High Impact Physician

Jonathan Fisher is helping heal the heart of healthcare as a cardiologist, leader and mindfulness expert. On this episode, Sandy and Jonathan discuss:

• The science of resilience, through the lens of cardiology
• Why the emotional stress of a pet’s death put a woman in the hospital
• The importance of self care for driven, Type-A people
• A 5-step model for building resilience
• How Jonathan “accidentally” became a leader, as a result of a coaching program
• The difference between helping patients and healing patients
• A 2-second visualization he does before walking into patient rooms
• Insights from years of practicing Yoga, Storytelling and Magic

Jonathan Fisher, MD FACC serves in various capacities at Novant Health, is a Wellness Coach and Meditation Teacher, the Host of HappyHeartMD (on YouTube) and an organizational consultant.

Our first episode with two guests! Shane, Jeremy and Sandy discuss:

• How to address someone in authority who’s mentally deteriorating
• Becoming the CMO of a new system, weeks before COVID-19 hit
• How a CEO and CMO adjusted their communication style to be more effective
• The power of “The Pause”
• Managing internal and external communications
• How to accelerate transition management

Shane Spees is the President and CEO of North Mississippi Health Services.
Dr. Jeremy Blanchard is the Chief Medical Officer of North Mississippi Health Services.

Dr. Mark Schnizter is on fire to build a better future. On this episode, Sandy and Mark are digging into:

• How to recreate yourself if you’re thinking about leaving medicine
• The value of the FACHE credential
• The problem with requesting specialists -- and why “Restoration Clinics” could be the answer
• Getting medical schools to teach community health literacy
• Permission-To-Play Values, Accidental Values, Aspirational Values and Core Values
• Pursuing the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
• The utility of integrity

Mark Schnitzer, MD, is currently a Medical Director at Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance, and consults on topics such as leadership, culture, communications and marketing.

Mark is a neurosurgeon and an artisan who's on a mission to make the right thing to do, the easy thing to do. On this episode, Sandy and Mark are digging into:

• The difference between minuta and fundamentals
• How to get a team on board with your vision
• The recipe for Creating a Miracle
• The true definition of forgiveness and Mark’s Forgiveness Practice
• The “Why” behind responsible stewardship

Mark Schnitzer, MD, is currently a Medical Director at Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance, and consults on topics such as leadership, culture, communications and marketing.

Keith Frey is the Division Chief Medical Officer for Dignity Health and on this episode, Sandy and Keith discuss:

• The first step to finding a right mentor
• Innovations in COVID-19 supply chain management
• How System CMOs is Arizona are coming together to combat COVID-19
• How Dignity has used the Well-Being Index during COVID-19
• Building CommonSpirit’s well-being strategy, model and playbook

Keith Frey, MD, MBA is the Division Chief Medical Officer for Dignity Health (Arizona Division) and the Professor of Practice, Department of Management and Entrepreneurship at Arizona State University - W. P. Carey School of Business.

As a dual citizen of the US and Brazil, Dr. Karyn Fowler is someone with a diverse perspective and an international focus. On this episode, Sandy and Karyn discuss:

• Karyn’s unique path to her executive role (through the payer side of things)
• How to know when the time is right for a career move
• The difference between your core values and your acquired values -- and the unique power of each
• Why telling someone to change doesn’t work -- and what to do instead

Karyn Fowler, MD is a VPMA/CMO at SSM Health.

Sandy and Dr. Lyle Berkowitz discuss:

• How to try new career moves without getting stuck
• The reasons physician start-ups fail and a path to building a successful company as a doc
• The hardest parts of moving into a clinical executive role
• Why healthcare needs to understand Design Thinking (with some practical examples)
• The power of gathering insights from the front-lines
• A method to Simplify, Automate and Delegate (SAD) clinical workflows
• How to use Financial Incentives, Artificial Intelligence and Telehealth to scale projects quickly

Lyle Berkowitz, MD is a Physician, Informaticist, Innovator, Entrepreneur, and Telehealth Expert. Learn more about Lyle on his website www.drlyle.com.

When his residency schedule wasn’t allowing him to get to the gym, “Dr. Meathead” built a gym in his garage. Now he’s training and competing nationally in strongman competitions. In this episode, Sandy and Seth dig into why failure isn’t as big of a deal as we make it -- and Seth shares his unique perspective on battling depression and mental health.

Seth Larsen, DO, CSCS is a board-certified family physician striving to improve mental and physical wellness through evidence-based strength training and nutrition. As both a physician and competitive strength athlete, he is in the unique position to provide quality care to the athlete in all of us, rather than simply forbidding your activity of choice. The medical and fitness worlds have much to learn from each other, and it is my goal to present that information to you in a clear and concise (and sometimes snarky) manner...we might even have some fun along the way.

Sandy and Dr. Brent Jackson discuss:
- How a physician’s career can feel like a game of Pachinko
- The power of forming relationships with other physicians
- Why a “steady paycheck” can mean less autonomy
- Brent’s go-to tips for relieving stress
- Why emotional literacy is important and why it’s overlooked (plus the “5 Whys” mental exercise)
- Why Brent pursued an MBA, and what came out of it

Brent Jackson is the VP/Chief Medical Officer at Dignity Health, Mercy General Hospital. He is a Physician executive experienced with inpatient/outpatient Utilization Management, physician leadership, quality/process improvement, and organizational change.

• A powerful and deeply personal story about a man who was supposed to be the best man at Jason's wedding
• How physicians can recalibrate and adapt their financial plans, given the reality of things like furloughs during COVID-19
• How to deal with the feeling of being understressed and overstressed at the same time

Jason's Bio:
"With 19 years of military service on land, in the air, on sea, and in hospitals, along with many years as a professor, coach and mentor, I know the challenges everyday people face in creating fulfilling lives of our own, but my secret for true fulfillment has nothing to do with time or to-do lists. I've come a long way myself, and I try to share personal stories and probing questions to teach people how to get their priorities straight, design their own PROCESS for LIFE, and achieve more than they dreamed possible while also enjoying the journey. My website - www.jasonvaladao.com - is a simple start if you are looking for a short, but hopefully powerful blog that can alter your attitude and ambition in just a few healthy minutes of reading, and my first book officially published on April 2nd, 2019."