Dr. Rothermich: Medicine & Business MBA

0:00It's April 28th. From your city to your ears, this is Birmingham News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Dr. Marcus Rothamick, a top orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at Andrew Sports Medicine in Birmingham, just graduated from Auburn. University's Physicians Executive MBA program. This move arms him with fresh business skills to run his busy clinic even better, blending his medical expertise with smart management. Over the past 10 years, he's built a solid rep treating everyone from casual athletes to pros. He kicked off in Birmingham with a fellowship in 2016, joined the clinic full time the next year, and racked up breakthroughs like being the first surgeon worldwide to use Microsoft HoloLens virtual reality goggles during a sports procedure. He also trains on Zimmer Biomed's ROSA robotic system for knee replacements, one of just two docks in the city doing that, and even coordinated care for. The St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants at a major MLB tribute game in town. As his patient base grew to include

1:05whole families, Rothamick realized he needed leadership and finance know-how beyond his med school training. Auburn's program, tailored for busy physicians with all my classes, on campus sessions, and study trips, let him connect with peers in a shared world. Now with his MBA, he's stepping into new leadership roles, like launching training for young doctors on team building. It's a prime example of how mixing medicine with business savvy keeps patient care top notch and clinics thriving.