Stay in your lane dude

Eh, he’s got enough prestigious awards and credentials in neurosurgery that I have no problem conceding that point. But it doesn’t mean we have to agree with his politics, at all.

Respectfully, I disagree. Awards alone do not necessarily merit accomplishment. Unfortunately there is documentation of at least half a dozen cases of malpractice. And the Binder Twins, for which he is most famous for, is hardly a success story other than the fact the two survived the surgery. And while his "success" rate is supposedly normal for most neurosurgeons, I don't equate survival of surgery a as a singular basis for success.

Oh, interesting. I’d never heard that before. I’m not expert enough in surgery to be able to comment but thanks for sharing.

It is true that professionals of all fields lay accomplishments upon themselves which may have little to no bearing on their abilities.

see "Gifted hands" starring Cuba Gooding jr

well you are right about that, but look at his credentials.. The Siamese twin cranial separation alone gave him mass praises by the medical field

For their survival of the surgery, not their quality of life afterwards.

if you say so. I guess you are referring to HUD? What better person to run it than someone who lived it. He was a product of a single parent hone in DETROIT .. Is some rich politician who was born with a silver spoon a better choice?

I'm not actually. I'm referring to his patient's quality of life. As for his time in HUD, aside from a few missteps, he's run it about as well as he has his medical career. Adequately. But if you think a person is unqualified for a job purely because he was born rich, I suppose then you're not a fan of Trump or most of his administration?

"Who would be better"? a name would help.

That's not my job. I'm not attacking his work with HUD. I'm attacking his medical career.

How is Ben giving patient bad care after surgery? when was this?

I've already explained this. The Binder Twins, for which he is most famous for, is hardly a success story other than the fact the two survived the surgery. And while his "success" rate is supposedly normal for most neurosurgeons, I don't equate survival of surgery as a singular basis for success.

To elaborate, while he successfully prolonged their lives by years; one twin was comatose. Practically brain dead as a result of the surgery. He finally died about a decade ago. The other twin lives in assisted care, cannot walk, cannot feed himself among other things, and has never spoken a single word. Quantity of life is not the same as quality of life.

check out the movie, its pretty good, . I know Hollywood embellish's things, but its a good flick. I love those kinds of stories, Poor kid turns into something better..

and yet his method of bringing the body temps low , stopping the hearts revolutionized the surgery..

I am sure the first dr to attempt abortions didnt have great success either. The fact that they lived for more than 5 mins was amazing in itself.. BTW, even if he is a mediocre neurosurgeon, he is probably smarter than 99% of the ppl on the planet..

What percent of fatherless black males from Detroit achieve what he did?

I read that a kid in Detroit today is more likely to go to prison than graduate, let alone med school.

I can find no documentation of revolutionizing surgery in anything except hemispherectomy which is a procedure to treat extreme cases of seizures, which I’m prepared to concede some value.

You seem really determined to bring his race and background into this when they are irrelevant to the current discussion. I am attacking neither. Any achievement looks great on a curve. Don’t put him on one.

In either case, I appreciate the debate. It was illuminating nonetheless.