Perspective: When Is the Surgeon Too Old to Operate?

When Is the Surgeon Too Old to Operate? – The New York Times (free)

Related: Perspective: Assessing the Performance of Aging Surgeons (free for a limited period) AND Observational Study: Age and Sex of Surgeons and Mortality of Older Surgical Patients (free study and commentary) AND The Elderly and Driving: When Is It Time to Hit the Brakes? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Interesting and provocative issue. We have a generation of baby boomer surgeons for whom being a surgeon became their primary identity and therefore extremely difficult for them to walk away from. https://t.co/UVYLPzLv6m

— T. Sloane Guy, MD, MBA (@sloaneguy) February 2, 2019