A Journey from Surgeon to Surgeon Entrepreneur

Abstract

We all have the idea that entrepreneurship is something best left to the businessmen community, and doctors, being in a profession that demands so much of personal time and effort, and without any formal training in business management, should steer clear of it. However, our society demands that people from all walks of life, doctors included, should show innovation and enterprise, and be capable of making the best of available opportunities so as to commercialize new technologies, create new jobs, open new markets and create value by combining resources in exciting new ways. Here, I share my own experiences and also express my thoughts and ideas which I feel can help the newer generation of doctors become successful entrepreneurs.