Relearning Math as a Surgeon: Why Curiosity Never Retires
Returning to the Basics Not long ago, I found myself back in a place I hadn’t visited since medical school—or maybe even high school: a math textbook. At first, it felt strange. Here I was, a practicing transplant surgeon with years of experience, rewatching videos on calculus and scribbling algebra problems into the margins of […]
Volunteering Beyond Borders: What I Learned From Humanitarian Surgery in the Middle East and Africa
An Unexpected Calling When I first began my training in transplant surgery, I imagined a future rooted in the high-tech hospitals of major cities. I pictured bright operating rooms, full of advanced equipment and a well-trained team. What I didn’t expect was that some of my most transformative experiences would take place thousands of miles […]