Dr. Zenko Hrynkiw
An Inspiration to be sure.
Im betting that this was not a very young physician...
There are no very young brain surgeons. It takes too long to become a brain surgeon, so by the time you become one you're not young anymore.
However a guy who is a Polish (?) immigrant and managed to requalify as a neurosurgeon in the US has more guts than most and knows more about sacrifice and work. He's also probably used to cold and snow, too.
We were able to spend a lot of time with physicians and surgeons recently when our son was in trauma ICU for weeks. Most if not all of the young residents would brave a bit of snow and ice to get to their jobs. I could see every one of them living at the hospital for weeks and doing a great job. Hubby liked the resident physicians better than the standoffish older docs. But that is probably because the resident physicians were around all of the time and talked to us.
All the neurosurgeons we have known would do as this guy did. It is just the way they are.