Little Miss Diagnosed: A Surgeon’s Story of Burnout, Breakthrough, and Bold Medicine
The Lindsey Elmore Show
Lindsey Elmore
5.0 • 529 Ratings
🗓️ 31 July 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Erin Nance—orthopedic surgeon, author of Little Miss Diagnosed, and viral TikTok creator—joins Lindsey to pull back the curtain on the medical system’s blind spots. From patient dismissal and gender bias to the complexities of insurance and burnout, Dr. Nance shares her raw, firsthand experience navigating the healthcare world as a young female surgeon.
We discuss why medical misinformation is rampant, how social media has become her second stethoscope, and what needs to change so that medicine can better serve patients and providers alike. This is a powerful conversation about courage, clarity, and reclaiming the human side of healthcare.
Key Takeaways from Dr. Erin Nance’s Interview
- Listening is powerful medicine.
- Being a female surgeon still comes with resistance.
- Mental health is essential for healthcare providers.
- Social media has helped her reconnect with purpose.
- Success isn’t always what it seems.
- You can be both a surgeon and a storyteller.
- Redefining ambition can be revolutionary.
Resources & Next Steps:
- Grab the Book: Little Miss Diagnosed
- Follow Dr. Nance on TikTok: @littlemissdiagnosed
- Visit Her Website: https://nancemd.com
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| 0:00.0 | It seems to be a lot of pitting doctors against patients and patients against doctors, right? |
| 0:07.3 | And it's because both sides are equally frustrated with the system in which we're both operating |
| 0:13.6 | inside of, right? The patients are saying, hey, my doctor only talked to me for two minutes. |
| 0:19.6 | And the doctors are saying, I've got 50 patients on my schedule. |
| 0:24.1 | How am I supposed to talk to these patients for more than two minutes? |
| 0:29.7 | Dr. Aaron Nance, welcome to the Lindsay Elmore show. |
| 0:33.8 | Thanks, Lindsay. |
| 0:34.8 | So much for having me. |
| 0:35.9 | I'm so excited to talk to you. We're going to be talking |
| 0:39.0 | about how you went from an orthopedic surgeon to looking behind the scenes in the highs, the lows, |
| 0:50.0 | and the ethical gray zones that are modern medicine. |
| 0:54.7 | You're known for your TikTok account, |
| 0:56.9 | and I would love to know more about Little Miss diagnosed. |
| 1:01.4 | And so let's dive in and just get to some talking points |
| 1:07.6 | and just really learning more about who you are, what brought you here, why you decided |
| 1:14.2 | that this was so important, fair patience. And so people have called you the real life |
| 1:21.5 | Meredith Gray. How do you feel about the comparison? And in what ways do you think that it is accurate? And in what |
| 1:30.0 | ways do you think that it is romanticized? It's a great question. You know, online, I'm known as the |
| 1:38.1 | medical storyteller. And I really got my start by sharing stories about what my life was like as a young woman in orthopedic surgery |
| 1:47.8 | in New York City. And the very first story I ever told was the story of my first day of work. |
| 1:54.1 | And I had wanted to be an orthopedic surgeon my whole life. Okay. I had been preparing for this |
| 1:59.7 | moment. And I'm starting on night shift. It's |
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