Physician Wellness Winter Retreat
2-DAY VIRTUAL RETREAT ON January 16th & 17th, 2021
Wellness & Physician Experts
Kathy Stepien, M.D., FAAP Physician, Coach, Educator
Dr. Stepien is all about physician wellness. She is the director and CEO of The Institute for Physician Wellness and an internationally known speaker, coach and author. She is the recipient of the Victorian Cross Humanitarian Award for her work in physician wellness, and has published research and essays in the medical literature as well as in the lay press.
Dr. Stepien is a board-certified Pediatrician in active practice. She holds a Master’s degree in Philosophy and practiced physical therapy for 13 years prior to entering medicine. Her story is similar to many physicians—valuing excellent medical care, integrity, hard work and compassion while working within a broken medical system. She is committed to transforming the culture of medicine to one that holds physician wellness at its core–benefitting physicians as well as the patients they serve.
Because self-care isn’t being selfish…it’s the foundation for excellence in medicine.
Katie Townes, D.O., FAAP
Dr. Katie Townes is the co-director for the Division of Physician Wellness and Events & Programs here at IPW. She is a board-certified full-time neonatologist, life coach, entrepreneur, and physician wellness leader in her institution and region. She completed her neonatology fellowship at Oregon Health and Science University in 2014. Aside from neonatology and raising her four children, she is passionate about changing the culture of medicine to enhance physician well-being through education and connection.
She is the founder of Physicians’ Lounge Online; a resource focused on building community amongst physicians and providing tools to build their well-being. In her coaching practice, Dr. Townes helps physicians overcome their burnout related to on-call shifts and ultimately reclaim their joy in medicine. She lives in southern Oregon with her husband, kids, and two golden doodle pups. You’ll often find her taking extended trips exploring the U.S. while “road-schooling” their kiddos in their airstream trailer.
Robyn Tiger, M.D.
Dr. Robyn Tiger of StressFreeMD is a physician certified in yoga therapy and meditation. She is passionate about educating physicians in burnout prevention and relief. Her innovative online program, Rx Inner Peace, contains the most effective evidence-based self-care methods compiled from several years of providing physician education.
Jessie Mahoney, M.D.
Dr. Jessie Mahoney is a certified life coach, a Pediatrician, and a yoga and mindfulness instructor. She practiced pediatrics and led Physician Wellness at Kaiser Permanente for 17 years. Jessie is a graduate of Dartmouth College, UCSF Medical School, the Life Coach School, and is a 200 hr RYT through the Yoga Alliance. She founded Pause and Presence Coaching where now she supports women who are “successful on the surface yet struggle underneath.” Using mindfulness tools and mindset coaching, Jessie guides her clients to find more calm and contentment so they can create and enjoy a more intentional and easeful life. Jessie is also a founding leader of the Mindful Healthcare Collective. She teaches nourishing and healing yoga to healthcare providers and coaches on challenging relationships, mindful connections, mindful living, and mindful minimalism. She is a co-host of the Mindful Healers Podcast and, in non-covid times, leads yoga and wellness retreats in beautiful locations. You can find out more about her at www.jessiemahoneymd.com.
Ni-Cheng Liang, M.D.
Dr. Ni-Cheng Liang is a mother of 2, cancer survivor, pulmonologist and mindfulness teacher. Aside from being the Director of Pulmonary Integrative Medicine and volunteering at a free clinic for undocumented and underserved patients. She has presented and led workshops and retreats locally and nationally on mindfulness, physician well-being, integrative and pulmonary medicine. She has published articles in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, as well as KevinMD. She is CEO of Ni-Cheng Liang, MD. Inc., Awaken Breath, LLC, and Founder of the Mindful Healthcare Collective and Co-Founder of the Mindful Healing Collective.
Payal Patel Ghayal, M.D.
Payal Patel Ghayal MD, I am an Integrative Pediatrician and Parent & Life Coach for moms. I help Women Physicians who feel overwhelmed and exhausted to find balance and be intentional in their parenting journey. I live in Los Angeles with my husband and two active boys.
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Website: mdthemindfuldoctor.com
Kristi H. Angevine, M.D., FACOG
Kristi H. Angevine, MD, FACOG is a general OBGYN in private practice. Founder of Habits on Purpose for Physicians, she helps physicians change habits that don't serve them into intentional ones that do. Her coaching practice targets the root causes of overextending, perpetually feeling behind, harsh self criticism and the myriad of numbing behaviors that come with feeling worn out and harried. She loves deconstructing anxiety, self doubt and perfectionism and seeing the aha moments where physicians learn what's getting in the way of consistent action toward a goal. “No one can coach a physician like another physician. Coaching gives back to my colleagues who give so much of themselves.” She is a certified Life and Weight Loss coach through The Life Coach School.
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Instagram: mdthemindfuldoctor
Website: mdthemindfuldoctor.com
Catherine C. Cheng, M.D., FACP
Dr. Cheng has been practicing internal medicine since 2002. After receiving her medical degree at University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and completing her internal medicine residency at the University of Chicago Hospitals, she served as Chief Resident for the Transitional Year Residency program at MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn, IL. She joined the medical director and program director's practice there, where she practiced until joining Northwestern Medicine in 2009. Prior to joining Northwestern Medicine Executive Health in 2014, she practiced primary care at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Northwestern. She is board certified in internal medicine and is a fellow of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Cheng is a national speaker on physician health and well-being. Her medical interests are stress management, social and emotional aspects of health, and health education. As of 2018 Dr. Cheng also serves as the Interim Medical Director for Clinical Operations at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Northwestern, while she maintains her clinical practice at Northwestern Executive Health. She is dedicated to helping her patients achieve their best health through a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach that includes special attention to mental wellness and positive health behavioral changes.
Peter Kim, M.D.
Peter Kim, M.D. is a practicing anesthesiologist in Los Angeles, CA. He has invested in real estate both through direct ownership of rental properties as well through private, passive real estate deals (syndications and funds).
He started sharing about his journey to financial freedom on the blog, Passive Income MD, with the hopes of helping other physicians do the same. He is the co-creator of the online course, Passive Real Estate Academy, and runs the private Facebook community, Passive Income Docs.
Junaid Niazi, M.D.
Dr. Junaid Niazi is a primary care physician and a life coach. It is his mission to help physicians rediscover joy in their work, reclaim medicine, and live the lives of their dreams. He believes physicians not only deserve to escape burnout and get unstuck, but they also deserve to thrive.
To that end, he founded Prosperous Life MD, LLC, through which he provides wellness, financial, and career coaching for physicians.
He is married to a physician and has two young children. He enjoys playing the drums and running around pretending to be dinosaurs with his children.
Website: prosperouslifemd.com
Karin Schiff, M.D.
Dr. Karin Schiff is the Director of Clinician Wellness at Neighborhood Healthcare, a non-profit community health center in San Diego, California. She also leads the Division of Mindfulness in Medicine for the Institute for Physician Wellness. She grew up in Montreal, Canada, where she attended McGill University Medical School. Dr. Schiff completed her Family Medicine Residency at University of California, San Diego in 2004, serving as Chief Resident. After residency she started practicing primary care at Neighborhood, providing high quality care to low-income patients of all ages. At Neighborhood, she held several leadership roles including Clinical Team Leader, Medical Director of Quality, and currently addressing clinician wellness and burnout. After struggling with personal burnout she discovered the benefits of mindfulness.
Dr. Schiff is a Facilitator of Mindful Practice®, a program developed at the University of Rochester that aims to improve the quality of care that doctors provide while improving their own resilience and well-being. Dr. Schiff is a teacher of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), trained through the UCSD Center for Mindfulness. Dr. Schiff facilitates small and large group wellness activities for audiences of all kinds. She is committed to improving the lives of her patients, co-workers, colleagues, and others who want to live their best lives. Dr. Schiff lives in San Diego with her husband and 2 sons.
Mike McNulty, PhD
Dr. Mike McNulty is a master trainer with The Gottman Institute and in private practice providing telehealth to couples in Illinois, Washington, and Alaska. He has over 30 years of experience as a psychotherapist. He has and continues to present the acclaimed Gottman "Art & Science of Love: A Weekend Workshop for Couples" since 2007 in the Chicago area and other parts of the USA. He also provides Gottman workshops for professionals in the USA and abroad. Dr. McNulty has served as a Fulbirght Senior Specialist in Sri Lanka, where he has traveled 22 times since the 2004 tsunami to train paraprofessional counselors. He has been an adjunct and visiting instructor for a number of Chicago area and online graduate programs. He is a contributor to Thrive Global and the Gottman Blog, who is regularly called upon to interview on relationship topics for print and online publications (Parade, Time, Business Insider, Men's Health and others) and radio and television programs.
