Secret Lives of Surgeons, Dr. Peter Yu MD, Pediatric Surgeon - Talking true grit, drive, & compassion. Operating under stress & mentally training with an athletic mindset. General, thoracic, & trauma surgery 101. Showing up for yourself & going the extra mile. Focusing on things you can control & embracing uncomfortable situations.
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Tori Meskin x Sam Manassero
4.9 • 553 Ratings
🗓️ 27 April 2020
⏱️ 62 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Philly Jean King, the great female tennis champion, she said that pressure is a privilege. |
| 0:28.6 | And you have to sort of, I mean, sometimes people want to shy away from pressure, but if you're feeling pressure, if you have pressure, you've earned that. And |
| 0:39.9 | it's really a privilege to have. It's a privilege to be in that situation where other people |
| 0:45.9 | are looking at you to perform. And so I hold that very dear as well. |
| 0:53.4 | Here we go again, everybody. |
| 0:55.3 | Happy Tuesday. |
| 0:56.6 | On this episode, I am joined with Dr. Peter You to talk secret lives of surgeons. |
| 1:02.4 | General thoracic and trauma surgery, today we dive into the life of a pediatric surgeon. |
| 1:08.6 | We talk true grit, drive, and compassion, operating under stress, and mentally training |
| 1:14.7 | with an athletic mindset. |
| 1:16.6 | Showing up for yourself and going beyond to achieve great outcomes for patients, Dr. You |
| 1:21.6 | speaks about focusing on the things you can control, attitude before success, embracing |
| 1:27.4 | uncomfortable situations, and persevering with |
| 1:30.2 | full effort. I hope you are all staying well. This particular episode was recorded pre-COVID times |
| 1:36.6 | back at the end of February beginning of March. And some things in the hospitals have shifted, |
| 1:43.0 | including surgeries, but I still feel like this |
| 1:45.3 | is a really timely episode as we dive into the life of a pediatric surgeon. |
| 1:50.5 | This episode goes all over. |
| 1:52.4 | I was fascinated with Dr. Yu's perspective on surgery and his journey to become a pediatric surgeon. |
| 1:57.8 | So I hope you guys really enjoy this episode. |
| 2:03.1 | And with that, let's welcome Dr. Peter You to the show. Thanks so much for having me. It's such a pleasure to be here. |
| 2:07.1 | Thank you so much time. And I know you are a very busy man, so I really, really, really value your |
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