Dr. Shannon Marie Foster, MD FACS

Transforming Healthcare Culture

One Conversation at a Time.

Dr. Shannon Marie Foster, MD, FACS is a trauma surgeon, certified coach, awarded educator, certified mediator, and endorsed facilitator who transforms healthcare culture through strategic repair and human-centered change. She is an advocate and thought leader in navigating the human factors that both help and hinder clinicians and the teams in which they work.

With extensive real-world experience across clinical, administrative, and consulting roles, Dr. Foster brings a rare 360° perspective to the challenges facing healthcare professionals. Her work spans ethical integration, leadership development, conflict resolution, and organizational transformation—always grounded in clinical reality and guided by practical, actionable tools.

As a celebrated teacher and sought-after speaker, she is known for her energy, clarity, and inclusive approach. Through integrated practices, she equips individuals and teams to navigate career dissatisfaction, interpersonal dynamics, and systemic friction. But her deeper mission is prevention: helping peers, colleagues, and future leaders recognize and reshape the cultural forces that lead to burnout, disengagement, and dysfunction.

Whether coaching aspiring leaders, mediating high-stakes conversations, or facilitating strategic interventions, Dr. Foster uses a uniquely integrated approach to problems and confl;cits that enures precision, empathy, and results.

Ready to repair, realign, and rebuild?

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