Dec 12, 2018 • 49M

#24 Dr. Christopher Sonnenday

 
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In which Shree talks to Dr. Christopher Sonnenday, a very accomplished transplant surgeon. We talk about books, his interest in surgery, and surgical research.

Questions covered:

  • Why did you like surgery?

  • What are the new hot topics in transplant surgery?

  • Where is your role in the research that you had mentioned?

  • What is quality and what are outcomes in transplant surgery?

  • How was your training at Hopkins like?

  • How did you deal with patient distrust?

  • Are there any regrets that you have when you went through your medical school experience?

  • Is medicine an art or a science? How much uncertainty is there in medicine?

  • Who were your medical mentors?

  • What gets you out of bed in the morning?