“Surgeon Slaps Me!”

I have just arrived home in Malaysia, after spending many years in Belfast.  Opened up The Star newspaper, thinking of updating myself with the current issues in Malaysia.

I read with horror, the story of a Cardiothoracic Surgeon (who is also a Professor in University Malaya) slapping a female anesthetist… What surprised me more is the comments mad by the UMCC director on the incident.

Apparently, this Professor of Surgery slapped a female anesthetic medical officer, in theater with his gloved hand during surgery. It was reported that his gloves were bloody, contaminated with patient’s body fluid. The anesthetist fought back and broke the surgeon’s glasses.

What a nightmare! It is abused of junior medical staff! It is assault. It is a criminal offence! What a disgrace to the medical profession, that a Professor of Surgery behaved in such a manner.

It was reported that some Medical Officers later refuse to work with this Surgeon after this incident. I would have refused to be any where near this barbarian. He should be behind the bars not in theater.

Interestingly, the UMMC director responded that “we will resolve this matter…. There is no such thing as doctors not wanting to work with this surgeon!” Hah! That is such a joke! Is he condoning this SamSeng behavior? Obviously this matter needs to be sorted, but the right thing to do here is to suspend the Surgeon from all his duty until police investigation is completed. He should be struck of the medical registry if proven guilty.

Sigh… if the Malaysian Authority does not take appropriate actions, there is still a long way before we can achieve a civilized society.

P.S. I wonder if that patient who was being operated on during this saga survived to leave Malaysia’s Top University Hospital.

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November 06, 2005 in Chinese, Creative Writing, My Thoughts | Permalink