From the dojo to the battlefield to the operating room: a true hero | Broken Healthcare Pocast #78

From the dojo to the battlefield to the operating room — this is the story of a real-life warrior healer.In this episode of Broken Healthcare, host Ray Kober sits down with Dr. Demetrio Aguila — a plastic and nerve surgeon, U.S. Air Force veteran, and lifelong martial artist on a mission to fix America’s broken healthcare system.🥋 Martial Arts. He earned his first black belt at 13, mastered Aikido, and became a 4th-degree black belt in Tang Soo Do. The discipline, focus, and humility he learned on the mat shaped the surgeon he became.✈️ The Air Force. As a combat surgeon in Afghanistan, Dr. Aguila performed life-saving operations under fire — and saw firsthand the cost of pain, trauma, and courage.🩺 The Surgeon. Back home, he’s changing lives through nerve surgery and pain elimination, helping patients walk again, smile again, and live again — often after decades of suffering.💜 The Mission. Through Healing Hands of America and Operation Warrior’s Hope, Dr. Aguila and his team provide affordable, debt-free surgeries — including free care for Purple Heart veterans who’ve been told “nothing more can be done.”⚡ In this episode:• How martial arts discipline shaped his surgical precision• Lessons from Afghanistan and the battlefield of modern medicine• The truth about Tylenol, data, and dangerous misinformation• Why faith and focus belong in healthcare• How free-market medicine is restoring hope to patients nationwide💡 About Dr. Aguila:Dr. Demetrio Aguila is a board-certified plastic and peripheral nerve surgeon, founder of Total Pain Solutions and Healing Hands of America, and a 4th-degree Tang Soo Do black belt. His work merges science, soul, and service to bring healing back to healthcare.🗣️ Join the Movement:Comment, share, and subscribe if you believe healthcare can be human again.#BrokenHealthcare #DrDemetrioAguila #MartialArts #AirForceVeteran #PainManagement #NerveSurgery #HealingHandsOfAmerica #OperationWarriorsHope #FaithInMedicine #HealthcareReform #PurpleHeartVeterans #TangSooDo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.