Breaking Bones: A Woman’s Orthopedic Surgeon’s Journey

Dr. Nancy Yen Shipley is passionate about sharing her path to medicine with others, in particular our next generation of future physicians. She writes and speaks about these topics in addition to bone and joint issues, and produces and hosts the top podcast The 6% with NancyMD.

She's also hilarious on Twitter, which is how she popped up on Dr. Pam's radar, tweeting anecdotes about her patients and dressing up in a ball gown to get her COVID vaccine. 

Listen to the doctor's talk shop, navigating being a woman in a field flooded with men, and her work to help the next generation of women breaking the glass ceilings within their industry.
Breaking Bones: A Woman’s Orthopedic Surgeon’s Journey
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Dr. Nancy Yen Shipley

Dr. Nancy Yen Shipley is passionate about sharing her path to medicine with others, in particular our next generation of future physicians. She writes and speaks about these topics in addition to bone and joint issues, and produces and hosts the top podcast The 6% with NancyMD. As a mother and a surgeon, she is a mentor and champion for women and diversity in surgical specialties and brings awareness to this through speaking engagements and an active online presence. She has been a featured contributor on KevinMD.com, called “a must-read blog” by Rebecca Ruiz of Forbes, among multiple other online sources of medical news.

In her free time, Dr. Yen Shipley enjoys spending time with her family, snowboarding, stand-up paddleboarding, playing tennis, emceeing charitable events, and enjoying the great outdoors and the great food in her adopted hometown of Portland.

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