02/01/2022

Friends of Franz Podcast S1 E7: From Music to Medicine with Dr. George Chaucer Hwang

One of the most renowned statements of all time may just be to "follow your dreams." It truly is fantastical for one to do what they love for the rest of their lives. Sadly, this is untrue for many as they become shackled in careers that guarantee financial stability but at the expense of an emotional toll. We then land on another infamous discussion: "passion versus career." Coupled with personal ideals, cultural implications, and familial expectations, pursuing what one may love can become a very tricky road.

This was true for our episode's guest, who shows both the great divide between his passion for music and love for medicine but also the placid middle ground he found between the two polarizing fields. A former touring rockstar with the group Crash Boom Bang, he eventually found and worked hard for his place within the world of the sciences. Dr. George Chaucer Hwang now practices as a board-certified attending anesthesiologist in Washington, D.C. But his love for music also never left as he currently stands as a Chinese-pop music idol producer at FutureONE Entertainment that has collaborated with the biggest names as such in 88rising.

In a transparent conversation, hear about Dr. Chaucer's stories about his first love for music, contentment in medicine, pursuit in the current generation of pop music, divorce, and his realizations, the world of anesthesia, and how the pandemic has changed not only his work but also his mental health.