The Cut

Dr Russell Clarke — Consultant Anaesthetist 💉 What does life as an anaesthetist really look like? And what happens when anaesthesia intersects with consciousness, death, and the body's most complex physiological responses? In this episode, we sit down with  Dr Russell Clarke, Consultant Anaesthetist with a special interest in anaesthetic allergy , to explore the realities of anaesthesia, the...

PGY2 Doctor & Aspiring Surgeon From Curtin med school to life as a junior doctor — in this episode, Dr Jack Jennings gives us a refreshingly real look at the years before surgical training actually begins 👀 🔪 What should you be doing after med school if you want to pursue surgery?🤔 How do you figure out whether surgery is actually the career for you ?🌾 What does working rurally look like a...

From microscopic surgery to restoring sight — in this episode, Ophthalmologist Dr Geoffery Chan gives us an inside look into the world of ophthalmology and eye surgery 👁️🔬 👀 What does a day in the life of an ophthalmologist actually look like? 🔬 What makes ophthalmic surgery so different from other surgical specialties? 🩺 What does the pathway into ophthalmology look like — and how competitive...

From the evolution of breast cancer surgery to life after hanging up the scrubs— retired Breast and General Surgeon Dr Diana Hastrich joins us on The Cut to reflect on a career dedicated to breast cancer care 🎀🔪 🎀 What is breast surgery actually about? 🩺 How do surgeons approach the diagnosis and management of breast cancer? 🇦🇺 How has breast surgery in Australia changed over the years? 🌅 And...

🎙️ Endoscopes, ear canals… and all those cranial nerve foramina?! 👂👃 In this episode of The Cut, we step into the world of ENT surgery with Dr Jafri Kuthubutheen, an ENT surgeon working across Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth Children’s Hospital and WACHS Kimberley. From busy metro hospitals to specialist work in rural and remote WA, we get into what life as an ENT surgeon actually looks lik...

🎙 From complex facial trauma to intricate reconstructions — in this episode of The Cut , we’re joined by craniomaxillofacial plastics and reconstructive surgeon Dr Tim Hewitt, who breaks down what life in max fax & plastics is really like 🦴✨ 🔪 What actually comes under cranio-maxillofacial & reconstructive plastics (it’s more than you think)🦷 The anatomy and skills that are actually hi...

🎙 From navigating the wards to surviving your first time in theatre — in this episode we’re joined by beloved ex-CAMS President and Year 5 medical student Sanjeev Singh , who shares the real talk on smashing your surgical placement! 🔪📚 👨‍⚕️ How to actually stand out (for the right reasons) on surg🩺 What consultants and registrars really notice📋 Tips for preparing before your placement even st...

🎙️ Tiny scalpel, huge stories… straight out of PCH 🏥 In this episode, we scrub in with Dr Helen Buschel , paediatric surgeon based at Perth Children’s Hospital 🏥 . From tiny patients to big challenges, Helen takes us inside the weird, wonderful (and sometimes chaotic) world of paeds surgery. Would you like to know? 🚴‍♀️ How to cheat at Strava (yes, surgically approved!) 👨‍👩‍👧 The art of hand...

🎙️ Scalpel, suction… and a set of donor lungs?! In Part 2 of our cardiothoracic & transplant surgery special, we head back into the high-stakes world of the operating theatre with Dr Agneta Geldenhuys and Dr Oyinda Orundami from Fiona Stanley Hospital. 🫀🫁 This time, the stories go deeper, the stakes get higher, and the hearts (and lungs) are literally in their hands. From the operating theat...

🎙 Scalpel, suction… and a set of donor lungs?! In this heart-stopping episode (literally), we dive into the high-stakes world of Cardiothoracic and Transplant surgery with a leading surgeon (and future leading surgeon) at Fiona Stanley Hospital. 🫀🫁 🪡 What’s the most CABGs they’ve ever done on a patient? 📸 Why taking a picture (VATS 😏) definitely makes the stitches last longer! 👯‍♂️ What’s in...

🎙 From Celine Dion bans in theatre to the realities of colorectal clinics — in this episode, we’re joined by a General & Colorectal Surgeon, Dr Mary Theophilus, who gives us the unfiltered scoop on life in one of the most diverse surgical specialties! 💩🔪 🫃 What is a fundoplication (and why might your stomach thank you for it)? 🧻 Why talking about poo doesn't have to be awkward 🩺 How to im...

From R&B in theatre to life-saving endovascular surgery— in our first episode Vascular Surgeon Dr Nish Altaf gets candid about the real anatomy of surgical life 😷 🩸 What is the point of the aorta? 🩺 How not to fail your peripheral vascular exam? 🦵 How do you amputate for nec fac? If you’d like to know more about the pathway to vascular surgery, international training, rural pathways, the p...