Episodes

Monday Dec 27, 2021
Dr. Jeff Sawyer, Dec 2021
Monday Dec 27, 2021
Monday Dec 27, 2021
Dr. Jeffrey Sawyer of Campbell Clinic joins Nick Fletcher on the podcast. They discuss Dr. Sawyer's training and career, his views on mentorship, his approach to work-life balance and wellbeing (especially exercise!), and much more. Produced by Nick Fletcher and Carter Clement. Music by Christian Bjoerklund.

Monday Oct 18, 2021
Drs. Glotzbecker, Hydorn and Shore, Oct 2021
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Drs. Michael Glotzbecker of Rainbow Babies, Ben Shore of Boston Children’s, and Chris Hydorn of Prisma and MUSC join Nick Fletcher of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta for a reunion after 10 years in practice. This group co-authored a paper in the past describing the experiences and lessons of their first year in practice. Today they reflect on their first decade. The co-authors discuss how their practices have changed, steering their academic careers, learning to cope with complications, pearls for new pedipods, and more!
The original article that inspired this episode: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24590338/

Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
Dr. Michelle Caird, Sept 2021
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
Nick Fletcher speaks with Dr. Michelle Caird, Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Michigan. They discuss her upbringing, tips for research success, her experience as department chair, practical ways to expand diversity in orthopaedic surgery, and more. Produced by Nick Fletcher and Carter Clement. Music by Christian Bjoerklund.

Sunday Aug 01, 2021
Dr. Stuart Weinstein, July 2021
Sunday Aug 01, 2021
Sunday Aug 01, 2021
Nick Fletcher speaks with Dr. Stuart Weinstein of Iowa to discuss Dr. Weinstein's storied career, his thoughts on leadership, his work in politics and lobbying, his approach to research which has generated so many landmark studies, and more. Produced by Nick Fletcher and Carter Clement. Music by Christian Bjoerklund.

Wednesday Jun 23, 2021
Dr. Dror Paley, June 2021
Wednesday Jun 23, 2021
Wednesday Jun 23, 2021
Nick Fletcher speaks with Dr. Dror Paley of the Paley Institute to discuss Dr. Paley's career, his history of innovation, the development of the Paley Institute, and more. Produced by Nick Fletcher and Carter Clement. Music by Christian Bjoerklund.

Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Dave Skaggs, Lindsay Andras, and Vern Tolo, Apr 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Nick Fletcher speaks with Drs. David Skaggs, Lindsay Andras, and Vernon Tolo of Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. The conversation focuses on mentorship and covers finding mentors, giving and receiving feedback, the importance of a research infrastructure, the benefits of physician autonomy, and much more. Produced by Nick Fletcher and Carter Clement. Music by Christian Bjoerklund.

Saturday Mar 13, 2021
Dr. Unni Narayanan, Mar 2021
Saturday Mar 13, 2021
Saturday Mar 13, 2021
Nick Fletcher speaks with Dr. Unni Narayanan of Sick Kids Hospital and the University of Toronto to discuss Dr. Narayanan's training and career, his experience navigating the transition from an Indian Medical school to residency in the U.S. and a fellowship in Canada, his research including developing the CP Child tool, and much more. Produced by Nick Fletcher and Carter Clement. Music by Christian Bjoerklund.

Sunday Jan 31, 2021
Dr. Scott Kozin, Jan 2021
Sunday Jan 31, 2021
Sunday Jan 31, 2021
Nick Fletcher speaks with Dr. Scott Kozin of the Philadelphia Shriner's Hospital to discuss Dr. Kozin's career, his philosophies on leadership and education, pearls and pitfalls for international work, wisely selecting hobbies, and more. Produced by Nick Fletcher and Carter Clement. Music by Christian Bjoerklund.

Sunday Dec 06, 2020
Dr. Dennis Wenger, Dec 2020
Sunday Dec 06, 2020
Sunday Dec 06, 2020
Nick Fletcher speaks with Dr. Dennis Wenger of Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego to discuss Dr. Wenger's background, his philosophies on education, his views on the future of health care, and much more. Produced by Nick Fletcher and Carter Clement. Music by Christian Bjoerklund.

Saturday Oct 24, 2020
Christine Ho and Amy McIntosh, Oct 2020
Saturday Oct 24, 2020
Saturday Oct 24, 2020
Nick Fletcher speaks with Dr. McIntosh of TSRH and Dr. Ho of Children's Health in Dallas. They discuss their backgrounds, careers, balancing home life with work, being women in orthopedics, and more. Produced by Nick Fletcher and Carter Clement. Music by Christian Bjoerklund.