Melinda Thacker, MD

Melinda Thacker, MD Surgeon, Coach, Speaker, Writer

Positioning ourselves as the authority hinders influence. Neural entrainment facilitates influence. Another powerful arg...
11/17/2025

Positioning ourselves as the authority hinders influence. Neural entrainment facilitates influence. Another powerful argument for humble leadership.

How do you become a supercommunicator? Pick up Charles Duhigg’s book Supercommunicators and comment “empowered”.

This is part two of a three-part series on professionalism.

11/17/2025

Who do you become when you’re faced with mistakes, complications, and missed expectations?

What has been modeled for many of us is: shame, blame, deflect. Those moments are opportunities for us to embody a humble, compassionate leader, and it starts with relational competency (individual) and just culture (system). What kind of leadership has been modeled for you in training?

Listen to Surgeons with Purpose episode 72: Leading and Relating Better in Surgery with Dr. Scott Ellner wherever you get your podcasts.

11/16/2025

It’s not an easy ask to shift our focus away from thoughts of imposter syndrome or anxiety, but one way I’ve been able to do that is my career is to shift the focus on service. One of the thoughts that helps me get there: “It’s not about me. It’s about getting this patient from A to B”. How do you manage your mind around imposter syndrome and anxiety?

🎧Listen to Surgeon Interrupted wherever you get your podcasts

Orange suits, hijabs, pink hair, and tattoos have nothing to do with competence or compassion. This is the first part of...
11/16/2025

Orange suits, hijabs, pink hair, and tattoos have nothing to do with competence or compassion. This is the first part of a three part series on professionalism. Share your thoughts about and experiences with the unspoken rules of “professionalism” below ⬇️

That gossiping colleague is a low-yield place to direct your energy. Remember: drama is optional. When you learn to drop...
11/14/2025

That gossiping colleague is a low-yield place to direct your energy. Remember: drama is optional. When you learn to drop drama, what you’ll find is more capacity to do things that actually light you up.
Want to expand your capacity? It’s what you learn in Empowered Surgeons. Comment “empowered” to learn more.

Learning to access the quiet voice of your surgical intuition among the urgent energy and noise in the OR - that IS the ...
11/13/2025

Learning to access the quiet voice of your surgical intuition among the urgent energy and noise in the OR - that IS the work. Master that, and your patients will do amazingly well.
Comment “empowered” to join a revolutionary program + group coaching made for surgeons by me, a master certified coach and seasoned surgeon.

Do you take postop complications personally? You may think experience will solve that. Experience helps, but it’s not th...
11/12/2025

Do you take postop complications personally? You may think experience will solve that. Experience helps, but it’s not the whole story. If you want to stop taking complications personally, you need to shift from overly empathetic to skillfully empathetic, imposter to expert, and perfectionist to service-oriented. This is the work we do inside empowered surgeons. Comment “empowered” to learn how to join us.

Comment “empowered” to join a coaching community of surgeons from every specialty. Empowered Surgeons Group is a lifetim...
11/11/2025

Comment “empowered” to join a coaching community of surgeons from every specialty. Empowered Surgeons Group is a lifetime access program created for surgeons by me, a surgeon and master certified group. Looking forward to seeing you inside.

11/10/2025

I fully recognize it’s a privilege to have the freedom to evolve into an entrepreneur. Not every human has that privilege, and I’m grateful I do. For those of you who resonate with my story, or feel like you are languishing or stagnating in your career as a surgeon, what I want you to know is you have options. You just have to choose your hard.

11/09/2025

You can transform anxiety into resilience, grit, and courage. In tomorrow’s episode of Surgeons with Purpose I teach you a pre-op, intro-op, and postop process. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

11/07/2025

The 90 second anxiety surge technique

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Shifting paradigms, educating and motivating people, seeking truths

I am a truth seeking physician who passionately endeavors to educate my fellow humans on the science supporting consumption of nutrient dense, fiber rich, whole plant foods to promote optimum health and wellness. Inherent in this mission are components of paradigm shattering and myth busting. This does not include selling diet plans, books, supplements, or service for profit. Pure data-driven, evidence-based information sharing. Feel free to follow and geek out over the nutritional science with me.

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