Cataract Coach with Uday Devgan MD Cataract Coach with Uday Devgan MD

Dr Arsham Sheybani is a cutting edge glaucoma, cataract, and anterior segment surgeon at Washington University in St. Louis and he is revolutionizing the way we treat patients across the spectrum of glaucoma. He has amazing clinical insight, a knack for innovation, a gift for teaching surgeon, and the ability to conquer complex cases. You will certainly learn so much from this podcast -- I know I did!

David F. Chang MD has been passionate about phacoemulsification cataract surgery ever since he saw a medical student. He happened to see a video of Charles Kelman MD performing phaco and he was hooked. He has since gone on to become a true leader in ophthalmology with so many innovations and discoveries that improve the way that we all operate. He described IFIS: intra-operative floppy iris syndrome, studied endophthalmitis risk, compared MSICS to phaco, leads the way to reduce medical waste in ophthalmology, and so much more. I have personally known Dr Chang for 20 years and I learned so many new and interesting aspects about his life, philosophies, and his drive. I am confident that you will absolutely enjoy this podcast and learn so much.

About six weeks ago I posted a video discussing the question, "Should you give up operating?" because it is asked to me just about every week by young surgeons from around the world. It is a complex question and a very serious topic and it generated a tremendous amount of interest. It also raised even more questions about the best methods of surgical learning and the role of coaching in improving surgical performance. I interviewed two surgeons with expertise in this area for this podcast.

Dr Anuradha Khanna is professor and vice chair of education at Loyola University in Chicago where she has been leading resident, fellow, and medical student education for many years. The second half of the podcast is a great discussion with Dr Sara Bozorg who is a lifelong athlete who brings those ideas of coaching to learning ocular surgery.

Dr Tom Oetting is a celebrated cataract surgery teacher and he has really pioneered much of the online learning in that regard. He has helped to create EyeRounds.org which is a tremendous learning resource for ophthalmologists around the globe. His phaco teaching manual, Cataract Surgery for Greenhorns, has been used by countless aspiring ophthalmologists around the world. And he is a large part of the reason why the University of Iowa is consistently ranked as one of the best ophthalmology residencies in the USA.

We talked about so many great topics in this podcast including the best way to learn cataract surgery, how to approach patients about having a resident do their procedure (under supervision), the future of ophthalmology, and so much more. We had so much fun and it was so engaging that we lost track of time and ended up going for almost 2 hours. This is a podcast that you want to download and listen to while you're commuting to work or exercising.

This is an amazing podcast with three senior ophthalmology residents who are just about to begin their careers. We cover so many important topics that are facing young surgeons today and certainly you will gain valuable advice and knowledge from this episode. It is a long recording of almost 2 hours, so I encourage you to download it as a podcast for listening on your commute to work or while you exercise.

Dr Lindstrom has been on the forefront of innovation in ophthalmology for many decades. He brings a wealth of knowledge about staying on the cutting edge of new developments, technology, and techniques in your career. Truly an enlightening conversation and I'm sure that you will learn so much while enjoying it.