🎙️ Tiny scalpel, huge stories… straight out of PCH 🏥

In this episode, we scrub in with Dr Helen Buschel, paediatric surgeon based at Perth Children’s Hospital 🏥. From tiny patients to big challenges, Helen takes us inside the weird, wonderful (and sometimes chaotic) world of paeds surgery.

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🚴‍♀️ How to cheat at Strava (yes, surgically approved!)

👨‍👩‍👧 The art of handling parents when the stakes are high

👶🔬 What in-utero surgery is being used for today

If you’ve ever wondered what paediatric surgery really looks like—the highs, the heartbreaks, and the hilarious side notes—this one’s for you! 👇👇

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🎙️ Scalpel, suction… and a set of donor lungs?! In Part 2 of our cardiothoracic & transplant surgery special, we head back into the high-stakes world of the operating theatre with Dr Agneta Geldenhuys and Dr Oyinda Orundami from Fiona Stanley Hospital. 🫀🫁 This time, the stories go deeper, the stakes get higher, and the hearts (and lungs) are literally in their hands.

From the operating theatre to the ICU, we unpack everything from surgical precision to life-saving teamwork — and even a few unexpected tips along the way:

🍞 Why oats + chia might just beat toast as your pre-surgery fuel

🩻 What’s really going on with the new lung cancer screening program

🦾 How surgeons manage a 540° rotation without breaking their necks

If you’re curious about what cardiothoracic and transplant surgery actually involves, the highs and lows, training pathway and lifestyle balance, this one’s for you! 👇👇

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🎙 Scalpel, suction… and a set of donor lungs?! In this heart-stopping episode (literally), we dive into the high-stakes world of Cardiothoracic and Transplant surgery with a leading surgeon (and future leading surgeon) at Fiona Stanley Hospital. 🫀🫁

🪡 What’s the most CABGs they’ve ever done on a patient?

📸 Why taking a picture (VATS 😏) definitely makes the stitches last longer!

👯‍♂️ What’s involved in a double lung transplant?

If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to operate on someone’s chest — or what it feels like to hold a beating heart — you won’t want to miss this one!! 🤯🤯

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🎙 From Celine Dion bans in theatre to the realities of colorectal clinics — in this episode, we’re joined by a General & Colorectal Surgeon, Dr Mary Theophilus, who gives us the unfiltered scoop on life in one of the most diverse surgical specialties! 💩🔪

🫃 What is a fundoplication (and why might your stomach thank you for it)?

🧻 Why talking about poo doesn't have to be awkward

🩺 How to impress on your general surgery rotation

🎶 And yes… why Celine Dion is strictly off the theatre playlist

If you’re curious about what gen surg actually involves, the highs and lows of colorectal work, training pathway and lifestyle balance, this one’s for you! 👇👇

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From R&B in theatre to life-saving endovascular surgery— in our first episode Vascular Surgeon Dr Nish Altaf gets candid about the real anatomy of surgical life 😷

🩸 What is the point of the aorta?

🩺 How not to fail your peripheral vascular exam?

🦵 How do you amputate for nec fac?

If you’d like to know more about the pathway to vascular surgery, international training, rural pathways, the pros and cons of the job, work-life balance and some interesting cases take a listen! 🤯🤯

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