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David Gorski, MD, PhD
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Surgeon/scientist promoting science in medicine and exposing quackery. Editor of Science-Based Medicine. My opinions do NOT represent those of my employers.

Michigan, USA
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    1. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Mar 23

      David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted Skeptical Scalpel

      This is about as "Well, duh!" a study as I've ever seen, but I suppose it's useful to quantify the prevalence and intensity of the harassment. I could tell the writer stories that'd curl his hair. 1/https://twitter.com/Skepticscalpel/status/1374415333822402560 …

      David Gorski, MD, PhD added,

      Skeptical Scalpel @Skepticscalpel
      Harassment of Docs On Social Media A Growing Problem. Via @gensurgnews https://www.generalsurgerynews.com/In-the-News/Article/03-21/Harassment-of-Docs-On-Social-Media-A-Growing-Problem/62769?sub=8333873CF43B9861AB67C62B29B7AE4B4DF6163A3F178402881987953CDD …
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    2. Doc‏ @DoctorDyre99 Mar 23
      Replying to @gorskon

      It's the main reason I don't identify myself. I spoke out about something publicly once a few years back. It went viral and my office was bombarded by calls for nearly a month. The lesson I learned was that anonymity is happiness.

      2 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
    3. Balgor‏ @Balgor11 Mar 23
      Replying to @DoctorDyre99 @gorskon

      Plus work social media policy prohibits “controversial” subject matter, where controversial is what HR defines it as.

      1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
    4. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Mar 23
      Replying to @Balgor11 @DoctorDyre99

      That's one advantage of being an academic. Basically, my chair and dean view attacks on me as attacks on academic freedom and usually have my back. 11 years ago, antivaxxers bombarded the board of governors of my university with bogus complaints, and my dean had my back.

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      David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Mar 23
      Replying to @gorskon @Balgor11 @DoctorDyre99

      I also realize that people working in private industry don't have that luxury and might get shut up because their bosses just don't want to be bothered with cranks complaining about their social media activity.

      1:29 PM - 23 Mar 2021
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        1. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Mar 23
          Replying to @gorskon @Balgor11 @DoctorDyre99

          To give you an idea, occasionally when I see my cancer center director around the clinic he'll jokingly inform me that he hasn't received any complaints about my blog or Twitter ramblings lately. My canned response is to promise to try harder.

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