My wife and I really enjoy reading The Epoch Times, both in print and online. A couple of articles in one of the recent editions (June 30–July 6) left us feeling like we needed to give some feedback.
First, the article [“Device Makers Have Funneled Billions to Orthopedic Surgeons Who Use Their Products” by Fred Schulte and Elizabeth Lucas] on orthopedic surgeons making a lot of money on endorsement, consulting, whatever you want to call it. I am a retired orthopedic surgeon having practiced for over 30 years in a small town, 10 of it by myself and on-call every night I was there. I never made any money off any of what you mentioned in your article, though, admittedly in those 30-plus years, I did go on two fishing trips to a local reservoir with the rep. Please don’t paint us all with the same brush. With the advent of corporate medicine (one of the reasons I retired), there is increased pressure on the doctor to do surgery on things so everyone makes more money. There are, however, many, many doctors that don’t do that, but they don’t make headlines. They just do their best to take care of patients the way they should be treated.
