"There's nothing we can’t tackle" Looking past traditional competition to build a multidisciplinary endovascular practice
Aaron Fritts MD
Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist, Co-Founder and CEO of BackTable
In this episode, I interview Drs. Chad Laurich and Neal Khurana about how they looked past traditional competition between IR and vascular surgery to build a multidisciplinary practice to meet market need and provide comprehensive patient care for an underserved community in South Dakota.?
We begin by discussing how Dr. Khurana joined Dr. Laurich at his vascular surgery practice in South Dakota. When Dr. Laurich opened his solo practice, he realized there was a lack of medical care in the community and he knew he would not be able to meet the demand on his own. He decided he wanted to bring an IR to his group due to his respect for IR and the breadth of procedural and clinical knowledge they would bring. He knew that their combined skills would provide better patient care than hiring another vascular surgeon.?
Next, we discuss the concept of collaboration over competition in vascular surgery and interventional radiology. Dr. Khurana advises that in order to enter into a partnership such as this, you have to understand that you are not the only one able to do endovascular work, that there are vascular surgery and interventional cardiology colleagues who are extremely talented in vascular intervention. All egos must be put aside, and you must never forget that the goal is to help the patient. Dr. Khurana joined Dr. Laurich with this mindset and an eagerness to learn as much as he could to benefit their community.?
“When I came here and opened my practice, I didn’t think I was going to have a combined group. It became very clear that there was a massive need in our town and the breadth of skill that a high level interventional radiologist would add to our town would complement and go far beyond what I or another vascular surgeon could do. We saw very much eye to eye and there was a mutual respect and sameness about our mission and in how we saw our practices and how we saw life.”- Chad Laurich, VS
“Leave your ego at the door. If you’re putting patients first, everyone around you becomes someone you can learn from to help that patient. There’s power in numbers, and there’s really nothing we can’t tackle with the two specialties together.”- Neal Khurana, IR
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Dr. Laurich and Dr. Khurana hope this collaborative model grows in popularity among all endovascular specialists. The OBL model affords physician autonomy, excellence in patient care, and provides an out from the burnout caused by the hospital grind. What ends up happening at a well designed and operated OBL is that everyone wins: physicians, patients and staff. This VS-IR powerhouse hopes to provide master courses in the future for physicians to learn how to master certain diseases or procedures that they need to run a successful multidisciplinary endovascular OBL.
Resources
Ep. 129: OBL/ASC Business Pearls:
Ep. 205: Update on Reimbursement Cuts for the OBL/ASC:
Head, Cataract Marketing at Bausch + Lomb Surgical
2 年Way to go Neal.
MD, EBIR, Interventional and Diagnostic Radiologist la Mioveni City Hospital
2 年But it takes an open-minded vascular surgeon! There are many! But as a group, OR as a specialty, across the globe, in different countries, their approach vs Interventional radiologists, is more of the “Take control, it’s our field!” Same for Interventional cardiologists! It will Take a long time to work as a team for some. Never for others!
Grateful. Driven. Empathetic.
2 年Great example of collaboration and playing in the same sandbox!