Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast

Andrea Merrill is a surgical oncologist in Charlottesville, Virginia. She is the creator of Scrubbed Out, a website dedicated to highlighting the talents and passions of surgeons and trainees outside of the operating room. As listeners will know, Chad and I have been obsessed with exploring how to be the best surgeons we can be without losing our humanity in the process. Dr. Merrill had some really important insights on how we might walk the line between being completely immersed in surgery, but also staying grounded. We also talked about several of her superb pieces of writing, including “Free Solo” and “Taylor Swift in the Operating Room”.  We’d love to hear from you – what hobbies or side hustles do you have? How do you balance them with a life in surgery? Email us at podcast.cjs@gmail.com.


Links:
  1. https://www.scrubbedoutsurgeon.com/
  2. Merrill AL. Free Solo Surgery. Ann Surg. 2022 Aug 1;276(2):e77-e78. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005499. Epub 2022 Jul 6. PMID: 36036994.
  3. https://kevinmd.com/2024/02/taylor-swift-in-the-operating-room-the-surgeon-who-found-strength-in-song.html
  4. https://kevinmd.com/2015/06/why-are-women-so-underrepresented-in-surgery-leadership.html

Creators and Guests

Host
Dr. Ameer Farooq
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Guest
Andrea Merrill

What is Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast?

The podcast dedicated to discussing how surgeons can be the best versions of themselves, inside and outside the operating room. Hosted by surgeons Chad Ball and Ameer Farooq, Cold Steel explores the many facets of surgical life with guests at the cutting edge of surgical science. The official podcast of the Canadian Journal of Surgery.