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Two Career Physician Marriages and Partnerships Podcast

Yolanda T. Becker, MD, FACS | Bryan N. Becker, MD, MMM, CPE, FACP | Michael J. Sacopulos, JD

January 1, 2023


Summary:

This practical episode of SoundPractice focuses on a pair of physicians, Yolanda T. Becker, MD, FACS, and Bryan N. Becker, MD, MMM, CPE, FACP, who have given great thought on how to make a relationship between physicians thrive.





Marriages and domestic partnerships between physicians are not unusual. Unfortunately, the practice of medicine can be stressful. Managing a successful relationship between physicians takes some effort and planning. The shared experience of healthcare and having a partner who shares a perspective and passion for medicine is a positive. But some conventional strategies for domestic bliss simply doesn’t work when it comes to busy physicians.

This practical episode of SoundPractice focuses on a pair of physicians, Yolanda T. Becker, MD, FACS, and Bryan N. Becker, MD, MMM, CPE, FACP, who have given great thought on how to make a relationship between physicians thrive. Innumerable factors affect the lives and careers of two physicians who are married or are partners — especially when the physicians hold leadership positions.

Dr. Bryan Becker and Dr. Yolanda Becker wrote an article on this topic for the AAPL Physician Leadership Journal.

Listen to this episode of SoundPractice.

Yolanda T. Becker, MD, FACS

Yolanda T. Becker, MD, FACS, is the director of the pediatric kidney transplant program at the University of Chicago Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. becker826@hotmail.com


Bryan N. Becker, MD, MMM, CPE, FACP

Bryan N. Becker, MD, MMM, CPE, FACP, is president of Acclaim Physician Group and executive vice president, JPS Health Network in Fort Worth, Texas. He previously was chief medical officer for DaVita Integrated Kidney Care in Denver, Colorado. bryanbecker630@gmail.com


Michael J. Sacopulos, JD

Founder and President, Medical Risk Institute; General Counsel for Medical Justice Services; and host of “SoundPractice,” a podcast that delivers practical information and fresh perspectives for physician leaders and those running healthcare systems; Terre Haute, Indiana; email: msacopulos@physicianleaders.org ; website: www.medriskinstitute.com

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