More visible than available. More followed than followed-up.
This neurosurgeon is not just a clinician — he’s a curated identity. He posts before he rounds. He edits videos before he closes charts. He rehearses “behind-the-scenes” footage while the resident finishes the closure.
His surgical cases aren’t just procedures — they’re content. His peers aren’t colleagues — they’re competitors in an attention economy. And his patients? Carefully anonymized testimonials, filtered for engagement.
He’s everywhere — except where it matters.
He confuses reach with relevance. Likes with legacy. Followers with impact.
Where does it come from? A craving for recognition accelerated by platforms that reward visibility over rigor. He started posting to teach. Then to connect. Then to grow. Eventually, he stopped operating for patients — and started operating for algorithms.
He is not evil. He is incentivized.
What are the consequences? Medicine becomes theater. Young surgeons imitate optics instead of ethics. Risk is minimized in the caption, inflated in the hashtags. Surgical decision-making is distorted by what looks good on a reel. Reality is edited for narrative.
And the patient? Still bleeding, but off camera.
Dishonesty type: ❌ Ethically dishonest
Commercializes the surgical act. Prioritizes personal brand over professional depth.
Bottom line:
He builds influence, not insight. His true skill? Making surgery look better than it is.