Cataract Coach with Uday Devgan MD

Our guest is a true adventurer as well as a busy anterior segment surgeon. Before attending medical school F. Beau Swann MD was an EMT, ski rescuer, white water river rafter, deep sea diver, and pilot. He brings this sense of challenge and adventure to surgery, performing some of the most challenging anterior segment surgeries. Having strong passions in your life outside of ophthalmology requires a degree of balance. We explore those ideas in this podcast and so much more. We feature a new podcast every week on Sundays and they are uploaded to all major podcast services. The full video of the podcast is here on CataractCoach as well as on our YouTube channel. Starting now we have sponsorship opportunities available for the top podcast in all of ophthalmology. Please contact us to inquire.

I was amazed to see a post from the USF Tampa residency program that showed ALL of their PGY2 residents successfully complete the 10-10-10 challenge. This means throwing 10 sutures of 10-0 nylon in 10 minutes in the wet-lab. This is not easy and takes considerable practice. Of the residents who trained at UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute during the 20+ years that I was professor there, only a small percent succeeded in this challenge. Their fearless leader in the wet-lab is Dr Mark Hankins who also attends them at the USF Tampa James A. Haley VA Hospital. In this podcast we delve into the power of dedication, persistence, and pure work ethic in surgery. We feature a new podcast every week on Sundays and they are uploaded to all major podcast services. The full video of the podcast is here on CataractCoach as well as on our YouTube channel. Starting now we have sponsorship opportunities available for the top podcast in all of ophthalmology. Please contact us to inquire.

This podcast was one of the most enjoyable in recent memory and I had such a great time chatting with Dr Jack Shao that we ended up going over our typical 1 hour podcast. We have previously featured some of his tough cases here on Cataract Coach. Dr Shao is passionate about cataract surgery and evolving your surgical technique, mastering tough cases, and teaching the next generation of ophthalmologist at the Cole Eye Institute at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA. We also dove into deeper life discussions including the importance of gratitude and enjoying every moment. I truly think you will enjoy this podcast and get so much out of it.We feature a new podcast every week on Sundays and they are uploaded to all major podcast services. The full video of the podcast is here on CataractCoach as well as on our YouTube channel. Starting now we have sponsorship opportunities available for the top podcast in all of ophthalmology. Please contact us to inquire.

Our podcast guest, Dr Richard Schulze Jr, comes from a family of physicians and like many fellow ophthalmologists is a child of an ophthalmologist. He has a strong passion for the humanities, investing the time to do a master's degree at Oxford prior to beginning medical school. We talk about surgical evolution and the power of independent practice, two critical aspects of success for so many ophthalmologists. A fascinating discussion from a brilliant ophthalmologist who has so much wisdom to share with the new generation of surgeons. I am sure you will enjoy it.We feature a new podcast every week on Sundays and they are uploaded to all major podcast services. The full video of the podcast is here on CataractCoach as well as on our YouTube channel. Starting now we have sponsorship opportunities available for the top podcast in all of ophthalmology. Please contact us to inquire.

At a recent meeting, I was really amazed at the complexity of anterior segment cases that Dr David Crandall presented. He and his team of 9 colleagues run the glaucoma service and fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. That is a very large hospital and health system that does a very large volume of ophthalmic surgeries across all subspecialities and treats 55,000 patients per year. Dr Crandall gives great pearls about these complex surgical cases and we also discuss global outreach and the important topic of sustainability. This is a great conversation with an incredibly talented surgeon and I'm sure you will enjoy it and learn from it. We feature a new podcast every week on Sundays and they are uploaded to all major podcast services. The full video of the podcast is here on CataractCoach as well as on our YouTube channel. Starting now we have sponsorship opportunities available for the top podcast in all of ophthalmology. Please contact us to inquire.

Our guest is Farrell "Toby" Tyson MD, a distinguished leader in ophthalmology whose career is full of innovation, surgical excellence, and strategic practice growth. From pioneering early excimer and femtosecond laser research alongside industry legends to building a highly successful multi-office practice in Southwest Florida, Dr. Tyson has continuously pushed the boundaries of modern eye care. Beyond the operating room, his vision extends to venture capital and philanthropy, most recently through his generous support in establishing the inaugural Tyson-Martin Eye Institute at the University of South Florida in Tampa. In this episode, Dr. Tyson shares invaluable pearls on navigating industry partnerships, optimizing practice economics, mastering complex surgical techniques, and building a lasting career. Whether you are a trainee or an established surgeon, Dr. Tyson’s insights offer an extraordinary roadmap for success.We feature a new podcast every week on Sundays and they are uploaded to all major podcast services. The full video of the podcast is here on CataractCoach as well as on our YouTube channel. Starting now we have sponsorship opportunities available for the top podcast in all of ophthalmology. Please contact us to inquire.

I was fortunate to have Dr Elisha Garg as a resident with me while I was professor at UCLA years ago. She is so bright, energetic, and driven to keep learning more. Now, in her 7th year after training she is launching her new private practice and she also mentors residents in the operating room. Her incredible drive pushed her to travel to India to learn MSICS at Aravind while she was still a senior resident. In this podcast she shares great pearls about achieving success early in your career and how to navigate the tricky path in your first few years of practice. She has has a fantastic instagram channel at https://www.instagram.com/eastbayeyedoc/We feature a new podcast every week on Sundays and they are uploaded to all major podcast services. The full video of the podcast is here on CataractCoach as well as on our YouTube channel. Starting now we have sponsorship opportunities available for the top podcast in all of ophthalmology. Please contact us to inquire.

At the recent Midwest Glaucoma Symposium at the Cleveland Clinic, I learned so much from a presentation by Dr Matthew Brink about the benefits of phaco in glaucoma patients. He has some very keen insights and he made the point that it deserves further research and that his findings would benefit from further inquiry. This is the mark of a true expert because the more we know, the more we realize how much more there is to know. This podcast covers that topic but also the rewards and challenges of building his new private practice and the strive to get every patient his best. Very inspiring and truly a future leader in our field, so it's great to enjoy interacting with him at this earlier stage.We feature a new podcast every week on Sundays and they are uploaded to all major podcast services. The full video of the podcast is here on CataractCoach as well as on our YouTube channel. Starting now we have sponsorship opportunities available for the top podcast in all of ophthalmology. Please contact us to inquire.

At a recent ophthalmology meeting, I found a speaker with so many insightful pearls that I found myself taking quite a few notes. That speaker is Dr Tushya Om Parkash, an incredibly talented, high volume cataract surgeon who changed the way that I think about certain situations and challenges in cataract surgery. He runs the Om Parkash Eye Institute in Amritsar, India and also coordinates the Intra-ocular Implant and Refractive Society of India (IIRSI) winter meeting in his home city. I look forward to attending this meeting in person in early 2027 and encourage you to do the same. This podcast covers many truly insightful pearls which will elevate your cataract surgery skills. I know for certain that you will gain knowledge and your patients will benefit from you learning from this podcast. We feature a new podcast every week on Sundays and they are uploaded to all major podcast services. The full video of the podcast is here on CataractCoach as well as on our YouTube channel. Starting now we have sponsorship opportunities available for the top podcast in all of ophthalmology. Please contact us to inquire.

Leading one of the first ophthalmology residency programs in North America, Professor Guillermo Rocha is the Chairman of Ophthalmology at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He is redefining the future of ophthalmology with pioneering leadership in transformative research, from breakthrough AI integration and advanced robotics to genetic therapies. Known for his incredible designer surgery philosophy, Dr. Rocha approaches complex corneal procedures with unparalleled mastery and customization. I had the pleasure of visiting his department in May 2026 and I was really amazed at the incredible team that is McGill ophthalmology.We feature a new podcast every week on Sundays and they are uploaded to all major podcast services. The full video of the podcast is here on CataractCoach as well as on our YouTube channel. Starting now we have sponsorship opportunities available for the top podcast in all of ophthalmology. Please contact us to inquire.