On this special edition of Enhance Your Practice, host Dr. Patricia Mars presents a featured collection of conversations from the Women Plastic Surgeons (WPS) Forum, highlighting the business and leadership skills that are essential to building a successful plastic surgery practice. While surgical expertise is at the heart of every career, long-term success also depends on financial confidence, effective leadership, and thoughtful practice management.

Dr. Janelle Wagner, a hand surgeon and featured speaker at the WPS Symposium, shares practical approaches to mastering personal finances by developing small, sustainable habits. She discusses her monthly routine for reviewing cash flow, investments, debt, and net worth, demonstrating how consistent financial awareness can foster a healthier relationship with money and support long-term financial success.

Drawing on more than 27 years in cosmetic practice, Dr. Mary Gingrass offers candid advice on managing one of the most challenging aspects of practice ownership—people. From hiring and firing to establishing clear job descriptions, setting expectations, implementing probationary periods, structuring bonuses and raises, and adapting roles as technology evolves, she provides practical strategies for building and maintaining a strong, successful team.

Dr. Heather Furnas rounds out the discussion with an inside look at planning, building, and owning an office-based operating room. She shares lessons on assembling the right team, maintaining accreditation, and creating an efficient surgical environment that supports both quality patient care and practice growth.

Whether you're beginning your career or leading an established practice, this special edition offers practical insights from experienced physician leaders on strengthening the financial, operational, and leadership foundations of a successful plastic surgery practice.

Topics discussed include:

• Developing healthy personal financial habits
• Managing cash flow, investments, debt, and net worth
• Hiring, firing, and leading successful teams
• Practice operations and personnel management
• Building and maintaining an office-based operating room
• Leadership strategies for long-term practice success

Key takeaway

Building a successful plastic surgery practice requires more than clinical expertise. Learn practical strategies from experienced physician leaders to strengthen your financial foundation, lead effective teams, and create a practice positioned for long-term success.

About Enhance Your Practice

Enhance Your Practice is the official practice management podcast from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), featuring conversations with leaders in plastic surgery on practice management, leadership, innovation, and professional development. Each episode delivers practical insights to help plastic surgeons build successful practices and thrive throughout their careers.

Explore more educational resources from ASPS at plasticsurgery.org.