
Episode #38
How to Delegate Without Losing Control of Your Medical Practice | The Business of Surgery Ep. 7
When you own a private practice, you're not just the physician. You're also the manager, problem-solver, employer, and sometimes the janitor. In Episode 7 of The Business of Surgery , facial plastic surgeon Dr. Lauren Umstattd tackles one of the hardest transitions for physician entrepreneurs: learning when to delegate. Lauren shares how she went from personally managing nearly every aspect of her practice to gradually handing off responsibilities to a team, and why doing everything yourself can eventually become a barrier to growth. In this episode: What physicians underestimate about running a business How to decide what to delegate Why repeatable tasks should come off your plate first What Lauren still refuses to outsource Delegating without losing oversight Empowering employees to make decisions How to audit roles as your practice grows Why one-on-one employee conversations can transform a business Protecting your time for clinical work, creativity, and growth Why you can outsource tasks—but not understanding your own practice The Business of Surgery is a 12-part FEM, MD series following the real mechanics of building and running a physician-owned surgical practice. Host: Dr. Lauren Umstattd Connect with Lauren: @lauren_umstattd_md Produced by: The Hippocratic Collective See more shows and content at hippocratic-collective.com

