When I was going to medical school, I had big dreams about how exciting my life as a surgeon was going to be. I imagined that it was always going to be fast paced and that I would always be called on to make split second decisions that would mean a difference between life and death.

Although I dreamed of how glamorous it was going to be, the truth of the matter is that my job is actually pretty mundane. Don’t get me wrong, I still love what I do, but it is just not how I imagined it would be.

I was recently invited to give a lecture at the Houston Sanford Brown Institute and I have to admit that it was probably one of the highlights of my whole month. It was a break from the ordinary and it was a lot of fun to be in a room full of young kids who had big hopes and dreams just like I did at their age.

I still love the feeling I get when I know I have just saved someone’s life or the adrenaline rush I get when I have to make a split second decision, but this is not an every day occurrence. I guess if I really think about it, that is quite alright with me.

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