Darrin Eakins is a man of many talents and interests. After injury and illness made it necessary to leave his former career as an orthopedic surgeon, he cultivated new interests and career paths in stock trading and investing. This gave him new opportunities to explore his hobbies, including pickleball and art. Eakins uses his background as an orthopedic surgeon to help inform much of his current work, including biomedical stock analysis. This niche analyst field examines the investment potential for pharmaceutical and other biotech companies. Having a surgeon’s perspective, combining knowledge of patient care and hospital and clinic operations, helps Eakins examine products in development from various businesses from multiple perspectives.