Phil Stahel is a dual US-Swiss citizen who grew up in Milan, Italy, and trained at Medical School of the University of Zurich, Switzerland. Phil completed postgraduate training at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, AL, and at Charité University Medical Center in Berlin, Germany. He is board certified in general surgery and trauma surgery. For the past 10 years, Phil has been working as an orthopaedic trauma surgeon at Denver Health, the regional safety net hospital and level 1 trauma center in Colorado. He is the founding editor of the peer-reviewed open-access journal Patient Safety in Surgery and editor of a medical textbook under the same title. Phil enjoys reading, writing, cooking, and engaging in discussion and debate. He also loves to sail, backpack, ski the Rocky Mountains, and go for runs with his dog Hector. Phil currently lives with his family in Denver, Colorado. Phil, as he prefers to be called, humbles himself to a profession that he loves and passionately cares for his patients. His work can be found at: Patient Safety in Surgery Website and His book:  Blood Sweat and Tears Here is the Article: Unnecessary surgery