Every so often, you hear how someone gets a message out to the public and you wonder, how did they do it without getting fired, black balled, or sued. Martin Makary, M.D., M.P.H. is just one such person. He works with John Hopkins hospital and is the author of several books on public health, surgery, patient safety, quality of care, and different health policies.
Dr Makary is a full time surgeon specializing in advance laparoscopy, gastro-intestinal tumors, pancreas surgery, and special problems with the elderly population.
His latest book entitled Unaccountable: What Hospitals Won’t Tell You and How Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care.
The following is a video where he was interviewed on The Doctor’s show by Dr Travis Stork.
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