“When Doing Everything Is Not Always the Answer”
I received a call one night that I will never forget. I was at a dinner party when my phone rang from the ER. An elderly lady—about to reach her 90th birthday—had been brought in. She was not just any patient; she was a known follower of a senior surgeon I deeply respect. In his […]
The Day Every Eye Was on Me – Gallbladder That Felt Like a Transplant
This blog is not just about operation, but about the lessons, anxieties, and small victories that make us who we are in the OT and beyond. Back in my residency days, doing gallbladder surgery was so routine that it almost felt like a warm-up. We would come early, finish it quickly before the major cases […]
A Lesson in Trust: My Early Days as an Independent GI Surgeon
When I look back at my early days of independent practice, one story always stays with me. A young boy — an entrepreneur — walked into my care one evening with his mother, a strong and determined lady who had clearly been his anchor in life. He had developed sudden, severe abdominal pain radiating to […]