How to Start a Private Practice with Special Guest Dr. Yosef Nasseri
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Thinking about building your dream private practice but struggling with the unknown? Join the co-hosts as they welcome special guest Dr. Yosef Nasseri to share invaluable insights, pitfalls and practical steps on how to successfully launch and manage your own colorectal surgery private practice.   SPECIAL GUEST Yosef Nasseri, MD, FACS, FASCRS Los Angeles, CA With a strong foundation in general surgery training and specialized colorectal fellowship at Cleveland Clinic Florida, Dr. Nasseri has over a decade of experience in both private and academic practice as a colorectal surgeon. His dedication to professional societies, including leadership roles in ASCRS and ACS, has allowed him to contribute significantly to the advancement of colorectal surgery. Simultaneously, Dr. Nasseri has mentored and inspired more than 30 students, fostering their research endeavors and medical journeys. As a prolific author and presenter in multiple national societies, he has demonstrated his commitment to both academia and private practice, establishing The Surgery Group of Los Angeles as a thriving, compassionate, and cutting-edge institution dedicated to healthcare and education.   CO-HOSTS Biddy Das, MD, FACS Houston, TX Dr. Bidhan “Biddy” Das has board certifications for both colon and rectal surgery, and general surgery. His passion for medical education and medical process improvement has resulted in book chapters and publications, and national and regional presentations on those subjects. Highlighting his medical expertise on fecal incontinence, he has been featured on patient education videos and national and international television and radio as a featured expert on these colorectal conditions. Dr Das also has a particular interest in surgeons redefining their careers -- he serves as both a software consultant and private equity consultant in Boston, New York City, and Houston.   Erin King-Mullins, MD, FACS, FASCRS Atlanta, GA Dr. Erin King-Mullins is a double board-certified general and colorectal surgeon. She graduated summa cum laude from Xavier University of Louisiana. After obtaining her medical degree at Emory University in Atlanta, she completed her internship and residency in general surgery at the Orlando Regional Medical Center in Florida. Her fellowship training in colorectal surgery at Georgia Colon & Rectal Surgical Associates concluded with her joining the practice and serving as Faculty/Research Director for the fellowship program until her transition into private practice with Colorectal Wellness Center. She has a husband with whom she shares an amazing, blended family of 4 daughters. The kids keep them pretty busy, but their favorite times are spent on warm sunny beaches.   Jonathan Abelson, MD, MS, FASCRS Arlington, MA Dr. Abelson was born and raised in Scarsdale, New York in the suburbs of New York City.  He has 2 older brothers and both of his parents are dentists.  Dr. Abelson went to college at University Pennsylvania, took 2 years off between college and medical school to work in healthcare consulting.  He then went to medical school at University of Virginia, returned to New York for general surgery residency at Weill Cornell on the upper east side of Manhattan.  Dr. Abelson then did colorectal fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis and am now at Lahey clinic in Burlington, Massachusetts for my first job after training. He is 2 years into practice and has a wife and two sons. His wife works in wellness consulting and they have a dog named Foster who we adopted in St. Louis.  
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