Heart surgeon from working class background who played poker to pay his med school bills launches app to help top doctors share their knowledge

Heart surgeon from working class background who played poker to pay his med school bills launches app to help top doctors share their knowledge
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Heart surgeon from working class background who played poker to pay his med school bills launches app to help top doctors share their knowledge
Published: Feb, 09 2025 17:35

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After qualifying Dr Heffner continued to work hard - sometimes 130 hours a week and trained as a heart surgeon but decided he wanted something more engaging and didn't focus on patient experiences while at the hospital.

Dr Heffner continued to work hard - sometimes 130 hours a week and trained as a heart surgeon but decided he wanted something more engaging and didn't focus on patient experiences while at the hospital.

Dr Jeremy Heffner, 44, had to take on extra part time jobs while studying to be a heart surgeon but has now launched a new social media to transform the medical profession.

Dr Jeremy Heffner grew up in a working class home in the US and worked hard in school to qualify as a doctor but the road to success wasn't easy for the top surgeon.

But savings lives is not the doctor's only ambition and the Dr Heffner decided to launch SurgeOn – a social networking platform for surgeons and medical professionals.

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