In an interview on July 1, 2011 for Spinal News International (Full interview can be found here) The introduction included, “A prolific inventor who has practiced medicine in different parts of the world, a keen driver of racing cars and an editor of a best-selling text-book on image-guided therapy, Kieran Murphy is a physician of many parts.”
One of the questions I was asked was, “As a keen inventor, what have been your proudest moments?“
Making a difference for patients, saving lives, has always been of utmost importance to me so I replied in this way, “When you invent something, it takes 5–7 years for it to become accepted. All the time you wonder if you are right. Last year, I saw a lecture by a US naval officer about his work after the tsunami off Indonesia and he showed a picture of a CT-guided biopsy of spinal osteomyelitis and they were using one of my biopsy needles.”
People seem to be curious about how I think, things that matter to me and influences on my path. This interview covers much of that. Enjoy the full article here.
The Essence of Invention 