Melinda Thacker, MD

Melinda Thacker, MD Surgeon, Coach, Speaker, Writer

04/24/2026

Because we might be labeled “not a team player”

04/23/2026

As surgeons, we create safety around “being smart”, scholarly, perfect, or right from a very young age, and it limits our ability to serve patients at our highest level.

Next month I’ll be talking to a group of ophthalmologists about 4 surgeon mindsets: 3 do not serve us, 1 serves us incredibly well.

Selling is only sleazy if you don’t deliver on value. Entrepreneurial mindset isn’t an option in medicine and surgery; i...
04/22/2026

Selling is only sleazy if you don’t deliver on value. Entrepreneurial mindset isn’t an option in medicine and surgery; it’s essential.

You deserve to see the receipts. You deserve to know where the money flows. You deserve to be compensated for the value ...
04/22/2026

You deserve to see the receipts. You deserve to know where the money flows. You deserve to be compensated for the value you provide to patients. That’s not greedy or sleazy. That’s a sustainable business model.

04/21/2026

Please stop with the “good doctors don’t care about money”, toxic martyr belief systems.

If we believe our role is to give endlessly:
-we stop asking what our time is worth
-we don’t question compensation structures
-we fail to see ourselves as part of an economic model

We can’t practice sustainably if we do not see ourselves as the asset. As such, we must and should be compensated for the value we provide.

End rant.

04/20/2026

Can’t stop thinking about surgeon clients who shy away from speaking and leadership roles because they do not believe they are qualified enough…yet.

Meanwhile, surgeons with less experience step into those roles without the drama.

What’s missing? The belief “I am an expert” and the identity of “expert”.

I’ll be speaking on mindset, belief, and identity at a surgery conference next month.

04/20/2026

1 in 3 female surgeons struggles with infertility compared to 1 in 4 female physicians and 1 in 6 women in the general population 🤯

Toxic martyrdom bodes well for a dehumanizing, exploitive system. Not so much for starting a family.

Dr. Erica Bove is addressing the fertility crisis in surgery using love and science, and her method works.

Whether you are trying to start a family or not, this episode is a wake-up call for what surgery culture does to the human body.

04/19/2026

The old way: toxic martyrdom
The new way: we’re the Asset

Surgery is easy when we prioritize two essentials: serve the patient and protect the Asset.

04/18/2026

The more I write about my life, the bigger my world gets.

I can’t wait for our retreat in Norway this August where a group of surgeons will learn the skillset of seeing life through the lens of story.

My book debuts this fall.

Are you ready to write the next chapter? Comment “Norway”.
04/17/2026

Are you ready to write the next chapter? Comment “Norway”.

04/17/2026

The 6 phases of failure in surgery. Which one resonates with you?

Comment “empowered” to learn how to join Empowered Surgeons.

04/16/2026

The power of dissolving shame, seeing your life through the lens of story, and writing the next chapter of your creator’s journey awaits you in Norway.

We are carefully curating this group of surgeons. Comment “Norway” if you are seriously interested. *Surgeons only*

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