On a typical Saturday afternoon in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Paul Catterson, MBBS, takes his place beside the pitch at St. James’ Park, home turf to the Newcastle United football squad. The chants of 50,000 fans echo through the stands, the tension of Premier League football — with a new season kicking off this week — thick in the air. But Catterson, the club’s doctor, is immune to the spectacle. His focus is absolute. He watches every collision, every awkward landing, knowing any moment he might be sprinting across the grass, making a high-stakes medical decision under the scrutiny of a global audience.

Paul Catterson, MBBS

“You’re often working with incomplete information,” Catterson said in a recent interview with Medscape Medical News . “But indecision is a bad decision. You

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