Paul Maroni, MD is a urologic oncologist at the University of Colorado in Denver.  He is a repeat guest on OWZ (#41. Joy in the Service of Others… https://www.buzzsprout.com/1811662/10549621) and a good friend.  We share an interest in the physical health of our patients and ourselves as physicians and surgeons.  This conversation focuses on practical strategies (and the science behind them) to optimize physical health and well-being through movement, exercise, and nutrition.  There is no perfect work-out routine or diet.  But being mindful and intentional about how you care for your body and what you want out of your physical being are the first steps to a healthy and sustainable career and beyond!  We discuss lots of external resources and links are provided in the notes.  Enjoy!

Slow Carb Diet, Tim Ferriss: https://tim.blog/2012/07/12/how-to-lose-100-pounds/

Nature Wants Us To Be Fat, by Richard Johnson (Amazon): https://a.co/d/fvubmJp

Knees Over Toes Guy (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/c/thekneesovertoesguy

By Peter Attia:

Outlive (Amazon): https://a.co/d/0FIdViJ

On Huberman Lab Podcast:
(web) https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/dr-peter-attia-improve-vitality-emotional-and-physical-health-and-lifespan 

(YouTube)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufsIA5NARIo

Scott MacDiarmid, MD is a private practice urologist in Greensboro, North Carolina and the author of “Fist Pumps” – a self-help book to lift up physicians and healthcare providers who serve (https://www.amazon.com/Fist-Pumps-Scott-MacDiarmid/dp/1088078184).  Similar to my journey in Operative with Zen, Scott wrote the book thinking, “If I can help one other person.”  We talk about the stresses of being a physician and surgeon in modern American healthcare and strategies to deal with that stress.  Finding purpose, developing (what Scott calls) a suit of armor through mindfulness and gratitude, and seeking your own personal mountaintop – where you find peace, joy, virtue, and contentment – allow us to limit our exposure to the inevitable and deep valleys of burnout.  Lastly, Scott encourages us to care for ourselves and care for our communities as we serve those around us.  Enjoy this conversation!          

Fist Pumps (Amazon): https://www.amazon.com/Fist-Pumps-Scott-MacDiarmid/dp/1088078184

Caprice Greenberg, MD, MPH is the Chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Surgical Oncologist.  She is the President and Co-founder of the Academy for Surgical Coaching (https://surgicalcoaching.org/) and is responsible for most of the academic literature regarding surgical coaching and outcomes directly or inspirationally.  We talk through the basics of surgical coaching from the operating room to the clinic, executive coaching through professional development for junior surgeons.  We talk about the practicalities of coaching: who should be coaching, who should be coaching, and what are the good qualities for both.  And we discuss all the ways coaching can be delivered – through personal coaches, intraoperative video assessments, and organizations like the Academy for Surgical Coaching.  Enjoy!

The Academy for Surgical Coaching: https://surgicalcoaching.org/

Dr. Greenberg’s Publications on Coaching (Pubmed Search): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Greenberg+CC+AND+coaching