Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join us on this episode as we speak with Alexandra Kharazi, a cardiothoracic surgeon and author of The Heart of Fear: A Surgeon’s Collection of Stories on Adversity, Passion, and Pers…
Category: surgery
“Is your surgeon really skilled? The hidden threat to public safety in medicine.
There is an underbelly to every profession, and medicine is no different. We know physicians are the “best and the brightest,” yet there is a secret lurking in hospitals, clinics, and academic institutes that poses a threat to public safety…
The joy of surgery: How one doctor discovered her passion
When my now ex-husband and I first met, he asked me about my favorite things to do. At that time, I did not have a ready answer. It was my third year of general surgery residency, a time for proving that I could handle it all: being the in-house senior…
Twenty-Six: a story from a pediatric surgeon [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! In this episode, Yael Dreznik, a pediatric surgeon and author of the book Twenty-Six, shares her personal story and insights into the life of a surgeon. From the early morning rituals to th…
An anesthesiologist’s solution to outdated OR case scheduling [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! In this episode, we speak with Michael Bronson, an anesthesiologist, founder and CEO of AnesthesiaGo, about his journey into healthcare entrepreneurship. Michael discusses the pain points h…
An anesthesiologist’s story: Going beyond the protocol to save a life
I was waiting for my son at the ice rink in one of Chicago’s northern suburbs. Hundreds of people had gathered to watch the Illinois State Championship games. A parent, who knew I was an anesthesiologist, grabbed me by the elbow and said, “…
The surgeon-anesthesiologist relationship: Learning to work together in the OR
Last week I walked past him sitting outside of the OR. It was morning, before all of the first start cases, but he had been there all night. I already knew this. Two back-to-back transplants overnight. He, a surgical fellow, me, a critical care anesthe…
Physician burnout solutions should be focused on subtraction not addition
I am naturally a problem solver, and I share this characteristic with most of my fellow physicians. When I felt burned out at one point in my career, I was certain that a literature search would help me solve the problem by giving me answers I could us…
Confessions of a surgical resident: trials, tribulations, and the 26-hour shift
An excerpt from Twenty-Six. 5 a.m. “Reminder to everyone, morning round at 6, lots of new patients,” flashes a message from Puta on the residents’ WhatsApp group. It’s dawn, and the first rays of sunlight illuminate the corner o…
Why the internet can’t replace your doctor
I saw a patient recently with a new brain tumor. She came with an internet search that suggested she had five years to live. I cannot beat that predictive confidence. The best I could do was to poke holes in the assumptions that servers and algorithms …
