Hernia patients in my region did not have access to advanced abdominal wall surgical techniques and I saw many patients in need of emergency surgery due to hernias that were deemed inoperable. I began my journey by visiting dr. David Chen at the Lichtenstein clinic in California and dr. Andrew De Beaux at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Encountering so open minded and kind world experts made me feel welcome within the world of hernia. The friendship among abdominal wall surgery, diversity of cases and benefits in quality of life of hernia surgery for the patients makes it challenging, meaningful, and rewarding.
2. What are your ambitions and goals to serve the EHS Board?
My main goal is to standardize the educational program of the EHS and provide excellent training for European surgeons in the years to come. I also hope to improve EHS collaboration with all other parties who share the goal of improving education.
3. Where do you get your motivation and inspiration in life?
The world is an extremely exciting place with so many new things emerging, and my curiosity drives me and my family to all sorts of topics, places, projects, and interesting people. Discovering this wonderful life with family and friends is an adventure. I am inspired by the ability to improve, develop, and perfect, but most of all, I find joy in creating something with others, preferably something no one thought we could do.
4. What are the biggest challenges in the abdominal wall surgery right now?
To me, the biggest challenge is how to enducate the current and upcoming generation of surgeons in all the new advanced techniques in abdominal wall surgery. Secondly, the cost of health care is skyrocketing as science and technology develop. An unjustified proportion of the expenses are spent to cover patient harm caused by the health care providers. We need to develop better educational systems, build new risk management and collaborative systems which can reduce such harm. Doing it right the first time is good for the patients, for the surgeons and for the entire health care system.
Hernia patients in my region did not have access to advanced abdominal wall surgical techniques and I saw many patients in need of emergency surgery due to hernias that were deemed inoperable. I began my journey by visiting dr. David Chen at the Lichtenstein clinic in California and dr. Andrew De Beaux at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Encountering so open minded and kind world experts made me feel welcome within the world of hernia. The friendship among abdominal wall surgery, diversity of cases and benefits in quality of life of hernia surgery for the patients makes it challenging, meaningful, and rewarding.
2. What are your ambitions and goals to serve the EHS Board?
My main goal is to standardize the educational program of the EHS and provide excellent training for European surgeons in the years to come. I also hope to improve EHS collaboration with all other parties who share the goal of improving education.
3. Where do you get your motivation and inspiration in life?
The world is an extremely exciting place with so many new things emerging, and my curiosity drives me and my family to all sorts of topics, places, projects, and interesting people. Discovering this wonderful life with family and friends is an adventure. I am inspired by the ability to improve, develop, and perfect, but most of all, I find joy in creating something with others, preferably something no one thought we could do.
4. What are the biggest challenges in the abdominal wall surgery right now?
To me, the biggest challenge is how to enducate the current and upcoming generation of surgeons in all the new advanced techniques in abdominal wall surgery. Secondly, the cost of health care is skyrocketing as science and technology develop. An unjustified proportion of the expenses are spent to cover patient harm caused by the health care providers. We need to develop better educational systems, build new risk management and collaborative systems which can reduce such harm. Doing it right the first time is good for the patients, for the surgeons and for the entire health care system.
5. What is your hidden talent?
That is a need-to-know basis only;)
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