If you’ve ever wondered how surgeons put faces back together after devastating injuries, this conversation gets surprisingly specific, surprisingly human, and occasionally ridiculous.

We sit down with HEALTHCARE HERO, DR.STEVE, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon who focuses on facial trauma, to explain how modern technology is reshaping facial reconstruction.

Listener, join PRO COMIC DREW DAVIS as we explore these technical topics and try to understand the adventure and compassion of healthcare and comedy.

We get into CT imaging, 3D surgical planning, and custom titanium plates that can be milled or 3D-printed to match a patient’s unique anatomy, because the truth is your face is not actually symmetrical and that matters in the OR.

We also talk about what patients and families need when everything feels uncertain. Dr. Steve breaks down how clear communication, realistic expectations, and visual tools like 3D models can prevent misunderstandings and help people feel grounded on the worst day of their life.

Then we take a hard turn into stress relief and work-life balance: how surgeons decompress, why leaving work at work is a skill, and how a hospital chili legend ends up with a backyard wood-fired pizza oven and strong opinions about dough hydration, proofing time, and topping discipline.

Finally, we tell the story of how Dr. Steve helped nudge Dr. Ben into stand-up comedy, what it’s like walking into a brutal open mic, and how clean comedian Drew Davis thinks about staying composed when your brain blanks on stage.

If you like medical innovation, facial trauma surgery, surgeon life, and clean comedy, hit play, then subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find the show.

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Quick heads-up folks: Dr Ben and Friends is your weekly dose of laughs and stories. We celebrate healthcare heroes and pro comics.

This is infotainment-- think popcorn, not prescriptions or medical advice.

If you're feeling funky, see your medical professional. Your health? That's on you. We'll stick to the punchlines.

Surgery has a way of turning everyday people into instant experts on medical vocabulary. Someone says “propofol” or “intubation,” and suddenly you are nodding along while silently thinking, what does that actually mean? We keep it simple and honest by playing a quick game of “What the Heck?” where we challenge a pro comic to pronounce the term and tell us what the heck it means!

We start with PROPOFOL, the fast-acting anesthetic many people recognize by its “milk of amnesia” nickname, then move into the practical reality of INTUBATION and airway management. We break down what a breathing tube does, why it matters, and why the rule about not eating before surgery is about preventing aspiration, not just checking a box. We also talk about emergency situations and rapid sequence induction, when anesthesiologists have to secure the airway quickly and safely.

Then we tackle EPIDERALS, spinal anesthesia, and the confusing “spinal tap” label, including what the dura is, how medication is delivered, and why you should mention prior back surgery. To round it out, we explain the LARYNGOSCOPE and video laryngoscope, plus SUCCINYLCHOLINE, a paralytic drug that sounds scary until you understand how it helps intubation when used correctly with sedation and monitoring.

If you have ever wanted a clear, low-stress guide to common anesthesia drugs and procedures, this one is for you! Subscribe, share with a friend who has surgery coming up, and leave a review, then tell us which term you want us to decode next.

This episode was produced by Angie Debelak. Post production editing by Ben Hill Sound.

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Quick heads-up folks: Dr Ben and Friends is your weekly dose of laughs and stories. We celebrate healthcare heroes and pro comics.

This is infotainment-- think popcorn, not prescriptions or medical advice.

If you're feeling funky, see your medical professional. Your health? That's on you. We'll stick to the punchlines.

One is a medical HEADLINE. The other is a HOAX. Can you tell the difference? We put a healthcare hero and a pro comic head to head and make our guests decide: is “procrastination may extend lifespan” real science, or is the real story the Alabama woman who received a pig kidney transplant? The guesses are confident, the reveal is chaotic, and the lesson sticks: the health news that feels the most believable is not always the most true.

After the twist, we zoom out into why medical misinformation spreads so easily, especially when a claim flatters our habits or promises an easy win. We also talk through the real world implications behind that pig kidney transplant headline, touching on xenotransplantation, organ transplant innovation, and the kind of monitoring and risk questions that naturally come up when medicine pushes into new territory.

Then we swap headlines for hardware and run the Dr. Ben Buzz Battle. Dr Ben challenges a pro comic to a 60 second surgery. It's a fast, funny spin on the classic game from Hasbro complete with a surgical time out. The debrief turns surprisingly real as we compare the buzz of a mistake to the buzz of stage fright and explore how performers and clinicians both have to read the room, reset, and keep moving.

If you like medical humor with a skeptical edge, hit play, share this with a friend who always reposts “latest study” headlines, and leave a review so more people can find the show. Which headline would you have believed first?

This episode was produced by Angie Debelak. Post production editing by Ben Hill Sound.

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Follow and listen for free on Dr Ben and Friends website, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio!

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DISCLAIMER: Dr Ben and Friends Podcast

Quick heads-up folks: Dr Ben and Friends is your weekly dose of laughs and stories. We celebrate healthcare heroes and pro comics.

This is infotainment-- think popcorn, not prescriptions or medical advice.

If you're feeling funky, see your medical professional. Your health? That's on you. We'll stick to the punchlines.