Hosted by Dr. Scott Sigman – “Flying Solo “

Back to sunny Southern California to Manhattan Beach with Dr. Ronna Parsa. She is a fellow-trained orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in sports medicine at her surgical practice, Parsa Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Institute, inManhattan Beach, California. Dr. Parsa, a Southern California native, received her fellowship training under Dr. James Andrews, a world-renowned surgeon for sports injuries. She has been a lifelong athlete and bases her treatment philosophy on her many personal experiences around the world, as both an athlete and a community service volunteer.

Topics include:

-Her time and fellowship with Dr. James Andrews in Florida. She gained a lot of experience with game coverage with the Washington Redskins, Tampa Bay Rays spring training and college football with Alabama and Auburn.

-She carved out her niche and set up her solo practice in the middle of the orthopedic mecca of LA, surrounded by major players like KJOC, Santa Monica Orthopedic Group and Kaiser Permanente. Dr. Parsa is starting her own surgical center shortly, the Manhattan Beach Surgical Institute.

-She’s part of the New Breed with regenerative medicine. She retrieves stem cells from the patient’s pelvis and freezes them for later use for when they need it. Dr. Parsa was a Molecular Biology major and spurned her interest after involvement with a phase III trial while at The Andrews Institute on the regeneration of cartilage through autologous stem cells. She now has a relationship with the NFL Trust, which was organized to help take care of medical costs for players after they retire. She’s been working with them to harvest and freeze bone marrow for players for eventual use to regenerate cartilage and potentially help prevent or decrease concussion protocols or longer term with CTE.

-She provides suggestions to listeners as they are trying to develop their personal and professional brand in orthopedics. She took Dr. Andrews advice that you need to crawl before you walk before you run. It takes baby steps and time to get where you want to be. Also, it takes years to build a reputation and 15 minutes to destroy it. Her advice incudes being cognizant of how you portray yourself.

-Her passion for volunteer work. She has worked with the Silver Service Children’s Foundation with surgical interventions for child deformities, such as club foot, and had a traveling fellowship with Health Volunteers, with a placement in Nicaragua, to teach residents there.

Find out more about Dr. Ronna Parsa here.

Hosted by Dr. Scott Sigman – “Intra-preneur, Podcaster, Motivational Speaker and Orthopedic Surgeon”

Dr. Vonda Wrightis an orthopedic surgeon and internationally recognized authority on active aging and mobility. She is an entrepreneur, motivational speaker, wrote 5 books, has appeared on 200 media interviews on shows such as “Dr. Oz” and “The Doctors,” and has her own podcast.

Dr. Wright specializes in sports medicine and currently serves as the inaugural Chief of Sports Medicine and Orthopedics for Northside Health System in Atlanta. An intra-preneur, Dr. Wright was the Inaugural Medical Director of the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, a 158,000 sq ft integrated sports medicine and performance joint venture between UPMC and the 5x Stanley Cup Campion Pittsburgh Penguins, and the founding director of the Performance and Research Initiative for Masters Athletes (PRIMA). Her pioneering research in mobility and musculoskeletal aging is changing the way we view and treat the aging process.

Topics include:

-Making a difference in patient’s lives by helping people walk again. She discusses how orthopedic surgeons are gatekeepers of mobility to stave out chronic disease.

-We hear about her medical degree from the University of Chicago, residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh and her fellowship in sports and shoulder surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.

-Dr. Scott Sigman asks, “How does an orthopedic surgeon in research become a public speaker?” Dr. Wright says surgeons should share their research to consumers and communicate in a way to help make a difference.

-Dr. Wright speaks worldwide and has authored five books; “Fitness After 40: How to Stay Strong at Any Age”and “Guide to THRIVE: 4 steps to Body, Brains & Bliss,” “Younger in 8 weeks,” an “A Parents Playbook for Raising Healthy Athletes,” and “Masterful Care of the Aging Athlete.”Her books are available on Amazon.

Find out more about Dr. Vonda Wright here.

Hosted by Dr. Scott Sigman – “Brasília, Brazil”

We continue to bring you the best of the best in orthopedics, not just in the U.S., but also in the World. This week is no exception with Dr. Julian Machado, orthopedic surgeon specializing in knee surgery, from Brasília, Brazil. It’s amazing to continue to hear stories about the orthopedic surgeon circle globally and exchanging ideas across the world to learn from the best. We hear about how Dr. Sigman and Dr. Machado’s friendship has grown with fond memories of their times together while training. Other topics include:

-All Things Brazil: Brasília is the federal capital ofBrazil with 10 million people in the health system. We hear about their private and public healthcare and how strict their health authorities are in Brazil. We also hear about the 15 lbs. of meat Dr. Sigman ate at a Brazilian steakhouse while visiting Dr. Machado

-His father was a Chief Orthopedic Surgeon and Dr. Machado followed in his footsteps

Find out more about Dr. Julian Machado here.

PitchPro: Vericel

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Hosted by Dr. Scott Sigman – “The 6%”

Dr. Nancy Yen Shipley is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon, fellowship-trained in sports medicine and arthroscopy of the shoulder and knee. She is passionate about sharing her path to medicine with others, in particular the next generation of future physicians. She writes and speaks on these topics in addition to bone and joint issues, and produces and hosts the top podcast The 6% with NancyMD. As a mother and a surgeon, she is a mentor and champion for women and diversity in surgical specialties, and brings awareness to this through speaking engagements and an active online presence.

We hear her story of taking a 6-year hiatus before applying to medical school. She had an interesting path working in sales and marketing in the snowboarding industry and dabbling with a family company in Chinese medicine, including course work in acupuncture, before making the decision to go to medical school.

Topics include:

–The 6% with NancyMD podcast: The 6% is a podcast dedicated to women thriving in traditionally male-dominated fields. As a female orthopaedic surgeon, she belongs to the 6% that are women in this field – and thus the inspiration for the title. She’s in season 3 of the podcast and focuses on inspiring stories of women who are thriving in male-dominated fields, and how they were able to realize their goals and overcome the challenges that they’ve faced.Listen to The 6% wherever you find podcasts.

-Her involvement in SpeakUp Ortho. It’s a platform that shares anonymous stories of bias and inequity. They also share positive stories of where good efforts have been made on making the workplace equitable in orthopedics.

-Her work with AAOS PR and their Social Media Task Force.

-Importance of your personal brand as an orthopedic surgeon. It’s also important to identify your personal core values to maintain a healthy work/life balance.

Find out more about Dr. Nancy Yen Shipley here.

Hosted by Dr. Scott Sigman – “Sleep is Optional”

We’re not sure when our next guest sleeps. Dr. Antonia Chen has so much energy and in her short 7 years in clinical practice, she’s an outstanding surgeon and researcher with 270+ peer reviewed articles, 250 presentations and 45 books/book chapters. She is the Director of Research for the Division of Adult Reconstruction and Total Joint Arthroplasty in theDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) who specializes in hip and knee replacements. She is board certified in Orthopaedic Surgery, and her clinical practice is focused on taking care of patients with arthritic hips and knees, as well as avascular necrosis. In addition to primary hip and knee replacements and partial knee replacements, she also specializes in the care ofcomplex patients who may require revision procedures or further treatment of their previous hip and knee replacements. Topics include:

-Can you believe she got her MBA and Medical Degree concurrently?!

-Her residency at Pitt and how she found the winding path to research

-Finding her balance on the clinical side with surgery and research

-Patient advice with most important research findings in joint replacement. What can I do to prevent infections? Her research is now looking into things such as Vitamin D, sugar levels and reduction in smoking to improve outcomes in patients

-Advice for improving outcomes for those surgeons doing joint replacement with robotics

Find out more about Dr. Antonia Chen here.