From Cockpit to OR: Surgical Precision and Team Performance With Dr. Matt Cooper

Send us a text Dr. Cooper drops jaw-dropping tales: defying an anesthesia chief with "he’s not dead till I say he’s dead" to save a bleeding patient (still alive years later), or dodging disaster at 500 feet with quick thinking and trim. From the cockpit to the operating room, he reveals how orientation—our mental map—shapes everything, with top cardiac teams catching four errors per surgery through shared awareness, not flawless execution. The conversation soars beyond, tackling healt...