In this episode, Scott sits down with Dr. Rick Angelo, a retired private practice orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist out in Seattle, Washington. Here, they discuss the breadth of his career, the incredible mentors he was able to work under, his legacy in professional education, his involvement in the Arthroscopy Association of North America, his passion for AI in the orthopedic space, and more.
In this episode, Scott chats with Dr. Raffy Mirzayan, an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist in southern California. They discuss the path that led him to where he is today, including his time living in multiple other countries and learning five different languages, English being his fifth. They also cover his involvement with the Shoulder 360 course being held in April in South Beach Miami.
This episode features Dr. Marc Labbé, an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist in Houston, Texas. In this episode, he and Dr. Sigman talk about a new project he’s been working on, the pathway to starting and financing a new company, his education background and career development over the years, and more.
In this episode, Dr. Sigman sits down with Dr. Grant Garrigues, an Associate Professor and shoulder and elbow surgeon at Midwest Orthopedics at Rush, and the team physician for both the Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox. Here, they discuss his education background, which includes both Harvard Medical School and MIT’s Health Science Technology Program, his time in Siberia completing a fellowship, his experience taking care of the Bulls and White Sox, and more.
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We have the one and only Dr. Brian Cole for this episode. Dr. Brian Cole is an orthopedic sports medicine surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush and a Professor of Orthopaedics, Anatomy and Cell Biology at Rush University Medical Center. Dr. Cole is Managing Partner of Midwest Orthopaedics and is the Department’s Associate Chairman and the Section Head of the Cartilage Research and Restoration Center.
He’s one of the most prolific and most influential sports medicine surgeons in the world. Dr. Cole is the head team physician for the Chicago Bulls and co-team physician for the Chicago White Sox. He’s a member of every society for sports medicine orthopedics with a vast history of experience with a passion for education. This is one you’re going to enjoy!
Topics include: -He discusses what made him decide to become a physician and the influence going into orthopedics, including residency at the Hospital for Special Surgery at Cornell Medical Center, and a Sports Medicine fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Cole talks about how he made his way back to Chicago after fellowship at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush and helping to build the cartilage restoration program.
-He talks about the “private-demic” model of Rush, running it as a private practice with the benefits of being in the academic world. It’s a private independent practice that fosters entrepreneurialism.
-Dr. Cole has a passion for fellowships and can hear his devotion for the importance of mentorships. He discusses how it’s essential to positively influence the next generation through fellowships.
-We also hear about what is his work//life balance like with all of his responsibilities.
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Dr. Arun R. Hariharan is a fellowship-trained pediatric orthopedic surgeon with particular expertise in pediatric spine surgery. His main passions are in caring for children with spine-related problems such as scoliosis from a variety of conditions.
Topics include:
-Dr. Hariharan has a true passion for spine and refining his skills for pediatrics. We hear about his desire and pathway to becoming a pediatric orthopedic surgeon.
-He discusses his gratification of helping pediatrics patients and the ability to care for children with goals to get better without secondary gain. It’s interesting to hear about the differences between kids and adults with orthopedic issues. Kids just want to be fixed and go home.
-Dr. Hariharan provides advice for young orthopedic surgeons who are choosing their specialty.
Meet Judy and Sheldon! If you are a frequent listener of The Ortho Show you’ll know Judy is Dr. Sigman’s mother and Sheldon is her boyfriend. They’re our #1 and #2 listeners and do our best to make each episode a learning experience for all listeners from novices to orthopedic surgery experts. It’s a fun, light episode to get a glimpse into Dr. Sigman’s family life.
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Dr. Daniel Paull is an orthopedic surgeon in solo private practice in Colorado Springs, CO. He is the Founder and CEO of Easy Orthopedics, which is disrupting the healthcare status quo by cutting out all the middlemen and delivering relationship-based care that values time. He was frustrated with the way medical care was being delivered and didn’t want an insurance company or hospital administrator telling him what to do, and getting in the middle of the relationships that he builds with patients. It’s a unique story about grit and sweat equity to start something new to help patients.
Topics include:
-We hear his story of becoming an orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Paull has degrees from NYU and University of Miami and completed residency from University of Toledo in Ohio.
-Dr. Paull is off the beaten path in a solo private practice. Dr. Paull travels to the patient’s house, hotel or office in the Colorado Springs area. He will also take office appointments, sees patient’s at other practitioner’s offices, and also has telehealth visits available. Dr. Paull is a believer in relationship-based medicine and is able to spend more time with his patients.
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Eric L. Smith, M.D., FAOA is an Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in joint replacement, reconstructive surgery and revision surgery of the hip and knee at New England Baptist Hospital (NEBH). Dr. Smith is Chief of Arthroplasty at NEBH where he is involved in the clinical care of patients, research and teaching. Dr. Smith plays an active role in the Otto E. Aufranc Fellowship Program, where he provides advanced training to physicians in adult reconstructive surgery.
Topics include:
-He’s a remarkable guest and hear about his time growing up in California, including his love for hunting. He spent 10 years of active duty in the Army and was deployed to Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. We hear about how he received the Meritorious Service Medal and hear about his amazing history in his time of service.
-He’s part of an Orthopedic Surgeon duo and married to Dr. Elizabeth Matzkin. She is the Surgical Director, Women’s Musculoskeletal Health and Chief of Women’s Sports Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
-Dr. Smith tells us what’s new in the world of total knee replacement for patients.
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Oke Anakwenze, MD, MBA is an orthopedic surgeon and Chief of shoulder surgery at Duke. He is one of the hardest working surgeons and on top of it all, also recently completed his MBA. We hear about his passion for education and being a mentor, which he learned from his own mentor, Dr. Bill Levine.
Topics include:
-He grew up in Nigeria until 13 years old. He was told his career options included doctor, lawyer or engineer and is what helped drive him to become an orthopedic surgeon.
-We hear all about how he got to where he is today at Duke. He attended University of California, Davis for undergraduate and went on to complete his medical education at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Anakwenze then spent a year at Columbia University completing a shoulder and elbow fellowship. He then worked within the Kaiser system before venturing out to build his own surgical practice and outpatient joint replacement center. He also obtained a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from UCLA.
-“The Oke Way”: Believe in yourself and go after it. We hear all about his drive, passion for continuous learning and importance of mentorship. He’s already thinking about what he wants his legacy to be in the under 40 club.
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Dr. Veronica Diaz is a solo private practice orthopedic surgeon at Palm Beach Hand to Shoulder in Jupiter, FL. She has performed thousands of upper extremity procedures and has extensive training and experience in managing degenerative, traumatic, and sports-related conditions of the Shoulder and Upper Extremity.
Topics include:
-A native of Miami, Florida, we discuss her Cuban fire with family history in the medical field.
-Dr. Diaz graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Molecular Biology. At Princeton, she was a member of The Tiger Inn, as well as the Women’s Varsity Swimming and Water Polo Teams. Dr. Diaz earned her medical doctorate from the University of Florida and completed her Orthopedic Surgery residency at the University of Miami – Jackson Memorial Hospital. She completed a fellowship in Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery in Pittsburgh. Dr. Diaz is a member of the prestigious American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons and American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and an Active Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
-Dr. Diaz is embracing technology as the Medical Director of Orthopedics at Modernizing Medicine where she helps with the development of the orthopedic platform and works with clients to help improve the software solution. She discusses how the EMR software intuitively adapts to your unique style of practice, remembers your preferences and aids clinical collaboration to streamline your entire process.
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We’re continuing to share amazing stories of orthopedic surgeons who are passionate about advancing patient care. Dr. Jim Williams joins us for this episode to discuss his recent retirement as Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at Cleveland Clinic (Euclid). During his career he served as assistant team physician for the Cleveland Indians and the Cleveland Cavaliers, and as Head Team Physician at John Carroll University and many Cleveland area high schools. He is now the Chief Medical Advisor for Lazurite, who has developed a proprietary light and camera technology to create the modular ArthroFree™ wireless camera system for minimally invasive surgery.
Topics include:
-Amazing fact that Dr. Williams is our first guest who has 5 generations of physicians in his family.
-We hear about the talk of the conference hall at AOSSM/AANA with ArthroFree. It also won The Ortho Show’s New Innovation award during the conference. The ArthroFree wireless system—surgical camera + receiver—is equipped with the Meridiem™ Light Engine (MLE™), and requires a fraction of the energy of comparable wired camera systems. The system is designed to simplify sterilization, decrease setup and breakdown times, and eliminate the need for the light source and the power source on the surgical tower. The ArthroFree wireless system will eliminate the hazards of fiber-optic cables, along with the need for camera cable management by surgical assistants. It’s close to hitting commercialization and have no doubt it will hit the stratosphere as soon as it’s available.
Find out more information about Dr. Jim Williams here.
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Lew C. Schon, M.D., FAAOS, is Director of Orthopedic Innovation at The Institute for Foot and Ankle Reconstruction at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. An internationally recognized foot and ankle surgeon, Dr. Schon has more than 35 years’ experience in medicine and patient care. He has been recognized as a “Top Doctor” by Baltimore magazine as well as Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd.
Topics include:
-He’s our first guest who has blown a shofar on the show! We hear about his love for music with his group, The Stimulators, and how he found himself onstage with the Foo Fighters. It’s an incredible story how Dr. Schon was taking care of Foo Fighter frontman, David Grohl, after a nasty leg break and asked him to come onstage with him at Fenway Park. Watch Dr. Schon’s video singing The White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army,” with the Foo Fighters here.
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We’re doing a pivot away from orthopedics, but addressing one of the most important topics in orthopedics, which is private equity. It’s one of the hottest areas right now for orthopedic practices to join together to scale, create a bond and take back the mission of how healthcare is delivered. It’s an incredibly complex topic to give our listeners baseline information in under 30 minutes. Gary Herschman breaks it down for us and is a M&A regulatory attorney at EBG Law. When health care companies undergo a major strategic transaction through mergers, acquisitions, consolidations, joint ventures, partnerships, buyouts, or new affiliations, Gary Herschman drives these important transactions to a successful closing.
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Dr. Joseph Abboud is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in the treatment of patients with shoulder and elbow disorders at Rothman Orthopaedics Institute. He is an internationally recognized authority on the treatment of shoulder and elbow disorders. He is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and has recently completed his four year term as the Senior Vice President of Clinical Affairs at Rothman. During this time he worked with the executive leadership team to oversee a time of tremendous organizational growth of Rothman Orthopaedic Institute.
Topics include:
-His path to becoming an orthopedic surgeon, including being born in Beirut, Lebanon and immigrating to the U.S. at 5 years old. He’s been in Philadelphia since 10 years old and is most proud of the fact that he has been caring for patients in the Delaware Valley, Philadelphia, and South Jersey since the late 90’s.
-He discusses kicking off the inaugural meeting of Shoulder360™ as a course chair. The concept of the meeting is to provide a comprehensive shoulder course focusing on shoulder repair and reconstructive surgery. The course chair’s are keeping the education engaging with tapping into the culture of South Beach and adding judges with commentary and scoring to panel discussions.
-We hear about how he recently completed the General Manager program at Harvard Business School to help further his business acumen and his recent course completion on the MIT Sloan Blockchain Program.
-We discuss the future technology of shoulder surgery to include balloon spacer for patients with difficult rotator cuff repairs.
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His clinical practice and research focus on complex primary and revision total hip and knee replacements, including rapid post-surgical recovery, outpatient joint replacement surgery, opioid-sparing surgical pathways, peri-prosthetic fractures and infections, and robotic-assisted total joint replacement.
Topics include:
-His role as Chair of the Orthopedic Innovation Center. He helps us understand the differences between invention and innovation.
-We discuss the use of robotics and navigation with aiding precision during surgeries.
-We hear about the grit and challenges to get his start-up, Caira Surgical, launched.
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Continuing to bring you the best of the best orthopedics with one of the most influential shoulder specialists in the world.
Hiroyuki Sugaya, President of the Tokyo Sports Orthopedic Clinic, joins us for this episode. He is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in shoulder and elbow. Dr. Sugaya has been dedicated to the treatment and research of shoulder & elbow injuries for over 20 years. He worked at the Funabashi Orthopaedic Hospital in 2002, where he led the shoulder & elbow team for 18 years. During this time, he and his team published numerous clinical research articles based on vast clinical experiences regarding treatment for shoulder & elbow injuries.
Topics include:
-Discussing his research and expanding his network globally.
-Dr. Sugaya’s experience with Annecy Live Surgery: International Shoulder Advanced Course with Dr. Lafosse.
-Fitting in his hobbies of working out and golf when he can.
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Kevin Plancher, MD, MPH is the Founder of Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. Dr. Plancher is a Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine and an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, at Cornell University in New York. In addition, Dr. Plancher is the Fellowship Director of an ACGME accredited sports medicine program in NYC and CT.
Dr. Plancher is a leading orthopaedic surgeon and sports medicine expert with extensive knowledge in knee, shoulder, elbow, and hand injuries. He specializes in treating anterior cruciate ligament tears and shoulder injuries, which he sees frequently as a physician for the U.S. Ski Team and as a League Physician for Major League Lacrosse. He specializes in minimally invasive procedures including: partial knee replacements, arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs, arthroscopic Bankart repairs, and endoscopic elbow release for severe tennis elbow. He is also an expert in total and reverse shoulder, and knee replacements procedures. Dr. Plancher developed the arthroscopic technique for releasing a nerve for posterior shoulder pain. He has a paticular interest in adolescent sports injuries and injury prevention for young female athletes.
Topics include:
-Dr. Plancher’s story of becoming an orthopedic surgeon, along with shared experiences and overlap with Dr. Sigman.
-We hear about his sports medicine fellowship, including stories with previous fellow, Dr. Shariff Bishai.
-We discuss Dr. Plancher’s responsibilities being named chair of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ (AAOS) Board of Specialty Societies (BOS). The BOS brings together the leaders of the 23 musculoskeletal societies to address advocacy, continuing medical education, research, and membership, residency, and fellowship issues. It also serves as an advisory body to the AAOS Board of Directors and promotes unity and collaboration between specialty societies and the Academy.
-Dr. Plancher lectures globally on issues related to orthopaedic procedures and sports injury management. He is the founder of the “Orthopaedic Summit: Evolving Techniques”, (OSET) a national conference. Tune in to hear about the intriguing “Journal of Retraction” session held at OSET. Find out more about OSET here.
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Dr. Brett Sanders is an orthopedic surgeon with subspecialty training in shoulder, sports medicine, and upper extremity with a special interest in complex arthroscopic and open shoulder surgery at the Center for Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics in Chattanooga, TN.
We hear about Dr. Sanders path to becoming an orthopedic surgeon. A native of Nashville, Dr. Sanders attended college at the University of Virginia and subsequently attended the University of Tennessee College of Medicine and performed an Internship in general surgery and a Residency in orthopaedic surgery, both at Emory University. While at Emory, he was elected to the AOA Leadership Conference and provided sports medicine care for Georgia Tech and professional athletes.
Dr. Sanders completed fellowship training in shoulder and sports medicine at Harvard University with complementary training at the ALPS Institute in Annecy, France. He then performed a second fellowship in hand and upper extremity surgery at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
Topics include:
-Dr. Sanders is the Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Tensor Surgical. Tensor Surgical was founded on the principle of “For Surgeons By Surgeons.” Tensor’s goal was to develop an instrumentation set with an emphasis on reproducible gold standard results while reducing overall time and cost in the OR. Tensor has sought and incorporated surgeon’s feedback, to continually improve and expand the capabilities of the Rotator Cuff Repair System, consisting of the reusable Tensor Tunneler and Suture Passer tools. Find more information on Tensor Surgical here.
-We also have an interesting discussion on orthobiologics and its use with patients.
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Bringing you a unique episode with Erin Whitehead. Her expertise is as a surgeon coach and is CEO of Kick the Ceiling. Erin provides a concierge executive coaching service and is a prolific messenger on LinkedIn with over 25,000 followers. By coaching, she helps ambitious people actively engage in a high performance mindset by sharing how they consistently push past their next highest level.
Topics include:
-What does a certified executive coach do? She gets you from where are you now and where you want to be. Erin’s coaching gets you to the point of “why is there a gap getting there?” She coaches you to double down on your ambitions.
-Here are the three questions she asked prior to coaching someone: Why do you want to be coached? Are you coachable? Will you put in the work?
-Coaching is not consulting. This is not about telling people what to do.
-Hear about why she hates the term “physician burnout?”
