It's Navy Week! Notre Dame plays Navy, and Golden Helmets & Green Jackets is marking it with two shoulder surgeons whose careers run through service, South Bend and the reverse shoulder revolution.

Dr. Mark Mighell grew up in the DC area, went to UVA on a Navy scholarship and trained in undersea medicine. He talks about life on a submarine ("like sleeping in a coffin"), serving in Bahrain during Operation Desert Storm, Navy surgical training and leadership, and retiring as a Commander.

Dr. Brian Badman grew up on the south side of South Bend, went to the IU School of Medicine (where he roomed with Jeff Yergler), did his residency at Florida and then a fellowship with Dr. Mighell. He shares how his grandparents and mentors shaped him, and how his son Alex found the Notre Dame connection.

Then we talk about the reverse shoulder revolution, faith and the hardest cases, robotics vs. patient-specific guides, augmented reality, cost and the future of shoulder replacement. We finish with golf after a shoulder replacement, fishing, and Jeff Yergler's famous tailgate. We also share our Notre Dame vs. Navy predictions and how much the Notre Dame Orthopaedic Society means to us.

Thank you for your service, Dr. Mighell. Go Irish, and Beat Navy!

👨‍⚕️ Host: Michael Maier, M.D. 🎙️ GHGJ co-hosts: Brandon Varon, Te'von Coney, Cade Cruzen, Matthew Maier 🩺 Guests: Dr. Mark Mighell and Dr. Brian Badman

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Chapters

00:00 Navy Week: Welcome Dr. Mighell & Dr. Badman

00:43 Dr. Mighell: DC, UVA & the Navy Scholarship

01:54 Undersea Medicine & Life on a Submarine

03:12 Desert Storm in Bahrain

05:23 Navy Surgical Training & Leadership

10:08 What Service Means & Navy vs. Notre Dame

11:38 Notre Dame Orthopaedic Society & Eve Blakely

14:07 Dr. Badman: South Bend Roots & Jeff Yergler

17:35 IU School of Medicine Roommates

21:24 Match Day & Choosing Florida

25:04 Grandparents, Mentors & Service

28:07 Alex & the Notre Dame Connection

34:25 Why Notre Dame & Navy Matter

37:47 Kyle Field & Season Predictions

39:07 The Reverse Shoulder Revolution

42:38 Faith & the Hardest Cases

44:35 Fellowship with Dr. Mighell

50:43 Reverse Shoulders Go Mainstream

53:01 Robotics vs. Patient-Specific Guides

56:40 Augmented Reality, Cost & the Future

1:00:34 Golf After Shoulder Replacement

1:02:31 Fishing, Tailgates & Thank You

This episode is for entertainment and general information only. It is not medical advice.

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