Giving Back with Dr. Rick Maibauer

About this episode

Dr. Rick Maibauer shares his experience as the first person to perform a total joint replacement in Ghana.

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Loving the Imperfect. Today, we'll hear a story from Dr. Rick Maibauer. He is the first person to perform a total joint replacement in Ghana, West Africa. So, we're going to hear his story today. Another exercise, again, in deep listening. This is a good exercise for us. I hope you enjoy this story. Thank you for joining me. For more information about me and my work, please visit www.brianneturczynski.com or www.lovingtheimperfect.com

People in this episode

Host: Brianne Turczynski

Guest: Dr. Rick Maibauer

Topics covered

• total joint replacement
• medical stories
• deep listening
• giving back
• Ghana

Keywords

• joint replacement
• Ghana
• medical stories
• deep listening
• giving back

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Loving the Imperfect, brianneturczynski.com, lovingtheimperfect.com

Places: Ghana

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