Burnout and Bravery: Lessons from the Longest Shifts in My Surgical Career
The Shift That Never Ends I remember one night in particular—48 hours with barely any sleep, scrubbing in and out of emergency surgeries, the hospital lights growing dim in my mind even as they stayed bright overhead. The shift was so long, I started to lose track of time. My body ached, my eyes burned, […]
Surgery Without Borders: How Medicine Becomes a Universal Language
A Global Journey in the OR As a surgeon, I’ve had the unique privilege of stepping into operating rooms on nearly every continent. Each time I put on scrubs and wash my hands at the sink, I’m reminded that medicine, and especially surgery, is one of the few professions where the rituals, the ethics, and […]