Frank Schaeffer talks with Dr. Craig Yorke, author of Steep: A Black Neurosurgeon’s Journey, about growing up Black in Boston, the parents who demanded that he succeed, his path through Harvard and medicine, and the long process of understanding what that success cost.
It is also a conversation about marriage, children, patients, music, community and memory. Craig’s question is a simple and difficult one: Does the past incarcerate us, or can understanding it finally give us some room to live?
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Craig Yorke was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts. He received a BA from Harvard College and an MD from Harvard Medical School. After residency training at the University of California San Francisco, he practiced neurosurgery in Topeka, Kansas for nearly 25 years. He lives in Topeka and makes coffee each morning for his wife, Mary. Their two sons are a blessing. He is a credible violinist and hits tennis balls with passion. Steep is his first book.