About this episode

Lee, a retired perfusionist with over 43 years of experience, shares insights on heart surgery and career options in the medical field.

Send us Fan Mail Lee has been a perfusionist for over 43 years. He was at the Cleveland Clinic for 17 years, during which the team there was involved in creating many techniques still used today. He now has a TikTok page where he tells stories from the early years of heart surgery and also discusses modern techniques. Learn about career options from the people doing it

People in this episode

Host: Senan Kakpo-Moore, PA-C, DMSc

Guest: Lee

Topics covered

• perfusionist
• heart surgery
• career options
• medical techniques
• storytelling

Keywords

• perfusionist
• heart surgery
• Cleveland Clinic
• medical techniques
• TikTok stories

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cleveland Clinic

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