The Offspring is an American rock band from California that started in 1984. The band’s original name was Manic Subsidal. Their current line-up includes lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Bryan Dexter Holland, bassist Todd Morse, and lead guitarist Kevin Noodles Wasserman. But did you know what their original drummer, Frederick Lilja, does today?
The Offspring’s drummer became a gynecologist. During a malpractice trial, he performed CPR and used a defibrillator to save the life of a potential juror. The judge was forced to declare a mistrial because the rest of the jury was likely biased in favor.
How did Frederick Lilja pursue His Medical Career?
The Offspring frontman Dexter Holland said in an interview that Frederick Lilja was so focused on getting into medical school that the band let him go on good terms. Lilja was accepted to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, where he earned his M.D. in 1993.
Lilja completed an internship and residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston from 1994 to 1997 and a fellowship at the University of Michigan Medical School from 1998 to 2000. He was board-certified as an obstetrician and gynecologist by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2001. He completed a fellowship in gynecologic oncology at the University of Michigan. He became a double board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist and gynecologic oncologist in 2003. (Source: The Cut)
James Frederick Lilja An Offspring Drummer Who Turned Ob-Gyn Has It All
James Lilja, an obstetrician-gynecologist in the San Francisco Bay Area and a founding member of the Offspring who left the band 30 years ago, is an obstetrician-gynecologist. He was apparently dying to get into medical school when he was in the band. This was back in the 80s and eventually, he quit music as soon as he was accepted.
As reported, he now runs a private practice specializing in cancerous and precancerous female-reproductive issues.
Lilja underwent a medical-malpractice trial in California due to a lawsuit filed by a patient and her husband, Stephanie and John Sargiotto. They claim the doctor was negligent when treating her. And things got a little tense in the courthouse when a prospective juror nearly died.
During a morning break in the Oakland trial, a prospective juror collapsed hit his head and passed out while waiting to be called back in for the juror-selection process. Although someone nearby dialed 911, another individual went into the courtroom to ask Lilja and his assistant nurse for help with the medical emergency.
According to reports, the prospective juror had no pulse and was not breathing, so Lilja and the nurse performed CPR on him and used a defibrillator to administer shocks twice until paramedics arrived. By the time he was being rolled out of the building on a stretcher, he appeared to have regained consciousness.
Because Lilja saved a prospective juror’s life, the judge declared a mistrial, claiming that the rest of the jury was probably influenced by the day’s events and that the bias against him would be incurable. When Lilja heard the news, he said the phrase; No good deed goes unpunished.(Source: The Cut)