Fixing Healthcare...From The Trenches with Dr. Badia

by Dr. Alejandro Badia

Streams live biweekly thursdays on Facebook, LinkedIN, Twitter and youtube.

All episodes can be found on our website www.DrBadia.com/Podcast.

As an orthopedic surgeon with three decades of experience and the founder of OrthoNOW® clinics in South Florida, I wrote the book "Healthcare From The Trenches" from a doctor’s perspective to shed light on the incredible problems I see every day in getting patients the care ... 

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Podcast episodes

  • Season 1

  • E37 Simon G Talbot, MD on "Fixing Healthcare… From The Trenches" with Dr. Badia

    E37 Simon G Talbot, MD on "Fixing Healthcare… From The Trenches" with Dr. Badia

    More than twelve years on faculty at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School has seen him promoted to rank of Associate Professor, publish more than 100 peer-reviewed papers, more than 30 chapters and lay-press articles, present more than 120 local, national, and international lectures, and mentor and teach countless students and surgical trainees. His research in the area of extremity trauma and transplantation has earned funding from the National Institutes of Health and United States Department of Defense. Within hospital administration, Talbot was elected to the position of Co-chair of the Physicians’ Council, representing Faculty on the Physician Organization Board. His passion for healthcare improvement has led Talbot to co-found (with Wendy Dean MD), Moral Injury of Healthcare, a 501c3 non-profit. Through lecturing, workshops, consulting, a podcast, and book (“If I Betray These Words”), this organization’s goal is to mitigate physician distress, turnover, and burnout secondary to moral injury – the concept that supporting clinicians to take optimal care of patients is the path to success for individual physicians and healthcare organizations. Visit Dr Talbot’s website fixmoralinjury.org to find out more about this topic.

  • E36 Peter JL Jebson, MD on "Fixing Healthcare...From The Trenches" with Dr. Badia

    E36 Peter JL Jebson, MD on "Fixing Healthcare...From The Trenches" with Dr. Badia

    In this episode Dr. Badia and Dr. Jebson will discuss solutions for the US healthcare system in relation to insurance topics and prior authorization issues. Peter J.L. Jebson M.D. is a nationally renowned orthopedic surgeon specializing in hand, wrist, elbow, and microsurgery. He has published over 100 peer reviewed articles in prominent medical journals. He has authored and/or edited 4 books, authored 45 book chapters, given over 240 national presentations, and served as Course Chairman at several international meetings for the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH), and American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS). Dr Jebson is the former Vice President and Chief of the Orthopedic Health Clinical Service Line at Spectrum Health System and the Department of Orthopedics, Spectrum Health Medical Group in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dr Jebson founded the Jebson Healthcare Consulting Group and is currently an Associate Medical Director for AIM Specialty Health which is part of Elevance Health (formerly Anthem Health).

  • E35 Joseph A. Abboud, MD on "Fixing Healthcare...From The Trenches" with Dr. Badia

    E35 Joseph A. Abboud, MD on "Fixing Healthcare...From The Trenches" with Dr. Badia

    Dr. Abboud is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon and specializes in the treatment of patients with shoulder and elbow disorders. 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 a core member of the teaching faculty for Rothman Orthopaedics Dr. Abboud performs a wide variety of simple and complex surgical procedures on the shoulder and elbow including arthroscopic surgery (e.g. rotator cuff repairs, instability surgery) comprehensive fracture care, as well as shoulder and elbow replacement(arthroplasty) procedures. Dr. Abboud is most proud of the fact that he has been caring for patients throughout the Philadelphia region and the Northeast region of the United States. Patients seek out his care from all regions of the United States and overseas. His goal is to always provide each patient with exceptional personalized care.

  • E34 Dr. John C. Nordt on "Fixing Healthcare From The Trenches" with Dr. Badia

    E34 Dr. John C. Nordt on "Fixing Healthcare From The Trenches" with Dr. Badia

    Dr. John C. Nordt is a renowned orthopedic spine surgeon in Miami with over 40 years of experience. Specializing in spine care and surgery, he is known locally and internationally for his expertise in treating back problems, spine disorders, fractures, and surgical revisions. Dr. Nordt, based in Coral Gables, Florida, is a former President of the Florida Orthopaedic Society, advocating for musculoskeletal patients and orthopedic surgeons in the state. Affiliated with multiple hospitals, including Coral Gables Hospital and Mercy Hospital, he is recognized as the most trusted spine surgeon in South Florida, drawing patients from across the region and beyond. Explore his blog for insights on spine surgery trends, healthcare challenges, and more. https://spinecentermiami.com/category...

  • E33 Dr. David Neuman on "Fixing Healthcare...From The Trenches" with Dr. Badia

    E33 Dr. David Neuman on "Fixing Healthcare...From The Trenches" with Dr. Badia

    David is a serial Doctorpreneur, author, inventor, and owner of NY Sportscare, located in New York City. He is a Board-Certified orthopedic surgeon with specialty training in sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery. Dr. Neuman’s professional memberships include the American Medical Association, the Medical Society of the State of New York, and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons where he also serves in a leadership role. David performed over 5000 surgeries during his career as a Sports Medicine surgeon. His sports medicine philosophy resulted in excellent outcomes as he focused on restoring patients’ functional ability at work, play or sports. Currently, David consults in orthopedics and continues his passion for promoting exercise therapy, non-invasive early non-pharmacologic interventions, prevention, and fitness as ways to prevent or mitigate joint surgeries. This is manifested as Medical Director of UltraPain Products and Co-founder of Pop-Doc. Pop-doc is a groundbreaking digital therapeutic healthcare technology company that creates, and designs customized corrective exercise therapy programs to help populations feel less pain and stay as functional as possible through fascia training and re-integration. He strongly believes that ‘Healthier Joints Make Happier People’!