Chrissy Guidry, DO
Coaching and professional development for physicians, with attention to personal well-being, performance, and navigating demanding environments.
Coaches & Professional Development
Thinking Partners
Coaching can provide space to think through complex decisions, navigate professional relationships, develop leadership skills, and explore new possibilities. These are some of the individuals and organizations offering coaching and professional development resources for physicians and surgeons.
Coaching has been one of the most valuable investments I’ve made — not only in my own well-being, but in how I’m able to show up for my patients and my family. Early in residency, working with a life coach, Allison Roeser, helped me find steadier footing in a season that asked a great deal. After my ADHD diagnosis, coaching with Natasha Siegel helped me build systems that work with my brain rather than against it. And now, as I shape the next chapter of my career, I’m working with Qaali Hussein. Each has offered something different, at exactly the season I needed it.
Listed here as a starting point for your own exploration — not as endorsements. Every coach and program works differently; it’s worth a conversation to find the right fit.
Individual Coaches
Qaali Hussein, MD
Career strategy, navigating institutional power, addressing workplace bias, and leadership development.
Jeffrey Smith, MD
Physician coaching, leadership, professional performance, and practice development.
Sharon Stein, MD
Surgical leadership, professional development, communication, and career navigation.
Mel Thacker, MD
Surgical identity, professional agency, career development, and creating a sustainable surgical practice.
Amy Vertrees, MD
Business of surgery, career development, leadership, and navigating professional challenges.
Organizations & Coaching Programs
The Academy for Surgical Coaching
Peer coaching and professional development for surgeons, including technical performance, leadership, and institutional coaching programs.
Better Together Physician Coaching
An evidence-based coaching program developed at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, offering individual and group coaching through institutional partnerships.
This collection will grow. If there’s a coach or program that has made a difference for you, I’d love to hear about it via the connect form.