Global Scalpels: A Global Surgery Podcast
Episodes
Ep 56: Coleen Sabitini
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Global Scalpels, we explore the challenges and opportunities in building sustainable, locally led pediatric orthopedic care in low-...
Ep 55: David Spiegel
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a scalpel meets the unexpected? In this episode, we journey into the heart of global orthopedic surgery, where late-presenting cases...
Ep 54: Patrick Miner
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cars are more than just a means of transportation—they’re a hidden driver of global health disparities and surgical needs. In this thought-provoki...
Ep 53: Rowa and Gladys
05 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Global Scalpels, we dive into the complexities of delivering surgical care across different healthcare systems. We explore what it ...
Ep 52: Meryl and Lucy
05 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re joined by two powerhouse storytellers in the global development space, Meryl Westlake and Lucy Taylor. Together, they share t...
Ep 51: Metasebia Abebe
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Each surgical subspecialty has unique sets of challenges when performing their specific procedures. In plastic surgery, procedures for complex burns, ...
Ep 50: Myron Rolle
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The dawn of a new year brings new resolutions, new perspectives, and new hope. And what better way to kick off 2024 than with our latest episode...
Ep 49: Zachary Enumah
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Leaving behind everything to escape war, persecution, or even natural disaster poses its own unique challenges. Forced relocation is difficult, creati...
Ep 48: Kiran Agarwal-Harding
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As professionals working on a global scale, even the simplest of things must be challenged. Surgeons, lawyers, administrators, and many others, must a...
Ep 47: Shahrzad Joharifard
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Delivery of surgical services in low-resource settings is extremely difficult. Supply chain issues, funding, shortages of supplies, and even lack of h...
Ep 46: Clifton Ewbank
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Global climate change directly affects every person on the earth today. Whether this is a simple temperature rise or abnormal weather patterns to comp...
Ep 45: Thomas Monaghan
05 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When we discuss global surgery, we often focus on the physical workforce that it takes to support a patient through their surgical needs. The other si...
Ep 44: Anita Makins
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
New year, new episode! After a brief pause, we are excited to be back to share with you more about the amazing initiatives happening around the world ...
Ep 43: Steven Orr
05 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In commemoration of Pride month this month, we wanted to highlight a population within society, but particularly in the field of global surgery, that ...
Ep 42: Joel Bervell
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lights, camera, ACTION! With the continued evolution of social media and technology, content creators can share their talent widely throughout the wor...
Ep 41: Marci Bowers
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The beautiful thing about surgery is that it has the power to change lives in ways that no other field can. Surgery is often used to correct physical ...
Ep 40: Priyanka Naidu and Zach Collier
05 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Asking questions is at the very core of education. Surgical education specifically is a unique circumstance in which “learning” directly affects t...
Ep 39: George Dyer
05 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine if you arrived at your house and there were dozens of Amazon boxes at your door. None of which you had ordered. You open them only to find ran...
Ep 38: Fabio Botelho
05 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
4 hours? 7 hours? 10 hours? Look around you. Chances are you have a cell phone, tablet, or computer within reach (you are reading this after all). The...
Ep 37: Bukola Oluyide and Charity Kamau
05 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our episode today covers a debilitating and life-threatening condition that disproportionately affects those in developing countries around the world....
Ep 36: Kokila Lakhoo
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Children are one of the world’s protected populations. Indeed, they are the very make up of our future as a race. They bring new life, ideas, and op...
Ep 35: Paola Fata
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Findings from studies published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) report that more than 45% of resident physicians experience ...
Ep 34: Drew Reynolds and Alison Fussell
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Undergoing surgery is an extremely multifaceted process that includes physical, mental, and social aspects to make it successful. Often when we talk a...
Ep 33: James Johnston (w/ Guest Host Daniel Lowe)
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Humans are inherently social creatures. For centuries we’ve learnt to survive, adapt and overcome through collaboration and unity. Medicine, in part...
Ep 32: Christina Dejean Soray
05 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Healing takes time. To heal means to regenerate, to align and to gain strength. Wound healing, in particular, highlights the power of the human body i...
Ep 31: Adrianna Serna
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Checklists have been instituted in many sectors to help streamline processes. They are there to make things easier and bring peace of mind by eliminat...
Ep 30: Chidiebere Ibe
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Medical textbooks are a staple for education for medical trainees worldwide. These textbooks teach through words but they also teach through picture p...
Ep 29: Garreth Wood
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Vaccination efforts around the world have been extremely successful - saving millions. They have been particularly helpful in pediatric populations. W...
Ep 28: Lotta Velin and Lina Roa
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“Climate change is the single greatest threat to planetary and human health of our time. It is not a distant future concern, but a process that is o...
Ep 27: Cecilia Chitayi
12 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Performing surgery requires many different parties. Each needs to come to the operating room prepared to excel in their field but also work collaborat...
Ep 26: Salome Maswime (w/ Guest Host Daniel Lowe)
06 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Health systems are sick. Around the world gaining access to necessary surgical treatment can be difficult due to inadequate healthcare infrastructures...
Ep 25: Katayoun Madani & Joffre Guzman
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The power of students can be immense. In a team, each person brings something to the table and has different strengths to offer. Students offer the be...
Ep 24: Andres Rubiano
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Trauma injury kills more people every year than HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis (TB) combined. Despite this, it often takes a backseat when receiving ...
Ep 23: Mamta Swaroop
14 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The term “global surgery” is extremely broad and elusive. “Academic global surgery” even more so. It can be hard to feel like one is making a ...
Ep 22: Edward Fitzgerald
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lean methodology is a core principle that focuses on minimizing waste in order to maximize value. In other words, when an organization is lean, they h...
Ep 21: Papaarangi Reid
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Colonialism has affected almost every major indigenous population around the globe. Some civilizations have been affected by settler colonialism wi...
Ep 20: Kee Park
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Home to 25 million people, North Korea is a world of its own. Insights into the country’s healthcare system are scarce at best, let alone surgical c...
Ep 19: Pierre Marie Woolley
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In a matter of seconds, your world can change. When a 7.0 magnitude earthquake ripped through Haiti in 2010, no one was prepared for the aftermath tha...
Ep 18: Marc DuBois
04 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 17: Godfrey Sama
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There are many ways to make a difference in people’s lives. Some people do that through medicine. Others through technology. And even others through...
Ep 16: Mamy Lalatiana Andriamanarivo
19 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Delivering care in rural areas is one of the hardest challenges of global surgery. Access to necessary medications is difficult and limited, but acces...
Ep 15: Noel Aruparayil & William Bolton
12 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Laparoscopy is a major breakthrough in surgery. By using gas to inflate the abdomen, surgeons are able to drastically increase their visibility and th...
Ep 14: Nadine Hachach-Haram
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine you are sitting in a medical tent in a combat zone. You are the military surgeon and a solder is brought to you with injuries from a bomb blas...
Ep 13 : Jim Ansara (w/ Guest Host Rolvix Patterson)
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You are sitting at your desk with a paper and pencil. You draw a rectangle on the paper and start looking at it from different angles. It represents t...
Ep 12: Dominique Vervoort & Nabeel Ashraf
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As a country, creating a national long-term strategy to address barriers in your health system is a daunting task. Where do you start? What do you do ...
Ep 11: David Chong
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In many regions of the world, clean water, electricity, medical facilities, and medical personnel are limited or nonexistent. Healthcare infrastructur...
Ep 10: Andrew Bonneau
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
250 degrees Fahrenheit. 121 degrees Celsius. This is the temperature at which surgical equipment is sterilized. Pressured steam envelops each and ever...
Ep 9: Jean Christophe
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Every day 830 women die from pregnancy or childbirth related causes - that is over 330,000 per year. That is 830 mothers. 830 sisters. 830 wives. Live...
Ep 8: Walter Ulrich
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hundreds of millions of shipping containers are transported around the world annually. Some of them are filled with cars, toys, or cosmetics. Others a...
Ep 7: Anant Jani
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Diversity is the key to innovation and new solutions. Global surgery is a field that needs people from any and all backgrounds to tackle this issue. S...
Ep 6: Jacquelyn Corley
10 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Approximately half of the world is female… yet they are often invisible. In fact, only 12% of neurosurgery residents in the United States are female...
Ep 5: Nobhojit Roy & Monali Mohan
03 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
110 million people. This is twice the number of the entire population of the United Kingdom, 10 times the population of Greece, and more than 1,000 ti...
Ep 4: Zineb Bentounsi & Parisa Fallah
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Being able to make a difference in global surgery as a trainee can seem difficult. Even unachievable. “What skills do I have to offer?” “Do I ha...
Ep 3: Mahmoud Hariri
19 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Practicing surgery is difficult in normal conditions. Even more challenging in resource-constrained situations. But what about when you are actively b...
Ep 2: Gerald Mwapasa
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“Sent.” “Delivered.” 65 billion messages are sent on WhatsApp every day. That is 29 million messages every minute. Perhaps one of the most use...
Ep 1: Rishi Rattan
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to practice surgery during a mass-casualty event such as the Boston Marathon bombings? Or what about in a...
Ep 0: Introduction
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An introduction to Global Scalpels, the creators, and how to get involved! Learn more at www.globalscalpels.com