On Saturday, I was a surgeon in South Africa, very little known. On Monday, I was world renowned.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My dad was a surgeon in Egypt. He was a general surgeon. As a little boy I always admired what he was doing, and I wanted to do surgery.
I temporarily became a surgeon for 'Memory of Love'. I spent two weeks in an operating theatre, watching amputations, and I loved it.
I decided to become a surgeon named Bernie who writes books and gives seminars to teach people what he has learned and is still learning about how to deal with life's difficulties.
Living in South Africa has had a very profound impact on my career.
I was famous from birth.
At heart, I'm a reconstructive surgeon.
Prior to my call to the Twelve, I served as a medical doctor and surgeon.
I was going to go to school to become a neurological surgeon.
I grew up in Hollywood, California. A lot of my parents' friends were in the motion picture industry, but I saw their doctor friends as more solid. I admired them; there was a peacefulness in them, a sense of purpose that I liked. So I became very interested in being a surgeon.
As 17th U.S. Surgeon General, I was privileged to serve as the nation's doctor. I focused much of my time on promoting proven programs and individual steps that lead to good health.