Dr. Sam Rhee, a plastic surgeon with over 20 years of experience, discusses the unsettling reality of medical errors and their profound impact on patients. Highlighting real-life cases of preventable injuries and catastrophic outcomes within hospital walls, the podcast will examine why these mistakes occur, how minor errors can escalate, and what measures can be taken by both doctors and patients to avoid them.
S01E06 Wrong Organ Removed: The William Bryan Case
Season One, Episode Six of The Med Disaster Podcast, hosted by Dr. Sam Rhee, recounts the August 2024 death of 70-year-old Navy veteran William Bryan during a planned splenectomy at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast in Okaloosa County, Florida.
2 Feb 2026
S01E05 The 35-Year-Old Feeding Tube: A Hidden Medical Error
In this episode of The Med Disaster Podcast we delve into the story of Deborah Lowe, a Wisconsin woman who lived with unexplained pain for 35 years due to a feeding tube mistakenly left inside her body after a traumatic surgery in 1989.
26 Jan 2026
S01E04 The Wrong Patient Wrong Heart Procedure
What happens when the medical staff force you to undergo a procedure you don't want to have?
In this episode of the Med Disaster Podcast, Dr. Sam Rhee delves into a harrowing true story from 2002, where a series of 17 small mistakes at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center led to a 67-year-old woman named Joan Morris undergoing a wrong and potentially life-threatening cardiac electrophysiology study.
19 Jan 2026
S01E03 Awake Under the Knife: The Tragic Case of Sherman Sizemore
In this episode of the Med Disaster Podcast, Dr. Sam Rhee discusses the harrowing case of Sherman Sizemore, a 73-year-old Baptist minister who experienced intraoperative awareness during surgery in 2006.
12 Jan 2026
S01E02 The Heartbreaking Story of Dana Carvey's Surgical Misfortune
In this episode of the Med Disaster Podcast, we explore the harrowing true story of comedian Dana Carvey's heart surgery gone wrong. Carvey, known for his roles on Saturday Night Live, faced a severe cardiac condition that led to a heart bypass surgery where a critical error occurred.
5 Jan 2026
S01E01 Tragic Neonatal Medication Disaster: The Overdose of Dennis Quaid's Twins
In the inaugural episode of The Med Disaster Podcast, host Dr. Sam Rhee recounts the harrowing story of how a medication error led to a massive overdose of blood thinners for actor Dennis Quaid's newborn twins, Zoe Grace and Thomas Boone Quaid.
26 Dec 2025
S01E00 Introduction to the Med Disaster Podcast
In the introduction to the Med Disaster Podcast, Dr. Sam Rhee, a plastic surgeon with over 20 years of experience, discusses the unsettling reality of medical errors and their profound impact on patients.
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