Name: Doctor & Surgeon Stereotypes (by Specialty)
Uploaded: 2021-02-07T19:45:19.000Z
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Plastic surgeons are sleaze balls, neurosurgeons have massive egos, and orthopedic surgeons

Unless you've gone through medical school, you probably believe these stereotypes and

have a distorted perception of the personality types of each surgical specialty.

Some stereotypes are true, but most are not.

Going through medical school, I recall being surprised on multiple occasions how the stereotypes

of a certain specialties differed from reality.

I have cross referenced this list and received input from several physician colleagues to

make this list as accurate as possible, but bear in mind this is our opinion, and if your

experiences differ, let me know down in the comments.

How do you know if there is a neurosurgeon

The stereotype of neurosurgeons is that they have a massive god complex, they're hugely

egotistical, and neurosurgery is incredibly delicate and nuanced.

Sure, you're bound to find egotistical personalities in any specialty, but I wouldn't actually place neurosurgery

higher on the list than any other surgical specialty - the level of ego seems quite comparable

The stereotype that is true is that neurosurgeons are some of the hardest working people in

They work the most challenging and demanding hours, and their lifestyle is nothing to be

As the saying goes, neurosurgeons make the most money, but they have no time to spend it.

Neurosurgeons have some of the most hilarious and dynamic personalities of any specialty.

Neurosurgery patients have terrible outcomes — think about it, do healthy people ever

To deal with such tragedy on a regular basis and stay sane, healthy coping mechanisms are

Healthy defense mechanisms include altruism, sublimation, anticipation, and humor.

Some of the funniest personalities I came across in medicine were on my neurosurgery

Surprisingly, neurosurgery is not nearly as nuanced or meticulous as most people think.

This is actually a big reason I opted for plastic surgery instead.

I go over how I decided between neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, and plastic surgery on

Link to that video is in the description below.

When removing a brain tumor, there often isn't a super clear cut demarcation between tumor

In spine surgery, there's a lot of elbow grease and less precision than you would think.

While certain aspects are highly meticulous, as a whole I was surprised how crude neurosurgery

Speaking of crude, most people think of orthopedic

When you think ortho, you probably think of bros, bench presses, and no medical management

But within orthopedic surgery, there are some much more nuanced sub-specializations, like

hand, that require more precision and elegance.

While the specialty is dominated by men, many of whom have an affinity for picking up heavy

things and putting them back down, I've come across several kickass female orthopedic

Just because they don't bench as much doesn't mean they can't impress you with their strength.

(Leverage and torque for the win) ← write this on the screen.

In terms of medical management skills, or lack thereof, I've heard tales about how

orthopedic surgeons forgot basic management or even what a hemoglobin A1c is.

When people think plastic surgery, they think

## Plastic Surgery When people think plastic surgery, they think

While aesthetics is a sizable portion of plastic surgery, there's so much more to it than

Within plastic surgery, there's craniofacial, where you fix things like cleft lip and cleft

tissues around the body and reconnect blood vessels or nerves with the help of microscopes.

tissues around the body and reconnect blood vessels or nerves with microscopes.

It's the closest thing we have in medicine to science fiction.

It's the closest thing medicine has to science fiction.

In terms of personality, most people think of plastic surgeons as slimy or money minded.

$100 from a hospitalist by putting it under the dressings, but you can't hide $100 from

$100 from a hospitalist by putting it under the dressing, but you can't hide $100 from

Sure, plastic surgery attracts some with those priorities, but many pursue plastics for reconstruction,

Plastic surgeons do tend to be more neurotic and have obsessive compulsive tendencies,

Plastic surgeons tend to be more neurotic and have obsessive compulsive tendencies,

which makes sense, since it's such a meticulous field.

Urology is the specialty focusing on the male

## Urology Urology is the specialty focusing on the male

If you like dick jokes, these are your people.

Ob-Gyn stands for Obstetrics and Gynecology.

## Ob/Gyn Ob-Gyn stands for Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Obstetrics focuses on pregnancy and delivering babies, and gynecology is to women what urology

The stereotype I've heard is that Ob-Gyn isn't real surgery or that they are a miserable

Look, cesarean sections aren't quite surgery in the same sense that urology, plastics,

Look, cesarean sections aren't quite surgery in the same sense that urology, plastic surgery,

neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, general surgery, or any other type of surgery is…

Cesarean sections are incredibly crude, closure techniques are not conducive to favorable

On multiple occasions I was concerned that I would get stuck by a flying needle or scalpel.

On multiple occasions I was concerned I would get stuck by a flying needle or scalpel.

But just because obstetrics is like that doesn't mean gynecology isn't real surgery.

During my time on Ob-Gyn, I was lucky to see some awesome laparoscopic cases.

And regarding the stereotype of OB/GYN docs being miserable.

I think they're a nice group of people, they're just sleep deprived because of a

Several decades ago, prior to the sub specialization

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