How Surgeons Prepare for The Operating Room Like Athletes

About this episode

The episode explores how surgeons can enhance their performance in the operating room by drawing parallels with athletic preparation.

How can surgeons optimize performance in the operating room? What are the parallels between athletics and surgical preparation? What can we learn from the world of sports? Listen to our latest podcast as we sit down with former collegiate soccer player and UCSF orthopedic surgery resident, Dr. Kyla Petrie.

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr. Nirav Pandya, Dr. Brian Feeley, Dr. Drew Lansdown

Guest: Dr. Kyla Petrie

Topics covered

• surgical preparation
• athletic performance
• sports medicine
• operating room
• orthopedic surgery

Keywords

• surgeons
• performance
• operating room
• athletics
• surgical preparation
• sports
• orthopedic surgery

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UCSF

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