Episodes
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Dr. Gretchen Schwarze on Medical Ethics
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Episode 11: Dr. Gretchen Schwarze
Dr. Gretchen Schwarze is a vascular surgeon and medical ethicist here at the University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery. Dr. Schwarze has a deep background and interest in how surgeons communicate treatment decisions and recommendations to patients. Dr. Schwarze has made it her mission to better equip surgeons in their disclosure of treatment so that it most aligns with the values, preferences, and goals of their patients. In this episode, she discusses how her purpose of changing the world brought her to surgery, the life of a resident, and the many components of surgical ethics...oh yeah, and what it’s like to be married to Josh.
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Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Dr. Jeff Matthews on Surgical Training
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Episode 10: Dr. Jeff Matthews
Dr. Jeff Matthews is the chairman of surgery at the University of Chicago, and serves as a leader in many organizations in the surgical world. He joins Dr. Mezrich on the podcast to discuss how to set up a research lab, the progress of surgical training, the direction of surgical science, truth and truthiness regarding evidence-based practice, and his experience in making music! Dr. Matthews provides insight and advice for those invested in the future of surgery, and anyone who is trying to find their place in the world.
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Thursday Mar 11, 2021
Dr. Bruce Gewertz on Charisma and Emotional Intelligence
Thursday Mar 11, 2021
Thursday Mar 11, 2021
Episode 9: Dr. Bruce Gewertz
Dr. Bruce Gewertz is the Chair of the Department of Surgery, Surgeon-in-Chief, Vice-Dean for Academic Affairs, and Vice-president for Interventional Services at Cedars-Sinai Health System. In realizing the value of emotional intelligence, Dr. Gewertz has made it his mission to share the impact emotional intelligence can have in the hospital. However, Dr. Mezrich knows Dr. Gewertz best as an inspiring and warm soul who supported his development as a surgeon. Dr. Gewertz shares what emotional intelligence looks like, and how his unique path in the field forced him to learn such difficult lessons.
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Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Dr. Robert Montgomery on Resilience
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Episode 8: Dr. Robert Montgomery
It is difficult to choose an accolade that best describes Dr. Robert Montgomery. Some might say he is the director of the NYU Langone Transplant Institute. Some might point to his many awards, including being in the Guinness Book of World Records for the most kidney transplants performed in one day. Today, however, he sits down with Dr. Mezrich to discuss his own heart transplant, and his resilience in the face of familial dilated cardiomyopathy. Despite the hurdles of this rare disease, he has found a way to achieve his dreams by staying calm to avoid arrhythmias...which he has technically died from twice.
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