Dr. Richard Bosshardt

And there's a lot of things that have to be done. And this surgeon offered to help me close the abdominal part of the operation or to do it for me so that I could concentrate on the breast. I said, great, this probably cut an hour and a half or two hours out of my operating time. And so I glanced down to see what he was doing. And he's taking these massive bites of tissue.

And every time he ties a stitch down, I mean, the abdominal wall is being distorted. I'm looking at him thinking, wow. And I was able to, I couldn't watch more than two or three stitches put in. And I said, you know, Joe, listen, you got things to do, you know, go ahead. I'm fine. I don't need the help. And he left. And- Was this someone who's out of medical school?

And every time he ties a stitch down, I mean, the abdominal wall is being distorted. I'm looking at him thinking, wow. And I was able to, I couldn't watch more than two or three stitches put in. And I said, you know, Joe, listen, you got things to do, you know, go ahead. I'm fine. I don't need the help. And he left. And- Was this someone who's out of medical school?

And every time he ties a stitch down, I mean, the abdominal wall is being distorted. I'm looking at him thinking, wow. And I was able to, I couldn't watch more than two or three stitches put in. And I said, you know, Joe, listen, you got things to do, you know, go ahead. I'm fine. I don't need the help. And he left. And- Was this someone who's out of medical school?

This was a fully trained surgeon, just newly, just opened a practice in my community. And he didn't last very long. It became very obvious soon because in small hospitals, you can't hide anything. that he was not very competent. And he eventually moved on. I don't know where he went or what he did.

This was a fully trained surgeon, just newly, just opened a practice in my community. And he didn't last very long. It became very obvious soon because in small hospitals, you can't hide anything. that he was not very competent. And he eventually moved on. I don't know where he went or what he did.

This was a fully trained surgeon, just newly, just opened a practice in my community. And he didn't last very long. It became very obvious soon because in small hospitals, you can't hide anything. that he was not very competent. And he eventually moved on. I don't know where he went or what he did.

This guy had no clue how to close an abdomen. I mean, it was really bizarre. And that's kind of an extreme example.

This guy had no clue how to close an abdomen. I mean, it was really bizarre. And that's kind of an extreme example.

This guy had no clue how to close an abdomen. I mean, it was really bizarre. And that's kind of an extreme example.

That's the thing. Lowered standards, basically.

That's the thing. Lowered standards, basically.

That's the thing. Lowered standards, basically.

No, no, he was not. He was your heteronormative white male like me, basically.

No, no, he was not. He was your heteronormative white male like me, basically.

No, no, he was not. He was your heteronormative white male like me, basically.

Oh, yeah, yeah. Well, I only saw this one example. But, you know, the thing speaks for itself. If a person is doing this... in such a simple situation, such as closing an abdominal wall, then you got to wonder what he's like.

Oh, yeah, yeah. Well, I only saw this one example. But, you know, the thing speaks for itself. If a person is doing this... in such a simple situation, such as closing an abdominal wall, then you got to wonder what he's like.

Oh, yeah, yeah. Well, I only saw this one example. But, you know, the thing speaks for itself. If a person is doing this... in such a simple situation, such as closing an abdominal wall, then you got to wonder what he's like.

And I've worked with other surgeons that were, you know, there's a couple that I refuse to work with that were so bad that, you know, you often have to ask yourself, is this something that I report? I don't report. I've spoken to, you know, colleagues and so forth. And I've only actually reported one or two doctors in my career because the circumstances are so egregious.