Surgeon Burnout: A Personal Story

In this episode of The Resilient Surgeon, host Dr. Michael Maddaus talks with Dr. Ross Bremner, the executive director of Norton Thoracic Institute and the department chair of the Center for Thoracic Disease and Transplantation at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, about surgeon burnout. Dr. Bremner shares his journey through burnout and how he used the 3 Cs - compassion, connection, and creativity, to recover. 

According to the National Institutes of Health, 40% of surgeons met the criteria for burnout, defined as a high emotional exhaustion score and/or a high depersonalization score.