About P. C. Hobar
I struggled with what kind of medicine I wanted to dedicate my life to when I was in medical school. I knew it was some form of surgery, and I thought it was probably heart surgery. I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to do an externship in Dallas, the program that I had heard from my guidance counselor was the best surgical training program in the country. But, heart surgery wasn’t available, only plastic surgery. I accepted, but was initially disappointed because of my preconceived notions. I was absolutely blown away when I started and found world class surgeons doing procedures that were on the forefront of surgery. It was the beginning of breast reconstruction for women after mastectomy. The surgeons were taking tissue from the back and tummy and creating beautiful breasts that gave these women hope for the first time that they could not only be cured from their cancer, but again have a normal, beautiful figure. In another room, there was a microsurgeon meticulously working under a microscope to replace a hand that had been severed in an accident. In still another room, a surgeon was reassembling a young child’s face who had been born with a severe facial disfigurement. When I saw the passion in these surgeons and the joy in the patients, I knew, right then and there, what I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing.
