Civilization has always depended upon water.
I like the idea of being weightless in the water.
I like the idea of being in an environment
that is so fundamental to mankind.
To interact with that medium in such a intimate way,
I think is exciting.
"I'm going to be helping Dr. Ferraro with the procedure today."
"I just want to introduce myself, so the first time you see me"
"isn't with the mask on. Okay? PATIENT: Thank you."
My father immigrated to the United States from Tehran.
He left Iran to try and make his own way in the
world. The one place he knew where you
could go was the United States.
When I was growing up, he taught myself
and my brother that there exists a place in the world where
if you, if you come with the right
attitude and willing to work,
that this was a special place.
So why the Navy after Harvard?
I think it's really the other way around for me.
I joined the Navy first.
I always had an interest in medicine.
I always had an interest in health care.
And that interest grew as I went to the Navy.
But so too did my interest in flying planes or
in driving ships and submarines, and I think Navy Medicine
was a nice way to combine both of those interests.
"DOCTOR: You know, you can do the Navy for 20 years and"
"then still do a monotonous civilian career."
As much as we talk about how different Navy Medicine
is from civilian medicine, it's also surprising how similar it is.
We have some very subspecialized providers.
We have interventional radiologists. We have neuroradiologists.
We have endocrinologists. And rheumatologists. Infectious disease specialists.
So everything you would think would be there, like infectious
disease, but some things you wouldn't like, you know,
pediatric orthopedics. And there's no children, but we have that
because we need to be able to serve our, ah, dependents.
In July, I go to dive school.
And so for six months I'll be trained in Navy
Diving. I'll be trained how to take care of divers.
Diving injuries. Unique needs of submariners.
And there's no place else that you could do that.
In the diving arena, it's just you.
It's you and a tank.
A proper dive is always preceded by proper preparation.
There's, there are those panicky moments where you don't know
what's going to happen, and you have to trust your
training and trust your knowledge and um,
just get through to the other side.
My name is Joshua Nassiri,
Lieutenant, Medical Corps, United States Navy.