Always with a medical future in sight, George Huang figured he would be a pediatrician just like his father. But when he got to med school and saw what surgery looked like, he changed his plans even as his father worried about the kind of work life balance that he might have in the surgical world. He ultimately found his niche performing surgeries on urologic cancers and progressed in a successful academic medical career.

Not necessarily due to the speciality, but the rather the environment in which he practiced, he did start to question whether the balance was right in his life. At just the right time, he learned about a place that might suit him better. But again, outside voices questioned his desire to go in the new direction.

In this episode, find out from George how realizing what will make you truly happy sometimes requires quieting the voices around you…on Roads Taken with Leslie Jennings Rowley.

About This Episode’s Guest

George Huang is a urologist at Kaiser Permanente at Redwood City Medical Center, a physician and surgeon who treats diseases and conditions of the genito-urinary system. He sub-specializes in the treatment of genito-urinary cancers and treasures the patient-doctor relationship he now has in his community practice. He lives in the Bay Area with his wife and two daughters.

For another story about listening to others and finding your way in medicine, listen to our episode with Woojin Kim.

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Executive Producer/Host: Leslie Jennings Rowley

Music: Brian Burrows

Email the show at RoadsTakenShow@gmail.com

Find more episodes at https://roadstakenshow.com

Executive Producer/Host: Leslie Jennings Rowley

Music: Brian Burrows

Email the show at RoadsTakenShow@gmail.com

Personalized Medicine: George Huang on quieting the expectations of others to find your place

Roads Taken