Meet the author:
Antonio J. Webb
MD
Dr. Antonio J. Webb is an Author, Motivational Speaker, and Orthopedic Surgery resident who grew up in the rough streets of Shreveport, Louisiana surrounded around drugs, gangs, and violence. 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 eight years in the military including a tour to Iraq in 2005 as a combat medic. 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. Currently, Dr. Webb is completing his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center with plans to specialize in Joint and Reconstructive Surgery. In addition, Dr. Webb is a highly sought after motivational speaker and travels to speak to underprivileged students around the US about his path to medicine and recently published book, “Overcoming the Odds.” For more information about Dr. Webb, please visit www.antoniowebbmd.com.