Any talk about this in your medical circle?
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/c...ar-surgeon-stuns-experts/stories/202109110038
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/c...ar-surgeon-stuns-experts/stories/202109110038
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I haven?t heard of this guy, nor do I know of anything like this happening.
I have very little experience in the OR, but I do know that residents work under an attending surgeon, and often do procedures/surgeries without being monitored the whole time. That?s how they learn, and naturally, when deemed competent, they can work on their own with the understanding the attending/supervising physician is available.
It sounds like this surgeon took that to a whole new level especially having concurrent surgeries taking place at different hospitals! That is truly appalling and not a safe practice UNLESS he had a partner (training completed/practicing independently) doing one of the procedures. I commonly see one cardiologist assess the patient, deem the patient needs a heart cath, and their partner performs the procedure, but this sounds different to me.
I have very little experience in the OR, but I do know that residents work under an attending surgeon, and often do procedures/surgeries without being monitored the whole time. That?s how they learn, and naturally, when deemed competent, they can work on their own with the understanding the attending/supervising physician is available.
It sounds like this surgeon took that to a whole new level especially having concurrent surgeries taking place at different hospitals! That is truly appalling and not a safe practice UNLESS he had a partner (training completed/practicing independently) doing one of the procedures. I commonly see one cardiologist assess the patient, deem the patient needs a heart cath, and their partner performs the procedure, but this sounds different to me.
