Why Surgeons Are the Most Egoistic Doctors | Toxicity, Ego & Violence | Dr. Ramya Valiveru

This episode is presented by Curenza: https://curenza.com/?srsltid=AfmBOor7... Being a surgeon in India is hard. Being a female surgeon is a different fight altogether. Dr. Ramya Valiveru tells it exactly as it was. In this episode of The Nachiket Bhatia Show, Dr. Nachiket Bhatia sits down with Dr. Ramya Valiveru, a consultant breast and endocrine onco surgeon, and one of the very few women in India operating at this level across both breast oncology and endocrine surgery. Dr. Ramya came from a simple family in Anantapur with no doctors before her, and clawed her way through some of the hardest surgical training in the country. The titles and the gold medal look impressive on paper but what they don’t show is the cost. In this conversation, Ramya holds nothing back about what it really takes to become a female surgeon in India, and why she would warn her own daughter away from it. This episode pulls no punches on the toxic culture of surgical residency, the gender bias baked into operating theatres, and the human reality behind the white coat. If you’re an MBBS student, a NEET PG aspirant eyeing surgery, a young woman in medicine or anyone curious about what training really looks like, watch this one fully. Know more about Dr. Ramya Valiveru: Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/dr.ramya.va... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramya-val... Website : https://www.ramyavaliveru.com What we unpack in this episode: The toxic reality of surgical residency, from the hierarchy to the humiliation What breast and endocrine surgery actually involves, and why she loves thyroid surgery Why she says becoming a surgeon almost broke her, and what kept her going The unwritten rules of surgical residency nobody warns you about What it really feels like to be the only woman in the operating theatre Being made to overwork twice as hard just to be taken seriously The moment she decided she would never recommend medicine to her own child How hierarchy and ego quietly damage young doctors during training About the Host: Dr. Nachiket Bhatia is an angel investor, 3x TEDx speaker, and motivational educator for India’s medical community. Recognized in Times 40 Under 40 and featured by Forbes among the Top 10 Most Innovative CEOs (2020), he helps doctors gain clarity beyond exams, careers, and unconventional pathways in medicine. Follow Dr. Nachiket Bhatia: Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/dr.nachiket... Twitter:https://x.com/bhatia_nachiket Find your calm with Safe Space for Doctors: https://shorturl.at/biigg A symbol of the medical community: https://shop.inspiredbydreams.org/pro... Timestamps : 0:00 - Trailer 0:54 - Introduction 2:11 - Initial Journey of Dr. Ramya 11:52 - Inclination Towards Super Speciality Branch 22:15 - Battling The Language Barrier As a Doctor 29:05 - Journey After MCH 39:19 - Mindset While Performing a Surgery 46:11 - Dealing With Young Cancer Patients 51:20 - Financial Trajectory Of a Breast & Endocrine Surgeon 56:25 - Rapid Fire 58:59 - Conclusion #WomenInSurgery #BreastSurgery #EndocrineSurgery #SurgicalResidency #GenderBias #DoctorLife #MBBS #NEETPG #MedicalResidency #ToxicTraining #SurgeonLife #NachiketBhatiaShow