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Jennifer M. Weiss M.D.

About

Jennifer Weiss, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in pediatric orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine. She actively writes and speaks on the topic of women in medicine. She has served on the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board of Directors, and she teaches communication skills to physicians throughout the Southern California Region of Kaiser Permanente. Her research is widely published, and she is a leader and speaker within the medical community nationally and internationally.

Growing up as the daughter of an orthopaedic surgeon, Jennifer saw first-hand how male-dominated the world of medicine is. Throughout medical school, she encountered few female students and fewer women that were aspiring to become orthopaedic surgeons. From the start, it has always been her goal to help aspiring women become successful surgeons—and to inspire women to enter the field of surgery and not be intimidated by this largely male profession.

Recent Posts
Physician or Surgeon, but Not "Provider"

Health care administrators would like to lump all clinicians into interchangeable roles, but clinicians and patients lose when language is morphed.

Health care administrators would like to lump all clinicians into interchangeable roles, but clinicians and patients lose when language is morphed.

When Did "Patient" Become a Dirty Word?

I will not let my patients be referred to as "customers." Healthcare must differentiate from consumerism if any semblance of compassionate care is to remain.

I will not let my patients be referred to as "customers." Healthcare must differentiate from consumerism if any semblance of compassionate care is to remain.

Coming Home and Losing the Veneer

When we go home, we feel comfortable and transparent. This happened to me professionally, and taught me so much.

When we go home, we feel comfortable and transparent. This happened to me professionally, and taught me so much.

Time to Make a Change

Physicians have reached a milestone: It is now officially more common to be employed than to own our own practice. I made a shift and so far it has worked.

Physicians have reached a milestone: It is now officially more common to be employed than to own our own practice. I made a shift and so far it has worked.

Physician Mothers Unite

Expressing gratitude for my fellow physician moms on National Women Physician Day.

Expressing gratitude for my fellow physician moms on National Women Physician Day.

The Delta Doctor Incident

More than half of medical students are women. Yet a woman physician on a plane volunteering as a good samaritan was asked not once, but twice, for proof of her medical license.

More than half of medical students are women. Yet a woman physician on a plane volunteering as a good samaritan was asked not once, but twice, for proof of her medical license.

Sexual Harassment Remains Commonplace in Medicine

We know plenty about #metoo in entertainment and politics. We should know more about #metoo in medicine.

We know plenty about #metoo in entertainment and politics. We should know more about #metoo in medicine.

Women Doctors Save More Women After Heart Atacks

Women physicians are more than a preference or a luxury; they are more likely to save women's lives after heart attacks.

Women physicians are more than a preference or a luxury; they are more likely to save women's lives after heart attacks.