You Can Do It Too

Episode 77: The First and New Cardiothoracic & Transplant Surgeon From Guinea (Mamadi Papus Keita MD)

In this episode, I get the privilege to sit with Dr Keita, a new attending cardiothoracic and transplant surgeon from Duke. He also happens to become the first ever CT su

Episode 76: Build Your Foundation First Before Focusing On Changing The World (Vanessa Buie MD, MBA)

In this episode, I get the privilege to converse with Dr Vanessa Buie. In this episode we talked about her roots, how she was called into medicine, and her current work t

Episode 75: I Matched Surgery At The University Of Colorado

ALL GLORY TO GOD!!!

Episode 74: My Journey To Become A True Surgeon (Celia Robinson Ledet MD)

In this episode, I get the privilege to sit down with Dr Celia Robinson-Ledet, a true general surgeon at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. She grew up in the same com

Episode 73: New Goals, Defying New Limits, And Treating Cancer (Yvette Williams-Brown MD)

In this episode, I get the privilege to bring Dr Williams-Brown back in the podcast. One of my very first guest and a long time mentor. She is a mother, a wife and a surg

Episode 72: Giving 110% To Your Dream (Abdou Ndiaye)

In this episode, I welcome my brother Abdou Ndiaye, one of the earlier guests of this podcast. It is always great catching up. In this episode we talk about what it means

Episode 71: From High School GED To PhD (Yasmin Turk, PhD)

In this episode, I had the privilege to sit down with Dr Yasmin Turk, a mother, a wife, a mentor and an impactful leader in her community. We talk about her roots, from b

Episode 70: Defying The Odds, Barging Through Doors On His Way To Become A Heart Surgeon (Lukman Faniyi MD)

In this episode, I had the privilege to sit down with Dr Lukman Faniyi, a chief general surgical resident at Cleveland Clinic Akron General, preparing to match into a fel

Episode 69: From Nigeria to Being A Nurse Practitioner To Becoming A Surgeon (Dr Oyinkansola Akinpelu)

In this episode, I present you Dr Oyinkansola Akinpelu, a surgical resident PGY2 at The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School. She left Nigeria at 16, without

Episode 68: Why Not Be Extraordinary? A Runner Annihilating Limits Minutes At A Time (Ben Duong)

As you all know one of my passions is running. In this episode, I have the privilege to sit down with Ben, a cross country runner turned into half marathoner and marathon

Episode 67: Hometown Surgeon Improving Lives In Southside Chicago Through Policy Work(Dr Anthony Douglas)

In this episode, I had the privilege to sit down with the Anthony Douglas, UChicago Surgery's brightest, and a mentor to so many upcoming black and brown surgeons in the

Episode 66: From The Hood To Being A Star On The Court To Becoming A Surgeon (Dr Krystle Henderson)

Dr Krystle Henderson have lived and experienced life, and that experience has given her grit and skills to succeed in anything she desires to do. Well, She wants to becom

Episode 65: From Nigeria, To Becoming A Surgeon At The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Meet Ife, a general surgery resident at the Johns Hopkins School of Surgery. In this episode, he talks about his journey from Nigeria, moving to the US, adapting and gett

Episode 64: Discipline Is The Key Foundation To Long Term Success

In this episode, I am talking about te power of discipline, a key to long term success. Motivation comes and goes, perseverance may be too late, but discipline keeps you

Episode 63: The Harder You Work The Luckier You Get

In this episode, I talk about the meaning behind a favorite saying "The Harder You Work, The Luckier You Get." Do You agree with my take? Let's discuss.

Episode 62: Getting Out The Dark And Pushing OnStep 2

In this episode, I talk about recovering from a sickness, research awards as well as declined abstract, and pushing through to complete STEP2.

Episode 61: Good Preparation Instills Confidence (Chinenye Ogbonnah, MD Candidate at Dell Med)

Thank you for tuning in. In this episode, I get the opportunity to chop it up with a great friend. Talking about overcoming imposter syndrome, and preparing oneself to an

Episode 60: Stop Procrastinating Just Do It

Amazing humans, It has been many months sine I took a break from the You Can Do It Too. It has been a Journey but I am so glad I am back doing something I would love to d

Episode 59: Why The Low Percentages of Black Men In Medicine - Melanin Men in Medicine EP #1

This episode features my brother Lee Horton, my cohost of Melanin Men In Medicine, a podcasting platform, where we talk about the struggles that black man faces on their

Episode 58: Unlike Our Parents, We Have The Opportunity To Be Global Impactors (Munachi Uzodike, MS3)

In this episode, I get the opportunity to converse with Munachi, an MS3 at Dell Med. We spoke about growing up in Houston as a Nigerian/American, what drives her, and her