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The Renaissance Surgeon
The Renaissance person does not limit his or her pursuit of knowledge to one area or even to one discipline. In this space, I share experiences, perspectives and reflections, which the philosopher in all of us might find worth perusal.
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The Morning Routine of a Renaissance Surgeon
How do you have a great day? You can’t control much of what goes on in a day, but one way to increase your chances of having a great day...
The Renaissance Surgeon
Oct 14, 20222 min read
Four Reasons You Should Take Vitamin D
Why should you care about vitamin D? Well, for one, you are likely deficient, or at least insufficient in this vitamin. I write this...
The Renaissance Surgeon
Oct 8, 20224 min read
Lift to Run: How Deadlifting Made Me A Faster Runner
Despite playing both soccer and lacrosse in high school, I was never that interested in lifting weights. I started to visit my high...
The Renaissance Surgeon
Sep 30, 20225 min read
Activate the 'kill switch': Emotional Control in Sports and Surgery
Michael Jordan’s Bulls and Tom Brady’s Patriots are not in the top tier of sports dynasties? Tell me more! (Short answer: the 1974-1980...
The Renaissance Surgeon
Sep 23, 20226 min read
Ten Books That Will Make You a Better Person
Personal development is a vast and sprawling category of books. As with autobiography and memoir, I have to add the caveat that my...
The Renaissance Surgeon
Sep 16, 20225 min read
5 Reasons I Won't Watch Football This Year
I love watching sports, but for several reasons, I have largely stopped doing so. I won’t say it’s because I don’t have time. We all...
The Renaissance Surgeon
Sep 9, 20225 min read
My Training Plan - Fall 2022
What are you training for? Your answer doesn’t have to be a marquis event or impressive challenge. Spartan races and Ironman triathlons...
The Renaissance Surgeon
Sep 2, 20224 min read
My Top Ten All Time Autobiography and Memoir
Great undertakings are made greater by those willing to share through writing the insights obtained firsthand in the course of their...
The Renaissance Surgeon
Aug 26, 20223 min read
Book Take Aways: Good To Go by Christie Aschwanden
I started reading Christie Aschwanden’s book ‘Good To Go: What the Athlete in All of Us Can Learn from the Strange Science of Recovery’...
The Renaissance Surgeon
Aug 19, 20223 min read
My Favorite Fiction Books of All Time
I love a good book. I try not to start books unless I think I’ll like them. My desire to finish things I start makes it hard for me to...
The Renaissance Surgeon
Aug 12, 20225 min read
Opioid-free orthopedic surgery: Why (and how) my patients go opioid free after surgery
Primum non nocere. First, do no harm. All doctors are familiar with this credo. From ancient precepts such as the Hippocratic Oath...
The Renaissance Surgeon
Aug 8, 20224 min read
5 Performance Enhancing Substances You Should Be Using
Can nutrition and/or dietary supplements enhance your performance? You put time and effort into your training. Don't sell yourself short...
The Renaissance Surgeon
Aug 5, 20222 min read
The #1 Tool for Performance and Health: Sleep
I have always had a healthy respect for sleep. My father used to remind me that “sleep is an ally,” quoting Robert Ludlum’s Jason...
The Renaissance Surgeon
Jul 29, 20228 min read
Dear Coffee: Should we be married, dating, estranged or just keep it casual?
“There’s nothing like the first coffee of the day, or the first beer of the day.” These wise words were spoken to me by my wife’s uncle...
The Renaissance Surgeon
Jul 26, 20223 min read
The Renaissance Surgeon
I have always held the notion of the Renaissance person in high esteem. Often defined as a person with many talents or areas of...
The Renaissance Surgeon
Jul 24, 20221 min read
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