Name: Dr. Chaithanya Sai Vuyyuru Venkantagiri
Birth Place: Andhra Pradesh, India
Academic Qualification: MD (Doctor of medicine) from St. Martinus University Faculty of Medicine, Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands (2015-2021)
Languages: English, Telugu, Hindi and Tamil
What do you do?
I am a Caribbean medical graduate aspiring to be a friendly neighborhood physician.
What’s the best part of your profession?
Being able to help people.
What made you choose this profession?
The desire to help others, although I wasn't initially very interested.
Do you like reading?
Not really, but sometimes I do.
What was the last thing you read?
"The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho.
What is your favorite dish?
Anything that goes with non-vegetarian cuisine.
What are you not very good at?
Swimming, I would say I don’t even know ABC in it.
Who would you like to travel with?
Friends or traveling alone.
What is your least favorite subject?
Dealing with numbers.
Your favorite subject(s)?
Psychology
If you could be any kitchen utensil, which would you be and why? More like a spatula, without which you can't really finish cooking, as it prevents hands from getting burned. So I'm like a helping hand, just like a spatula.
What does your morning routine look like?
Waking up with coffee and doing 1-2 hours of workout to keep my brain active for the day.
What would you do if you could ask God one question?
What does the future hold for me? What is my purpose in life?
Best/memorable moment?
Getting my degree.
What do you love to do in your leisure time?
I am a movie buff and I like to dance often to relax.
What do you hate the most?
Being stuck in one place.
If given a choice, what alternate career would you have opted for? Dancer
What would you do if you could never leave your house again? Learn new talents or workshops to improve myself.
Where would you like to work in the future?
As a friendly neighborhood physician.
Finally, a quote you relate to:
"Failures are the hard lessons for success, which you'll be proud of later at the time of success."
What else would you like to tell about yourself?
A foreign medical graduate who aspires to become the friendly neighborhood physician.
(MedSight/Dr. Chaithanya Sai Vuyyuru Venkantagiri/PB)