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Doctors Making A Difference

Doctors Making A Difference

De: Peter M. Crane MD
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Not every doctor dreams of climbing the traditional ladder. Some dream of building their own. Doctors Making a Difference, hosted by Dr. Peter Crane, tells the stories we rarely hear, of physicians who dared to ask, “Is this all there is?” and then changed their lives to answer it. These are the moments after burnout, after bureaucracy, after sacrifice. When purpose called louder than protocol. Each week, listeners meet doctors who stepped off the expected path—into roles as entrepreneurs, advocates, creatives, and leaders redefining what it means to heal. They didn’t just survive medicine. They made it theirs.Copyright 2025 Doctors Making A Difference Desarrollo Personal Economía Enfermedades Físicas Finanzas Personales Higiene y Vida Saludable Éxito Personal
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  • DMD #63 | Infertility, Identity & Finding Alignment in Medicine

    DMD #63 | Infertility, Identity & Finding Alignment in Medicine
    Dec 26 2025
    This episode is sponsored by Lightstone DIRECT. Lightstone DIRECT invites you to partner with a $12B AUM real estate institution as you grow your portfolio. Access the same single-asset multifamily and industrial deals Lightstone pursues with its own capital – Lightstone co-invests a minimum of 20% in each deal alongside individual investors like you. You’re an institution. Time to invest like one.–Dr. Erica Bove is double board-certified in OB-GYN and Reproductive Endocrinology — but her most powerful insights come from lived experience.After being told early in life she may never conceive, Erica’s personal fertility journey reshaped both her career and her philosophy of care. As a new attending, she recognized a troubling pattern: patients weren’t failing treatment — they were drowning in anxiety, fear, and nervous system overload.That realization led her to integrate coaching, mindset work, and nervous-system regulation into infertility care — especially for physicians who struggle to become patients themselves.Episode HighlightsBeing told you may be infertile — while training to be a doctorThe mental load of infertility in medical trainingWhy anxiety blocks comprehension and healingReframing infertility as a disease, not a personal failureCoaching physicians through long, unsuccessful fertility journeysAlignment as burnout preventionLearning to say no — and why your “yes” must be full-bodiedMotherhood, divorce, and redefining successWhen stepping back clinically allows deeper impactTop 3 TakeawaysInfertility doesn’t mean failure.Burnout doesn’t mean weakness.And alignment — not perfection — is the path to sustainability.About Dr. Erica BoveErica Bove, MD is a double board-certified OB-GYN and reproductive endocrinologist, physician coach, and educator dedicated to helping physicians navigate infertility, loss, and identity shifts in medicine.She serves as faculty and program director at the University of Vermont and is the founder of Love & Science Fertility, a coaching practice that supports physicians facing infertility when traditional treatments alone aren’t enough. Drawing from both clinical expertise and lived experience, Dr. Bove integrates evidence-based medicine with mindset work, nervous-system regulation, and values-based coaching to help physicians restore hope and alignment during some of the most challenging seasons of their lives.Dr. Bove is especially passionate about helping doctors learn how to become patients themselves—reducing shame, isolation, and burnout while empowering them to reconnect with their bodies, their purpose, and their humanity.Learn more at https://loveandsciencefertility.com Physician & patient referrals: https://www.loveandsciencefertility.com/patient-referral-formAbout the Host:Dr. Peter Crane is a board-certified physician, educator, and storyteller with a heart for service and a calling to spotlight doctors who make a difference—in their communities, in medicine, and in the lives they touch.Through Doctors Making a Difference, he brings you into intimate conversations with physicians who have overcome challenges, redefined success, and found purpose in and beyond the clinic. His goal is simple: to help more doctors stay in medicine by showing them what's possible.About the Show:Doctors Making a Difference is more than a podcast—it’s a movement to highlight the good, the gritty, and the deeply human side of medicine.In every episode, Dr. Peter Crane interviews physicians whose stories defy the script. From burnout recovery to bold career pivots, health challenges to quiet leadership, this show honors the truth that healing begins with connection—and doctors, too, deserve to be whole.Visit: doctorsmakingadifference.comLMC Series Note:Living with Metastatic Cancer (LMC) explores the science, decisions, and day-to-day realities of life with advanced disease—through candid physician–patient conversations. The Doctors Making a Difference Podcast is for informational purposes only and does not substitute for medical, legal, or professional advice. Always consult appropriate experts regarding your unique circumstances. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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  • DMD #62 | Surviving the Breaking Point: Leadership, Purpose & Suicidal Ideation in Medicine with Dr. Scott Ellner

    DMD #62 | Surviving the Breaking Point: Leadership, Purpose & Suicidal Ideation in Medicine with Dr. Scott Ellner
    Dec 18 2025
    This episode is sponsored by Lightstone DIRECT. Lightstone DIRECT invites you to partner with a $12B AUM real estate institution as you grow your portfolio. Access the same single-asset multifamily and industrial deals Lightstone pursues with its own capital – Lightstone co-invests a minimum of 20% in each deal alongside individual investors like you. You’re an institution. Time to invest like one.–Dr. Scott Ellner is a trauma surgeon, author, and healthcare leader who has lived on both sides of medical vulnerability — the elation of healing, and the despair that nearly cost him his life.In this conversation with host Dr. Peter Crane, Scott shares the story of witnessing a lifesaving field intubation that changed his career direction forever. He also opens up about the emotional collapse that came years later: a painful breakup, exhaustion, and a suicidal impulse that only stopped because a friend happened to call at the perfect moment.Scott discusses the emotional truth behind surgical identity, medical mistakes, patient relationships, resilience, and why empathy — not authority — is the most powerful form of leadership.He also talks about his career transition into senior leadership, the parallels between surfing and surgery, and his book Wipe Out, Rise Up.This episode is a raw, powerful reminder that even the strongest physicians are human — and that connection, meaning, and purpose remain medicine’s greatest force.Episode HighlightsThe trauma event at Zuma Beach that changed his career pathSurviving suicidal ideation — and the phone call that saved himAdmitting a surgical mistake and gaining trust instead of fearHow empathy reshapes leadership, relationships, and outcomesWhy reference power matters more than positional powerBalancing identity, career evolution, and life outside medicineUsing surfing as a metaphor for navigating adversityWhy physicians must learn health — not just medicineLetting go of the OR to lead at scaleLeaving medicine better than we found itTop 3 Takeaways1. Physicians are vulnerable — and that’s not a weakness.Suicidal ideation is more common in medicine than most people admit. Opening space for honesty saves lives.2. Leadership without empathy isn’t leadership.Real influence starts with listening, trust, and connection — not titles, pressure, or intimidation.3. Identity evolves.Careers change. Meaning shifts. And sometimes stepping out of the OR is the most courageous form of growth.About Dr. Scott EllnerDr. Scott Ellner is a trauma surgeon, author, and healthcare executive who has dedicated his career to improving quality, safety, and physician well-being. After decades in clinical practice and surgical leadership, Scott now helps healthcare organizations build stronger systems, healthier cultures, and more resilient clinicians.His book, Wipe Out, Rise Up, blends surfing, medicine, and personal storytelling to explore how people rise after failure, adversity, or emotional darkness — including his own near-fatal turning points.Today, Scott speaks, writes, and leads with a mission to help people find purpose, reconnect with their identity, and build a more human healthcare system.Learn more: https://www.wipeoutriseup.com/About the Host:Dr. Peter Crane is a board-certified physician, educator, and storyteller with a heart for service and a calling to spotlight doctors who make a difference—in their communities, in medicine, and in the lives they touch.Through Doctors Making a Difference, he brings you into intimate conversations with physicians who have overcome challenges, redefined success, and found purpose in and beyond the clinic. His goal is simple: to help more doctors stay in medicine by showing them what's possible.About the Show:Doctors Making a Difference is more than a podcast—it’s a movement to highlight the good, the gritty, and the deeply human side of medicine.In every episode, Dr. Peter Crane interviews physicians whose stories defy the script. From burnout recovery to bold career pivots, health challenges to quiet leadership, this show honors the truth that healing begins with connection—and doctors, too, deserve to be whole.Visit: doctorsmakingadifference.comLMC Series Note:Living with Metastatic Cancer (LMC) explores the science, decisions, and day-to-day realities of life with advanced disease—through candid physician–patient conversations. The Doctors Making a Difference Podcast is for informational purposes only and does not substitute for medical, legal, or professional advice. Always consult appropriate experts regarding your unique circumstances. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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  • DMD #61 | Direct Primary Care: Fixing Healthcare by Removing the Middleman with Dr. Josh Umbehr

    DMD #61 | Direct Primary Care: Fixing Healthcare by Removing the Middleman with Dr. Josh Umbehr
    Dec 11 2025
    This episode is sponsored by Lightstone DIRECT. Lightstone DIRECT invites you to partner with a $12B AUM real estate institution as you grow your portfolio. Access the same single-asset multifamily and industrial deals Lightstone pursues with its own capital – Lightstone co-invests a minimum of 20% in each deal alongside individual investors like you. You’re an institution. Time to invest like one.–Dr. Josh Umbehr is a board-certified family physician who took an unconventional path—opening a Direct Primary Care (DPC) practice straight out of residency.In this conversation with host Dr. Peter Crane, Dr. Umbehr breaks down why the insurance-based system is structurally broken, how DPC flips the incentives back toward patients, and why time—more than technology or paperwork—is the missing ingredient in modern medicine.Drawing from over 15 years of real-world experience, Dr. Umbehr explains how monthly membership models allow physicians to spend more time with fewer patients, dramatically lower costs for labs and medications, and reclaim professional satisfaction without compromising care.This episode is a grounded, practical look at how medicine can work again—by being simpler, leaner, and more human.Episode HighlightsWhy insurance was never designed to pay for routine primary careHow Direct Primary Care works (and how it differs from concierge medicine)The real cost of labs, medications, and procedures—without insurance markupsHow smaller patient panels lead to better outcomes and lower burnoutWhy “do no harm” must include financial harmHow DPC improves physician work–life balance without sacrificing accessThe role of HSA/FSA funds in Direct Primary CareWhy chronic burnout is an unwinnable game in insurance-based careTop 3 TakeawaysHealthcare isn’t expensive—insurance makes it expensive.Most primary care services are affordable when stripped of administrative overhead.Time is the most powerful clinical tool.Longer visits, fewer patients, and direct communication lead to better care and better outcomes.Direct Primary Care restores agency—to physicians and patients.By removing the middleman, care becomes simpler, cheaper, and more personal.About Dr. Josh UmbehrDr. Josh Umbehr is a family physician and founder of AtlasMD, a concierge-style direct primary care practice based in Wichita, Kansas. He’s passionate about reimagining how health care should feel—less bureaucracy, more humanity. Beyond patient care, Josh helps physicians transition to direct care models and is building the next-gen infrastructure (yes, software, insurance, etc.) to support them. On this podcast he’ll talk about innovation, challenges in medicine, and why he thinks health care can be better if we stop treating it like a broken machine.Websites:https://www.atlas.mdhttps://www.atlas.direct About the Host:Dr. Peter Crane is a board-certified physician, educator, and storyteller with a heart for service and a calling to spotlight doctors who make a difference—in their communities, in medicine, and in the lives they touch.Through Doctors Making a Difference, he brings you into intimate conversations with physicians who have overcome challenges, redefined success, and found purpose in and beyond the clinic. His goal is simple: to help more doctors stay in medicine by showing them what's possible.About the Show:Doctors Making a Difference is more than a podcast—it’s a movement to highlight the good, the gritty, and the deeply human side of medicine.In every episode, Dr. Peter Crane interviews physicians whose stories defy the script. From burnout recovery to bold career pivots, health challenges to quiet leadership, this show honors the truth that healing begins with connection—and doctors, too, deserve to be whole.Visit: doctorsmakingadifference.comLMC Series Note:Living with Metastatic Cancer (LMC) explores the science, decisions, and day-to-day realities of life with advanced disease—through candid physician–patient conversations. The Doctors Making a Difference Podcast is for informational purposes only and does not substitute for medical, legal, or professional advice. Always consult appropriate experts regarding your unique circumstances. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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