Why a nice surgeon might actually be a better surgeon
“If you ask what they like about their surgeon and they only say they are nice? I don’t want a nice person.” This sentiment comes from Dr. Oz, a boarded and licensed thoracic surgeon, and was posed to the house of medicine at the 2025 House of Delegates Interim Meeting.
I have grappled with what being a good surgeon means to me. Our training would have us believe that a good …
Why a nice surgeon might actually be a better surgeon
