An Interview with Noted Pancreas Surgeon Dr. Charles J. Yeo

Recently, InsideSurgery had a chance to speak with Dr. Charles J. Yeo about his career as a top Whipple and pancreas surgeon and his ongoing role as a surgical leader and educator. As the Samuel D. Gross Professor of Surgery and Chair of the Department of Surgery, you welcomed your second intern class to Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania last month. What one piece advice do you have for your new trainees? One piece of advice….that’s tough! Several pieces of advice….enjoy the challenges and experiences of internship; read and increase your knowledge base outside of that 80 hours; practice knot tying skills; practice suturing skills; practice laparoscopy skills and focus on level one evidence. You are a graduate of Princeton University and recommend that your interns read famed Princeton basketball coach Pete Carril’s book THE SMART TAKE FROM THE STRONG. Why do you think a book about basketball pertains to learning surgery? I think it’s important that surgical interns recognize that they are training for their career-long profession, which if they do it right, will be highly successful. Practice is important. Striving to be the best is important. Paying attention to detail and doing every little thing correctly are quite important. Why do you think Coach Carril is such a good basketball coach? That is a tough question. I think if you read Coach Carril’s book “The Smart Take from the Strong”, you’ll get a good sense of the Coach,...
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