I ’m your anesthesiologist. Let me explain what that means.

It’s still dark out when I walk into the busy and bustling preoperative area where patients and their family members crowd into small bays. They hand over their personal belongings to the RNs and their trust to me. As I walk in, I grab my patient’s hand, smile and say, “Hello. My name is Dr. Shillcutt. I am a cardiac anesthesiologist, and I am going to take care of you today.” I am an anesthesiologist, which means I take care of patients who are sick or injured and need surgery. I “put you to sleep,” but more importantly, I wake you up. When I first told my mother I was going to pursue a career in anesthesiology, she looked at me confused and said, “Wait, there are special doctors that give anesthesia?” Haha! There are a lot of misconceptions about what anesthesiologists do, and I cannot tell you how many times I have been asked, “What exactly do you do for a living?” Continue reading ... Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
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