Comments on: "I want my surgeon to be arrogant" http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/03/i-want-my-surgeon-to-be-arrogant.html medical blog Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:00:04 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/03/i-want-my-surgeon-to-be-arrogant.html/comment-page-1#comment-84493 Anonymous Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:10:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/03/i-want-my-surgeon-to-be-arrogant.html#comment-84493 You're confusing arrogance with confidence. The first is never a positive character trait -- an arrogant person is opinionated and quick to reach cnoclusions based on those opinions, to the willful exclusion and disregard of any contradicting evidence. Confident people have faith in their training and ability and are also self-assured enough to admit when they may be mistaken. Confidence is good. Arrogance is asking for trouble. You’re confusing arrogance with confidence. The first is never a positive character trait — an arrogant person is opinionated and quick to reach cnoclusions based on those opinions, to the willful exclusion and disregard of any contradicting evidence. Confident people have faith in their training and ability and are also self-assured enough to admit when they may be mistaken. Confidence is good. Arrogance is asking for trouble.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/03/i-want-my-surgeon-to-be-arrogant.html/comment-page-1#comment-84491 Anonymous Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:10:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/03/i-want-my-surgeon-to-be-arrogant.html#comment-84491 Arrogance in proportion to ability is helpful.<br/><br/>Arrogance out of proportion to ability (too humble or too haughty) kills people.<br/><br/>I want my docs to be evenly balanced.<br/><br/>It takes 1 minute to tell if someone is full of hot air or really has the goods; just watch how they interact with their patients, peers and co-workers. Arrogance in proportion to ability is helpful.

Arrogance out of proportion to ability (too humble or too haughty) kills people.

I want my docs to be evenly balanced.

It takes 1 minute to tell if someone is full of hot air or really has the goods; just watch how they interact with their patients, peers and co-workers.

]]> By: Howard http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/03/i-want-my-surgeon-to-be-arrogant.html/comment-page-1#comment-84490 Howard Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:41:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/03/i-want-my-surgeon-to-be-arrogant.html#comment-84490 No you don't. You want your surgeon to be intelligent, capable and talented... not arrogant. Then they will not listen to the resident, nurse, anesthesiologist or even a partner who is trying to tell them that they are doing something wrong. You want a surgeon who knows their limitations, operates within their area of expertise and doesn't need to be constantly reminded that they know what they are doing. You want a paternalistic surgeon who not only knows when surgery is the answer, but you want a master surgeon who knows when surgery is NOT the answer!. That is the mark of true surgeon. No you don’t. You want your surgeon to be intelligent, capable and talented… not arrogant. Then they will not listen to the resident, nurse, anesthesiologist or even a partner who is trying to tell them that they are doing something wrong. You want a surgeon who knows their limitations, operates within their area of expertise and doesn’t need to be constantly reminded that they know what they are doing. You want a paternalistic surgeon who not only knows when surgery is the answer, but you want a master surgeon who knows when surgery is NOT the answer!. That is the mark of true surgeon.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/03/i-want-my-surgeon-to-be-arrogant.html/comment-page-1#comment-84487 Anonymous Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:07:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/03/i-want-my-surgeon-to-be-arrogant.html#comment-84487 Any patient who doesn't think he/she needs to know much about their surgery or why it's being done is a fool.<br/><br/>No patient (or their advocate) can afford anymore to be clueless and uninvolved.<br/><br/>The only thing that saved me from a wrong-site surgery was the fact that I knew what the procedure was supposed to be and where the surgeon was supposed to cut. Good thing I spoke up, otherwise it wouldn't have been caught until it was too late. Any patient who doesn’t think he/she needs to know much about their surgery or why it’s being done is a fool.

No patient (or their advocate) can afford anymore to be clueless and uninvolved.

The only thing that saved me from a wrong-site surgery was the fact that I knew what the procedure was supposed to be and where the surgeon was supposed to cut. Good thing I spoke up, otherwise it wouldn’t have been caught until it was too late.

]]> By: Fidel,MD http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/03/i-want-my-surgeon-to-be-arrogant.html/comment-page-1#comment-84476 Fidel,MD Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:49:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/03/i-want-my-surgeon-to-be-arrogant.html#comment-84476 I hope he will have a reason to feel arrogant, too.<br/><br/>I've known a few that talked the talk, but didn't walk the walk.... I hope he will have a reason to feel arrogant, too.

I’ve known a few that talked the talk, but didn’t walk the walk….

]]> By: Dr. Val http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/03/i-want-my-surgeon-to-be-arrogant.html/comment-page-1#comment-84475 Dr. Val Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:47:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/03/i-want-my-surgeon-to-be-arrogant.html#comment-84475 But arrogance often co-segregates with impatience and hot-headedness. This is a dangerous combination: http://www.revolutionhealth.com/blogs/valjonesmd/when-what-can-go-wron-12333 But arrogance often co-segregates with impatience and hot-headedness. This is a dangerous combination: http://www.revolutionhealth.com/blogs/valjonesmd/when-what-can-go-wron-12333

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