From Employed OB/GYN to Boutique GYN and Surgery Practice: Dr. Cheruba Prabakar's Road to $1M

Send us Fan MailOB/GYN Dr. Cheruba Prabakar ditched employed medicine, went cash-pay, and built a boutique surgical practice in the Bay Area from scratch. Dr. Una breaks down how she overcame fear, bootstrapped without a loan, and hit her first revenue milestone in year one.Dr. Cheruba Prabakar spent 7–8 years in employed medicine before she admitted something felt off. Her dream of owning a practice had been buried under the assumption that private practice simply didn't exist on the West Coast. She joined the EntreMD Business School not with a plan, but with a question: is there another way? A year later, she opened her doors.She bootstrapped entirely, no loan, no outside funding. She answered her own phones, hand-wrote appointments, and stood at a dark outdoor event in a ski jacket handing out cards to strangers. A patient showed up from that event two and a half years later. The work was always working. She just couldn't see it yet.By the end of year one, she had already hit a revenue number she once thought was ridiculous to even write down. The milestone didn't make her comfortable. It made her hungry. She introduced membership programs, raised her surgical prices, and hired a second physician so her practice could run while she's on vacation. Now she's writing a book on fibroids, due out July 2026, because she wants every woman to know they don't have to wait eight months to see a surgeon.👉 Ready for the next step? Book a call: https://program.www.entremd.com/callTune in and get to work!Key Takeaways00:00 The number seemed impossible. Then it happened01:08 The dream got erased because there were no examples02:30 Joined EBS before having a plan. That changed everything05:06 9 to 4. Kids' performances. No permission needed06:52 The diplomas went up. Then real growth began09:00 No loan. No safety net. Just resourcefulness10:44 Cash pay. Surgery. Bay Area. Everyone said no13:10 One patient on the schedule. Kept going anyway16:42 6:30 AM. Dark. Cold. A patient showed up two and a half years later19:00 Do the work today. Let the results catch up later21:00 A million felt ridiculous. Write it down anyway23:28 Memberships, raised prices, hired a doctor. That is how the number got hit26:54 Fear shows up. Go back to the why31:22 Five years in EBS. Not leavingAdditional Resources🎓 Learn more about the EntreMD Business School: https://entremd.com/call 📧 Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly business tips for physician entrepreneurs: HEREFollow Dr. Una on social media: Instagram: @druna.entremd Facebook: @entremd LinkedIn: @druna YouTube: @entremd TikTok: @druna.entremdThe EntreMD Podcast is the go-to resource for physician entrepreneurs who want to build profitable businesses without sacrificing their personal lives. Hosted by Dr. Una, each episode delivers real strategies and unfiltered stories from doctors who are doing it — building practices, growing revenue, and creating lives they love.Don't forget to subscribe/follow so you never miss an episode!#entremd #physicianentrepreneur #physicianCEO #privatepractice #salesforprofessionalsAdditional Resources:Learn more about my 12-month program. Interested in 1-on-1 coaching? Apply here.Grab a copy of the "The 7-Figure Physician CEO" book. When you are ready to work with us, here are three ways: The Profitable Private Practice Movement - If you want to build a thriving private practice that serves a lot of patients, while creating time and financial freedom for you, come join us here. EntreMD Business School Grow - This is our year-long program with a track record of producing physician entrepreneurs who are building 6, 7 and 7+ figure businesses. They do this while building their dream lives!EntreMD Business School Scale - This is our high-level mastermind for physicians who have crossed the seven figure milestone and want to build their businesses to be well oiled machines that can run without them.To get on a call with my team to determine your next best step, go here ...