What a holiday treat under the tree! Device Nation sits down for an inspiring conversation with Dr. Michael Karch, AI leader, book author, inventor, "Surgeon Santa", and so much more!

We talk about his mission work around the world, one very smart drill, the Badlands 135, his work with the US Ski Team, Surgeon Avatars, 9/11, Reese's Peanut Butter cups, Sesame Street, his recent bestselling book, AI must reads, what it's like to run 58 marathons, whew.....we cover a LOT of ground in this episode (pun intended)!

Clinic website: https://www.mammothortho.com/michael-karch-md.html

Mammoth Medical Missions: https://www.mammothmedicalmissions.org/mass-casualty-training

48 hours in a MASH unit at Ground Zero: https://today.advancement.georgetown.edu/health-magazine/2016/karch-email/

Reflections on 9/11: https://today.advancement.georgetown.edu/health-magazine/2016/reflections/

The Neuron Daily https://www.theneurondaily.com/

The Paradox of Progress: https://www.amazon.com/Paradox-Progress-Thorns-Artificial-Intelligence/dp/1544549296

Badwater 135: https://www.badwater.com/

Grand Rounds MD: https://grandroundsmd.com/mission

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Device Nation sits down with Dr. Anderson "Andy" Engh, of the iconic Anderson Clinic!

Dr. Andy Engh represents the third generation of his family to practice at The Anderson Orthopaedic Clinic, which was founded by his grandfather in 1938.

Dr. Engh is a member of The Hip Society, The Knee Society, and The International Hip Society. He is a consultant reviewer for the Journal of Arthroplasty and the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American edition), a Board of Orthopaedic Specialties Education Committee member, and a member of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons as well as a previous board member there.

Dr. Andy has received multiple awards, including the John Charnley Award, three Lawrence D. Dorr Awards, the AAHKS Clinical Award, the James A. Rand Award, and the OREF CCJR Award. He has published over 90 articles. He speaks nationally and internationally on topics regarding hip and knee replacement with a focus on patient outcomes and analysis of implant function.

What is your identity?

We explore the implications of that answer!

Anderson Clinic: https://andersonclinic.com/

Dr. Charlie Engh Remembrance: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10538874/

DC Plane Crash: https://henney.com/airfl.htm

SHAK Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/ep-14-dr-william-harris-and-dr-william-jiranek/id1765550109?i=1000705255942

AML Design Rational: https://bizwan.com/_mydoc/depuy/hiptech/DPY_AML_Hip_DR_0612-70-050r1.pdf

Dr. Benjamin Schwartz/Reflections on Identity: https://open.substack.com/pub/thesurgeonsrecord/p/the-end-is-the-beginning-reflections?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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We presented that prompt to 30 Reps and Surgeons we so respect, here are their answers!

Any of them surprise you?

Overflow crowd at our 2nd annual AAHKS Rep/Surgeon Town Hall Meeting! Thank you Drs. Michael Meneghini, Cory Calendine, Brian Fuller, Paul Jacob, Michael Karch, Brown Blackwood and Eric Huebner for helping facilitate an inspiring conversation about AI, practice marketing, social media, how to sell to Surgeons and so much more!!!

What was the coolest thing YOU saw??

DM me with your answer, would love to hear it! https://www.linkedin.com/in/devicenation/

AAHKS: https://www.aahks.org

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