The Surgical Soul with Red MD

#006 - Join host Dr. Red Hoffman for a conversation with Dr. LJ Punch, self-proclaimed "trauma surgeon in recovery."   LJ shares how his career as a trauma surgeon and now as community health provider was inspired by the desire to address human suffering.  LJ is the Medical Director of The T (a holistic harm reduction program) and the founder of the Bullet Related Injury Clinic (BRIC).

A bullet related injury is the physical, mental, social, and spiritual impact of a bullet, whether you are physically injured, threatened by a bullet, or someone you love has been lost.  LJ and his team are creating language, scales, tools, indices, and protocols that will eventually encompass a new medical subspecialty. 

You can find LJ on his website, on X, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

Learn more about the BRIC.

For more information on Dr. Red, check out her website and follow her on X, Instagram and LinkedIn.

Watch Dr. Red's TEDx talk, Making Meaning After Violent Death.

Interested in surgery and palliative care?  Listen to Dr. Red on the Surgical Palliative Care Podcast.

Learn more about the Surgical Palliative Care community here.

Learn more about the Surgical Palliative Care Society here and here.

Music by Chazz McConnell.  

#005 - Join host Dr. Red Hoffman as she shares an honest, heartfelt and inspiring discussion with her friend and colleague, Dr. Gerard Baltazar, an osteopathic physician and trauma surgeon in New York.   Gerard talks about his journey into osteopathic medicine, about how he was drawn specifically to the osteopathic philosophy because of its focus on using our hands to diagnose and treat patients, and about how he now utilizes osteopathic techniques to help trauma patients heal.

Gerard established an Osteopathic Manipulation for Trauma Program at a NY Level 1 Trauma Center.   He shares that because the care provided in this clinic allows for more prolonged interactions, he is able to take a holistic approach in the treatment of trauma patients.  As Gerard says, "there's more to trauma than just fixing the holes in things" and if we truly want our patients to thrive, we must address not only their physical wellbeing, but their emotional well being as well.   

Gerard does not shy away from sharing about his personal journey with domestic violence, complex PTSD, and trauma and reminds us that it is worth doing the work to to heal these wounds, for the sake of our patients, our colleagues and ourselves.

Find more information on The Body Keeps the Score here and The Way of the Peaceful Warrior here.

For more information about osteopathic medicine here.

For more information on osteopathic surgery here.

You can find Gerard on X, on Instagram, and LinkedIn.

For more information on Dr. Red, check out her website and follow her on X, Instagram and LinkedIn.

Interested in surgery and palliative care?  Listen to Dr. Red on the Surgical Palliative Care Podcast.

Learn more about the Surgical Palliative Care community here.

Learn more about the Surgical Palliative Care Society here and here.

Music by Chazz McConnell.  

#004 - Join host Dr. Red Hoffman as she interviews Dr. Rob Winfield, a trauma surgeon, researcher, violence prevention advocate, and curator of the Modern Surgeon Life.  In this episode, Rob shares
Rob also discusses his evolution from trauma surgeon to violence prevention advocate, stating that injury prevention is the only way to cure the trauma.

Read more about ThrYve here.

You can find Rob here and here.  You can find Modern Surgeon Life here.

For more information on Dr. Red, check out her website and follow her on X, Instagram and LinkedIn.

Interested in surgery and palliative care?  Listen to Dr. Red on the Surgical Palliative Care Podcast.

Learn more about the Surgical Palliative Care community here.

Learn more about the Surgical Palliative Care Society here and here.

Music by Chazz McConnell.  

#003 - Join host Dr. Red Hoffman for the second of two episodes with Dr. Ken Mattox, the internationally renowned trauma surgeon.   Dr. Mattox treats us to a wide-ranging history lesson!  He talks about the relationship between famous Houston surgeons Dr. Michael DeBakey and Dr. Denton Cooley, his thoughts on prior US presidents, what exactly led to Princess Diana's death.  He also talks about how the death of Lee Harvey Oswald prompted his discovery of the famous Mattox Maneuver, a technique used by surgeons throughout the world. 

Find out more about Dr. Mattox's Las Vegas Medical Disaster Response Course and Las Vegas Trauma, Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery Course here.

For more information on Dr. Red, check out her website and follow her on X, Instagram and LinkedIn.

Interested in surgery and palliative care?  Listen to Dr. Red on the Surgical Palliative Care Podcast.

Learn more about the Surgical Palliative Care community here.

Learn more about the Surgical Palliative Care Society here and here.

Music by Chazz McConnell.  

#002 - Join host Dr. Red Hoffman for the first of two episodes with Dr. Ken Mattox, the internationally renowned trauma surgeon.   Dr. Mattox discusses his early childhood (including a chance encounter with two soon to be famous musicians), his surgical mentors, and why he thinks the concept of Extreme Ownership is so important for surgeons.  If you've ever wondered what it really means to be a truly excellent physician and surgeon, this episode is for you. 

Find out more about the concept of Extreme Ownership here.

Find out more about Dr. Mattox's Las Vegas Medical Disaster Response Course and Las Vegas Trauma, Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery Course here.

For more information on Dr. Red, check out her website and follow her on X, Instagram and LinkedIn.

Interested in surgery and palliative care?  Listen to Dr. Red on the Surgical Palliative Care Podcast.

Learn more about the Surgical Palliative Care community here.

Learn more about the Surgical Palliative Care Society here and here.

Music by Chazz McConnell.  

#001 - Join host Dr. Red Hoffman on the premiere episode of The Surgical Soul with Red MD.  Red speaks with her friend, colleague and office mate Dr. Elaine Chan, a trauma surgeon and hospice doctor in Asheville, North Carolina.  Red and Elaine talk about friendship between female trauma surgeons, dealing with the stress of being a surgeon and surgical complications, the importance of self care, and the benefits of Internal Family Systems therapy.

Find more information about Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy here.

For more information on Dr. Red, check out her website and follow her on X, Instagram and LinkedIn.

Watch this episode on Dr. Red's YouTube channel.

Interested in surgery and palliative care?  Listen to Dr. Red on the Surgical Palliative Care Podcast.

Learn more about the Surgical Palliative Care community here.

Learn more about the Surgical Palliative Care Society here and here.

Music by Chazz McConnell.