David Smith

Whether you’re hiring a plastic surgeon or searching for the right practice, these are the questions recruiters hear every day—and the answers you should know.

2026 Is Shaping Up to Be a Defining Year in Plastic Surgery — Will You Be Positioned to Capitalize on the Opportunity or Left Reacting to It? The plastic surgery employment market continues…

The plastic surgery employment market continues to evolve rapidly. Between demographic shifts, private equity expansion, technology integration, and changing physician priorities, 2026 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for both candidates…

While general job boards like LinkedIn or Indeed have their place, they often feel like casting a wide net in a vast ocean. For a specialty as nuanced as plastic surgery, you don’t…

Attracting skilled plastic surgeons is only half the challenge—keeping them is just as critical. In today’s competitive healthcare landscape, top surgeons have options.

For plastic surgeons entering private practice, the transition from training to independence is both exciting—and deceptively complex.

The way patients choose plastic surgeons has changed – but most social media advice hasn’t, even in 2026.

Plastic surgeons today face more career options than ever before — and more complexity. The traditional path of “join a practice, work hard, and eventually become a partner” is no longer the default,…

As plastic surgeons explore private practice opportunities, particularly outside of traditional employment or hospital systems, two compensation structures come up frequently: 1099 independent contractor arrangements and overhead-sharing models.

When plastic surgery practices think about recruiting, their first instinct is often to fill roles like plastic surgeons, PAs, NPs, or nurse injectors. But building a thriving practice depends just as much —…