Med Disaster Podcast
Dr. Sam Rhee, a plastic surgeon with over 20 years of experience, discusses the unsettling reality of medical errors and their profound impact on patients. Highlighting real-life cases of preventable injuries and catastrophic outcomes within hospital walls, the podcast will examine why these mistakes occur, how minor errors can escalate, and what measures can be taken by both doctors and patients to avoid them.
Through this podcast, Dr. Rhee aims to empower listeners with knowledge, advocate for better medical practices, and foster a culture of vigilance and compassion in healthcare.
Preview Clip S01E06 The Wrong Organ Removed #patientadvocacy #horror #medicalerrors
S01E06 Wrong Organ Removed: The William Bryan Case Season One, Episode Six of The Med Disaster Podcast, hosted by Dr. Sam Rhee, recounts the August 2024 death of 70-year-old Navy veteran William Bryan during a planned splenectomy at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast in Okaloosa County, Florida. A...
S01E06 Wrong Organ Removed: The William Bryan Case
Season One, Episode Six of The Med Disaster Podcast, hosted by Dr. Sam Rhee, recounts the August 2024 death of 70-year-old Navy veteran William Bryan during a planned splenectomy at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast in Okaloosa County, Florida. After severe left-sided pain and imaging showing a s...
PREVIEW CLIP S01E05 The 35 Year Old Feeding Tube
S01E05 The 35-Year-Old Feeding Tube: A Hidden Medical Error In this episode of The Med Disaster Podcast we delve into the story of Deborah Lowe, a Wisconsin woman who lived with unexplained pain for 35 years due to a feeding tube mistakenly left inside her body after a traumatic surgery in 1989. The...
S01E05 The 35-Year-Old Feeding Tube: A Hidden Medical Error
In this episode of The Med Disaster Podcast we delve into the story of Deborah Lowe, a Wisconsin woman who lived with unexplained pain for 35 years due to a feeding tube mistakenly left inside her body after a traumatic surgery in 1989. The podcast explores the hidden medical error, the impact on De...
S01E04 The Wrong Patient Wrong Heart Procedure
What happens when the medical staff force you to undergo a procedure you don't want to have? In this episode of the Med Disaster Podcast, Dr. Sam Rhee delves into a harrowing true story from 2002, where a series of 17 small mistakes at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center led to...