Surgeons are a naturally diverse group of driven people. Most unfortunately inherit a type A personality. As anyone who had attended and morbidity and mortality conference will tell you, most of them are highly opinionated and would be more than happy to argue to prove their point -This is especially so as one progresses inContinue reading “Life is never fair…Just get on with it!!”
Author Archives: Lasitha Bhgaya Samarakoon
Do what makes you happy-Not what makes others happy…..
Complications – Every surgeon’s Nightmare
Complications are, in the true essence of the word every surgeon’s nightmare. Though causing harm was never the intention and every surgeon approaches any operation with the intention of doing good, things do unfortunately go wrong – sometimes these are easily remediable but sometimes they are not…..sometimes they lead to irreversible harm and even death.Continue reading “Complications – Every surgeon’s Nightmare”
What makes a good surgeon ?
The eternal question! What makes a good surgeon? Why are some surgeons better at their craft than others? It is indeed a million-dollar question! After spending more than a decade in the surgical business as a trainee surgeon initially and a practicing surgeon now, I feel that I can provide you with a reasonable answerContinue reading “What makes a good surgeon ?”
Is the ground even? Obviously No but that is how it is!
Some advice before you start to play! As a practicing general surgeon, It amazes me at times to see that the ground moves beneath one’s feet, all the time. Nothing ever remains still! Constant change everywhere-, guidelines, medications, not to mention the surgical kit and technology!! In this fast-paced and ever-changing world what we haveContinue reading “Is the ground even? Obviously No but that is how it is!”
Surgery-the good bad and ugly 