The MIT graduate quit last year after a 9-year struggle withethical concernshe describes were killing him.

A neurosurgeon goes viral after quitting his job over ethical concerns.

What he found out broke him.

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They were healing so fast I wasnt needed anymore.

The doctor became disillusioned after realizing hospitals were putting their economic growth over the patients well-being.

Controlling the pain but never truly getting rid of it.

Neurosurgeon Goes Viral After Exploring The Mountains And Exposing Healthcare Industry

Not to just do a surgery or give your patients pills but to end their pain.

Those words stood with me throughout my career, he shared.

She told me, I know what youre going through.

Neurosurgeon Goes Viral After Exploring The Mountains And Exposing Healthcare Industry

Ive seen you deal with it.

We have some money saved.

Why dont you just quit?

Neurosurgeon Goes Viral After Exploring The Mountains And Exposing Healthcare Industry

After getting her approval, the MIT graduate embarked on a brand-new adventure.

I just turned 27.

20 years later, I gained 50 pounds and my knee was weak and painful.

Neurosurgeon Goes Viral After Exploring The Mountains And Exposing Healthcare Industry

I left, lost the weight and now I live a more active life, recounts another.

My knee has done so much better, no surgery!

The doctor never told me to live a better lifestyle.

Neurosurgeon Goes Viral After Exploring The Mountains And Exposing Healthcare Industry

A fellow MIT graduate chimed in: I have a PhD from MIT, 1998 geophysics.

I was working at Hopkins in a big data group.

I got chronic fatigue syndrome.

Neurosurgeon Goes Viral After Exploring The Mountains And Exposing Healthcare Industry

Doctors said I was just depressed.

So I quit my job and figured out how to heal myself, she shared.

Check out the results:

Neurosurgeon Goes Viral After Exploring The Mountains And Exposing Healthcare Industry

Neurosurgeon Goes Viral After Exploring The Mountains And Exposing Healthcare Industry

Neurosurgeon Goes Viral After Exploring The Mountains And Exposing Healthcare Industry

Neurosurgeon Goes Viral After Exploring The Mountains And Exposing Healthcare Industry