Not only is he a doctorb, he's also an artbist!

[Muck]

Philly.com

Surgeon sued for giving anesthetized patient temporary tattoo

By Don Sapatkin
Inquirer Staff Writer

In a lawsuit filed yesterday, a Camden County woman accused her orthopedic surgeon of "rubbing a temporary tattoo of a red rose" on her belly while she was under anesthesia.

The patient discovered the tattoo below the panty line the next morning, when her husband was helping her get dressed to go home after the operation for a herniated disc, her attorney, Gregg A. Shivers, said in a phone interview yesterday.

"She was extremely emotionally upset by it," said Shivers. The suit, filed on behalf of Elizabeth Mateo in Camden County Superior Court, seeks punitive and compensatory damages from Steven Kirshner, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with offices in Marlton and Lumberton, both in Burlington County.

Kirshner does not deny placing the tattoo - and has left washable marks on patients before to improve their spirits, his lawyer, Robert Agre of Haddonfield, said last night. He said none has complained.

"What's offensive about this complaint is that it suggests something he did was intended to be prurient, and nothing could be further from the truth," said Agre. "It was intended just to make the patient feel better."

 

[CCI]

Thank you, drive thru!

 

[3074326]

The first sentence says it was on her belly, the next says it was below the panty-line. Maybe the gals I know wear their panties low?

Either way, sounds like an awesome dude.

 

[Jake]

The first sentence says it was on her belly, the next says it was below the panty-line. Maybe the gals I know wear their panties low?

I don't think many 21 year old ladies have orthopedic surgery. Methinks the patient is a tad older than the women you know.

 

[3074326]

True. When I think of bellies and panty-lines, I keep a certain age range in mind for obvious reasons. :tongue2:

 

[LadyBuckeye]

He could have been really creative and put a temporay tattoo of "Your Name" on her ass.

 

[BUCKYLE]

If a woman important to me had this happen, I'd be tattooing my fucking fist to this dickbreath's face.

 

[LadyBuckeye]

Think about the set-up during an operation like that. You've got the surgeon himself, a scrub tech, an anesthitist, and at least one or two more people in the O.R. room in there with the patient at all times. An operation like that also leaves the pt very much unable to do anything for a few days to a week. I understand he's supposed to operate and that is it. However, he's also not the only one in the room while the pt is under, and the other staff probably enjoy helping lift spirits as well.

 

[BUCKYLE]

Think about the set-up during an operation like that. You've got the surgeon himself, a scrub tech, an anesthitist, and at least one or two more people in the O.R. room in there with the patient at all times. An operation like that also leaves the pt very much unable to do anything for a few days to a week. I understand he's supposed to operate and that is it. However, he's also not the only one in the room while the pt is under, and the other staff probably enjoy helping lift spirits as well.

So what. It's unprofessional. Does no one drink beer after work anymore?

 

[LadyBuckeye]

So what. It's unprofessional. Does no one drink beer after work anymore?

Point made. The light you shed on this has made all the sense in the world!!

 

[Taosman]

When my wife had back surgery, the surgeon painted a map(with cold soap) of his Killington . Vermont ski house on her back. She even remembers the conversation! :tongue2:

 

[BUCKYLE]

When my wife had back surgery, the surgeon painted a map(with cold soap) of his Killington . Vermont ski house on her back. She even remembers the conversation! :tongue2:

...I'll just act like I didn't see this post.

 

[Jake]

True. When I think of bellies and panty-lines, I keep a certain age range in mind for obvious reasons. :tongue2:

We all do...although the older married guys won't admit it.

 

[BuckNutty]

When my wife had back surgery, the surgeon painted a map(with cold soap) of his Killington . Vermont ski house on her back. She even remembers the conversation! :tongue2:

Did he mention anything about his time in Uranus?

 

[osugrad21]

When my wife had back surgery, the surgeon painted a map(with cold soap) of his Killington . Vermont ski house on her back. She even remembers the conversation! :tongue2:

They must have shaved all of the hair first...