The Emergency Surgeon Podcast

This episode is a bit different. We chat with Ed who is a surgical technician that I work with. Ed is truly exceptional, not only as a surgical technician but also as a human being. Ed shares his life story and explains the inner workings of what a surgical technician is responsible for and what it takes to do this type of work.

In this episode we chat with Leanna: A wife, cat mom and New Hampshire native. Leanna had a life threatening soft tissue infection requiring 7 surgeries. She shares her story with us.

In this Episode we chat with Denise: A mother and spouse, a new England native and a retired nurse. Denise underwent surgery to remove her spleen as a sequela of an E.Bike accident. She shares her story with us.

This episode is a bit different. I interview Dr. Jamie Wisser. Similar to the episode with Dr. O’Neil I met Dr. Wisser through his response to a Doximity Op-med article I wrote. I will attach a link to the article in the description. His response to the article sparked my curiosity about him and his story. Dr. Wisser is a husband and father, born in Brooklyn, NY and later grew up in CT. He is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon with a subspecialty in hand surgery. He is also an entrepreneur founding the company “Actual Healthcare Solutions.”

I asked Dr. Wisser if he would be willing to share his story - and also expand on his thoughts about the article.

https://opmed.doximity.com/articles/if-you-can-imagine-a-complication

In this episode we chat with Jason: a father and Maine native, he played football and lacrosse in his youth and then studied to become an engineer who currently works at a Navy shipyard. Jason had a severe liver infection and a subsequent enterocutaneous fistula requiring 2 major surgeries. He shares his story with us.

In this episode we chat with Pat. Pat was born in Ohio and after college moved to Maine. She is a wife and mother. She was also a synchronized swimmer, but her true essence is being an artist.

Pat had a perforated colon requiring emergency life saving surgery. She shares her story with us.

In this episode we chat with Leah and Matt. They are a romantic couple, both of which, are New England Natives.

Leah grew up spending her free time learning dance as a hobby and later ran track. She went to college with a focus to become an occupational therapist. After graduating she dove into her career as an occupational therapist with great success. Matt grew up playing sports such as basketball and skiing, and also ran track. After high school he went to college focusing on becoming a nurse. After graduating he developed his nursing skills on different floors and levels of care until he eventually decided to become an operating room nurse.

Leah suffered months of abdominal pain and was eventually diagnosed gallstones concerning for biliary colic as well as a 2cm gallbladder polyp. For this condition she underwent gallbladder removal surgery. They share their stories with us.

In this episode we chat with Dr. Patrick O’Neil: a husband and father, grew up in unique circumstances between Michigan and North Carolina. He played football and wrestled in his younger years. Dr. O’Neill has a PHD in physiology, after which he went to medical school earning his MD and continued his training to become a trauma surgeon.

The circumstances leading to this conversation were unique. I wrote a piece regarding some of the challenges of being a trauma surgeon on platform called Doximity, aka Facebook for doctors. Dr. O’Neill responded to the article and his comment garnered major support. Seeing this prompted me to reach out and see if Dr. O’Neill is willing to discuss this further. He graciously agreed. In this conversation he shares the path he has taken in this world, which eventually leads us to discuss the article. Enjoy

Link to the Doximity article:

https://opmed.doximity.com/articles/you-don-t-want-to-be-a-trauma-surgeon

In this episode we chat with Eric. A Massachusetts native, husband and father. He works in a construction material supplying company, and is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt. Eric had a serious car accident in his 20’s requiring emergency surgery. Eric was not my patient, we know each other from a passion we share. Getting to know him and what he has been through made me want to learn more and share his story, which he shares with us.

In this episode we chat with Ashley: a mother and wife, a New Hampshire Native, former medical assistant, and now a worker in the food and service industry. Ashley had a life threatening complication from a routine surgery. She shares her story with us .