Dr. Jen Stevane: Advocating for the Whole Surgical Patient

On this week's episode, I sit down with Jen Stevane, MD, a board certified surgeon who is passionate about practicing a holistic approach to patient care by addressing the ways disease, injury and surgery can affect one’s sleep, nutrition, diet, stress, relationships and microbiome.

Dr. Jen has been working in and around surgery and its patients for over 20 years and, in 2020, started Integrative Surgical Care LLC to marry the ideas of eastern and western medicine together for the optimal surgical patient experience and create the concept of Surgical Wellness.

On this episode, we chat about this innovative approach to advocating for the whole surgical patient, while also exploring the importance of establishing and maintaining boundaries, to advocate for oneself.