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Arthur M. Lauretano, MD, MS, FACS

Author of Do The Right Thing

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Musings on The Fragility of Life

February 27, 2017 by Arthur Lauretano, MD 5 Comments

Musings on The Fragility of Life, Arthur Lauretano, M.D., Life, Life Lessons, War, Surgery, @drlauretano

The overhead paging system implored, “Any available surgeon to ICU STAT” while my ASCOM phone rang, with my team leader nurse telling me, “They need you right away in the ICU.” As far away from the ICU as one could be, I ran across the hospital, trying to move as quickly as I could in OR clogs and on a torn right knee meniscus.

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Filed Under: Blog, Life Tagged With: compassion, do the right thing, Dr. Arthur Lauretano, gratitude, life, surgeon

Do the Right Thing — With or Without Acknowledgment

July 2, 2016 by Arthur Lauretano, MD Leave a Comment

Do the Right Thing -- With or Without Acknowledgment, Dr. Arthur Lauretano, @drlauretano

The NFL Quarterback Is a Hero Off the Football Field

Two days ago, I was on call. At 2:00AM, I received a page for an emergency. A child was bleeding abnormally about five days after someone in our call group had performed a tonsillectomy, and that child needed to be rushed back to the operating room. I had to be there as soon as possible.

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