#5 | Allen Soffer MD: A heart doctor discusses life, death, and what really happens during a heart attack.

Allen Soffer is a cardiologist with a 30 year career in Saint Louis.  During this conversation Dr. Soffer discusses what happens to medical students when they graduate at the top of their class and realize no one is grading them any more.  He also discusses what the medical field has discovered about what really happens during a heart attack, and what it is like to be talking with a patient that realizes their health may not allow them to live much longer.  Dr. Soffer also discusses his family's work on World Food Day Saint Louis: https://stlwfd.org/ and what the core mentality has to be when you are discussing life and death issues with patients.  You can find Vance Crowe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/VanceCrowe Vance's company website:  https://www.vancecrowe.com/