The Dr. Hoeflinger Podcast

#44: What It Really Takes to Become a Heart Surgeon | Dr. Bobby Yanagawa:

April 8, 2026·1h 6m
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Check out Dr. Yanagawa on social media 👉 https://linktr.ee/dryanagawaDr. Bobby Yanagawa was rejected from medical school twice. He almost didn't take his own father to the hospital during a heart attack when he was younger. Today he's a cardiac surgeon, Division Head at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, and he thinks about his surgical failures and how he can improve every single day.In this episode, Dr. Hoeflinger and Kevin Hoeflinger talk with Dr. Bobby Yanagawa about what it really takes to become a heart surgeon: the training, the pressure, the losses, and the warning signs of heart disease most people completely ignore.Check out my free newsletter ▶ https://pages.doctorhoeflinger.com/

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