A Day in the Life of a Heart Surgeon On-Call

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[rainbowken]

I am alive today because of you. I never had the opportunity to personally thank you, but am so grateful that you were my heart surgeon. Thank you so much for taking good care of me Dr. London.

[noahriley]

I am a nurse who has had the pleasure of recovering multiple of this man’s patients. He’s the real deal. Glad to see continued success.

[ericar]

I hope that I never need a heart specialist like you, but if I did, I wish you would be my physician. Your amazing.

[kerrychristal]

We all need a doctor like you. You are very down to earth and forth coming. I appreciate you. Thank you.

[damianwesoly]

Having spent nearly 40 years in the cardiac device industry with most if my time spent working with cardiac surgeons and electrophysiologists its refreshing to hear you say “ look at the patient”….👏👏👏

[laurengreen]

Intellectual honesty. What a concept, I wish more would practice!

[periloussky]

My wife is a veterinary surgeon, small animal. Thing with the roughly 1800 veterinary surgeons in the US is they have to do all surgeries. Unfortunately this means when they are on call / ER they can, and do, get everything.

It's always fascinating for me to see how surgeons of all types go about their mornings. She has a similar routine of setting herself up for the day. She starts very similar to you. She starts with hydration and delays coffee a bit, then sits down and journals and does a mindful guided meditation, then coffee, just one cup. We spend a few moments together and then she leaves for the day.

She recently moved into another practice and we moved away from Atlanta. She did a lot of trauma / ER in Atlanta. Since we're getting a little older she wanted to get away from the on call lifestyle and more into a scheduled referral only type of practice. You never know when a dog will show up because a neighbor tried, and failed, to chop its head off with an axe... yeah, it's sometimes crazy. That dog lived by the way.

Anyway, thanks for what you do and sharing your routine. Very interesting to see.

[melanies.]

As someone who worked in the medical field for many years and as a patient myself, it’s wonderful to see how you prepare for each day in order to get into your desired mindset. Also how you talk to and listen to your patients and the nurses caring for them.
Speaking as a patient myself, that means so much. Thanks for what you do. 😊

[JaneKoplewitz-mudl]

Dr London-
Thank you for your wisdom and humanity.
I grew up in a medical family; my father was a surgeon- an “old school MD” who always still had his black bag by the door, ready to make a house call if needed.
My comments, to reiterate you points, in response to this great video:
- “knowledge” can be almost worthless without the “wisdom” to know how and when to apply it
- the “art of medicine” is as critical to success as the “science of medicine”
- nothing can replace “examining your patient” - their body, mind & spirit
Keep up the great videos.
And thanks for taking the time to create this content!

[michaelparish]

Any of us would be lucky too have you as our Surgeon 👍

[aaronperry]

I know this isn't the same thing you do, but growing up on a cattle farm, I saw my father save the life of dozens of baby calfs, by interventions that weren't double blind studied. We didn't often have time to go to the library and find a book on what to do when you see situation A in the barn, we just reacted and tried everything we could to nurse them to health. We all have to be open to trying different techniques when what we're doing isn't working. I appreciate your insight and informative video.

[gmctech]

I had the luck of having my life saved by an incredible surgeon in Nova Scotia, Canada. Dr. Krista de Boer is my Rockstar... Her expertise, dedication and her compassion is second to none in my book. It Amazed me how sweet and upbeat she was and NEVER once did I feel rushed when taking up her valuable time with my questions and conversation. For three weeks she checked on me every single day in the early morning. She even came in to double check on me late one evening before she was going away for a weekend. I quite literally owe her my life.

[mjt]

Blessed to have people like yourself Doc 🙏

[DingleBerryschnapps]

I'm stealing this routine.

If it's good enough for a heart surgeon, it's good enough for me. Just need to get that cold plunge going. 👍

[mttbeas]

Dr. London, great channel. I am a vascular surgeon only a few states away from you serving a very similar patient population. One of my favorite aspects about your channel is when you include your family. Did you ever think to do a video discussing how you manage your personal family life with a busy practice, managing call, etc. all while being a good father? I appreciate the medical aspect of your videos for obvious reasons but would you care to expand on the personal side? I think this is something a lot of surgeons, especially in our line of work, struggle with. Thank you and again, great channel.

[GingerNinja]

22+ yrs in nursing & LOVE your website & what your doing here. It's different than the other MD channels I've seen.

[laurievillotta]

I have been a nurse for 30 years. Regardless of what anyone says when you enter a patient room just look at them. That at most times is what you need to know. I could walk in any room and my gut told me exactly which direction the patient was going.

[wendyd.]

We are blessed much like your patients are to be on the receiving end of your expertise and caring advice. Thank you, Dr. London.

[TheUltimateCruiser]

Absolutely fascinating, sir! Thank you for bringing us along!! 🙏

[leeannisnor]

My partner had one of the best, in my opinion, cardiac surgeons in Nova Scotia Canada. He looked at Patrick, listen to his words and often included me with the visit as well. He saved Patrick’s life twice unfortunately he succumbed two Christmases ago to COVID related ARDS. Dr Keir Stewart was remarkable always with Patrick. Dr Stewart took the time not only to help him but also to get to know him as a person and a patient.