This is a blog for my fellow Morehead alumni that attended this weekend’s forum. All other readers enjoy, but there are references that you may not understand. I request your indulgence.

I have treated and continue to treat many uninsured patients in my practice. And invariably, when thinking about diagnostic and treatment options for their condition, I come to think how on God’s earth am I able to provide the medical care they need without totally running up a huge bill and huge debt for them!!! Many times I feel totally handicapped,

The same ETHICS and CHARACTER that are demanded on the golf course, apply to the operating room. The unfortunate rules ‘infraction’ event of the golf course, culminating in a ‘penalty’ stroke, is the ‘complication’ in the OR.

What happens in the OR, or more specifically what happens in my head, when an unexpected intraoperative situation dictates a change of direction? It is much better to have considered all the possible scenarios

For many community surgeons, being on call for their practice brings this emergency scenario to life on a routine basis, perhaps not the immediate life threatening bleeding or airway issue, but nonetheless very urgent situations that must be dealt with quickly

Surgeon in the trenches (SITT) thinks this would be a great day to honor not only our biologic fathers but also our father figures. For many these father figures are teachers, coaches, etc. For many surgeons, our surgery professors represent those paternal figureheads

The pressing issue of the day is the shape and form of the upcoming healthcare reform. Unfortunately, none of the current proposals actually reform healthcare.

The trenches, where the real tough, gritty work is done, aptly describes the daily life and work of a community surgeon. ENT (ear, nose, and throat) in my case.