[nickjj]

> Meh, the surgeon obsessed with self promotion and status seeking might not be the best one as they may be more focused on themselves than the task at hand.

The ones I've talked with are more interested in the implementation details, changing lives for the better and sharing what they've learned so everyone as a whole can rise.

Their practices are also wildly successful without content promotion and no to very little social media presence. These are the folks doing 750+ surgeries a year while being surrounded by relevant cases all the time. Basically total immersion in their field and then openly sharing everything with their colleagues.

[varispeed]

It does not mean everyone is like that. I was in care of one of world renown specialists in their field and I was just a case to them. They were more interested in documenting what I am going through in their journals than finding out how to help. At least this is how I felt about it. It may look great for an outsider, as they write papers, speak at conferences, show their findings, but somehow the human element is lost in all that.