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Questionable Conduct
What Were These Surgeons Thinking?
A New Jersey orthopedic surgeon made national headlines last month when a patient sued for invasion of privacy and battery after she woke up from spine surgery with a temporary tattoo of a red rose below her panty line. Steven Kirshner, MD, applied the tattoo as a joke to cheer up his patient. However, Elizabeth Mateo didn't appreciate it, especially since the tattoo was nowhere near her surgery site. Dr. Kirshner didn't seem to understand the inappropriateness of his actions. Neither have other well-publicized surgeons over the years.
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