This is a very special episode of #Surgeonslives #Stuffthatmatters

Matt Albert is one of the best known colorectal surgeons worldwide. A florida boy through and through he truly hit the big time with TAMIS which he co-invented but popularized around the world.

Always moving at maximum speed in everything he does he is a truly accomplished technical surgeon, a gifted teacher and a powerhouse of an intellect. I think he probably qualifies as a polymath being a single-fiber handicap golfer, deep sea fisherman, innovator and inventor was well as being an exceptional surgeon.

However, all of that comes with a cost for any person and Matt is no different in that regard. He has learnt the lessons of stress management over many years and sometimes the hard way.

In this interview, we cover some of those aspects of his life journey, the need for having fun to decompress and the benefits of engaging in therapy - "everyone needs a therapist" as he says.

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If you prefer to watch rather than listen then the full interview is available on the Youtube channel https://x.com/TAMISYoda

#tamis #appliedmedical #surgery #stressrelief #stressmanagement #lifestyle #worklifebalance #colorectalsurgery #laparoscopictechniques

In the latest episode of #Surgeonslives #stuffthatmatters we meet Dr Mark Evers.

He is a surgical oncologist and cancer researcher who is the head of the Markey cancer center at the University of Kentucky? In the years he has been at the helm of the cancer center, he has led it to NCI Cancer Center designation in 2013 and ultimately Comprehensive Cancer Center designation 10 years later.

Mark grew up in the smallest of small towns in southern Tennessee and was the first of his family to go to college. An early mentor was Dr. Hiram Polk in Louisville before he spent 20 years at the university of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, where he was mentored successively by Dr. Jim Thompson, and then Dr. Courtney Townsend.

Anyone would have expected him to become a Chair of Surgery in a high-ranking Academic Medical Center but he decided to follow another path when recruited to become the director of the cancer center in 2009.

The conversation today was fascinating as he describes growing up from the humblest of backgrounds to becoming one of the true leaders in cancer medicine in the United States.

Throughout all of this time, he has been a passionate and dedicated Rolling Stones fan, having gone to more than 50 concerts over the years in multiple different countries around the world.

If you prefer to watch rather than listen, then you can find the full video interview of this podcast on the dedicated @Youtube channel. As always, please don't forget to like and subscribe to the channel and send me whatever comments you have in mind.

#surgery #nci #cancercenter #mentorship #rollingstones #universityofkentucky #smallbeginnings

https://www.lanereport.com/179579/202...

https://www.susweb.org/2021/10/20/sus...

Ashok Pathak from Hull in the UK, recently retired after a wonderful career as an Orthopedic Surgeon and leader in the creation of a career pathway for the Associate Specialty grade trainees.

Born and educated in India where his father was a chest physician and a man who taught the values of giving back to those in need. The family established a hospital to treat Tuberculosis - almost endemic in the early 1950's - and it grew to 150 beds at one point in time. All the treatment was totally free and Ashok still runs the charity today.

As a young Indian man, cricket was very important to Ashok to because a wicketkeeper and batsman playing first class cricket for his University and State. A passion for him as a young man, this is still his first love today and he has travelled to world watching many test matches live.

However, medicine (and surgery) was an even bigger draw so he moved to the UK and has basically spent almost all of his career in East Yorkshire - where we first met in 1993. During this interview, he describes the career challenges, casual (and not so casual) career racism he faced in the early days and the work he ultimately did as an advocate for parallel trained doctors within the NHS. He was awarded the MBE for his services to medicine in England and India.

Here is a man who understands the important things and values in life. Family, kindness, caring for those in need - truly #stuffthatmatters

Don't forget, if you prefer to watch rather than listen, the full interview is available on the @youtube channel for #Surgeonslives

#cricket #surgery #givingback #racisminsurgery #nhs #yorkshirecountrycricket #othopedicsurgery #familybusiness #charitymatters

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashok-pathak-243bb861/?originalSubdomain=uk

http://cricketbeyondboundaries.com/india-hull-medicine-cricket-and-charity-an-anglo-indian-affair/

https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/print/indianorigin-surgeon-honoured-with-mbe-in-uk/?ref=archive_pg