Artemis Speaks
By making the world a more beautiful place, Artemis Speaks interviews writers and artists from the Appalachian Region of the Blue Ridge Mountains and beyond. This is a time we need to write and make art for the sake of healing our souls and enriching our communities. This podcast is a production of the Artemis Journal, a charitable organization now 49 years old and has evolved to be an all inclusive yearly journal with essays, poetry and art.
Artemis Speaks
Dr. Michael Godin, Author and Plastic Surgeon
Dr. Michael Godin is a facial plastic surgeon with a passion for storytelling.
He also has a passion for storytelling. While he loves the world of plastic surgery, he has a passion for storytelling. His creative side had been nurtured as a child, he became an avid reader while growing up in Los Angeles San Fernando Valley.
What Godin didn't know at the time was how much learning to write persuasively would help him in his medical career. He has written over 20 scientific articles and a bestselling surgical textbook.
While he always found time to write, his ultimate goal was to create works of fiction. He survived surgical training during the 1980's at the beginning of the HIV pandemic, experiences that inspired his debut novel, The Big Prick. Learning to operate and surf, he continued to write, and took good care of his patients.
The year's experiences culminated in his writing of Surgery Survival Guide: A Manual for International Precocious Medical Students, which sold at medical bookstores throughout the US and Canada.
His debut novel, the Big Prick; received critical acclaim and reader response, he then went on to write his second novel, Fighting Gravity. This romantic comedy explores challenges of midlife, divorce and modern dating through the eyes of a New Orleans plastic surgeon.
Drawing from his decades of experience in medicine and his understanding of human nature, Godin brings authenticity and heart to his stories about second chances and personal transformation.
Dr. Godin practices facial plastic surgery in Richmond, Virginia and Southern California.
