Dr. Peter Attia

And that was this place in Baltimore called Johns Hopkins. And because one of the things that made Johns Hopkins so great, and to this day, is both the combination of having

The high volume of surgeons who do really complicated operations, in this case, operating on the liver and the pancreas for cancer, and at the same time, it's in a really, really rough inner-city area, so you get a lot of trauma. And as perhaps grotesque as it sounds, it's really important for surgeons to train

The high volume of surgeons who do really complicated operations, in this case, operating on the liver and the pancreas for cancer, and at the same time, it's in a really, really rough inner-city area, so you get a lot of trauma. And as perhaps grotesque as it sounds, it's really important for surgeons to train

The high volume of surgeons who do really complicated operations, in this case, operating on the liver and the pancreas for cancer, and at the same time, it's in a really, really rough inner-city area, so you get a lot of trauma. And as perhaps grotesque as it sounds, it's really important for surgeons to train

trauma areas because you learn so much about how to fix the human body when the human body is getting shot and stabbed every day and at a place like Hopkins I think at the time I was there it averaged 16 penetrating traumas a day Wow so if you've met now think about that I'm on call every third night for trauma So now think about how many stab wounds and gunshot wounds you're taking care of.

trauma areas because you learn so much about how to fix the human body when the human body is getting shot and stabbed every day and at a place like Hopkins I think at the time I was there it averaged 16 penetrating traumas a day Wow so if you've met now think about that I'm on call every third night for trauma So now think about how many stab wounds and gunshot wounds you're taking care of.

trauma areas because you learn so much about how to fix the human body when the human body is getting shot and stabbed every day and at a place like Hopkins I think at the time I was there it averaged 16 penetrating traumas a day Wow so if you've met now think about that I'm on call every third night for trauma So now think about how many stab wounds and gunshot wounds you're taking care of.

This is how you learn to have ice in your veins and you're unemotional about it. It's like, what's coming in? What do we need to do? How do we stabilize this patient? Can we fix them? Let's go. And so, again, you don't get that experience at all the hospitals, right? But people who will pick programs that really emphasize in that are going to go there.

This is how you learn to have ice in your veins and you're unemotional about it. It's like, what's coming in? What do we need to do? How do we stabilize this patient? Can we fix them? Let's go. And so, again, you don't get that experience at all the hospitals, right? But people who will pick programs that really emphasize in that are going to go there.

This is how you learn to have ice in your veins and you're unemotional about it. It's like, what's coming in? What do we need to do? How do we stabilize this patient? Can we fix them? Let's go. And so, again, you don't get that experience at all the hospitals, right? But people who will pick programs that really emphasize in that are going to go there.

So I went there and really honestly just had a very special experience. I mean, really can't say anything negative about the place I was at, right? This wasn't like – I mean, I had amazing mentors there. The surgeons at Hopkins were – legends. My co-residents were incredible. I mean, I'm sure it's like what you feel like being in the Seals. Like you were with the best of the best.

So I went there and really honestly just had a very special experience. I mean, really can't say anything negative about the place I was at, right? This wasn't like – I mean, I had amazing mentors there. The surgeons at Hopkins were – legends. My co-residents were incredible. I mean, I'm sure it's like what you feel like being in the Seals. Like you were with the best of the best.

So I went there and really honestly just had a very special experience. I mean, really can't say anything negative about the place I was at, right? This wasn't like – I mean, I had amazing mentors there. The surgeons at Hopkins were – legends. My co-residents were incredible. I mean, I'm sure it's like what you feel like being in the Seals. Like you were with the best of the best.

It's the best 1% of the best 1% that all came to this place, not because Baltimore is a pretty city, but because this is the best training we're gonna do. But I just, I became really frustrated with the fact that I did not feel like I was moving the needle one bit. And I felt like everything I did was a day late and a dollar short. and it just didn't matter.

It's the best 1% of the best 1% that all came to this place, not because Baltimore is a pretty city, but because this is the best training we're gonna do. But I just, I became really frustrated with the fact that I did not feel like I was moving the needle one bit. And I felt like everything I did was a day late and a dollar short. and it just didn't matter.

It's the best 1% of the best 1% that all came to this place, not because Baltimore is a pretty city, but because this is the best training we're gonna do. But I just, I became really frustrated with the fact that I did not feel like I was moving the needle one bit. And I felt like everything I did was a day late and a dollar short. and it just didn't matter.

And that meant, like, I felt like it didn't matter on the cancer side. Like, you could do the most perfect operation on somebody to remove the cancer, but you didn't get every cell out because you couldn't. You know, they were still going to die 18 months later. And sometimes even on the trauma side, it would be really tragic. You would...

And that meant, like, I felt like it didn't matter on the cancer side. Like, you could do the most perfect operation on somebody to remove the cancer, but you didn't get every cell out because you couldn't. You know, they were still going to die 18 months later. And sometimes even on the trauma side, it would be really tragic. You would...

And that meant, like, I felt like it didn't matter on the cancer side. Like, you could do the most perfect operation on somebody to remove the cancer, but you didn't get every cell out because you couldn't. You know, they were still going to die 18 months later. And sometimes even on the trauma side, it would be really tragic. You would...

You know, you would use 60 units of blood and operate for eight hours to save somebody. And then the next month, the guy would be out there and get shot in the head. Jeez. You know, you would see this. You would see this from time to time where, you know... So I just felt very frustrated. And... I just thought the system didn't make sense to me. And my wife, I was newly married at the time.