Leonardo Segovia Leon SR, MD
Cirugía Deportiva - Hombro y Rodilla
Clínica El Ávila
Caracas, Venezuela
Member Since: 1997
How has the AAOS helped you throughout your career?
It is my main source of information to keep my knowledge updated through the magazines, the online platform, as well as the books of the Academy, and I try to buy all of them in the areas of my interest.
I try to buy all of them in the specific areas of my interest, as well as the books from the Academy.
As an International Orthopaedic Surgeon Member, which AAOS resources do you use most and why?
Almost all of them, I really enjoy the OKU books on sports medicine, trauma among others I really like the surgical insight program, Cases Solved.
What’s the best advice you were ever given? Who was it from?
I have received a lot of good advice in my professional life, my Traumatologist father, Dr. Aquiles Segovia, told me that in our profession the important thing is the patient and not the doctor, and in very complex cases to involve as many consultants as possible. In my postgraduate training, some professors mentioned that "the bad of the good was the perfect." However, the correct message was given to me by Dr. Burkhart, during the advanced course of the AANA, mission possible in 2018: "The bad of the perfect is the good".
What’s your go-to productivity trick?
Consistency in study and work and teaching other colleagues. Of course, being kind and concerned about patients.
What’s one thing you’re currently trying to make a habit?
I seek to maintain a continuous learning mentality, researching and updating my knowledge to better adapt to the needs of those who seek my support.
What hobbies do you enjoy in your spare time?
I really enjoy relaxing on the beach and a good read or a good series on one of the streaming platforms.
Tell us a fun fact about yourself that not many people know?
When I occasionally have a patient who is very scattered in their explanations and it's challenging to get them to focus on the main reason for the visit, I start doing small hand exercises under the desk. This technique helps me stay patient and relaxed while I work on guiding the conversation more effectively. It’s a strategy that allows me to balance my attention between the patient and my calm during more difficult consultations.