In this video, I had the opportunity to chat with Dr. Anthony Watkins, a Transplant Surgeon and General Surgery Program Director at Weill Cornell Medical College about what its like to be a transplant surgeon, being a part of a 55 hour surgery, typical day in the life, why he chose Transplant Surgery over Emergency Medicine, and advice for all!

0:50 Who is Dr. Watkins?
3:05 What is a transplant surgeon?
4:00 Why Transplant Surgery
5:32 55 hour surgery
6:55 School Required to become a transplant surgeon
7:19 Lifestyle as a transplant surgeon
8:25 How many hours a week do you work?
9:15 How can a surgery candidate stand out when applying?
10:00 Tips for applying to General Surgery Residency
11:12 Can you have a life outside of being a surgeon?
11:57 Emergency Medicine vs Surgery
14:15 Advice for medical students, budding surgeons
15:43 Favorite Organ to transplant

Bio
Dr. Watkins is an Attending Surgeon at New YorkPresbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine and an experienced, boardcertified surgeon who specializes in kidney, pancreas and liver transplantation, laparoscopic donor nephrectomies, dialysis access surgery and general surgery. Dr. Watkins has authored several publications and book chapters and his current research interests include topics ranging from improving outcomes and increasing access to transplantation to exploring innovative ways to enhance surgical education.

Dr. Watkins received his B.A. degree from Fisk University, Nashville, and his M.D. degree from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine. He completed his general surgery residency training at the University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, and spent an additional two years conducting research related to trauma hemorrhagic shock and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. He completed his fellowship in MultiOrgan Transplantation/Hepatobiliary Surgery at New YorkPresbyterian Hospital/Columbia University. Prior to joining Weill Cornell, Dr. Watkins was Assistant Professor of Surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Dr. Watkins was recognized by Super Doctor, as a New York Rising Star in 2015 and a recipient of the Top Healthcare Professionals Under 40 Award by the National Medical Association in 2013. In addition, Dr. Watkins has been repeatedly recognized by Castle Connolly as one of "America's Top Doctors", an honor given to the top 1% of all physicians in the country.

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