Patrick Hudson MD is a surgeon and coach helping physicians develop the skills they need to succeed in modern medicine. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a Fellow of the National Anger Management Association. He is a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and a Board Certified Coach. In addition to his medical degrees, Dr. Hudson holds advanced degrees in Mental Health Counseling, Medical Ethics & Liberal Arts. He has been helping individual physicians and healthcare organizations for over a decade.
Coaching for Physicians is the leader in specialized coaching for physicians. We provide consulting and education exclusively for physicians and healthcare organizations, including medical groups, hospitals, medical societies, medical research organizations and insurance companies.
Dr. Patrick Hudson is a physician, board certified plastic surgeon, psychotherapist and Board Certified Coach (BCC) specializing in burnout, personal life coaching, marital coaching, time management, career & retirement, malpractice support, conflict resolution and anger management for individual physicians, their families and healthcare organizations. We help you develop the interpersonal soft skills that are essential in modern medicine.
"Dr. Hudson has helped coach providers within our organization over the last two years. He is responsive, accessible and knowledgeable. He has benefited the physicians we have sent to him and I would recommend him highly to help physicians adapt to the changing climate of healthcare."
Orthopedic Surgeon/Virginia
"He directly engages his clients and is very easy to speak with. He does his homework and really gets to know his clients so that he can provide very helpful and intuitive feedback. He provides a good balance of listening and advise for his clients. Dr Hudson is a credit to his profession and provides help that far surpasses ‘cookie cutter’ programs."
Physician Executive/Illinois
“I have been seeing him for several months now. His coaching sessions have been extremely helpful. We are working on finding the joy in my work again as well as helping me learn how to improve my interactions with my office staff and colleagues…I have found our sessions to be so beneficial that we are now exploring having my team work with him to strengthen our interactions with each other.”
Pediatrician/New Mexico
"I believe Dr.Hudson helped me achieve the skills I needed...He introduced me to specialized tools that I use to guide me with daily organization challenges and useful suggestions in helping me prioritize responsibilities...I am confident that Dr. Hudson possesses the qualities that any company would find desirable in a personal and professional coach. His knowledge, dedication, assertiveness, and excellent leadership qualities would without a doubt make him an asset to any individual or company that values specialized coaching..."
Nephrologist/Florida
“The physicians (in our group) and the CEO expressed great satisfaction with outcomes, the flexibility of his services, and it is our intent to use him again in the future…”
Administrator/Texas
“Dr. Hudson is a remarkable professional. His consultation and interaction is concise, practical and insists on engagement and personal responsibility and action…I see the opportunity to consult with Patrick Hudson not as a task, but as an incredible opportunity. Dr. Hudson comes with my most enthusiastic and most positive recommendation.”
Specialist Internist/New Mexico
“Dr. Hudson was selected as the credentialed subject matter expert that could provide the much-needed insights to would shepherd me through a critical time in my professional career as a physician and health care manager. Dr. Hudson understands the many challenges faced by physicians in their everyday professional life…Dr. Hudson is the epitome of what a professional coach should be. In my interactions with Dr. Hudson, he always exhibited the consistent and persistent values, dedication, and passion necessary to elicit the right amount of trust expected from a professional of his trade.,,I am confident in Dr. Hudson’s clinical, interpersonal, administrative, and communication skills. His broad background helps him understand the human factors and challenges influencing the dynamics faced by us physicians…”
Psychiatrist/Texas
“As a surgeon who is clinically busy and also involved in medical group/hospital leadership, I realized that having a coach is very important for developing “the soft skills” one needs to be successful in these roles…As a surgical specialist, Dr. Hudson’s availability, communication and professionalism match my expectations of a coach...He is truly gifted in his knowledge and skills and will be a great resource to any physician leader or clinical doctor looking to expand their skills.”
Vascular Surgeon/California