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How do I assess my surgeon’s experience?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Feb 21 9:56am | Replies (15)Comment receiving replies
I just want to add and reiterate that "number" of performed surgeries alone might be a good indicator of surgeon's capability and facility where surgery is performed alone is "somewhat" an indicator, BUT without knowing surgeon's persoal record none of that means much.
There are talented and capable surgeons, and then there are solid ones, and than there are really sloppy ones which you can find across board. You can find exceptional surgeon at Kaiser and an just "OK one" at Mayo (or any other "big name" hospital).
ASK !!! ; )
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@surftohealth88 That is so true. Just because someone performs 5 or more surgeries per week, it does not follow that he/she is meticulous. It’s quality, not quantity.
And one would HOPE that a Mayo or a Sloan is policing their surgeons since their reputation as an institution is directly proportional to the quality of its staff.
But we are living in a strange time of venture capital driven medicine and I’m not sure if the words ‘First, do no harm…’ even apply anymore…
Phil