Stereotypical surgical types

[Soapbox123]

If you had to stereotype (and yes, I know that stereotyping isn't that useful, sometimes, but indulge me), what are the classic stereotypes for different surgical specialists?

For example, the stereotypical orthopedic surgeon is a big, white guy who played football in college, while transplant surgeons are the ones with God complexes.

Are there stereotypes that come to mind for:
Trauma?
Minimally invasive?
Plastics?
Neurosurgery?
Vascular?
CT surgery?
Urology?

Just trying to procrastinate a little,
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[cdql]

Trauma? A blood-stained mess

Minimally invasive? A wuss

Plastics? An Armani-wearing, stethoscope toting, Tae Kwon Doing freak

Neurosurgery? A beaten down shell with bags under the eyes

Vascular? Dammit...couldn't come up with one here

CT surgery? A bum on the street corner

Urology? A pervert

It's the best I could do 🙂

 

[iwantneurosurg]

hahaha, mine are really close

trauma - coffee-ridden fidgety blood-soaked dude

minimally-invasive - wimp who couldnt handle real surgery

ortho - ex-jock who couldnt cut it in professional sports but had a brain to get into medicine

plastics - metrosexual with nice suits and watches

vascular - pissed off. "damn these cardiologists and int. radiologists!"

CT - old dude livin off his riches talkin bout the good ol' days

neurosurgery - intense, coffee ridden mess constantly sleep deprived

ob-gyn (yes technically theyre surgeons too) - girl..."gyne girls" (scrubs)

urology - laid back, but everyone wonders what really goes on in his OR

ophtho - "hey honey, we're goin to hawaii for a week, start up the porsche and call the airlines to get our plane ready, i'll be home by 4pm"

 

[medhacker]

Plastics? An Armani-wearing, stethoscope toting, Tae Kwon Doing freak

I still can't figure out why he poses for photos with his stethoscope on... 😕

 

[IceMan0824]

CT surgery? A bum on the street corner

I'll play:

CT surgery - just realized what it's like to be well-rested, now that there's no cases for him to do

Oh, I remember when I dreamt of the joys of CT surgery, now that's all over. Now CT is the 'bum' of surgery specialties. Stop playing with my heart, you'll break it.

 

[cdql]

I still can't figure out why he poses for photos with his stethoscope on... 😕

To me, it represents the only link he has with medicine when he's not in the OR.

With the greased hair, the flamboyant suits, and the constant ass-kissing ("Hey hot mama!"), he reminds me more of a Macy's salesperson trying to get me to purchase the latest and greatest perfume than an actual doctor.

Of course, posing with a stethoscope on when it's clear that he doesn't use it fits quite well with his overall douchebag persona.

 

[tussy]

Don't perpetuate stereotypes. I hate stereotypes.

I just finished my general surgery residency in the spring and am doing a 2 year fellowship of which this year is all lab research. The surgery dept. here is short on residents so i get paid (and paid very well at that) to do the occasional overnight gen surg junior call. Last thursday i was doing such a call and it was early evening and i was seeing a pleasant old lady with diffuse peritonitis. The emerg doc commented to me "Gee, you're too nice to be a gen surg resident - i guess they haven't had enough time to turn you into a b-itch". Well, i politely informed him that I had actually just finished 5 years of general surgery and not everyone in gen surg is unpleasant.

These stereotypes make my life miserable. Makes everyone expect me to be an unpleasant person just because i'm in surgery and then treat me with as such.

Just my little rant.

 

[Dunce]

Don't perpetuate stereotypes. I hate stereotypes.

I just finished my general surgery residency in the spring and am doing a 2 year fellowship of which this year is all lab research. The surgery dept. here is short on residents so i get paid (and paid very well at that) to do the occasional overnight gen surg junior call. Last thursday i was doing such a call and it was early evening and i was seeing a pleasant old lady with diffuse peritonitis. The emerg doc commented to me "Gee, you're too nice to be a gen surg resident - i guess they haven't had enough time to turn you into a b-itch". Well, i politely informed him that I had actually just finished 5 years of general surgery and not everyone in gen surg is unpleasant.

These stereotypes make my life miserable. Makes everyone expect me to be an unpleasant person just because i'm in surgery and then treat me with as such.

Just my little rant.

hmmm
Don't some minimally invasive fellowships start with a year of research? 😉

Just kidding. I couldn't resist.

 

[filter07]

Surgery
Pre 80-hr stereotype: Misterioso
Post 80-hr stereotype: Women talking about shoes

 

[tussy]

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[Leukocyte]

Surgery Post 80-hr stereotype: Women talking about shoes

...until they actually start residency.

"Once apon a time, in a far far land were fairies, unicorns, and lepricons roam free. Were the rivers are made of honey, and surgery residents work 80 hours a week. There, lives a mighty dragon.........

 

[dynx]

Surgery
Pre 80-hr stereotype: Misterioso
Post 80-hr stereotype: Women talking about shoes

very nice

 

[Pembleton]

No colorectal stereotypes?

 

[toxic-megacolon]

No colorectal stereotypes?

They are a-holes.

Just kidding, they are usually more laid back than most surgeons.

BUt I couldnt' resist the old, tired pun.

 

[iwantneurosurg]

No colorectal stereotypes?

a real pain in the ass

 

[deleted6669]

"Ortho - knows that when Nietzche wrote about the Uberman, he was talking about him"

then realizes that he does not know what an uberman is and also that he can't read, just use his woodshop tools.....

 

[firecracker]

colorectal - "it may be **** to you, but it's gold to me!"