Professor Pieter Kappetein, Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Cardiac Surgery at Medtronic, sits down with four Cardiac Surgery residents and fellows for a candid chat. James Bailey, M.D., Tessa Watt, M.D., Daniel Ziazadeh, M.D., and Natalie Ostro, M.D. talk about their start in Cardiac Surgery, current challenges, workplace dynamics, and the future of the of the specialty.