Surgical Heroism
Update: 2025-08-18
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What happens when doing “everything” becomes too much? In this episode of Deeply Unqualified, I confront the myth of surgical heroism—and the devastation it can leave behind.In this episode:• The cultural obsession with heroic surgery• Data from DECRA, RESCUEicp & JAMA Surgery• Ethical dilemmas: Can survival be a failure?• A personal reckoning with ego, courage, and the limits of medicineThis isn’t about blaming surgeons. It’s about asking better questions.What does it mean to be a good doctor when doing less might be the most humane act?
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