[Online] Next Chapter Stories: Purpose After 40 Years in the Operating Room

Join us for a fireside conversation with Dr. Laurent “Larry” Glance, a cardiac anesthesiologist who spent four decades in the operating room

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Larry’s career included heart transplants, mechanical heart devices, and 12-to-24-hour days, alongside a research career with nearly 200 publications. When a heart attack ended his clinical work almost overnight, he spent his recovery asking: what actually matters?

The answers have reshaped how he spends his time. He and his wife have bought a camp on a lake in the Adirondacks, he’s become an editor at one of the top anesthesiology journals, and he’s building an AI-powered literature search platform for researchers. He’d be the first to tell you he isn’t retired.

In this fireside conversation, Larry will share how an unexpected health crisis pushed him to rethink his priorities and how he’s building a life that makes room for meaningful work, the outdoors, and the people and projects he cares about most. Come be inspired by what’s possible and take away ideas for your own next chapter - we’ll have plenty of time for your questions.

Please note: This is a camera-on discussion — please join by video with your camera on for the session.

About Next Chapter Stories: Our Next Chapter Stories series spotlights people who are exploring, reinventing, and trying new things in their next chapter, in the hope of leaving you with some inspiration and a few ideas of your own.

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This event is part of the Chapter Community, a space for people in or approaching retirement to connect, explore, and try new things, together. We kindly ask that participation be limited to this community, so the space can stay true to its mission.