The Surgeon Who Walked Away
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My name is Elena Wood. I’m a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon with a PhD and eight years of grueling experience under my belt. Because of a bout of acute gastroenteritis that forced me into a seven-minute bathroom break, I was reported to the hospital board by a unanimous petition from my own patients. The day my formal disciplinary notice arrived, Arthur Miller—a patient I had personally saved with a complex quadruple bypass—was leading a celebration in the patient support group on Facebook. "Finally, we got that irresponsible doctor out of here!" he posted. What he didn’t know was…