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Dr. Antonio J. Webb
Biography
Dr. Antonio J. Webb is an Author, Motivational Speaker, and Orthopedic Spine Surgeon who grew up in the rough streets of Shreveport, Louisiana surrounded by drugs, gangs, and violence. During this time, friends and family were either killed or jailed including a younger brother who was sentenced to a juvenile life sentence for armed robbery and a moms addiction to drugs that landed her in and out of jail his whole life and eventually paralyzed from the waist down after being shot.
It was not until he attended a Medical Careers Magnet Program in Shreveport that he envisioned his life outside of the streets of Louisiana as a doctor. To make this dream a reality, he joined the United States Air Force at age 17 and spent a total of 8 years in the military including a tour to Iraq in 2005 as a medic. His unit treated just over 800 patients while in country and survived over 100 enemy mortar attacks during their deployment, while also earning several medals of distinction in the process.
Following his military stint, Dr. Webb was rejected not only once, but twice from medical school but he never gave up. He was accepted to the Georgetown Experimental Medical (GEMS) program in 2009 on his third time applying and matriculated soon after into Georgetown University School of Medicine, graduating in 2014. During his last year of medical school, he completed a month long international surgery rotation in Liberia, West Africa-returning to the US just weeks before the Ebola outbreak devastated the country.
After graduating from Georgetown Medical School, Dr. Webb interviewed around the country at some of the nation’s most prestigious Orthopedic Residency programs. These included programs such as Harvard, Stanford, Cleveland Clinic, Baylor, and Northwestern to name a few. Ironically, after interviewing at these programs, Dr. Webb felt that the best program for him was The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He ranked the UT San Antonio program number one and was subsequently accepted.
In addition to his surgical training at UT San Antonio, Dr Webb was fortunate to learn and spend time operating under the guidance of Dr. Kaye Wilkins in Port Au Prince, Haiti on two separate occasions and in 2018 he was awarded an AO trauma fellowship that allowed him to spend a month doing trauma and spine surgery in Bangkok, Thailand.
One of his most rewarding activities, however, is serving as a mentor for underprivileged middle and high school students interested in a career in medicine. He volunteers to help because he says it is important for students to know “If I can do it, they can also.” Webb says his proudest moment would be when he encounters a student in later years who says, “I am in medical school because of you.”
Currently, Dr. Webb practices in San Antonio, Texas specializing in Orthopedic Spine Surgery. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family, biking, videography, and traveling.
For more information about Dr. Webb or to purchase his book Overcoming the Odds, please visit www.youtube.com/antoniowebbmd or www.antoniowebbmd.com
It was not until he attended a Medical Careers Magnet Program in Shreveport that he envisioned his life outside of the streets of Louisiana as a doctor. To make this dream a reality, he joined the United States Air Force at age 17 and spent a total of 8 years in the military including a tour to Iraq in 2005 as a medic. His unit treated just over 800 patients while in country and survived over 100 enemy mortar attacks during their deployment, while also earning several medals of distinction in the process.
Following his military stint, Dr. Webb was rejected not only once, but twice from medical school but he never gave up. He was accepted to the Georgetown Experimental Medical (GEMS) program in 2009 on his third time applying and matriculated soon after into Georgetown University School of Medicine, graduating in 2014. During his last year of medical school, he completed a month long international surgery rotation in Liberia, West Africa-returning to the US just weeks before the Ebola outbreak devastated the country.
After graduating from Georgetown Medical School, Dr. Webb interviewed around the country at some of the nation’s most prestigious Orthopedic Residency programs. These included programs such as Harvard, Stanford, Cleveland Clinic, Baylor, and Northwestern to name a few. Ironically, after interviewing at these programs, Dr. Webb felt that the best program for him was The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He ranked the UT San Antonio program number one and was subsequently accepted.
In addition to his surgical training at UT San Antonio, Dr Webb was fortunate to learn and spend time operating under the guidance of Dr. Kaye Wilkins in Port Au Prince, Haiti on two separate occasions and in 2018 he was awarded an AO trauma fellowship that allowed him to spend a month doing trauma and spine surgery in Bangkok, Thailand.
One of his most rewarding activities, however, is serving as a mentor for underprivileged middle and high school students interested in a career in medicine. He volunteers to help because he says it is important for students to know “If I can do it, they can also.” Webb says his proudest moment would be when he encounters a student in later years who says, “I am in medical school because of you.”
Currently, Dr. Webb practices in San Antonio, Texas specializing in Orthopedic Spine Surgery. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family, biking, videography, and traveling.
For more information about Dr. Webb or to purchase his book Overcoming the Odds, please visit www.youtube.com/antoniowebbmd or www.antoniowebbmd.com
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Videos
Visiting my Hometown to Share my Story....
Dr. Antonio Webb gives back and speaks in his hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana
Books
Overcoming the Odds: From War on the Streets in Louisiana to War on Terrorism in Iraq, How I Successfully Overcame the Odds
by Dr. Antonio J. Webb
Price:
$3.98 USD.
Words: 53,860.
Language:
English.
Published: November 18, 2014
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Categories:
Fiction » Inspirational, Fiction » African American fiction » Urban life
(5.00 from 4 reviews)
"Overcoming the Odds" details the miraculous account of a boy who became more than anyone ever thought possible. From the rough streets of Louisiana to the war on terrorism in Iraq, the book realistically portrays the remarkable tale of dedication, discipline, determination that it took Dr. Antonio Webb to rise above his austere beginnings to achieve his goal of becoming a physician and surgeon.