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Today, the guys sit down with Dr. Bo Gu.  He started out as a cardiac surgeon, took up emergency medicine eventually leading the department and has started his own medical billing company using AI.

This is a true next generation Silicon Valley start-up and the guys have a great time conversing with Dr. Gu.  They discuss medicine, surgery, EMS, medical language, medical billing and the guys learn about AI and its amazing possibilities.  Dr. Gu explains everything is a fun and easy way, and the guys were very excited to learn.  Do not miss this one!

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Today, the guys get back to the choppa with Michael Baulch, an incredible speaker on so many fascinating topics.  He is the program manager for Stanford Life Flight, a registered nurse, veteran and JD.  Included in this episode:

-Military and the Navy
-Nursing and nursing during the AIDS crisis in San Franscisco
-Law (he trumped John and Garrett's MA and MBA with his JD - showoff)
-EMS and air EMS stories, stats and insights

Seriously, this was a fun one and we hope to do a roundtable with Lee and Michael in the future for, "Get to the Choppa 3:  John and Garrett learn to be pilots".  

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Today, the guys sit down with Dr. Asya Ofshteyn.  They begin with her incredible journey of immigrating to America from Russia as a child to her career path in medicine and public health.  

She has an incredible background and journey to where she is today and is well worth a listen just for that.  But, not to be outdone, they go on to discuss the many interesting facets of her career as a colorectal surgeon.  Cancer, hemorrhoids, fistula, fissures, prolapse, ulcerative colitis are just a few of the specific topics that come up.  

Dr. Ofshteyn is a fun listen, and she admits to being a fun listen as you have to have a sense of humor considering her line of work.  The guys can't wait to have her back!

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Today, the guys sit down with Dr. Mohammed Al-Temimi, general surgeon specializing in hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery and cancer.  John not only bombed on his scrubs quote, but of course had challenges saying the specialty.  Garrett encouraged John to make a few attempts at trying.

Fortunately, Dr. Al-Temimi is a complete expert and perfect teacher.  They discuss immigrating to America from Iraq, his true care for patients, and robotics surgery.  They review the cancer treatment team involved in cancer care for the liver, pancreas and bile duct (hint, it takes a medical village).  Dr. Al-Temimi also reviews the important role GI plays on the team (and hopefully a future podcast).  And finally, they discuss the whipple procedure and how robotics has advanced the care for this major surgery (bonus points if you remember the scrubs quote). 

It is a great listen and Dr. Al-Temimi takes care to showcase his passion for patients and expertise in the arena.

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Today, the guys sit down with Stacie and Victoria from the Good Samaritan Mission Oaks campus behavioral health service line.  

They discuss the education needed for work as therapists, mental health, real-life stories (HIPAA approved of course), insightful questions and overall, some really great discussion related to the BHS and mental health realm.  

We do apologize for some small audio issues with one of our microphones in this episode - we strive really hard to make these perfect for you, our listener so please forgive us this time.  

We also encourage anyone listening who needs support can dial 988 as the suicide hotline.

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Lee is much funnier than the guys are.  Ok.  The bar wasn't very high on that one, but still, Lee cracks the guys up and he'll make you laugh too.

The guys sit down with Lee McMurray who works at Stanford Hospital for their Life Flight helicopter.  So, naturally, the guys get to nerding out immediately about helicopters.  If we left out a question, let us know (good luck).  Lee is a wealth of info not just on Life Flight but the associated experts at Stanford who support, train, and make up the team.  

The conversation moves on to travel nursing and what healthcare is like in places like Boise, the East Coast, Texas, California, etc.  

Of course, you put three EMS guys in a room and the conversation naturally gravitates to stories from the streets, practical jokes and life in EMS or on the fire department.  

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Today the guys sit down with Dr. Adrouny, OBGYN.  In one word, she is incredible.  Gifted OBGYN, small business owner, and all-around awesome person to talk to.  

We discuss her family history in medicine, her path towards OBGYN, the nuts & bolts of maternity and child-birth, her time and experience in New Orleans (with some cool personal stories she shares) and running her own small business.  Garrett shares why EMS should always carry their equipment when transporting OB patients and John manages to pronounce all the words correctly but showcases a few....gaps...in his medical knowledge.  Dr. Adrouny brings them both up-to-speed in a lighthearted manner.

Dr. Adrouny is a gifted speaker, relays super fun stories and listening will put a smile on your face.  We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

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Healthcare is so much more than surgery, medications and procedures.  Like.  A lot more.  

Today the guys sit down with Alex VanOeveren to discuss the business side of healthcare and getting an MBA abroad (in Spain to be specific - Garrett went online, John walked down the street for his, and Alex flew/lived in Europe for his.  That's cool).  

They discuss starting a healthcare business, being a rep for surgeons in the OR, life abroad as an MBA student, sales tactics, psychology, traveling, iron man competitions and so much more.  Alex is a great speaker, has such a cool and positive story to tell and is friends with Dr. Kim, what more do you need?  Give it a listen and let us know what you think.

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This is a great one.  Don't be intimidated by the duration, Corey is just that good.

Today, the guys sit down with Corey Condren:  firefighter/paramedic for the San Jose Fire Department.  To say she has done it all is an under-statement:  worked as an EMT and paramedic on the ambulance, burn foundation, breast cancer foundation, national EMS committee, lived and competed in martial arts abroad, interned for congress, and tune in to the first 5 minutes for the rest (it's too much to list but all way cool).  

They talk about her life, career aspirations, life as a firefighter, the ins and outs of firefighting, support for women in the fire service and so much more.  One day the guys will grow up and try to be just like Corey!

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Today the guys sit down with Dr. Paul Kim.  He is funny.  He tells some great stories that makes the guys chuckle.  They talk about family, orthopedics, going to medical school basically twice, sports they would and would not play when it comes to orthopedic injuries, etc.  Paul specializes in foot and ankle but that doesn't stop the guys from asking all ortho related questions.  There are some fun stories about training and working all over the United States.

Turns out, John can bench press more than Dr. Kim, but John will need Dr. Kim's services due to this so the streak for John continues with medicine taking a back seat to his endeavors.  

Outside of medicine, they discuss some incredible travel stories, food while traveling, skiing and so much more.  Great listen, please let us know your thoughts.

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