Dr. Robert Rey: hero

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His comments are too funny...but wait...he's being serious...

from cnn.com
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- An elderly man on an American Airlines flight was restrained by passengers, including television's "Dr. 90210," after he got out of his seat and shoved a flight attendant late Monday, officials said.

The jetliner landed safely in Los Angeles and police took the 80-year-old man, who did not speak English, to a hospital for a 72-hour mental observation, airport spokeswoman Nancy Castles said.

"He evidently started to panic about 15 minutes before landing, when everyone is supposed to be buckled into seats," Castles said.

None of the five crew members or 122 passengers aboard the MD-80 plane from Austin, Texas, reported injuries, American Airlines spokesman Billy Sanez said.

The man hopped out of his seat in coach and marched into first class, Sanez said.

Dr. Robert Rey, a plastic surgeon who practices martial arts, told The Associated Press he got out of his seat and intervened when he heard the man make a "big noise" as he pushed a female flight attendant toward the cockpit.

"When you get a black belt, at that stage your brain just clicks into action," the doctor said. "I restrained this gentleman in a very aggressive way without hurting him."

Another passenger helped as the man kicked and screamed, Rey said. The doctor said he also checked the man's vital signs and determined he was not having a medical emergency.

The flight attendant "was shook up but not hurt," Rey said.

Flight crew members described the man as "very frail," Sanez said. He had been scheduled to board a connecting flight to Singapore after landing in Los Angeles.

Rey, who stars on the E! Network reality show "Dr. 90210" about a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, was returning home after taping a segment for "The Insider."

Rey also appears as himself on a Carl's Jr. commercial in which he advises a chicken to undergo breast augmentation surgery.
 
"I restrained this gentleman in a very aggressive way without hurting him."

What a tool.
 
Additional info:

“When you get a black belt, at that stage your brain just clicks into action,” the doctor said. “I restrained this gentleman in a very aggressive way without hurting him. I did what's called a full nelson (tactic) and was able to control him into the seat

Another passenger helped as the man kicked and screamed, Rey said.

“As I was struggling with him, I was also examining him,” Rey said, adding that by checking the man's vital signs he was able to determine he was not having a medical emergency.

Wow- he put this old, frail, non-english speaking man into a full nelson AND simultaneously checked his vitals. Amazing! I wish I knew karatay. He gets my vote as doc of the year...
 
wrx said:
“As I was struggling with him, I was also examining him,” Rey said, adding that by checking the man's vital signs he was able to determine he was not having a medical emergency.
Wow, that's just so awesome. :laugh:
 
To All My Future Patients,

I regret to inform you that at some point, I will Robert Rey you. And by that, I mean sodomize/assault you whilst seemingly performing medical procedures. When you get a medical degree, at that stage, your brain just clicks into action. I will medically investigate you in an aggressive yet moderately hurtful manner.

Respectfully,
Doc inspired by the 90210 tool
 
Dr. Rey better go home and put a full-nelson on the pool boy, because that wife of his is seems terribly lonely. :laugh:
 
cdql said:
To All My Future Patients,

I regret to inform you that at some point, I will Robert Rey you. And by that, I mean sodomize/assault you whilst seemingly performing medical procedures. When you get a medical degree, at that stage, your brain just clicks into action. I will medically investigate you in an aggressive yet moderately hurtful manner.

Respectfully,
Doc inspired by the 90210 tool

hi cdql, just had to say, cool avatar, "office space" ranks in my top ten movies of all time
 
cdql said:
To All My Future Patients,

I regret to inform you that at some point, I will Robert Rey you. And by that, I mean sodomize/assault you whilst seemingly performing medical procedures. When you get a medical degree, at that stage, your brain just clicks into action. I will medically investigate you in an aggressive yet moderately hurtful manner.

Respectfully,
Doc inspired by the 90210 tool

LMAO :laugh:
 
Girls want boyfriends with skills...numchuck skills...computer programing skills...agressively restraining deranged non-english speaking elderly passengers while simultaneously checking their vital signs to rule out all medical illnesses skills...

In all my laughter at his ******* comments, I almost missed the fact that he does Carl's Jr. (Hardees for those on the east coast) commercials where he recommends a chicken get a breast implant :laugh: That alone makes him a tool.

And Dr.Rey if you're reading this: We love you. Keep on Keeping On.

P.S. What the hell was he doing in Austin again?
 
I highly recommend all of you to try and watch the season finale of Dr. 90210. Dr. Rey culminates his martial arts training by receiving a black belt...It almost brought me to tears :laugh: :meanie:
 
stop hating on rey.. i think he is way interesting.. Just because he doesnt conform to what everyone thinks a doc should be like. I see him. h seems very talented and his technique seems good and his patients like him. what more do you freakin want. and he gets good results
 
footcramp said:
he's the best!

Well, you might be right. To play the devil's advocate for a second, Dr. Rey is a sort of a "reality show TV ACTOR", and all actors seem to be attributed extraordinary/outlandish characteristics (by their talent agents or the media) to keep them interesting, facinating, and popular.

Lets face it, America loves heros and hollywood actors. So the media is just giving people what they love...a doctor/actor/hero.

Dr. Rey might be a "tool", but I wish I was half the "tool" he is. I mean he is a:

-Surgeon (plastics non the less)
-Self-employed
-A TV star
-Rich
-Healthy
-Married to "a model" of a wife

Who here does not want to be "Dr. Rey"? Seriously?
 
Leukocyte said:
Who here does not want to be "Dr. Rey"? Seriously?

I can say with 100% honesty and certianty NOT ME.

I am just not wired that way. I would rather have a good coondog than a BMW. I would be completely and totally miserable in hollywood or LA for that matter.
 
Leukocyte said:
Well, you might be right. To play the devil's advocate for a second, Dr. Rey is a sort of a "reality show TV ACTOR", and all actors seem to be attributed extraordinary/outlandish characteristics (by their talent agents or the media) to keep them interesting, facinating, and popular.

Lets face it, America loves heros and hollywood actors. So the media is just giving people what they love...a doctor/actor/hero.

Dr. Rey might be a "tool", but I wish I was half the "tool" he is. I mean he is a:

-Surgeon (plastics non the less)
-Self-employed
-A TV star
-Rich
-Healthy
-Married to "a model" of a wife

Who here does not want to be "Dr. Rey"? Seriously?

While I agree that many of the above qualities are appealing, Dr. Rey still comes off as a tool. The Carl's Jr/Hardee's commercial is even more evidence of that. But then, deBakey is doing commercials now too (where has the medical world come to?). I would not wish his relationship with his wife on anyone - she is clearly depressed and anorexic and he doesn't notice in the least. Remember the episode when she had a breast lump and was terrified? I realize they edit these things for entertainment, but if I were him, the fact that he came off in that episode as a self-centered, insensitive loser would have me contacting the editors in a flash.

There are several others on Dr. 90210 who have the same "riches" as Dr. Rey does but aren't as irritating or inappropriate (his patients may love him, but one of these days he's gonna get sued by someone who feels his overly sexual approach to his patients is offensive or at best, unprofessional). You have my permission to take me out back and shoot me the first time I refer to one of my breast reconstruction patients as "hot" or "sexy mama". 😱
 
i don't understand why surgeons are criticizing rey for having a surgeon personality. there are many surgeons with huge egos. they make their presence known in the OR, demand things be done a certain way, order anesthesiologists, nurses, residents to do things. they are loud, crude, and demand your attention. people are drawn to personalities like this; any small compliment seems to make up for the hours of **** they've been getting from the surgeon. nowhere else in medicine are things named after doctors to the extent in surgery. debakeys, bovie, adsons, potts, fogarty, greenfield filters, babcocks... all those signs like charcot, reynold, courvosier, cullen, battle, barret, chvostek, trousseau, murphy, valentino, homan's... the list goes on and on. surgery is a field of egos and self-aggrandizement. dr rey is just one example. so if you condemn dr rey you condemn old school surgery too.
 
Leukocyte said:
Dr. Rey might be a "tool", but I wish I was half the "tool" he is.

Yes, he is a tool. I guess you too could be a tool if that really is your goal. 😕

-Surgeon (plastics non the less) - Yes, this is good.
-Self-employed - Also good.
-A TV star - Not something I'd want to be.
-Rich -Debateable - I wonder how much he keeps. But yes, he does have a very high income.
-Healthy - apart from mental issues yes
-Married to "a model" of a wife - his wife is a depressed, anorexic doormat with whom he has almost no relationship. I don't think he's doing well in this department.

Leukocyte said:
Who here does not want to be "Dr. Rey"? Seriously?

I don't. I'd like to be a successful surgeon but that's where the similarity ends. If I ever order tailor made black muscle-shirt style scrubs I hope someone will just shoot me.
 
He's supposed to be a physician and healer and carry himself with dignity...Not a reality TV show clown that he's become. There's a level of respect and professionalism that should be displayed by a man in his position. People are giving you permission to cut open their bodies and remove/rearrange/alter their anatomy. His antics such as putting a frail old man in a full-nelson and bragging about it, show's just what a low level of maturity and an even lower sense of self worth he has. Obviously the guy needs to feel important and graduating from Harvard and making millions isn't enough for him...He needs more..He needs the rest of the world to celebrate him as well...So he acts like a TOOL 😀 and the truth is that's why we like watching him because he is such a tool it's entertaining!
 
footcramp said:
i don't understand why surgeons are criticizing rey for having a surgeon personality. there are many surgeons with huge egos. so if you condemn dr rey you condemn old school surgery too.

Perhaps we are. I see no reason why surgeons have to have the "surgeon personality" (and BTW, being an ^&&%^& is not limited to surgeons. I've seen plenty of arrogant SOB ER physicians, Internists and even Pediatricians.). I will not accept that boorish behavior is to be permitted or expected in surgeons and we shouldn't foster that here.

Small 'n' here but every med school classmate of mine who exhibited such a personality and were "sure" they'd be a surgeon, did not match into surgery. Their poor surgical evaluations and overconfidence did them in.

We aren't criticizing Rey for his "surgeon personality" (please see the numerous threads before this one for details on what we hate about him) but rather his unprofessional demeanor, his insensitivity to his family and patients, and yes, his huge ego. Ughh...I cannot tell you how much I hate this guy and how he represents him field. I am glad I only happen to see the show infrequently and will often change the channel when he comes on.

As for naming things after oneself, this is not the sole realm of Surgeons. Anatomists are famous for it, as are Pathologists and pretty much every other specialty.
 
Kimberli Cox said:
You have my permission to take me out back and shoot me the first time I refer to one of my breast reconstruction patients as "hot" or "sexy mama". 😱


thats what the patients want. They wanna be called hot and sexy.. you are NOT dealing with a patient with colon ca or crohns or anything like that. Youa re dealing with young healthy superfiical girls who think by having big tits will allow them to achieve self actualization. SO dr rey strokes this ego and makes them feel better by doing that. YOu have to play the game.. I dont think he is inappropriate. He just deals with another patient poppulation.
 
WaZoBia said:
hi cdql, just had to say, cool avatar, "office space" ranks in my top ten movies of all time

hahaha...yea...its an awesome movie

As for Rey, I'm sure there are more professional ways of complimenting your patients' tatas.

Good: "They look nice"

Bad: "Hot! You are one sexy mama! Now excuse me as I grope them with no gloves on and continue yelling out hot and sexy mama!"
 
rainking said:
thats what the patients want. They wanna be called hot and sexy.. you are NOT dealing with a patient with colon ca or crohns or anything like that. Youa re dealing with young healthy superfiical girls who think by having big tits will allow them to achieve self actualization. SO dr rey strokes this ego and makes them feel better by doing that. YOu have to play the game.. I dont think he is inappropriate. He just deals with another patient poppulation.

I realize thats what the patients want and perhaps, need. I've dealt with plenty of aesthetic patients to know about their psyches. However, I still find it inappropriate and unprofessional to tell a patient she looks hot and sexy, etc. As noted above, there are better ways of telling them you are pleased with your work.

But I sense this argument is a matter of difference of opinion on our part...I find him...sort of icky. Maybe males feel differently.
 
Kimberli Cox said:
Perhaps we are. I see no reason why surgeons have to have the "surgeon personality" (and BTW, being an ^&&%^& is not limited to surgeons. I've seen plenty of arrogant SOB ER physicians, Internists and even Pediatricians.). I will not accept that boorish behavior is to be permitted or expected in surgeons and we shouldn't foster that here.

Small 'n' here but every med school classmate of mine who exhibited such a personality and were "sure" they'd be a surgeon, did not match into surgery. Their poor surgical evaluations and overconfidence did them in.

We aren't criticizing Rey for his "surgeon personality" (please see the numerous threads before this one for details on what we hate about him) but rather his unprofessional demeanor, his insensitivity to his family and patients, and yes, his huge ego. Ughh...I cannot tell you how much I hate this guy and how he represents him field. I am glad I only happen to see the show infrequently and will often change the channel when he comes on.

As for naming things after oneself, this is not the sole realm of Surgeons. Anatomists are famous for it, as are Pathologists and pretty much every other specialty.
thank you. very well said.
gg
 
:laugh:
Kimberli Cox said:
I realize thats what the patients want and perhaps, need. I've dealt with plenty of aesthetic patients to know about their psyches. However, I still find it inappropriate and unprofessional to tell a patient she looks hot and sexy, etc. As noted above, there are better ways of telling them you are pleased with your work.

But I sense this argument is a matter of difference of opinion on our part...I find him...sort of icky. Maybe males feel differently.

I especially enjoyed it when he was examining a young woman who wanted a labiaplasty and proceeded to call her cootch adorable and assured her she was going to look hawt afterwards...high five to you Dr. Rey...be sure to give me a call if you need a spot right before you do some heavy lipo...don't forget to order your scrub tops extra small so your muscles bulge out 👍
 
Is he not only a karate chop superstar, he has an MPH from Harvard! What an epidemiological stud! My hero!

It's Robert Rey, MD/MPH

Specialty: Plastic Surgery

Education: M.D., Tufts University School of Medicine, 1990

Residency: General Surgery: Harbor - U.C.L.A. Medical Center, 1995
Plastic Surgery: University of Tennessee Medical Center, 1997
Aesthetic and Breast Reconstruction Fellowship: Harvard Medical School, 1998


Other Degree: B.A., Chemistry, Arizona State University, 1983
Master's Health Policy, Harvard University, 1990


Certifications: Diplomate - National Board of Medical Examiners
Provider - ATLS, ACLS and BLS (Advanced trauma, cardiac and basic life support--all current)
Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese

Affiliations: American Medical Association
Cedars-Sinai Hospital, Los Angeles

http://www.ienhance.com/physician/page3_training.asp?DocID=56260
 
GMO2003 said:
:laugh:

I especially enjoyed it when he was examining a young woman who wanted a labiaplasty and proceeded to call her cootch adorable and assured her she was going to look hawt afterwards:

I don't think I've ever seen an "adorable" cootch..However, they are attractive in an odd primitive sort of way and have driven me to do foolish things....I clicked on his website..don't ask me why..I'm studying for boards and wanted to see how bad I could actually feel today...Anyways, he's shamelessly hawking this:

http://www.reysanatomy.com/

Here's a quote from the site: "Dr. Rey is concerned about the integrity of the plastic surgery industry. He encourages all patients considering image enhancement procedures to do their homework, ask questions and always insist on the very best."

Who would win in a fight? Dr. Rey or Chuck Norris?
 
Need you even ask? It's Chuck Norris. C'mon!
 
Oh man...it get's worse. He has before and after pics of breast augmentation he's performed. Shows how a girl went from being a flat chested young lassie to gracing the cover of a porn mag...and there's a link of him performing a drop kick in his karate outfit...whoohooo :laugh:
 
mysophobe said:
Need you even ask? It's Chuck Norris. C'mon!

Yea, I guess that was an easy one. I was going to use Dr. Rey vs. a frail old man who doesn't speak English and has mental problems...but that was too easy.

OK... Who would win in a fight between Dr. Rey and Ryan Seacrest?
 
iliacus said:

"Rey's Anatomy. The Sensual Body."

"An up-close and personal (italics added by me) consultation with Dr. Robert Rey"

Ick...

As an aside, do enough people really want "vaginoplasty" (which is what his DVDs call the procedure rather than labioplasty) that it warrants space on a DVD and title credit? :scared:
 
I have to concede that as much as Dr Rey is a 'tool', he knows how to market to his target audience.

The DVD idea is brilliant.

I'd like to see a copy. He clearly has a good marketing director that is thinking up ideas for him.

I'd consider such a marketing tool in my own practice some day.
 
2 questions:

Why isn't the kid board-certified? Are his patients even aware of this?

What guy in their right mind would wear tight sleeve-less scrubs? Can you even buy these??

Nevertheless, the karatay kid is entertaining to watch. He lives in a $5 million house, has an anorexic wife, and spars with his anesthesiologist. Brilliant!
 
A 5 million dollar house 😱

How important is it to be board certified?
 
iliacus said:
A 5 million dollar house 😱

How important is it to be board certified?

Yeah, $5M. But he doesn't own it. He proudly boasts that his mortgage is more than his salary as a resident. Add to that his brand new porsche's, his wardrobe of $5000 suits and his spendthrift wife and I've gotta wonder if the guy isn't simply spending all his earnings. He may not actually be worth all that much. Who knows?
 
dude,

the guy is making some serious coin.

very few people own a 5 million $ home outright. he's got a mortgage, just like the rest of us, his is just bigger.

i'd say that his annual salary from his plastic practice alone is close to $1 mil. He's also got his TV endorsements and other revenue streams.

He's doing all right.
 
He seems to work his a$$ off for it and I think if you get locked into all those outrageous bills you stop owning your possessions and your possessions own you. But then again a lot of docs work as hard as he does and don't reap the same financial rewards...Plus, he does have his part time job as a US Air Marshal keeping all those senile, demented, and incoherent senior's from overtaking the plane. I wonder if he sent a bill to the old man after "examing" him in the full nelson. I wouldn't be surprised..with a 5 million dollar mortgage you got to get ever cent you can 😳
 
navysurgeon said:
dude,

the guy is making some serious coin.

very few people own a 5 million $ home outright. he's got a mortgage, just like the rest of us, his is just bigger.

i'd say that his annual salary from his plastic practice alone is close to $1 mil. He's also got his TV endorsements and other revenue streams.

He's doing all right.

Eh, yeah he's making "some serious coin". He's also spending "some serious coin". He may not be keeping much coin, serious or otherwise. In spite of high income it may be that the kid ain't worth all that much. Debts are not assets. 😉
 
Orange Julius said:
Eh, yeah he's making "some serious coin". He's also spending "some serious coin". He may not be keeping much coin, serious or otherwise. In spite of high income it may be that the kid ain't worth all that much. Debts are not assets. 😉


Good point. There's a neurosurgeon here who has fleet of foreign cars, a mansion sized house and who's known to live it large. I was surprized to learn from one of the faculty members (the academic gossip grapvine is pretty intense) that he's got some major financial problems. He earns close to a mil a year, they say, but apparantly he's just pissed it all away and doen't have squat to show for it. That kind of thing is very possible. Appearances can be decieving.

But I bet that Dr.90212 has stowed a bunch of bucks away.
 
stop yer player hattin'

he can probably buy and sell most of you.
 
Anyone hear about that group of LA westside plastic surgeons who owned condos in Westwood and gave them to UCLA undergrads in exchange for sexual favors??? Im suprised the newspapers didnt hit that up, was fairly big last year among some circles of docs in LA. I bet this guy has got some kept ladies...
 
Misterioso said:
stop yer player hattin'

he can probably buy and sell most of you.


Probably. But he's still a complete tool.
 
Misterioso said:
stop yer player hattin'

he can probably buy and sell most of you.

👎 and that's all I'm gonna say about that.
 
Misterioso said:
stop yer player hattin'

he can probably buy and sell most of you.

👎
 
FACS said:
Good point. There's a neurosurgeon here who has fleet of foreign cars, a mansion sized house and who's known to live it large. I was surprized to learn from one of the faculty members (the academic gossip grapvine is pretty intense) that he's got some major financial problems. He earns close to a mil a year, they say, but apparantly he's just pissed it all away and doen't have squat to show for it. That kind of thing is very possible. Appearances can be decieving.

Direct hit. Nail on the head! This is a classic problem in our society today. Fool or no Fool, Rey is a rare exception. Without TV, it is hard for him to generate that kind of money. Remember that we are service professionals. You litreally trade hours for dollars. You make more per hour than most of the pople in society but you do trade hours for dollars. Don't deny it, embrace it. If you want to have super inflated income, you need a business that generates money from something other than CPT codes. Yes, many plastic surgeons are "no insurance" but they are limited by their market.

I am not complaining, just offering perspective. As Surgeons, we are well compensated. But that compensation has a price. Time , energy, and (often)debt during training to name a few.

Spending beyond one's means, no matter how high the income is a very common problem. If high school and college had a mandatory class called "wealth" we would all be better off. 🙂
 
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