# Dr. Marcus Hwang @dr_marcushwang - Dose of Dental Podcast #236 x Dr. Gallagher's Podcast Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-gallagher-s-podcast-3360363/dr-marcus-hwang-dr-marcushwang-dose-of-dental-podcast-236-x-dr-gallagher-s-podcast Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-gallagher-s-podcast-3360363/dr-marcus-hwang-dr-marcushwang-dose-of-dental-podcast-236-x-dr-gallagher-s-podcast.md Podcast: [Dr. Gallagher's Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-gallagher-s-podcast-3360363) Published: 2026-05-30T22:19:33+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/doctorgallagher/episodes/Dr--Marcus-Hwang-dr_marcushwang---Dose-of-Dental-Podcast-236-x-Dr--Gallaghers-Podcast-e3k44op Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/3b14a948/podcast/play/120770777/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-30%2F425199148-44100-2-dc94d570bf567.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dr-gallagher-s-podcast-3360363/episodes/dr-marcus-hwang-dr-marcushwang-dose-of-dental-podcast-236-x-dr-gallagher-s-podcast Duration seconds: 3838 ## Resource Top 5 Topics: - Life-Changing Jaw Surgery Transformations - Brutal Reality of Surgical Residency & 365-Day Trauma Call - Work-Life Balance as Both a Surgeon & Father - Personalized Patient Care & Involving Patients in Surgery Planning - The Future of Private Practice Oral Surgery Quotes & Wisdom: “We barely need to even talk during the cases now. We know exactly what to get next. We talk about stuff other than surgery while we do surgery.” — Dr. Marcus Hwang “I even challenge my own preferences now. ‘Why do I do it this way?’ ‘Is there a better way for this kind of situation?’” — Marcus “I really do include my patients into my workups. I try to show them the virtual surgical plan before they even start orthodontics.” — Marcus “Draw a line in the sand. Spend good, dedicated, focused time with them, and then don’t feel guilty after that when you have to go to work.” — Marcus “The earlier and sooner you find clarity in what you want, life becomes so much easier. Because you don’t feel bad saying no to stuff and you don’t have FOMO.” — Marcus “I believe jaw surgery in private practice is going to be the next trend. Whatever I can do to make this more approachable and palatable for people is my passion.” — Marcus Questions: Brendan: "Wait, you said every day you're on facial trauma? What level trauma center are you at?" 08:46 Brendan: "Do you learn a lot of these techniques through your mentor or is it kind of trial and error?" 12:33 Brendan: "Do you include the patient in some of those conversations for orthognathic surgery planning?" 34:23 Brendan: "Do you prefer the top jaw maxilla first or mandible first? “What's your sequence of giving the local anesthesia? “What's your sequence of taking out the thirds?" Now avai… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dr-gallagher-s-podcast-3360363/episodes/dr-marcus-hwang-dr-marcushwang-dose-of-dental-podcast-236-x-dr-gallagher-s-podcast/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-gallagher-s-podcast-3360363/dr-marcus-hwang-dr-marcushwang-dose-of-dental-podcast-236-x-dr-gallagher-s-podcast.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.