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  To keep up to date with everything we are currently doing on the podcast, be sure to subscribe and follow @brawnbody on social media! Episode Sponsors: MedBridge: https://www.medbridgeeducation.com/brawn-body-training or Coupon Code "BRAWN" for 40% off your annual subscription! CTM Band: https://ctm.band/collections/ctm-band coupon code "BRAWN10" = 10% off! TRX: trxtraining.com coupon code "TRX20BRAWN" = 20% off Red Light Therapy through Hooga Health: hoogahealth.com coupon code "brawn" = 12% off Ice shaker affiliate link: https://www.iceshaker.com?sca_ref=1520881.zOJLysQzKe Training Mask: "BRAWN" = 20% off at checkout https://www.trainingmask.com?sca_ref=2486863.iestbx9x1n Make sure you SHARE this episode with a friend who could benefit from the information we shared! Check out everything Dan is up to, including blog posts, fitness programs, and more by clicking here: https://linktr.ee/brawnbodytraining Liked this episode? Leave a 5-star review on your favorite podcast platform!