The first day I meet him, he comes out to the lobby to greet me, and brings me back into his office. He treats me like an old friend he is seeing again after a long time. I’m surprised. I don’t know what I was expecting, but it wasn’t this. His smile is contagious. 6/
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Later on, in the operating room, I realize that the surgeon has a pretty noticeable resting tremor. The scalpel trembles as he grips it. Without realizing I’m doing it, I hold my breath as I watch the shining blade begin to shakily descend. He notices, and grins. “Relax.” 17/
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As the surgery progresses, I’m amazed at how the tremor has vanished and how smooth and assured his hands are. He operates with steady precision, and economy of movement. I don’t know much about surgery, but I know enough to appreciate mastery. He explains as he goes. 18/
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The surgery is a success. He goes out to the waiting room to inform the family members, and is tearfully hugged. He always introduces me to everyone, and he does so again here. He says I was invaluably helpful, even though I wasn’t at all. I am hugged. It feels ... real. 19/
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At the day’s end, he asks me if I have any questions. I have one. “How did you know that patient had a dog?” He smiles. “Doggie bone on the keychain, bedside table. There’s another lesson Sayed: observe!” I laugh as his bushy eyebrows wiggle to accentuate his point. 20/
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It’s 2020 and students are rotating with me now. I feel the awesome responsibility of trying to impart something meaningful. I try to draw upon the wisdom of the many incredible teachers I’ve had along the way. The students will learn the science. It’s the art that’s elusive.
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He brought Love into the room, reminding the pt of the wholeness of life, within which surgery would be transient and love of/from family (human & canine) remaining & continuing. For another patient (although not nec w/ this dr) could've been the divine/sacred, human potential...
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When my dad had surgery on a brain tumor with a world class doc — what impressed them most was not all his publications, but rather that, when presented with a stool in my dad’s hospital room, he insisted on getting a chair so he could be settled and answer all their questions.
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