Playing God

The Evolution of a Modern Surgeon

By: Anthony Youn MD, Alan Eisenstock - contributor

Narrated by: Kyle Tait

What does it mean to be a doctor?

"I am a doctor."

Every year, thousands of medical school graduates utter these four simple words. But as you will hear in Playing God, earning an MD is just the first step to becoming a real physician.

In this thrilling and moving memoir, Dr. Anthony Youn reveals that the true metamorphosis from student to doctor occurs not in medical school but in the formative years of residency training and early practice. It is only through actually saving and losing patients, taking on the medical establishment, wrestling with financial and emotional survival, and fighting for patients' lives that a young doctor becomes a mature and competent physician.

Dr. Youn takes you from the operating rooms of a university surgery residency program to the gleaming offices of top Beverly Hills plastic surgeons to opening the doors of his empty clinic as a new doctor with no money, no patients, and mountains of debt. Playing God leaves you with an unexpected answer to that profound question: "What does it mean to be a doctor?"

In Playing God, you will take a journey through the world of surgery, hospitals, and the practice of medicine unlike any that you have traveled before.

©2019 Anthony Youn, MD with Alan Eisenstock (P)2019 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Real life trials and blessing wrapped up. in one

Our calling in life. The exact place and circmstamses God has called us to be.

Saw on YouTube and decided to give it a try! Loved it

I was just looking forward to chapter after chapter! Good listen especially while I’m documenting at work or driving

Beautiful person

Loved it so much. Very inspiring story of perseverance and faith. Nothing good comes easily

I’ve always looked up to Dr. Youn

The book gave me a good insight on what it can be like to be a plastic surgeon. It’s my dream job and this book has me even more fascinated with the craft

Dr. Youn- The Type of Doctor We All Want

Right off I did not care for the narration of this book, and I didn’t think I wanted to continue. However, by the end of the first chapter, I changed my mind and actually looked forward to hearing the narrator read about Dr. Youn’s beginnings as a med student, husband, and doctor. And let me say— I really enjoyed this book.

Dr. Youn is exactly the kind of doctor (or neighbor for that matter) that I would love to have. He really seems to care about his patients, takes pride is his work while staying humble, and has a great sense of humor. He is also blessed with a wonderful wife and proud parents.

If it wasn’t for living in California, I would definitely consider visiting his office to see about getting a procedure or two. I love his sense of humor.