Eunice is a Fort Worth native. We married after my internship, and the stability and love in our family with our 4 children has contributed immeasurably to my ability to practice surgery. Medicine will always appear new and interesting to him. This is the charm of medicine. It can never be totally penetrated or encompassed by a single person.
Every day presents a new stimulus.
Regardless of the mix of patient care, teaching, and research, reading and writing will always be an essential part of a surgeon's life. Surgery is an exciting career with an endless number of problems to solve and satisfactions to gain. A surgeon should be gentle and tender, yet firm. Only the surgeon can truly reassure the family that all is well or comfort them if it is not. The surgeon alone must decide if the anastomosis is secure, if the bleeding has stopped, or if the patient should be reexplored.