- held robotic system in 2023.

Stuart previously served as Executive Chairman at Breg Inc., a private equity owned sports-medicine company competing and as Executive Chairman at Surgalign Inc., a public spine company.

Prior to this Stuart spent 24 years at Stryker corp. where he held roles of increasing responsibility in Europe, Asia Pacific, and USA. In his final role at Stryker, Stuart was President of Joint Replacement and was responsible for Stryker's acquisition of Mako Surgical Corp. for $1.65BN in 2013. Stryker Joint Replacement enjoyed market leading growth for many years under Stuart's leadership.

Stuart graduated from The University of Strathclyde in Scotland where he earned a B.Sc. degree in Technology and Business Studies.

You can connect with Stuart at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-f-simpson/

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Join Marney Reid and Drs. Alexander Butler and Nana O. Sarpong as they discuss how building and transfering a sesnse of confidence can affect patient you in all areas of your life, and the difference and ramifications of confidence versus arrogance.

Alexander J. Butler, MD

Assistant Professor; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Lenox Hill Hospital Northwell Health

Dr. Alexander J. Butler is a spine surgeon at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan and serves as Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.

Dr. Butler was driven to a career in medicine by personal experience in navigating a spinal condition, treatment, and recovery. He has trained in the management of a wide range of spinal diagnoses with several preeminent leaders in the field from both Orthopaedic and neurosurgical backgrounds.

He has a special interest and clinical focus in minimally invasive surgical techniques and procedures. As an active member of several professional societies committed to the advancement of the field of spine care and surgery, Dr. Butler regularly publishes and presents research investigating minimally invasive spine surgery and surgical outcomes.

Originally from New Jersey, Dr. Butler lives with his wife and daughter in New York City. He enjoys golf, travel, and all aspects of physical and mental fitness.

You can connect with Dr. Butler at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderbutlermd/

Nana O. Sarpong, MD, MBA

Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement Surgery Columbia University

Dr. Nana O. Sarpong is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee reconstruction. He is skilled in minimally invasive techniques in primary joint arthroplasty and complex primary and revision joint arthroplasty. His practice leverages advanced technologies, including computer-assisted navigation and robotics, and offers the latest evidence-based surgical and nonsurgical treatment options. Based on a rigorous process to identify healthcare providers with a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement, Super Doctors named Dr. Sarpong one of New York's Rising Stars of 2024.

Dr. O. Sarpong was a recipient of the Posse Foundation Leadership and Merit scholarship and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society and received the Norman S. Stearns MD/MBA Excellence in Leadership Award upon graduation from Tufts University School of Medicine.

He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, where he was elected as executive chief resident in his final year. As a chief resident, he was the recipient of the Nas Eftekhar award for excellence in adult reconstruction and the chief resident teacher of the year award.

Dr. O. Sarpong completed the prestigious adult reconstruction and joint replacement surgery fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Sarpong is committed to developing the next generation of leaders in medicine as a mentor to medical students, residents, and fellows. He currently sits on the national board of advisors for the Posse Foundation.

You can connect with Dr. O. Sarpong at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nana-o-sarpong-md-mba-83849737/

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Join Marney Reid and Dr. Camilo Molina as they discuss the importance of developing your EQ not only for your career, but for your personal development as well. This isn't an easy process and is something that will continuously be a work in process, but the outcome of increasing your EQ is more than worth the work.

Camilo Molina, MD, FAANS

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Orthopedic Surgery

Director of Spine Innovation

Director of Spinal Deformity and Oncology

Co-Director of Patient Safety and Quality

Co-Director of Complex Spine Fellowship

Medical Co-Director of Barnes Jewish Hospital Integrated Spine Unit

Clinical Director of Advanced Practice Provider Service

Dr. Molina is a spine fellowship-trained neurosurgeon with dedicated complex spine deformity and oncology training. He specializes in the entire spectrum of spine disease, but has a unique interest in spinal tumors and spinal deformities. He has an active laboratory devoted to the study of spinal cord injury, spinal oncology, spinal deformity, and enabling spine surgery technologies.

His clinical and research vision converges on the mission of providing his patients an avenue to return to their lives in the least disruptive manner. He is an expert and lead developer in novel robotic and augmented reality spine surgery solutions. He was a leader on the clinical design team that ultimately led to the FDA approval and performance of the first augmented reality mediated spine procedures in the United States.

Dr. Molina's outlook on leadership is to use empathy in every aspect of decision making and teaching. His mentors showed him early on that EQ plays a strong role in leaders who create an inclusive and productive teaching environment and strives to emulate their teaching in his leadership style. While Dr. Molina says the road to developing EQ has been very intentional, he believes anyone at any moment can begin their journey to develop as a leader and a patient care giver.

Honors & leadership roles

• Johns Hopkins Dept. of Neurosurgery Harvey Cushing Research Award
• Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Excellence in Medical Student Research Award
• AO Spine Hansjorg Wyss Foundation Award
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute Medical Student Fellows Grant
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
• Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
• Spine Journal Reviewer
• Twice Recipient of North American Spine Society Best Papers Distinction
• AO Spine Foundation Spine Fellowship Best Posters Distinction
• Professional Memberships: AANS, CNS, NASS

You can connect with Dr. Molina at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/camilo-a-molina-md-faans-11969949/

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Join Marney Reid and Dr. Neil Sheth as they discuss creating efficiency and streamlining your process along all areas of your life.

Neil Sheth, MD, FACS, FAOA, FAAOS

Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at Pennsylvania Hospital

Associate Professor - University of Pennsylvania Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Fellowship Director - Adult Hip and Knee Reconstruction

Director of Global Orthopaedics (www.globalortho.org)

Faculty Affiliate - Penn Center for Africana Studies

Senior Fellow - Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics

Dr. Neil P. Sheth is the Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at Pennsylvania Hospital, Adult Hip and Knee Fellowship Director, and Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to attending medical school, he was an investment banker in Salomon Smith Barney's Healthcare group on Wall Street.

Being able to manage your time, attention and energy were critical to success in the business world. Dr. Sheth discovered that the skillset he was exposed to on Wall Street was also paramount to the world of medicine.

Following medical school, Orthopaedic residency, and adult reconstruction fellowship training, Dr. Sheth joined the Penn faculty in 2012 and now spends a great deal of time with trainees to expose them the practice of managing time, attention, and energy while running a busy arthroplasty practice and being available for family.

The concepts he discusses in his interview can help you create a system to be professionally productive while minimizing stress.

Please review this article from a trainee on time management: Resident Shares Time Management Tips for Orthopaedic Surgery Trainees (aaos.org)

Recommendations from Dr. Sheth to create an efficient system:

• Getting Things Done by David Allen
• Making it All Work by David Allen
• Hyperfocus by Chris Bailey
• Atomic Habits by James Clear

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Join Marney Reid and Scott Laster as they discuss the impact patient engagement platforms has both on preventative and post-surgical care, the role industry could play in aggregating and sharing data with clinicians to enable better treatment pathways for patients, and the role machine learning/AI will play in the future of patient care. They also review the opportunity to utilize patient engagement platforms to address pre-authorization hurdles and the role this data plays in a value-based care setting.

Scott Laster

Chief Executive Officer and C0-Founder

Scott is an award-winning entrepreneur with 17 years of global medical device and digital health

leadership. His time spent within an FTSE 100 and Top 4 Global Medical Device Manufacturer

was focused on high-growth markets and transformational commercial business models.

His roles drove deep knowledge of business structure, process excellence, and commercial

execution – honed by leading teams for product launches (4 platform systems), acquisitions and

corporate integrations ($300M USD), and consistent commercial execution (10x market

growth).

Scott holds 4 patents and 5 provisional applications. He has also co-authored 4 peer-reviewed

scientific posters and 3 peer-reviewed publications and has lectured globally at key industry

events such as the International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty (ISTA) and the

International Congress for Joint Replacement (ICJR) among others.

You can connect with Scott and MiCare Path at: https://micarepath.com/about/team/

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Join Marney Reid and Anne Roen as they discuss the steps to authentically managing within the matrix of large organizations, building a national physician network, moving from a sales role into surgeon relations, and the nuances of consulting with industry in the Med Tech space.

Ann Roen

Vice President, Professional Relations and Fellows Strategy

Smith+Nephew

Ann Roen joined Smith+Nephew in 2022 as VP, Professional Relations and Fellows Strategy within Global Medical Education. In this position, Ann is responsible for assuring a positive and compliant experience for all HCPs engaged with Smith+Nephew. She leads the global Professional Affairs function responsible for all aspects of HCP contracts, honoraria, royalty payments, grants and donations, as well as the Global Meeting Operations team responsible for creating a world-class customer experience for all faculty and attendees at our programs. Additionally, Ann is responsible for defining and executing the strategy for how Smith+Nephew educates and engages Residents and Fellows within the Orthopedic, Sports Medicine and Trauma space.

Prior to Smith+Nephew, Ann lead Professional Relations and Program Operations at Medtronic for the Cardiac Rhythm Management business where she was responsible for the Fellows Strategy, Advisory Boards, Program Operations and Physician Relations.

Ann has held various market development, Sales and Sales leadership roles within the healthcare space for organizations such as GE Healthcare and Abiomed.

Ann holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Marketing and Communications from St. Catherine University and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas.

You can connect with Ann at:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/ann-roen-0491834/

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Join Marney Reid and Armen Bakirtzian as they discuss how to take a concept for a product or service and take it through the pre and post-revenue process, and into a successful business.

Armen Bakirtzian

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder

Intellijoint Surgical

Co-Founder

Medical Innovation Xchange (MIX)

Armen Bakirtzian is the co-founder and CEO of Intellijoint Surgical, a Kitchener based medical device company focusing on improving patient outcomes in joint replacement surgery.

Intellijoint Surgical is a spinoff of an engineering design project Armen and his co-founders completed as part of their Bachelor degrees in Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo.

Upon graduation, Armen completed his Masters in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Toronto. Intellijoint Surgical was then founded in 2010 to commercialize their technology, called intellijoint HIP™. Intellijoint Surgical now offers a suite of products to assist orthopaedic surgeons and was awarded the #1 fastest growing tech company in Canada by Deloitte's 2020 Technology Fast 50™ Companies List.

Armen has been selected to represent Canada at G20 Young Entrepreneur Alliance Summits and further, he was awarded with a Future Entrepreneurial Leader of Canada (FuEL) award.

Armen also spearheaded the creation of MIX- Medical Innovation Xchange, Canada's first industry-led innovative hub dedicated to helping medtech companies scale within Canada.

About Intellijoint Surgical

Intellijoint Surgical® develops and commercializes surgical planning & navigation solutions for total hip and knee joint replacements. It is committed to improving patients' lives by providing every surgeon with effective, easy-to-use technology. Intellijoint's technology is used by top orthopaedic institutions and surgeons globally.

You can connect with Armen and his team at:

• https://www.intellijointsurgical.com/about/
• https://www.intellijointsurgical.com/leadership-team/
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/intellijointsurgical

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