Aditya Bagrodia

But the rest of it is. Well, again, it's an honor. And I think it's worthwhile to start at the beginning. I would love to hear it. Why medicine? How urology transitioning from India to America? Can you tell us a little bit about that process? Well, it...

But the rest of it is. Well, again, it's an honor. And I think it's worthwhile to start at the beginning. I would love to hear it. Why medicine? How urology transitioning from India to America? Can you tell us a little bit about that process? Well, it...

Okay, so the first spot that you landed was Philadelphia. Is that right?

Okay, so the first spot that you landed was Philadelphia. Is that right?

Okay, so the first spot that you landed was Philadelphia. Is that right?

So just for a minute, let's maybe think back to the time. This is pre-email, smartphones, maybe a letter here or there, international flights, leap of faith. I'm heading to Philadelphia with a few bucks in my pocket. Just walk us through a little bit of How old were you? What stage of your life? What were you thinking? And what does this actually look like in a somewhat granular fashion?

So just for a minute, let's maybe think back to the time. This is pre-email, smartphones, maybe a letter here or there, international flights, leap of faith. I'm heading to Philadelphia with a few bucks in my pocket. Just walk us through a little bit of How old were you? What stage of your life? What were you thinking? And what does this actually look like in a somewhat granular fashion?

So just for a minute, let's maybe think back to the time. This is pre-email, smartphones, maybe a letter here or there, international flights, leap of faith. I'm heading to Philadelphia with a few bucks in my pocket. Just walk us through a little bit of How old were you? What stage of your life? What were you thinking? And what does this actually look like in a somewhat granular fashion?

So it was not too much to take at that point. Yes. How about specifically... Put us in the shoes of being an international medical graduate in the early 70s. Do you recall, were Indians favorably considered as hardworking, integrated? Culturally, did you fit in? Were there lingering racist undertones?

So it was not too much to take at that point. Yes. How about specifically... Put us in the shoes of being an international medical graduate in the early 70s. Do you recall, were Indians favorably considered as hardworking, integrated? Culturally, did you fit in? Were there lingering racist undertones?

So it was not too much to take at that point. Yes. How about specifically... Put us in the shoes of being an international medical graduate in the early 70s. Do you recall, were Indians favorably considered as hardworking, integrated? Culturally, did you fit in? Were there lingering racist undertones?

Well, yeah, I think that's a... open perspective, certainly. I can imagine some of those experiences could lead to some persistent anger, irritation, discontentment, but it sounds like you were able to see the silver linings, maybe get a little bit of a benefit of the doubt, particularly at Hopkins, where it seems like your academic career really started accelerating under the mentorship of

Well, yeah, I think that's a... open perspective, certainly. I can imagine some of those experiences could lead to some persistent anger, irritation, discontentment, but it sounds like you were able to see the silver linings, maybe get a little bit of a benefit of the doubt, particularly at Hopkins, where it seems like your academic career really started accelerating under the mentorship of

Well, yeah, I think that's a... open perspective, certainly. I can imagine some of those experiences could lead to some persistent anger, irritation, discontentment, but it sounds like you were able to see the silver linings, maybe get a little bit of a benefit of the doubt, particularly at Hopkins, where it seems like your academic career really started accelerating under the mentorship of

Dr. Walsh, Dr. Catalona, and some of the absolute thought leaders in her field. And tell us a little bit about that. Being there in that environment, did it mold you? Was it consistent with the way that you operated?

Dr. Walsh, Dr. Catalona, and some of the absolute thought leaders in her field. And tell us a little bit about that. Being there in that environment, did it mold you? Was it consistent with the way that you operated?

Dr. Walsh, Dr. Catalona, and some of the absolute thought leaders in her field. And tell us a little bit about that. Being there in that environment, did it mold you? Was it consistent with the way that you operated?

All right. So in general supported, you'd mentioned earlier that you'd fallen into some disfavor with the chairman of surgery at your home institution. And I was curious, was this disruptive behavior? dynamic energy always kind of a part and parcel of your MO? Or was this something that was cultivated and developed? Those were just the cards that were dealt to me.

All right. So in general supported, you'd mentioned earlier that you'd fallen into some disfavor with the chairman of surgery at your home institution. And I was curious, was this disruptive behavior? dynamic energy always kind of a part and parcel of your MO? Or was this something that was cultivated and developed? Those were just the cards that were dealt to me.

All right. So in general supported, you'd mentioned earlier that you'd fallen into some disfavor with the chairman of surgery at your home institution. And I was curious, was this disruptive behavior? dynamic energy always kind of a part and parcel of your MO? Or was this something that was cultivated and developed? Those were just the cards that were dealt to me.