Oren Gottfried, MD
@OGdukeneurosurg • 241,412 subscribers
Neurosurgeon/ Professor at Duke University & TV Producer, Writer, Actor, and Consultant.
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This man tragically lost his penis in a trauma. For nearly a year, he lived without one and struggled with awful complications. Then he received the world’s first penis transplant. A chance to get back what he had lost. Just two weeks later, he wanted it removed. The transplant restored function. But he and his wife faced a psychological struggle no one had anticipated: accepting something this personal from another man. As a surgeon, I find this heartbreaking. I feel very sorry for both of them. Restoring function was only part of what they needed to feel whole again. What do you think would be harder: having no penis, or having someone else’s that you couldn’t accept? #MensHealth
Oren Gottfried, MD177,452 görüntüleme • 13 gün önce
Neurosurgeons deliver 7 cysts from patients brain. All are parasitic hydatid cysts. These can develop in other organs like the liver or even in bones. It’s very important to wash your hands after handling animals or in food prep. People get this from contamination of water or food with eggs found in dog poop.
Oren Gottfried, MD56,949 görüntüleme • 14 gün önce
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What’s going on? What is the difference between the left and right one?
Oren Gottfried, MD164,692 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce
After 18 years without a penis, a Black man received one from a deceased white donor. He regained urinary and sexual function and refused tattooing to match his skin. He was proud of it. Would donor’s skin matching yours matter to you? #Medicine #MensHealth
Oren Gottfried, MD14,317 görüntüleme • 4 gün önce
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Satisfying surgical Removal of a massive 11 inch pulmonary embolism from Dr. Beyer.
Oren Gottfried, MD2,339,617 görüntüleme • 3 yıl önce
Innovative thyroidectomy without a skin incision
Oren Gottfried, MD2,053,424 görüntüleme • 3 yıl önce
The first time I did brain surgery alone from start to finish during my training shouldn’t have happened. A woman was crashing from a massive brain bleed, and the attending on call never answered my 14 calls or came in. With her life at risk, I chose to operate alone rather than keep waiting. What would you have done? The patient recovered well. Before starting, I called a mentor I trusted, explained the situation, and got his blessing to proceed, so I broke no rules. Still, performing the entire operation without an attending at least showing up in the OR was completely new at my program and at my level of training. I have many more stories from my 25 years in neurosurgery. #BrainSurgery #Neurosurgeon #Neurosurgery
Oren Gottfried, MD65,056 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce
What would you do if your boss renamed you based on your race, ethnicity, or appearance, and everyone at work was expected to use that name? During my residency, a surgery chair gave every resident a new first name. Those often-offensive names stuck. We tried to correct him hundreds of times, but he kept using the names he’d assigned. When we complained to other surgeons, they told us to accept it because it meant he liked us. This was 2001. We didn’t have today’s hospital or national resources to help protect us. When correcting the person changes nothing and asking for help gets you told to accept it, what’s your next move? #Surgery #MedTwitter
Oren Gottfried, MD37,795 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce
A brand-new neurosurgery intern bumped me aside and took over while I was obtaining surgical consent from my patient. I was the attending physician. She had no idea. I had choices. My reaction may surprise you. I could have stopped her, introduced myself, or made the hierarchy clear. Instead, I saw someone relentlessly focused on helping our patient. Would you have handled it differently?
Oren Gottfried, MD36,351 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce
I am still bothered 25 years later: a surgeon routinely operated 72 hours without sleep doing ~14 surgeries, some nonurgent. He hunted cases, told elective patients surgery was “urgent,” then vanished; trainees managed complications. I reported him. Got nowhere. How would you stop him? #PatientSafety
Oren Gottfried, MD43,366 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce
A penis transplant was just completed in Vietnam. The video explains if a donated penis can restore urination, sexual function, and even the ability to father a child? As a surgeon, I find the outcomes remarkable. But two recipients needed theirs removed, and the reasons were very different. One involved something the man and his wife couldn’t psychologically accept. I walk through these rare cases and what happened afterward. How would you feel receiving someone else’s organ, especially something this personal? #MensHealth #Medicine
Oren Gottfried, MD12,839 görüntüleme • 14 gün önce
