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March 30, 2025

Sorta Random Sunday: Sensation-Preserving Mastectomy – The Next Frontier in Breast Reconstruction

There have been so many amazing advances in breast cancer and breast reconstruction surgery over the past several decades. One of the newer techniques is

March 23, 2025

Sorta Random Sunday: Which “Self” Matters More?

In psychological terms, we can define ourselves by two separate “selves.” There is the experiencing self and there is the remembering self. This was a

March 16, 2025

Sorta Random Sunday: The GAP and the GAIN

One of my favorite books is The GAP and The GAIN, an awesome book by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy. It was one of

March 9, 2025

Sorta Random Sunday: Are Disappearing Quantitative Scores in Medicine a Good Thing?

Most of us in medicine are aware of the fact that quantitative scores are beginning to disappear for the new generation of burgeoning practicing doctors.

March 2, 2025

Sorta Random Sunday: March is Lymphedema Awareness Month!

I’ve talk a bit about what a plastic surgeon actually does in a previous Sorta Random Sunday post. Included in that recap, I mentioned doing

February 23, 2025

Sorta Random Sunday: The Perfect Analogy for Plastic Surgery

I love what I do as a plastic surgeon. My primary focus is on breast reconstruction and complex body reconstruction. My desire for financial freedom

February 16, 2025

Sorta Random Sunday: The Illusion of the Prodigy

Stories of prodigies are all over the place. The music prodigy. The sports prodigy. The mathematics prodigy. And on and on. It’s not hard to

February 9, 2025

Sorta Random Sunday: Revisiting the Start of My Financial Journey

This is a bit of a throw back. I recently was asked about how I got into personal finance. Most people assume that I always

February 2, 2025

Sorta Random Sunday: Fighting the Mere Urgency Effect

The mere urgency effect impacts all of us. Even after I became aware of what it was and worked to avoid it, mere urgency still

January 26, 2025

Sorta Random Sunday: Analyzing My Personality Test Results

I’ve talked before about how much I love the book Atomic Habits by James Clear. I read it over a year ago at this point.