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Mon Apr 16 17:10:29 BST 2007

In a message dated 4/16/2007 10:56:01 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
arthurmorgan2 at gmail.com writes:

A heap  of twaddle.
Surgeons are technicians.
Some surgeons are leaders, some  physicians are leaders. Even some family 
practitioners are leaders.
Some  surgeons bother to learn about disasters, many just cut.
Other than a  highly developed sense of self-importance nothing sets surgeons 
apart from  other doctors in general abilities.

-- 

Arthur Morgan

Anaesthesiologist, Johannesburg, South Africa

OK.   I respect what you have written.   I respect your  leadership in 
Johannesburg and in South Africa.   I respect your  involvement in the organization, 
planning and response to disasters in your  region.   I commend your insight 
into the personal, learned,  technical, and leadership skills required for 
research, medical staff  management, and education for present needs and future  
challenges.     May I keep your name and insight in hand as  we are planning 
several national and international conferences on Disaster  planning and 
response, both community needs, medical support, surgical support,  special needs 
support, and mental health issues.     As I  have been charged with developing a 
health care Integrated Collaborative Network  for medical professionals,  I 
would be interested to know your desired role  and that of your specialty in 
this projected and potentially very useful  resource.    It might well be that 
both surgeons and  anesthesiologists will have some role in a potentially 
anticipated Bird Flu  pandemic.    It was critical care doctors (not called that 
back  then), physicians who controlled the airway and ventilation, and surgeons  
(Evarts Ambrose Graham) who were essential during the 1918 Pandemic Flu that 
hit  the United States.  

I so appreciate your views and leadership in the past and anticipate that  
each of us on this list server can expect  such local, national and even  
international leadership and involvement from you at the time when medical  
leadership in the Regional and Joint Unified Incident Commands is  needed.    

Kenneth L. Mattox, MD
Houston

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