season 2, episode 1: Sanj Kakar, coming to america
It's been a long time (we shouldn't have left you...) but the see one / do one podcast is back with Season 2 after a summer hiatus - and how!In this episode we speak with Sanj Kakar, an orthopaedic hand and wrist surgeon and a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Mayo Clinic.But Sanj has a secret, he is in fact British! Furthermore, he actually went to medical school with our very own Pete Bates and knows one or two stories about the antics of a young Master Bates in his formative years, as we discover!In this wide-ranging and fun conversation we cover many different aspects of Sanj’s life and career including:growing up in West Londonmedical school and early years surgical training in Londonhow he ended up going to the US initially and the decision to stay there for residency training and beyondwhy he chose Bostonhighlights from his time as an ABC Fellow and returning to Londonhow he survived the endurance test that is the ABC Fellowshipthe logistics and challenges of "The Match"how he ended up at the Mayo Clinicand the Mayo secret sauceKash's experiences of visiting Mayo as a Winston Churchill Fellowwhy the USA is the land of opportunitybut not all that glitters is goldlife in the USA for a Britkey mentors and people in his journeyhis plans for the futureand much more!Please subscribe on your podcast player and please leave us a rating and a review.You can also find us on YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagramand at www.orthohub.xyzWatch the full video for added content on our YouTube channel.Twitter:@orthohubxyz@kashakhtar@petebates