Against Medical Advice Dr.

Philip Knight
Interview 42 General Surgeon
10/3/2017 Pediatric General Surgery,
Brian McLucas Wesley Medical Center

Why we interviewed My uncle Phil has been a surgeon for over 3 decades and has seen the field evolve with
this person: technology. He is one of few surgeons we were able to interview and we wanted the
perspective of the customer of our customer.
We really wanted to Is our idea viable? Gauge reactions to our prototype tray photo/diagram.
understand this:
We learned this about Surgeon time is indeed very valuable, and rescheduling is not always possible (as is the case in
the problem space: several non-orthopedic surgeries).
We were surprised by: Generally speaking, access to the right equipment at the right time is an issue everywhere in
the medical field, especially in the OR. Sometimes the OR has to improvise and make do with
what they have.
Other interesting Our HMW problem is definitely an issue in orthopedic surgery, because each surgery has its
outcomes or learning own unique and specialized set of surgical instruments. As a pediatric surgeon, Phil deals with
(how this interview a wide variety of cases from appendectomies to rare tumor removals, many of which are
might change your next emergencies and need to happen fast. Delays can be deadly. However in these cases, the
interview) instrument set might be more generic or surgeons will have better access to the right tools. If I
had my choice of interviewees, my next one would be an orthopedic surgeon or nurse in the
OR who specializes in orthopedics.