Escaping Burnout and Building SuperDoc Tech with Dr. Marissa Caudill

About this episode

Dr. Alison Curfman interviews Dr. Marissa Caudill about her journey from child psychiatrist to tech founder and the importance of career reinvention.

Career transitions are not failures — they’re expansion. In this episode of the Startup Physicians Podcast, Dr. Alison Curfman sits down with child psychiatrist turned tech founder Dr. Marissa Caudill, co-founder of SuperDoc Tech, to talk about career reinvention, physician entrepreneurship, and building scalable systems that actually work. Marissa shares her nonlinear journey: From MD-PhD and academiaTo private practice ownerTo employed psychiatrist at KaiserTo launching a parent-focused bra...

People in this episode

Host: Alison Curfman

Guest: Dr. Marissa Caudill

Topics covered

• career transitions
• physician entrepreneurship
• tech innovation
• scalable systems
• nonlinear career paths

Keywords

• burnout
• career reinvention
• physician
• entrepreneurship
• SuperDoc Tech
• scalable systems
• mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SuperDoc Tech, Kaiser

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