# E191 - Six Lessons of Leadership: A Conversation with Varun Kapila

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Podcast: [Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cold-steel-canadian-journal-of-surgery-podcast-544138)
Published: 2026-04-14T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Dr. Varun Kapila is a vascular surgeon in Brampton, Ontario. He is the author of “Six Lessons for Everyday Leadership: From the Operating Room Into Everyday Life, What Surgery Taught Me About Leadership That Can Be Applied by Everyone”. In this episode we delve into Dr. Kapila’s thoughts on leadership and why everyone can be a leader in their own lives. Links: https://www.amazon.ca/Six-Lessons-Everyday-Leadership-Operating-ebook/dp/B0GQWHNYFS https://learn.hms.harvard.edu/insights/learner-stories/driving-system-level-change-through-surgical-leadership https://ontariohealth.ca/clinical/cardiac-stroke-vascular/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-program https://www.cmaj.ca/content/196/4/E112 https://www.thestar.com/news/hes-not-young-hes-my-doctor/article_bcec69e9-2822-54cf-bed1-c2322cefc558.html

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