Physician Defendant Support and Coaching
The majority of physicians are sued during their careers — yet most are unprepared.
Gita S. Pensa, M.D. is a speaker, educator, coach, and creator of Doctors and Litigation: The L Word. She helps good doctors manage the stressors of adverse events, litigation, and burnout.
Work with a coach who’s been there.
As the sole physician defendant in a $28-million-dollar demand case spanning twelve years and two lengthy jury trials, I know first hand how litigation can threaten to destroy the lives of good physicians.
Litigation threatened everything I’d worked so hard to achieve: my career, my marriage and family life, and my own personal well being. I had never been prepared for it in training, and had no idea where to look for help.
After years of suffering in isolation, I finally vowed to find ways to empower and educate myself. Diving into everything from tort law and legal performance techniques to cognitive neuroscience, behavioral therapy, coaching, and resilience training, I charted a path to recovery from litigation stress and burnout. On the way, I became a more effective defendant, a more fulfilled physician, and a happier human being.
I know now that the skill set and mindset required to thrive despite litigation can be learned — and taught. Through podcasts, national speaking engagements, resident education, and coaching, I am on mission to ensure no physician again feels as I did when I was first named: alone, unprepared, and afraid.
“It has really been so helpful to me, and has brought me knowledge and peace…I felt very lost and your advice has given me strength. Thank you. Please continue what you are doing. You made a difference in my life.
— M.K., physician defendant