Women Physicians Flourish. A Podcast About Life and Wellbeing

Today’s interview is with Dr. Karen Kaufman - she is an allergist/immunologist who started her career in the military, joined a group practice, and then realized she wanted something more than the impersonal, unfulfilling group practice she was in.  She made the bold, courageous step to strike out on her own and now has a thriving solo practice in Virginia where she gives patients the type of care she wants to give and is able to practice on her own terms. 

Dr. Kaufman is a great listener and a compassionate problem-solver who helps patients get the answers they need and feel well again like they deserve.

Dr. Kaufman is double board certified in Allergy Immunology and Internal Medicine. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, and has been recognized repeatedly as a Top Doctor in the greater Washington DC area. Dr. Kaufman recently opened her own practice, Kaufman Allergy Asthma and Immunology, where she provides the highest quality of care to children and adults.

Dr. Karen Kaufman links: www.kaufmanallergy.com

Business FB page: https://www.facebook.com/kaufmanallergy

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Music used with permission

Intro: “Death Dance” by Luwaks

Outro: “VHS Hero” by Lofive

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This week, Dr. Judy Wright! She is a Family Physician with over 15 years of experience, writer, speaker, and co-host of the Queens On Call podcast. Last year she was diagnosed with breast cancer just before the pandemic began, and has undergone a significant personal transformation during this time.  In our episode, we talk about transitions, prioritizing joy, and her love for DIY projects!

In the intro, Dr. Lauderdale discusses the invisible labor imbalance between women and men physicians, and how ignoring or minimizing that truth can be harmful.  

You can find Dr. Wright at:

IG : www.instagram.com/dr_judy_wright

Twitter: @dr_judy_wright

Podcast: Queens On Call (multiple platforms)

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Intro - “Death Dance” by Luftmensch

Outro - “Timeless Clouds” by Luwaks

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www.rebeccalauderdalemd.com

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Dr. Andrea Staneata is a board certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician and is fellowship trained in interventional spine and pain management, and is now practicing at Cape Fear Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, in North Carolina. 

She has a compelling story: after medical school and two years of orthopedics residency in Romania, she immigrated with her then husband to the united states by winning a lottery sponsored by the romanian government. 

Upon relocating to the United States, she went on to complete her Internship and Residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, followed by a fellowship in Interventional Spine & Pain management at OrthoCarolina in Winston Salem, North Carolina.

She is the coauthor of the anthology Warrior Women: A Sisterhood of Immigrants, and in her chapter she details her story of burnout, depression/anxiety, and an abusive marriage she courageously left while her children were young. She has a passion for sharing her story so that others can learn from her experience. 

FB - Andrea Staneata

LinkedIn - Andrea Staneata, MD

IG - @andreastaneata

Warrior Women Project book

The Road Back To You - book

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Dr. Nneka Unachukwu, or Dr. Una as she is endearingly called by her patients and the many doctors she has mentored, is a pediatrician and founder of Ivy League Pediatrics, in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Since founding that practice 11 years ago, she has started many other successful businesses, including teaching physicians the skills of entrepreneurship through her podcast, called EntreMD (short for Entrepreneur MD), and her group teaching program, the EntreMD Business School.  

She has a goal of helping 80,000 physicians create financial freedom by building profitable businesses, and she is well on her way.  This woman is a national treasure.

In our conversation today, Dr. Una talks candidly about her life as a mother, a wife, and a doctor; and the shift in thinking women physicians need to have in order to be fulfilled in all those areas of life (yes, we do talk about housework and childcare), 

We also talk about her perspective on the way the world has changed for physicians and how entrepreneurship and the skill of public speaking are at the top of her list as ways for physicians to continue thriving.  Dr. Una is unusually insightful and was so gracious to spend this time with me - please enjoy our interview. 

Dr. Una’s program EntreMD  can be found at the following links:

www.entremd.com

www.entremd.com/podcast

www.facebook.com/drunachukwu

www.instagram.com/entremds

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Intro: “Death Dance” by Luftmensch

Outro: "Timeless Clouds" by Luwaks

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Dr Diana Mercado is a family physician in Texas, currently serving as clinic medical director at Jackson County Hospital District, and her passion for becoming a physician was born from her experience as the daughter of Mexican immigrant workers. She saw that many immigrants did not seek medical care, and wanted to become a physician so that minority patients would have a doctor who spoke their language and looked like them. 

Another passion of Diana’s is helping physicians with ADHD.  She was diagnosed as a medical student and during our interview we talk about the shame that sometimes accompanies such a diagnosis, especially in a high-intensity field like medicine, and how that impacted her ability to get treatment and delayed the realization that ADHD is a neutral situation that you can choose to see as something wonderful. 

Because of that experience, Dr. Mercado has now gotten certified as a coach through the Life Coach School and serves Physicians with ADHD as a coach, helping them with time management, mind management, and seeing their superpowers. 

Many physicians, about 5%, have ADHD, and many more of us have children, spouses, loved ones and patients with it, and understanding it better can go a long way to releasing the stigma and empowering those with ADHD to use their differences as an advantage.  

You can contact Diana through her email, and find her website at www.adhd-lifecoach.com .

CITATION: Mammoliti M, Richards-Bentley C, Ly A, Nguyen M. Understanding attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in physicians: workplace implications and management strategies. Can J Physician Leadership 2021;7(4):160-165 https//doi.org/10.37964/cr24742  

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Intro: Death Dance by Luftmensch

Outro: Crossing the Rubicon

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This week, Rebecca interviews Dr. Chrystene Nguyen, who has pioneered an online community of single physicians and other high-level healthcare professionals called White Coat Romance.  We talk about her experience transitioning to a new practice after 10 years, overcoming self-doubt, and what it’s like to be a single physician during a pandemic. 

Dr. Nguyen is a shining example of a physician who is flourishing and you’ll love our conversation, regardless of your relationship status!

White Coat Romance Website, LinkedIn, Facebook Page and Facebook Group

Chrystene Nguyen, MD, on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn

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This week’s episode features Dr. Alicia Shelly - she is board-certified in Internal medicine as well as Obesity Medicine and practices in the Atlanta metro area.  She is also the host of the podcast: Back On Track: Overcoming Weight Regain, where she shares her advice and personal experience to help others with weight regain after significant weight loss including from bariatric surgery.  

We had a wonderful conversation about her practice of exercise as self-care, her marathon-prep, and the ways she combats comparison and perfectionism.  You’ll love this conversation!  You can find more about Dr. Shelly at the links below. 

Instagram: www.instagram.com/drshellymd

Podcast: Back on Track: Overcoming Weight Regain

Website:  https://drshellymd.com

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This week, Rebecca talks about joy and our tendency to allow "dress rehearsing tragedy" to keep us from feeling joy, and the way to overcome that.  She also discusses issues of weight and body image as relates to women physicians and how being vulnerable about struggles with body image and weight can free us from shame about our bodies.  This can also help us be good examples to our patients, as people who have self-compassion in dealing with our personal struggles instead of trying to be perceived as perfect.

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Dr. Lauderdale's Instagram here

Resources:
Fierce Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff

The Body Project by Joan Jacobs Brumberg

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Intro “Death Dance” by Luftmensch

Outro: "The Softer Side" by Wave Saver

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This week's episode is short and sweet, recorded while my family thought I was packing for vacation!  I talk about the "independent woman" archetype and how that can keep us from seeking support - which requires vulnerability, but is essential to letting others see who we are and what we need. 


Brene Brown's The Gifts of Imperfection

Kasia Urbaniak's Unbound and her website.

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In this episode, Rebecca continues the discussion of evidence-based ways to work with your inner critic - a dysfunctional version of a very normal and healthy process contributed to by our phonological loop.  Everything from personifying the critic to the surprising effect of placebos.


Rebecca Lauderdale, MD's website and instagram
email: [email protected]

Tara Mohr - Playing Big
Ethan Kross, PhD - Chatter
Brene Brown, PhD - The Gifts of Imperfection

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Intro "Death Dance" by Luftmensch
Outro: "Occurrence" by Martin Gauffin

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