Lessons in Orthopaedic Leadership: An AOA Podcast

About Lessons in Orthopaedic Leadership: An AOA Podcast

Members and affiliates of the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) interview guests to highlight lessons in orthopaedic leadership. Interviews include orthopaedic leaders, faculty and leaders within orthopaedic departments at academic institutions and large practices, health care system leaders, rising leaders, and other medical leaders. Thanks to @iampetermartin for his contribution of introduction and conclusion jazz music.

Publisher

The American Orthopaedic Association

Category

business · business · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Apr 2020

Latest episode

16 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

92 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Jun 2026

   Leading Orthopaedics Together with Frederick M. Azar, MD, FAOA

   If orthopaedic surgeons stop showing up, who decides what our profession becomes? We sit down with Dr. Fred Azar, past president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, a longtime leader and current Department Chair at Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics, to talk about the future of organizational involvement in orthopaedic surgery and why it matters more than ever as healthcare grows more complex. We get practical about the pressures surgeons feel right now: hospital employment, limited r...

2. 

   11 May 2026

   A Trauma Surgeon Explains Why Ukraine Will Need Decades Of Orthopaedic Care with Roman Hayda, MD

   Ballistic missiles overhead at 2 a.m. Surgeons back in the OR at sunrise. A city buying groceries and sending kids to school while medevacs arrive around the clock. That contrast is the setting for our conversation with Dr. Roman Hayda, Chief of Orthopaedic Trauma at Rhode Island Hospital and a retired US Army colonel who has traveled to Ukraine repeatedly to support frontline trauma hospitals. We trace how his Ukrainian roots and military surgical career shaped a calling for war surgery, th...

3. 

   28 Apr 2026

   How Patient-Reported Outcomes Improve Orthopaedic Care with Judith Baumhauer, MD, MPH

   “I’m fine” is one of the most expensive sentences in health care, because it can hide pain, lost function, fear, and stalled recovery. We talk with Dr. Judy Baumhauer, a national leader in orthopaedic surgery and outcomes measurement, about how patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) give patients a real voice in their care and give clinicians a clearer signal about what’s working. We get specific about PROMIS and why computer adaptive testing can measure physical function, pain interferen...

Who has been a guest on Lessons in Orthopaedic Leadership: An AOA Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Michael T Archdeacon
• Dr Mike Archdeacon
• Rex C Haydon
• Dr Marc Swiontkowski
• Dr Kyle Jeray

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

243

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

12 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 64 / 100

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Quality

67

Social presence

0

YouTube

72

Engagement

82

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