Neurosurgery or stocks?

Kevin

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February 1, 2008

Well, that’s not very helpful for patients. This is how the malpractice climate is affecting this neurosurgeon:

When voters told physicians, “Three strikes, you’re out,” Dr. Douglas Martin cautiously pulled back. He dropped his malpractice insurance and cut his practice to three half days a week.

“The rest of the time, I trade stocks,” said Martin, a neurosurgeon for almost 30 years. “It’s actually more successful.”