Would You?

[Sqad]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2434752/It-Gods-plan-lives-Muslim-father-lost-wife-children-suspected-arson-attacks-says-angry-believes-paradise.html

If your GP referred you to a Neurosurgeon, would you be uncomfortable about the appearance of this consultant?

[Sqad]

sandy..;-)

[bazwillrun]

"If this was the only man capable of performing life saving surgery on you,would you walk away? "

if needs must

but generally he doesnt inspire any confidence whatsover, and it shows yet again how we allow these people to call the tune.

i want professionals to look, act and dress like professionals

[Gromit]

I had no idea that it was frowned upon for surgeons to have beards, I had always assumed the wore a mask.

I spect he might wear different clothes when he operates to the clothes he is wearing.

If someone has the ability to cure me or save my life I would not be the slightest bit bothered if they looked a bit strange.

[Gromit]

Baz,

All the bankers who crashed the world ecomony 'looked' professional.

Behaviour and ability are what counts.

Look at Einstein. Would you have trusted him to change the world going on his appearance?

[naomi24]

//If I am referred to any consultant, I look them up on the internet to see their track record.//

I do too, but I've looked and I can't find this man's track record. Perhaps someone else will try.

Yes, I would be uncomfortable with his appearance - in a modern, western hospital environment I consider it highly unprofessional - but moreover I find his conclusion that this tragedy was God's plan quite alarming. It doesn't inspire confidence.

[Gromit]

Naomi

He is not working in the UK and not in the NHS so the usual ways of looking him up will not work

http://www.materprivate.ie/consultant/mr-muhammad-a-sattar/

[woofgang]

sqad, from appearance you can tell nothing. The alternate photo that you posted could be a car salesman, a banker, anything. To me he looks a bit (lot) arrogant, more orthopod than neurosurgeon lol.

[leahbee]

My sister who has had many operations throughout her life tells me that she has had surgeons where she just could not understand what they were saying.
Squad, the reason they gave for not wanting to operate was that she was 66 years old and disabled she contacted osteomyalitis when she was 11years old when she fell on a lead toy soldier which stuck in her knee. She has had literally dozens of operations since, they even tried Pixie Dust last time.
Very relieved to say that she is now out of intensive care and doing well.

[boxtops]

what's Pixie Dust, conne?

[hc4361]

At work he would be in a suit; in theatre he would be wearing scrubs. At all times his beard would be in a beard net, probably the neat little snood type.

After all, his patients are private and he who pays the piper calls the tune.

[Sqad]

leahbee......ah! OK..most Orthopaedic surgeons would avoid joint replacement in the presence of infection e.g osteomyelitis.

woofgang......"sqad, from appearance you can tell nothing"...I wasn't asking what you could tell, just would it make you "uncomfortable" and would you have preferred a more conventional Western attired surgeon.

[boxtops]

I think the ability to speak good English, particularly in the context of the consultant/patient relationship, is absolutely vital. If he could do that, and was able to explain to me exactly what he was going to do and why, and what the pros and cons were, and how many times he'd done it successfully so far - I wouldn't care if he looked like Catweazle. I'd have confidence in his clinical skills.

[hc4361]

But he will in Western attire at the hospital, sqad.

[leahbee]

Not sure really, but we were told that it had been shown to grow a the bone of a mans thumb in Australia . They said that it had some affect on my sister but it took about two years.

[boxtops]

In that picture, he IS in Western attire - he may be wearing a kufi but he's wearing the ubiquitous white clinical coat with the pen in the pocket....

[Sqad]

hc......\\\\.But he will in Western attire at the hospital, sqad.\\\

In the operating theatre yes, but what about in Out Patients?
How do you know he will be in Western attire?

boxy....\\\.and how many times he'd done it successfully so far - \\

Fair enough, although he would hardly tell you how many times he had done it unsuccessfully.

[leahbee]

Sqad, they were operating on her heart not her leg.
They took the veins from her good leg.

[leahbee]

Squad, I would really like to thank you for all the advice that you give on AB.
Where would we be without you. Do you not mind or is it sometimes a nuisance to you?

[boxtops]

The patient data released by the hospital would tell you.... well it would if he were NHS, so that scuppers that theory.

I don't mind (as said above) what he wears, it's his knowledge and skill I'd be concerned about. He can wear a dressing gown as long as he knows his stuff.