Surgeons

Ask Me About My Gall Bladder

Meredith Lopez | Posted 05.30.2011

Meredith Lopez

I have to say, spending nearly a week in the hospital and having surgery was way more fun than any stupid plans I may have had, like St. Patrick's Day parties and Purim carnivals.

Living the Dream, 3 Reconstructive Surgeries Later

Lauren Cahn | Posted 05.25.2011

Lauren Cahn

Is there a woman alive who hasn't fantasized about taking some of "this stuff down here" and "moving it up there"? Let me just say, I'm living the dr...

Medical Errors Lead Surgeons To Consider Suicide, Study Says

AP | LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 05.25.2011

CHICAGO — A study suggests medical errors, job burnout and depression lead surgeons to contemplate suicide at higher rates than the general publ...

Surgeons At Italy's 'Clinic Of Horrors' Jailed For Unnecessary Operations

Posted 05.25.2011

In a case that seems lifted from a Wes Craven movie script, eight Italian doctors have been slapped with jail time for carrying out 83 unnecessary ope...

The Highest-Paying Jobs In America 2010 (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Now you know why your parents always wanted you to be a doctor. Medical professions, including oral surgeons and orthodontists, dominated the gove...

Jon Stewart Author Interview: Atul Gawande On 'The Checklist Manifesto' (VIDEO)

Comedy Central | Posted 05.25.2011

Jon Stewart had author and surgeon Atul Gawande on The Daily Show last night to talk about his new book, "The Checklist Manifesto." The book tells the...

Has Your Doctor Had a Nap?

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 11.17.2011

Dr. Michael J. Breus

It's long been known that doctors in training don't get much sleep. They endure long hours in teaching hospitals and double shifts. Which is why I was...