Dr. Si Mi Pham: From Death and Destruction to Hope and Healing

In this episode of the Brawn Body Health and Fitness Podcast, Dan
is joined by Dr. Si Mi Pham to discuss his personal life journey,
starting when he was surrounded by death and destruction growing
up to Vietnam to his current role as the Chair of the Department
of Cardiothoracic Surgery for the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Pham shares
lessons he learned along his journey to inspire others facing
challenging situations to continue to persevere and remember that
you are NOT what has happened to you ... but what you choose to
become in life.


Dr. Si Pham is Chair of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
at the Mayo Clinic Florida and Professor of Surgery in the Mayo
College of Medicine. He joined the Mayo staff in July 2017.
Before joining Mayo Clinic, Dr. Pham had worked at 3 major
University Medical Centers: University of Pittsburgh, University
of Miami and University of Maryland. He received his medical
degree from University of Pittsburgh, did his residency in
General Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of
Pittsburgh Medical Center. He is board-certified by: American
Board of Thoracic Surgery; American Board of Surgery; Surgical
Critical Care (from the American Board of Surgery) Dr. Pham has
been in practice for more than 20 years and has experience in:
Adult heart surgery, including heart valve surgery, coronary
bypass surgery, aortic aneurysm surgery, heart and lung
transplant, mechanical heart assist devices, & ECMO. He and
his associates have published widely in the areas of cardiac and
thoracic surgery in high impact medical journal. As a tribute to
Dr. Pham's dedication to excellent patient care, he was awarded
the Health Care Hero Award by the Greater Miami Chamber of
Commerce in 2007. Dr. Pham is active in medical research,
mentoring medical students, resident and fellows.


For more on Dr. Pham, you can find him at the mayo clinic here:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/biographies/pham-si-m-m-d/bio-20340740
 -  Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/DrSiPham/
 Or Twitter here
https://twitter.com/SiPhamMD?fbclid=IwAR3jFr8Blc69P6J3RHbq7hvhiqwYOFzqcHLkW3AeEUjs_OjSTwo5M3yKI9s 





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