Physician Wellness Lounge

Dr. Patel was named one of the TOP DOCS in Phoenix Magazine 2009, 2016, Internist of the Year 2011 by the American College of Physicians Arizona Chapter and she received the Women In White Coats Hero Award in 2019.   She spearheaded a community garden in Fountain Hills, AZ and she was awarded the Healthcare Provider of the Year 2017 by the Fountain Hills Chamber of Commerce and Volunteer of the Year Award 2018 by the Town of Fountain Hills. She is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics. She is uniquely trained, triple board-certified, and practices Integrative Pediatrics and Internal Medicine in Scottsdale, Arizona. She is certified in Functional Medicine by IFM, is a Qualified MBSR teacher through UCSD and a Chopra Certified Ayurvedic Lifestyle Practitioner. Dr. Patel has a special interest in Corporate Wellness, Ayurvedic Retreats, Integrative Medicine, Functional Medicine, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, and medical cosmetics. She can be reached at https://aimsforwellness.com/

Dr. Hughes returns as we go further in our discussion about PSYCH-K, an accelerated affirmation process, about EFT and their uses in trauma resolution or to get information from the body. And so much more!!!!

Dr Ross McKean qualified as a doctor in the UK in 2013, his career so far seeing him working across 8 different hospitals across the country, as well as a year working as a medical and neurology registrar in New Zealand. In this time as well though, he resigned twice from roles he no longer felt served him well. These apparent failures in his eyes became a major stimulus for rethinking how he could remain a doctor, however. So, rather than leaving the profession completely, he persisted with locums and working abroad, until he fell back in love with medicine, landing on what he feels is his true calling, family medicine.  Now in his second year working as a GP trainee in Cambridge England, Ross has also developed a steady following with his company Medizom, which he founded in 2019. Through Medizom, Ross inspires people to find solutions to becoming so called medic zombies, who shuffle lifelessly through their daily work and careers. The solution, he says, is to be more human, and find your own path. His website, medizom.com provides a wealth of resources then to help doctors and medical students remain compassionate to themselves, colleagues and patients, as well as spark ideas of how to find the next way forward when you feel the walls are closing in. Ross eventually plans to settle in Sweden, where his fiancée is from, and is well on the way to reaching this goal, after he qualifies as a GP in 2023.

Helane Fronek MD, FACP, FASVLM, FAMWA initially practiced internal medicine and entered the field of venous disorders, in 1985. Since then, she has been an integral part of the development of this new medical specialty. Helane is a past president of the American Society of Vein and Lymphatic Medicine, the largest medical organization devoted to vein care. She was the first recipient of its prestigious Leadership Award and was later honored as its Honorary Member. She is also a respected speaker and educator in all aspects of diagnosis and treatment for venous disease and communication in the medical arena. As Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at UC-San Diego School of Medicine, she taught medical students the art of medicine including such topics as communication, ethics, and professionalism and was the course co-director for The Healers Art elective. In 2009, Helane began training as a Co-Active Coach and holds the Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), Physician Development Coach, and Professional Certified Coach certifications from the Coaches Training Institute, the Physician Coaching Institute, and the International Coaching Federation. She writes regular columns on physician coaching for both Vein Magazine and San Diego Physician magazine. Helane is passionate about helping her clients, most of whom are women physicians, find greater enjoyment and balance in their lives. She especially enjoys helping them find authentic ways to communicate for greater influence and impact, and assisting them in uncovering limiting beliefs that have kept them from finding the success and joy they seek, replacing them with more empowering and truer beliefs about themselves. Watching her clients see possibilities they didn’t see before and then step forward into their lives with greater confidence is truly thrilling and inspiring. Her website is https://helanefronekmd.com/

Dr. Wagner is a surgeon and a "money nerd". She is the creator of Money Med School to teach financial wellness to fellow physicians, because financial wellness is key to overall wellness, and healthy physicians make medicine better for everyone (including ourselves!). At Money Med School we put the F-Yeah! in Finance, with a different approach to money: it’s fun, it’s abundant, and it’s totally do-able. In other words, F-Yeah! P.S. If you’re wondering about her other career, she graduated from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, completed General Surgery residency at Temple University Hospital, Plastic Surgery residency at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Hand and Microsurgery fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis. She can be found at https://moneymedschool.com/