Dr. Pradeep Kumar Sahu is a pediatric surgeon with decades of experience in the care of newborns, infants, children, and adolescents. After completing his MBBS and Master of Surgery (MS) in General Surgery, he earned his MCh in Pediatric Surgery from the prestigious Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh—one of India's leading centers for advanced surgical training.
Throughout his career, Dr. Sahu has worked in both government teaching hospitals and private practice, managing a wide spectrum of routine and highly complex surgical conditions in children. His professional journey has exposed him not only to the technical demands of surgery but also to the psychological realities of practicing medicine, where every decision carries profound responsibility.
Over the years, he came to realize that the greatest challenges faced by professionals are often not technical but emotional. Fear, responsibility, self-doubt, confidence, judgment, and resilience influence careers as deeply as knowledge and skill. Those observations became the inspiration for Playing It Safe.
Although written through the experiences of a surgeon, this book is intended for anyone whose work requires difficult decisions under uncertainty—entrepreneurs, leaders, teachers, artists, investors, lawyers, parents, and professionals of every kind.
Dr. Sahu believes that lifelong learning extends far beyond medicine. His interests include psychology, decision-making, leadership, personal growth, healthcare management, and the intersection of human behavior and professional excellence.
His enduring philosophy is simple:
Knowledge teaches us what to do.
Experience teaches us how to do it.
But wisdom teaches us when fear is making the decision for us.