Session Details
Date & Time
Friday, June 18, 2027, 3:35 PM - 4:15 PM
Name
G. How Private Practices Can Compete with Hospitals for Early-Career Surgeons
Session Type
Panel
Speakers
- Amanda Ryan, DO, MBA, Medical Director and Physician Owner, Current Clinic Carlsbad
- Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH, FAOA, FAAOS, FACS, Founder, Plancher Orthopaedics; Clinical Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center; Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College; Team Physician, USA Ski Team
- Scott A. Barnett, MD, Hand and Upper Extremity Surgeon, Bone DRs Orthopedic Care
- Tharun Karthikeyan, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Lexington Clinic
- Tushar Doshi, Spine Services Coordinator, HB Surgical Arts
Description
Medical school debt and the promise of a guaranteed income stream are drawing a generation of orthopedic and spine surgeons toward hospital employment, even when independent practice might serve them better long term. Leaders discuss how to recruit and retain early-career talent in a competitive landscape.