In this episode, Dr. Sara Rasmussen talks about her job as a pediatric surgeon and why she is so driven to make a huge impact on so many children and their family's lives.

Dr. Rasmussen shares:

• What inspired her to become a pediatric surgeon.

• How she spends her time each day.

• UVA recently partnered with the University of Pittsburgh Children's Hospital so more children can receive kidney and liver transplants. Dr. Rasmussen talks about how this relationship is mutually beneficial to both hospitals.

• Dr. Rasmussen talks about what qualifies a child for a liver transplant.

• She also talks about the feeling in the operating room during the first collaborative liver transplant and how partnering with University of Pittsburgh Children's Hospital is going to provide better care to more patients!

• Plus, she talks about monitoring patients that have had liver transplants.

• Moreover, she talks about the cases that she finds most difficult and how no procedure or case is uninteresting to her.

• Why G-Tubes often provide families with a huge sense of relief and benefit.

• Plus, she talks about parents supporting each other and taking care of themselves, while their child is in the hospital and after the child has been discharged.

• Finally, Dr. Rasmussen talks about her mindset and perspective when a child succumbs to their health challenges and how she helps the child's parents.

Join us for this episode!