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[Porcelain]

I think that would undermine any argument he might be trying to make that he's a focused person capable of prudent judgement and driving undistracted.

[happycat]

Just another example of a doctor with a God complex. I hope the patient is happy with the results. I wouldn't be happy. 

[skatting44]

 Arrogant .... I worked with a few  Surgeons  that had arrogant   personalities  but this takes the cake. Employment &  Legal consequences should ensue .

[Marp]

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@Mindy D wrote:

I don't understand why the doctor just couldn't ask if he can be called back. I briefly skimmed an article about this. I'll have to reread. Maybe surgery had not started yet. 

UPDATE

OK, I checked. The plastic surgeon went ahead because although he was in the operating room and there was a surgery in process the doctor was not operatng at the time. A second doctor was leading the operation at the time of the call. The doctor explained this to the Superior Court Commisioner Gary Link. Link had asked about a postponement and stated that he was uncomfortable with a doctor attending zoom court while in mid surgery. That's when the doctor explained that he was not operating. The judge said that would not be "appropriate" and postponed the trial.

"I have another surgeon right here who’s doing the surgery with me, so I can stand here and allow them to do the surgery also," Green replied.

Despite Green's reassurance that the court was free to proceed, Link ended the hearing, citing the welfare of the patient.

"I don’t think so. I don’t think that’s appropriate," Link commented, noting that they would come up with a different date for when Green is "not actively involved or participating and attending to the needs of a patient."

Green apologized for the incident, saying surgery timing doesn't always go as planned.

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@Mindy D,  I think you misunderstood who was doing what.  Green was, at least in part, performing surgery.

From the article:  Green wasn’t fazed as, head down, he continued his work, but Link wasn’t amused even as the commissioner tried to absorb what he was seeing on his monitor.

“I have another surgeon right here who’s doing the surgery with me, so I can stand here and allow them to do the surgery also,” Green said.

[Marp]

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@Yahooey wrote:

this scenario seems very bizarre - was the doctor doing this for show?

I'm a very important doctor donnig his gown with machines whirring

if it was real ... holy cracker!

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@Yahooey,  there is a video of the court proceeding embedded in the article.  The URL for the article is:  miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article249549993.html

[Lindsays Grandma]

@Zernia Rose ...I agree with you 100%.  As a matter of fact my first reaction was he should lose his license. 

[MarieIG]

The Judge did the right thing - refusing to proceed.  

[Catty2]

That doctor must have a really big ego.  Glad the judge shot him down.  Ridiculous!  

[Venezia]

I saw this on the news tonight and, if I was the patient, I'd be filing a malpractice lawsuit to get the doctor's license pulled.  WTH did he think he was doing?

It seemed he was doing it just to show contempt for the trial, so he should be cited for contempt of court, too.

If he's that good a doctor, don't tell me he couldn't arrange his schedule around the court appearance.  What an arrogant jerk.  Clearly, he wasn't too worried about his patient.

[jellyBEAN]

OK, so he's available to do his video court date while in an operating room, yet has someone else available to do the surgery, so I assume he's not getting paid then?  Ha!!!  He'll take his fat paycheck home regardless.  What an AH.  He shoud be suspended or fined heavily for neglecting his patient who was most likely assuming he would be performing the surgery.  Infuriating.