
Amar A. Patel, MD
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Amar A. Patel, MD
@AmarAPatelMD
Orthopaedic / Hand and Upper Extemity Surgeon @scosorthopedics | Sports Injury Consultant @thefantasyDRS #handsurgery #orthopaedics #sportsinjuries



















I have questions about the argument that simultaneous surgery increases access to care. I have seen several people say this. Isn’t most surgery in this country performed in the community, away from resident/fellow training programs? Maybe not for something highly specialized like CT surgery, but I would be interested to see the case volumes of simultaneous vs non-simultaneous surgeons Also, this whole discussion has been about elective surgeries. Surgeons scheduling simultaneous cases. On call emergency cases must work differently, right? If you are on call and scheduled to do a valve replacement and an emergent case comes in to the cath lab, surely there is a mechanism in place to make an attending available for both cases?










