Public Health Insight
The Public Health Insight Podcast is a weekly podcast ranked in the top 5% of all podcasts globally. The podcast covers all things public health and global health, from the sustainable development goals to the social determinants of health, as well as interesting dialogues about the diverse career opportunities that exist in the fields. Since its launch in March 2020, the podcast has featured more than 40 high-profile guests and has built an audience in more than 5,000 cities in over 190 countries.
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The Birth of Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric surgery as a specialty hasn’t been around for as long as you might think. Before 1946, it wasn’t even a line item in most hospitals—children simply waited for whichever general surgeon happened to be on call.
In the second chapter of this three-part mini-series on the Public Health Insight Podcast, host Gordon Thane continues his conversation with biographer Nigel M. de S. Cameron to trace the journey of a young Dr. C. Everett Koop—from his first day at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to the moment he helped turn the care of children into an entirely new medical specialty, one whose ripple effects still shape neonatal, trauma, and fetal surgery today.
References for Our Discussion
◼️Dr. Koop: The Many Lives of the Surgeon General
Guest
◼️Nigel M. de S. Cameron on LinkedIn
Host(s) & Producer(s)
◼️ Gordon Thane, BMSc, MPH, PMP®
Production Notes
◼️ Music from Johnny Harris x Tom Fox: The Music Room
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