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news.For most of us the daily commute is an enraging, frustrating and painful ordeal but not for heart surgeon Steven Bolling who has been setting a fine example to his patients by running to work every day for the past 30 years.
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The 60 year-old, from the University Of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular Center, is one of the busiest mitral valve surgeons in the country fixing faulty heart valves when he arrives after his lengthy six mile run.
Once at the CVC, he operates for at least three to four hours and usually does two cases a day.
Mr Bolling also uses his daily dash for stress relief, he said: "My motivation to go to work running is basically that it’s my Zen moment. I really take that time out and that’s when I think about stuff."
He added: "Some of my patients know that I run to work every day and they think it’s fascinating. They think it’s great that I’m getting in cardio every day. To practice what you preach is a good philosophy. I don’t know that running to work every day isn’t practical for everyone, but doctors really should be examples for our patients."
Image: Dr. Steven Bolling, a heart surgeon at the University of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular Center. Photo: courtsey University of Michigan Health System/Bryan McCullough