#9: An Interview with a Neurosurgery Resident

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  • čas přidán 9. 06. 2024
  • Dr. Ellina Hattar was born in Amman, Jordan and grew up in the Middle East, as well as Odessa, Ukraine and Montreal, Canada. Her family immigrated to Ramsey, New Jersey when she was 13 years of age. She attended Johns Hopkins University where she earned a dual degree in Neuroscience and Public Health. She returned to New Jersey after college to attend NJMS at Rutgers University for medical school. Ellina enjoys the variety of surgical cases she is exposed to and continues to keep an open mind regarding future sub-specialization. During her spare time, she enjoys running with her husband, Jose (a family medicine resident at Jefferson), having movie nights with their chihuahua, Matilda, and spending time with her close-knit family in New Jersey.
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    0:00 - Intro
    0:51 - Statistics About Neurosurgery
    4:40 - What Is Neurosurgery?
    8:30 - Neurosurgery Residency
    18:47 - How Much Do Neurosurgeons Work?
    23:08 - Average Day/Week of a Neurosurgeon
    31:38 - If I Give You $100 Million, What Would You Do?
    35:17 - Why Neurosurgery?
    43:30 - Helping Factors to Get Through Med School and NSGY
    46:58 - Choosing Neurosurgery
    49:20 - Differences Between Neurosurgeons and Family Medicine
    50:36 - Best Things About Being a Neurosurgeon
    51:16 - Worst Things About Being a Neurosurgeon
    53:12 - How to Maintain Mental Wellness?
    54:31 - Advice for Students Looking Into NSGY
    57:29 - Characteristics of a Student for Neurosurgery
    57:40 - Tips and Tricks for NSGY
    1:00:18 - Future of Neurosurgery
    1:02:52 - Closing Message
    1:04:27 - Super Important Question!
    1:05:26 - Outro
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Komentáře • 58

  • @larissamoroz5149
    @larissamoroz5149 Před rokem +239

    Congratulations to our amazing daughter Doctor Ellina Hattar-Medina! The most hard working, caring, gentle, brave and selfless Doctor!!!! God’s blessings in everything you do and there is nothing impossible for you!!! We love you and you are an amazing blessing for all us!!

    • @user-rq1ig8ls1x
      @user-rq1ig8ls1x Před měsícem +1

      Do you guys get a lot of hate for being Jewish? Are you upset that your Jewish daughter married a Mexican?

    • @sarahh2121
      @sarahh2121 Před měsícem

      @@user-rq1ig8ls1xdo you spew racism everywhere you go or are you just threatened when women are clearly more educated and successful than you?

    • @rakeenraccoon4094
      @rakeenraccoon4094 Před měsícem

      How do u know they are Jewish

    • @soultune908
      @soultune908 Před měsícem +4

      @@user-rq1ig8ls1xif your talking protests for freeing Palestine, that’s not Jewish hate. I agree being discriminative against Jewish people today is wrong but let’s remember calling out Israel doings and protesting against war is not Jewish hate. If Jewish people think it is, then I don’t Know what to say

    • @Tuti23-yt1vw
      @Tuti23-yt1vw Před měsícem

      @@soultune908well said

  • @evanrckeys
    @evanrckeys Před 8 měsíci +37

    It must be tough being in a residency where your partner can go to medical school, do their own residency, and be an attending before you... All the power to you Dr. Hattar! Keep grinding!

    • @soultune908
      @soultune908 Před měsícem

      Why do men get worried over their partners succeeding? Unless you are egoistic and don’t want your partner to be successful before you? Men are weird

  • @joesph9748
    @joesph9748 Před 3 měsíci +9

    Such a gift to have this talent and the desire to put the work in to be a surgeon. Thankful for our doctors.

  • @conservativearabgirl5273
    @conservativearabgirl5273 Před 6 měsíci +22

    Finally a middle eastern born American doctor! As a premed who was born in Baghdad and moved to America when she was 6, thank you Dr. Hattar for being a wonderful role model! I hope I can be a neurosurgeon one day ❤️

    • @sarahursula-zw8gw
      @sarahursula-zw8gw Před 2 měsíci +2

      there are more than you'd think , one of those neurosurgeons is from my home country Sudan , another neurosurgeon is from our neighboring country Egypt , they are out there , just not on social media .

    • @conservativearabgirl5273
      @conservativearabgirl5273 Před 2 měsíci

      allhamdiallah
      @@sarahursula-zw8gw

  • @KeenahMoncreace
    @KeenahMoncreace Před měsícem +11

    This was such an amazing interview!
    I’m currently in school and looking forward to becoming a neurosurgeon as well!
    As a woman going into a male dominated field you are truly inspiring.
    Thank you Dr. Ellina Hattar!
    You are truly an inspiration to us all!

    • @dacooldude7692
      @dacooldude7692 Před měsícem

      the medical field will soon be women dominated

    • @useruser0090
      @useruser0090 Před měsícem +2

      girly i just know that you will absolutely succeed in being a neurosurgeon, don't let anyone stop you from doing what you love sis, you've got it! i also want to pursue it as well! :)

    • @elisaamandagonzalez9170
      @elisaamandagonzalez9170 Před měsícem

      Pop

  • @ArpitYadav-650
    @ArpitYadav-650 Před 5 měsíci +12

    She is so calm and humble Hat's off to you Doctor.Girls must be more in surgical field specially Neurosurgeon in India and all over the world ❤❤

  • @user-fn8cz9yb7q
    @user-fn8cz9yb7q Před rokem +11

    Great interview! We sincerely admire and are proud of the wonderful Doctor Ellina Hattar-Medina! Thank God that there are such selfless, hardworking, caring, highly qualified specialists who love their work!
    God bless you!

  • @anacarpenter9254
    @anacarpenter9254 Před 4 měsíci +9

    Good afternoon listening to a highly skilled interviewer. Interviewing a highly professional woman with skills that can sway her flow of conversation. My line of thought is that honest detail counts. Cheers to
    the both of you.😊

  • @samuelbostian423
    @samuelbostian423 Před 2 měsíci +4

    Absolutely filled with knowledge and incredibly insightful!

  • @ginkop4908
    @ginkop4908 Před rokem +14

    Nice ! You did it. Dr. Ellina Hattar Medina. You are Amazing person.

  • @ArpitYadav-650
    @ArpitYadav-650 Před 5 měsíci +5

    Great Neurosurgeon Dr Ellina Hattar-Medina ❤❤

  • @alejandrorestrepo2142
    @alejandrorestrepo2142 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Glad to found your other channel .

  • @krishgupta963
    @krishgupta963 Před rokem +7

    Zach you have no idea how much you have helped me in my studies

  • @devdroid9606
    @devdroid9606 Před měsícem +1

    I've had many spine surgeries and she comes across as very competent, experienced yet humble. It does take a lot of effort sometimes to convince a patient not to have a surgery, especially when they have lots of pain and it is disrupting their life, but that there is no clear surgical solution to the complaint.

  • @june3536
    @june3536 Před rokem +2

    Interesting! I love your shows...🤩👏😇

  • @dasitg1
    @dasitg1 Před rokem +8

    Amazing interview, thanks to and your humble and bright guest. Quite level-head honest talk. I learned a lot from it.

  • @xxdakid
    @xxdakid Před 9 měsíci +6

    Just came across the show. Great interview! Love the stats at the beginning!

  • @missionfallrise1714
    @missionfallrise1714 Před 27 dny

    I love this

  • @sultanjargia2191
    @sultanjargia2191 Před 20 dny

    She looks like a BADASS with kind heart....

  • @weeeeeoow
    @weeeeeoow Před měsícem +1

    when she said be humble❤✨

  • @chloecagle6493
    @chloecagle6493 Před 7 měsíci +25

    Aspiring neurosurgeon here - also an aspiring mom - is it even possible to do both? I know residency is temporary, but 5 am to 7 pm - damn. How would I get to spend time with my kids? I don’t want to wait until after, I’d be much older than I’d like.

    • @PierSilver
      @PierSilver Před 11 dny

      Short answer? No.
      Long answer? If you have robust support network who can literally manage your children globally (partner, family, babysitter) then you are fine. You will interact with the baby/ies for 30min-1h per day and that's it. Otherwise, still no.

  • @silasketgaskets8709
    @silasketgaskets8709 Před 10 dny +1

    Retired ER physician here. kudos to getting into and completing a neurological surgery residency. Over the years I have consulted them on numerous occasions from the ER. I recall a conversation with one, an MD PhD colleague and friend that trained in a fancy big name program. Conversation was about there being so few residency spots in that field. He was very candid and told me that is to "maintain prestige" Would be more humane to allow more residency spots so they would not need to be worked to death.

  • @Sonicphoenix600
    @Sonicphoenix600 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Great Interview. Can anyone explain what the AOA is. Thank you!

  • @justingomez2042
    @justingomez2042 Před 2 měsíci +13

    Jesus loves you

  • @WheelWarriors2024
    @WheelWarriors2024 Před 3 měsíci +3

    Congrats🥳I love the detailed information and I will be joining medical school soon in the US🙏I wanna be a neurosurgeon someday💯

  • @user-cj1xg8se4d
    @user-cj1xg8se4d Před 6 měsíci +2

    Pathology next! - From an aspiring neuro / forensic pathologist

  • @ATLTraveler
    @ATLTraveler Před 11 dny

    That’s a catch right there

  • @rebeccaphawa362
    @rebeccaphawa362 Před měsícem

    After Medschool or UG .Can I do neurosurgeon directly or do I need to do neurologists first and then neurosurgeon?

  • @yeldarbjenkins7495
    @yeldarbjenkins7495 Před 4 měsíci +6

    She’s a bad ass

  • @mahdisaloum5641
    @mahdisaloum5641 Před rokem +2

    Please do one on dermatology

  • @Cierrabuttercupbb24
    @Cierrabuttercupbb24 Před 7 měsíci +1

    She reminds me exactly alike my great grandmother who was a Gemini twin and they had Parkinson’s. I would mistakenly think they where both Sagittarius cuz of Ozzy. She had a twin.😮❤❤🎉

  • @innafox5853
    @innafox5853 Před měsícem

    Johns*

  • @GeeksGumbot
    @GeeksGumbot Před 10 dny

    They said i wasnt a teamplayer/lacked work ethic/

  • @StayFocused-ss5sp
    @StayFocused-ss5sp Před měsícem

    If she's wanna be a spine surgeon she's should give his some time to ghurki trust hospital in Lahore Pakistan 🇵🇰 they do 15000 thousand surgeries every year work load is huge here

  • @stevenkates4876
    @stevenkates4876 Před měsícem +1

    Johns JOHNS Hopkins. JOHNS. Not John.

  • @PierSilver
    @PierSilver Před 11 dny

    "It's important to have an identity outside of neurosurgery". She says, after saying that she work 5am to 7pm, which is 14hour. If you sleep 7 hours, that leaves you 3 hours of spare time per day. Sorry but there is absolutely no way you get any significant "side identity" with that.

  • @roybatty6368
    @roybatty6368 Před 10 dny

    Those salaries are appalling....no wonder healthcare is so out of reach

  • @TheExclusiveB13
    @TheExclusiveB13 Před měsícem +2

    The amount of time she says UMMMMMMM

  • @georgesinaihack3750
    @georgesinaihack3750 Před 3 měsíci +4

    It’s Johns Hopkins, not John Hopkins.

  • @loyalmoneytv8756
    @loyalmoneytv8756 Před 7 měsíci

    her voice is more masculine then his