Dr. Subodh Verma, renowned cardiac surgeon-scientist at St. Michael’s Hospital and the University of Toronto, delivered the TEDx talk: “What 5,000 Human Hearts Taught Me About Breakthroughs” In this powerful clip, Dr. Verma reflects on how the deepest lessons in medicine are often learned far beyond the operating room through resilience, humility, and the people who shape how we understand strength. Across the full TEDx talk, he shares lessons from operating on thousands of human hearts: • The h