I’ve been a surgeon for 40 years and was a surgical department chairman and residency program director for over 23 of those years. I am board-certified in general surgery and a surgical sub-specialty and have re-certified in both several times. I recently retired from clinical practice to devote more time to blogging and mischief.I have over 90 publications including peer-reviewed papers, case reports, editorials, letters and book chapters. I have been blogging and tweeting for two years. My blog has had more than 330,000 page views. I have over 4100 Twitter followers.
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8 comments:
Love your tweets. Didn't realise your experience, though presumed you were, or had been, a doctor. Thanks for sharing all of this with us. I continue to learn an awful lot. @PreciousThing, UK.
I appreciate your kind comments and that you follow me.
Thank you for this amazing blog! Every post here resonates with something I have thought about deeply at one point or the other. Your words speak for the years of experience and such wisdom is rare to come by this easily. Really appreciate it !
Maybe one day you could combine all your posts into a book for medical students like me.
Thanks very much for the comments. I am thinking of putting some of my blogs into an ebook.
I'll have more time to work on it as of December. I will keep you posted.
What a wonderful Blog. I am just a high school student who aspire to enter the field of medicine. I appreciate the fact this blog points out the imperfections of the medical field. It gives a hint on the crap my generation will eventually inherit, and perhaps contribute to as well. Despite that, this blog has not diminished my drive to enter this professions. Is this field polluted with crap? Of course it is. But for every individual who is trying to make a profit at the expense of a human's health, there is always another individual who is genuinely trying to save a life. As a doctor, I intend to join the army of the latter.
Thank you for maintaining such a powerful blog. Regards.
Thank you for the kind words. I hope you keep reading my blog.
Your blog is right on, everytime! I also have spent the last 40 yrs in an OR but as an RN. I'm watching the robotic "craze" and remember the laser "craze" in the 70's. I see robotics going the same way as laser, limited specialized use. Too much fuss, too much expense,longer surgery times, no outcome differences except for new complications. Can't stand that we are "marketing" surgery! Will continue to be a blog fan.
Thank you for the comment, which I really appreciate coming from an OR nurse of 40 years.
You make a very good point that I had not thought of. I might blog about the similarities between the laser and robot.
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