Why Your OPD is Full But Your OT is Empty
Every patient fits one of three categories. Misread the category, lose the patient. Category 3 converts in one visit. Category 1 takes six months. Here's how to recognise which is which.
Why Your First Private Clinic Will Fail (And How to Build the Second One That Won't)
Why do brilliant surgeons lose ₹25 lakhs on their first clinic? Not surgical skills. Not patient care. Seven fatal mistakes that guarantee failure—and the framework that makes the second clinic work.
The Competence-Comfort Paradox: Why Your Self-Doubt Proves You're Ready
The best surgeons I know still question every decision. The dangerous ones never do. After 25 years, I finally understood: your self-doubt isn't telling you to wait. It's telling you to proceed carefully. Big difference.
Reading Between the Lines: The Cognitive Bias That Saves Careers
Last Tuesday, a young surgeon reported angrily on how he lost a ₹2.5 lakh case.
Not because his surgical
The Consultation Power Game: Why Most Surgeons Lose Before They Even Begin
Every surgical consultation is a chess match. Most surgeons don't even know they're playing. The brutal truth after 25+ years: The patient who controls the consultation controls the outcome. Every question is a power move. Answer wrong, and you've already lost
The 10-Year Career Pivot: When to Stay, When to Leave, When to Build
Year 10 hit me like a sledgehammer. Same ₹3 lakh monthly that felt like ₹30 lakh five years ago. That's when I realised: The 10-year mark isn't a milestone. It's a trap. 70% stay trapped. 25% jump to another trap. Only 5% build their escape. Which one are you?
