Surgeons’ Lives - Stuff that Matters

About Surgeons’ Lives - Stuff that Matters

Surgeons tell their life stories beyond the workplace - Stuff That Matters

Publisher

John Monson

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Mar 2023

Latest episode

25 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

73 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Oct 2026

   Helen Heheghan - Bariatrics, academic life, and guilty chicken meals!

   Helen Heneghan is the Chair of Surgery at St. Vincent Hospital in Dublin where she leads a bariatric program under an academic umbrella. She was born on the other side of the country in Galway, where she grew up and went to medical school and also started her surgery training. She spent time in the UK and then at the Cleveland Clinic in the USA. These overseas experiences bookended PhD research in Galway. In a fascinating interview today, we discussed the impact mentors have a trainee, the challenges of work-life balance, being married to a colorectal surgeon and the future of academic surgery. Outside of the office, spending time with her daughter is clearly the main priority, but Helen has a secret ambition to become a pastry chef and learn to play outstanding quality golf. Luckily, neither ambition is a dealbreaker. Apologies for some sound issues in this interview that thankfully it's only related to my side of the conversation. Helen comes through loud and clear. If you prefer to watch rather than listening, then don't forget that this interview is available on the dedicated YouTube channel @Surgeonslives. Please subscribe to the channel and hit the like button and send all your comments to me below. https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-heneghan-59900739a/ https://x.com/HeneghanHelen https://www.instagram.com/heneghanhelen/

2. 

   4 Oct 2026

   Feza Remzi talks dedication, betrayal, true values and tells his immigrant's tale

   Dr. Feza Remzi is the Vice-President, IBD surgery at Northwell Health, New York. His is a true immigrant's tale, having been born in Ankara, Turkey, where he went to medical school, following the path of his parents. Almost immediately after graduation, he moved to the United States, where he planned to be a Urologist like his father. However, failure knocked on his door and he was forced to find an alternative route to success. A preliminary year in general surgery was followed by a full residency at the Cleveland clinic and then a fellowship in Colorectal Surgery. By now he had fallen under both the spell and mentorship of Dr. Victor Fazio, who became a guiding light in his career. Ultimately, feza was chosen to replace Dr. Fazio, as Chairman of the Department of Colorectal Surgery at the Cleveland clinic, a position held for nine years. Circumstances changed, and Feza left the clinic quite unexpectedly and abruptly to build a new program of IBD surgery at NYU Langone in New York City. Seven years later moved to Northwell Health, where he is in the process of doing the same thing at the Center for Advanced IBD Surgery. In a fascinating conversation, we cover many topics, including failure, betrayal, family values, and what really matters in life. This is one not to be missed. If you prefer to watch rather than listen, then the entire interview is available on the dedicated #Surgeonslives @Youtube channel. Please don't forget to subscribe to the channel, hit the like button and send any comments you may have. #surgery #stuffthatmatters #loyalty #betrayal #mentorship #immigrantstale #family #leadership

3. 

   16 Sept 2026

   Tim Mitchell - A President fighting for justice and cycling for charity!

   Tim Michell lives in Southampton and is an ENT surgeon specializing in cochlear implants. He has just stepped down following a highly successful three year period as President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. From a clinical perspective, he has spent his entire consultant life in Southampton having graduated medical school from Oxford. He was actually born in Belfast, but almost immediately departed to spend the rest of his life in the south of England. His path to ENT surgery was almost organic - as he notes during the discussion he never had a master plan. Having fallen into ENT surgery he soon developed a special interest in cochlear implants which has become his main clinical interest. His engagement with the Royal College of Surgeons was almost equally serendipitous. However, once inside the doors, his rise to become Council member, Vice-President and then President was certainly rapid, if not meteoric. His Presidency has been marked by the challenges, facing many organizations and society. Initially, he inherited the leadership of a College undergoing a complete reevaluation of its governance, particularly as it relation to diversity. In addition, he became heavily involved in matters of workplace violence and misconduct, particularly as they relate to Surgery. When he is not dealing with such weighty matters he is an enthusiastic touring cyclist and in recent years, what was an simple enjoyable hobby has developed into fundraising efforts by cycling from Lands End to John O'Groats. He has further cycling adventures already on the books and will be venturing into Continental Europe. If you prefer to watch rather than listen to this podcast, then the entire interview is available on the dedicated @YouTube channel. Please take a moment to subscribe to the channel and hit the like button. I would also love to hear any comments you may have about this or any of the other interviews.

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YouTube views

20,722

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 56 / 100

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Quality

58

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

60

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