Navigating COVID-19 with Dr. Gary Gecelter, M.D. - Ep. 30
Episode description
On today's episode we welcome Dr. Gary Gecelter. Dr. Gecelter is the Chairman of the Department of Surgery at St. Francis Hospital. He is a general surgeon who specializes in cancer surgery. He oversees the hospitals growing non-cardiac surgical program. In this episode we dive into the pathophysiology of COVID-19, the current climate in hospitals around the country, and some actions we can take as a nation to help support healthcare workers and their families during this unpresedented time.
On Today's Episode:
- How Dr. Gecelter knows Aleena
- Working at St Francis Hospital
- Dr. Gecelter ventured to America from his homeland of South Africa with his 2 children and his wife 7 months pregnant!!
- High risk for COVID-19
- How medicine’s technology has made unbelievable strides for treatment, which has lead our community to live longer
- The name of COVID-19, how COVID-19 is actually a SARS virus
- Ibuprofen and Tylenol with COVID-19
- Long term lung damage
- Young adults at Spring Break and Vaping
- How cancer surgeries have been pushed because of the incoming COVID-19 cases
- Healthcare providers treating COVID-19 and then going home to their family—> solutions to dealing with this
- “The worst mistakes we can make are not learning from the mistakes of others”
- How Wuhan China created camps to person under investigation isolated
- Campaign for using hotel rooms for healthcare workers
- Youtube Video for help the healthcare workers
- Volunteer, awareness campaign to help to the best of your ability!
- How Dr. Gecelter moves his brain and body
Dr. Gecelter Youtube Video Channel
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**The information on this podcast is intended to educate and inform. It is not meant to be a substitute of advice from your physician or medical provider.