#7: Dr. Peter Rhee- Spears, Gunshots, Leadership and Embracing The Suck
Convos With Cole
English - February 01, 2018 19:34 - 1 hour - 48.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsHealth & Fitness Business personaldevelopment doctor entrepreneurship habit interview leader medicalschool medicine routine stories Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Dr. Peter Rhee is a nationally renowned trauma surgeon and is currently the Chief of Acute Care Surgery and Medical Director of the Marcus Trauma Center at Grady Hospital. Dr. Rhee is a retired U.S. Navy Captain with 24 years of active duty, serving in Afghanistan and Iraq during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He serves on national research committees including the Defense Health Board’s SUbcommittee on Trauma & Injury and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s blood products advisory committee. He has authored and co-authored more than 350 peer reviewed publications, 20 book chapters, and 3 books.
He quickly rose to national attention after the 2011 Tuscon Shooting, where he was the trauma surgeon who helped save Congresswoman Gabby Giffords life after being shot in the head. He was raised in South Korea and Africa and is also a published author with a 5 star rating, Trauma Red: The Making of a Surgeon in War and in America’s Cities.
I had a fantastic time interviewing Dr. Rhee and listening to his stories, ranging from childhood experiences, to war stores, and anything and everything in between.
In this interview we dive into
Dr. Rhee’s background The story of a spear in the belly How to deal with death Training surgeons in the inner city The 2011 Tuscon shooting incident What makes a good leader +much much moreYou can see full post and show notes at www.iamdrcole.com/DrRhee