Top 5 Topics:

- Jawlines, Implants, and Aesthetic Surgery in Manhattan

- Life After Residency: Surviving the 6-Month Storm

- From Marshmallows to Mastery: Lessons in Delayed Gratification

- AI vs. Surgeons: The Future of Medicine

- Watches, Cybertrucks, and Success: What Hard Work Buys

Quotes & Wisdom:

“In training we’re marshmallow kids—we delay gratification. After graduation, you need a window to ‘eat your marshmallow’ or you’ll miss it.”

“I don’t look at the specialty label; I look at the individual—training, vision, safety, and results.”

“Find colleagues whose treatment philosophy matches yours. The patient experience is best when like-minded people care for them.”

“I’m obsessive about details. If something isn’t perfect, it irks me—and everyone on the team buys into that standard.”

“Derms are great at skin; surgeons are great at surgery. The patient wins when each expert does what they do best.”

“As you reduce orbital volume, the globe moves forward; fix position and the lid often improves from support alone.”

“I define myself as a surgeon. The medical and dental degrees gave me foundations—the identity is surgical.”

“A rising tide lifts all ships. More fellowships and growth help everyone in OMFS.”

“If you don’t grow, you die.”

“Time is important. Hard work should buy you the freedom to enjoy the things that make you smile.”

— Success is time well spent.

Questions:

“How did studying sculpture in Florence shape how you see facial anatomy today?” — 07:53

“Which face & jaw procedures excite you most right now—and why?” — 12:34

“When you hire or collaborate, what matters more—specialty label or the individual’s philosophy and standards?” — 27:12–29:43

“If not OMFS, which medical and dental specialties would you choose—and why?” — 46:37–48:14

“Biggest issue OMFS faces today (dual vs single degree, fellowships, growth) and how do we move forward?” — 53:45–55:46

Now available on:

- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel

- Dose of Dental Podcast #178

- U.S. Doctors Podcast #4

My watch in this episode = Citizen Promaster Diver Day Date

Dr. Hanna’s watch = Rolex Daytona

- 9.2025

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