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Interviewer: How does one go about striking Interviewer: We would love to have a message
a good balance between professional and from for ‘Plasticos’ team and readers!
personal life? Dr.Neligan : Firstly I would like to congratulate
Dr. Neligan: I was very lucky. I had my two on it, it is a great thing. Remember that you
very young so they were growing up when I are young plastic surgeons today but you will
was a fellow. So I was able to spend time with be leaders of Plastic surgery tomorrow. It is a
kids. I missed some things as I grew older and wonderful speciality. Keep doing what you like
busier, like my sons graduation, I regret those and you will have a wonderful career.
moments. But still as I had them early, I was
able to spend time with them. Now I have
grandkids!

Interviewer: You are a very successful person.
Still, if you could go back in the past and change
one thing in your life, what would it be?
Dr. Neligan : I don’t think I will change
anything. None of my career was planned, it all
happened. For example, I trained in Ireland and
thought I would live there, but when I moved
for a fellowship for a year to Canada, it got
extended! I got offered a job at the University At a family holiday in Italy
of Toronto!

Interviewer: What would you choose :Dr.
Neligan the surgeon vs the author?
Dr. Neligan : Surgery. The reason I enjoy writing
is because we were trained in writing essays at
school. Writing comes easy to me. But surgery
is why I got into this profession, writing came
secondarily.

Interviewer: What in your eyes is the recipe for
fame and success?
Dr. Neligan : Following one’s dreams!
Dr. Peter Neligan With his older brother
Interviewer: What is more important,
according to you: following one’s dreams or
opting for the best safe option, while making
decisions?
Dr. Neligan: If the safe option is what you love
then its great. But if you are choosing the safe
option only because it is safe and not what you
want, then not great.

Playing with Greg Buncke, Son of Harry Buncke,
10 and his band at ASRM 2019.