I’m a surgeon and I don’t depend on narcotics
I recently had a conversation with a new patient who was referred for surgery.
As it happens, she discussed me with people she knew before her appointment. I like patients to look me up, talk to friends, find out who I am, and come with an expectation of what they will get in my clinic. We had a normal new patient visit, and per my typical workflow, I explained the agenda: …



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