Reining in a disruptive clinician

Surgical behaviour

“…The concepts of infallibility and others' willingness blindly to obey all their dictates are no longer true. A case in point was cited recently in the lay press: ‘A neurosurgeon was wrestled to the floor by sheriff's deputies outside the operating room after he threw a fit because he had to wait for instruments to be sterilized’. Although this generates regretful smiles and nods from many, and the case in point was in fact dismissed, I am certain that readers can imagine surgeons of their acquaintance who could exhibit such behaviour.…”

“…Disruptive behaviour has been well characterized. For surgeons, such inappropriate conduct includes the following. Inappropriate language and/or behaviour.…”