
Stephen Trzeciak, MD, MPH is a physician scientist, the Edward D. Viner Endowed Chief of Medicine at Cooper University Health Care, and Professor of Medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University in Camden, New Jersey. Dr. T, or Steve as he so graciously allowed us to call him during this episode, is a practicing intensivist (specialist in intensive care medicine), and a clinical researcher with more than 100 publications in the scientific literature. Of those publications, there are two books in which Steve is the co-author. Wonder Drug: 7 Scientifically Proven Ways That Serving Others Is the Best Medicine for Yourself released in 2022, and Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence that Caring Makes a Difference came out in 2019. His work has been featured in numerous media outlets including CNN, NPR, USA TODAY, The Washington Post, Harvard Business Review, Freakonomics and now Stuff that Matters. Steve’s mission is helping people see the power of compassion, kindness, and hope — through science. As a self-proclaimed research nerd, we dive into Steve’s research and data that went into Compassionomics, what led to that research, the impact it has had on the healthcare industry and more.
00:02:10-00:20:39 His book Compassionomics. What got him started down the path of researching compassion in healthcare and the science behind compassion translating in a healthcare setting.
00:22:23-00:36:33 - Burnout and compassion fatigue.
00:36:34-00:41:37 - What impact the book had on the healthcare industry.
00:41:38-00:47:57 - His latest book, Wonder Drug.
00:49:52 - The stuff that matters.
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