[Pat Gilligan]

The toughest shot for me to get is overhead, since the real estate needed for a boom or a jib arm is really tough where I work. (Academic health care center in Philadelphia).

Just today, I got a request for a hip replacement using the direct anterior approach. The camera needs to be pointed straight down to the table. Add to the equation that it’s at an affiliate hospital in NJ, about 55 miles from my campus. I hate to turn this one down, but it’s adding up to be one big headache. That said, the only jib arm I have available to me (rental, that is) is a bear, and I’d be flying solo.

Have about 200+ surgeries under my belt. Could tell you some stories… Worked on the job for 4 days, the phone rang and next thing I know I’m in the OR. And Mike’s comments about smoke+smell. Oh yea!