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By Luis Bolano, MD A few days ago I ran across this image authored by Tim Urban (1) and saved it to my photos. I thought it was a great perspective and a very useful frame for how we navigate through life. The next day, I was invited by ASSH PERSPECTIVES to submit on the […]
By Steve Duquette, MD I am extremely fortunate. I love my practice. I love the people I work with. My wife and family are happy here. We weren’t supposed to be here. The Covid-19 pandemic has created turmoil and tragedy across the entire globe over the past 2 years. Personally, it completely changed my career. Once I had matched into […]
By Rodger D. Powell, MD When asked to contribute to the newsletter, my topic was what “fork in the road” decided my ultimate career. Two thoughts immediately came to mind. First, it would be abundantly clear that I am not a writer. Secondly, that there was more than one fork that determined my final choice. […]
By Todd A. Rubin, MD In the throes of training, whether medical school, residency, or fellowship, the ever so-called “fork in the road” can sometimes seem more like the glass bridge from the 2021 viral Netflix hit Squid Games. Before matriculating to medical school, I was a promising student at Emory University with goals of […]
By Ronit Wollstein, MD I have a very distinct memory of my husband and I sitting in a completely packed-up house waiting for the movers to come and looking at each other thinking, are we really sure we want to do this? We were preparing to move to a new location after fellowship. For the […]
By James J. Kelly, MS, DO, FAOAO I would like to think that every surgeon, sitting down to begin a case, has the expectation of the best outcome possible. We educate our patients about their various conditions and what we can do to address their problems, making clear that we can never offer a guarantee. […]
By Mitchell Pet, MD When I participate in achieving a bad surgical outcome, it seems like the sensible thing to do is acknowledge it, learn from it, salvage it as best I can, and then move on to help someone else. I like to think that I am reasonably good at acknowledging and learning from […]
By Michael J. Schreck, MD, FAAOS Bad outcomes and complications happen to us all as surgeons. If you don’t have complications, either you don’t operate or you have your head buried in the sand. I am still fairly early in my career, however I have certainly had my share of poor outcomes. My range of […]
By Joseph M. Sherrill, MD I appreciate the opportunity to discuss or share with the ASSH Perspective Audience how I emotionally handle bad treatment outcomes, and how these experiences have shaped me as a surgeon. I am 70 years old and have worked in a busy private practice model since 1980, and more recently in […]
By Richard S. Smith, MD I would like to add my perspectives on my recent retirement to this edition of ASSH Perspectives. In February, 2021, I retired after over 30 years of practice. This was a planned event centered around my youngest daughter’s graduation from medical school in June, 2020, and the expiration of my […]