tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post4330277682971764296..comments2024-03-28T01:27:23.408-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: Polly Want a Million (Plus)Roy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-68994331007833874522009-08-11T13:52:01.747-04:002009-08-11T13:52:01.747-04:00All I know is that this man is an amazing doctor w...All I know is that this man is an amazing doctor who has performed surgeries on my uncle over the past 3 years that I don't believe anyone else could have done (it's a long story). I and my family trust him implicitly and I have to say that I don't really care how much money he is making. Did you see how much money professional athletes are making now days? And for what? <br /><brJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-75915532854519825772009-08-03T14:37:45.746-04:002009-08-03T14:37:45.746-04:00To the anonymous commentator who posted on 3 Augus...To the anonymous commentator who posted on 3 August - if you read my post carefully, you will see that I was not acting as "judge and jury" for Dr Polly. My main point was that the data that came out in his case suggest that the "key opinion leaders" are well-paid as consultants by the drug, device, and biotech industry for consulting that supports marketing and advocacy, notRoy M. Poses MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-89346426497253425242009-08-03T11:27:15.252-04:002009-08-03T11:27:15.252-04:00Sounds like Anonymous -posting 8/2/09 got his/her ...Sounds like Anonymous -posting 8/2/09 got his/her feelings hurt when orders were being given...possibly passed over for a promotion..Dr. Polly (all doctors/especially surgeons) need to have big egos-they couldn't do those 8-12 hour complicated surgeries without one....sounds like bitter herbs-<br />Dr. Poses: who died and left you judge and jury...do YOU have any evidence that Dr. Polly did Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-46266649261460319622009-08-02T07:52:41.600-04:002009-08-02T07:52:41.600-04:00I trained at Walter Reed and dealt with Polly from...I trained at Walter Reed and dealt with Polly from the late '80s to early 00's. His arrogance and belligerance were legendary. He was rude and condescending to his medical peers. He is an extreme narcissist. Yes, patients would benefit from his skills - but I always felt that it was really all about feeding his pathologic needs, and the illusion of putting the patient first was a perfect Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-7695036114364890952009-07-31T15:16:55.698-04:002009-07-31T15:16:55.698-04:00Dr Polly's anonymous supporters seem unable to...Dr Polly's anonymous supporters seem unable to provide any logic or evidence to justify his behavior, so they have resorted to various ad hominem attacks on me, and on Senator Grassley. <br /><br />Then again, I have not seen anyone base their defense of the sorts of behavior Dr Polly and many other "key opinion leaders" exhibited on logic and evidence.Roy M. Poses MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-54143284739613370942009-07-31T10:47:54.897-04:002009-07-31T10:47:54.897-04:00Dr. Poses and the rest of you naysayers etc.,
Do ...Dr. Poses and the rest of you naysayers etc.,<br /><br />Do these words ring true in any of your ears...from someone far greater than you.<br /><br />Let the first one among uou who are without sin cast the first stone...so...you are obviously suffering from delusions of grandeur, because you are playing God...you, the media, and the senator are all hurling boulders...WHY???<br /><br />Have you aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-11394727920728810572009-07-31T00:24:25.375-04:002009-07-31T00:24:25.375-04:00Dr. Poses, congratulations on your non objective ...Dr. Poses, congratulations on your non objective response. it is biased. <br />first, there is nothing in my statements that says you said "no doctor should ever collaborate with a medical device company." <br />second, not everyone considers receiving payments from health care corporations damaging to their professionalism. thats your opinion and yet it seems you are stating it as Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-32600398394590141212009-07-30T10:11:37.787-04:002009-07-30T10:11:37.787-04:00Anonymous, congratulations on deploying two logica...Anonymous, congratulations on deploying two logical fallacies in a four-sentence post!<br /><br />The fallacies employed in combination were the red herring fallacy, and the slippery slope fallacy. <br /><br />The red herring was responding to an argument that I did not make: that no doctor should ever collaborate with a medical device company.<br /><br />This was also a slippery slope, the Roy M. Poses MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-68886519666695473072009-07-29T21:37:13.711-04:002009-07-29T21:37:13.711-04:00just imagine if doctors decided not to collaborate...just imagine if doctors decided not to collaborate with medical device companies at all. i do not know of any sick patient who would be willing to undergo spine surgery with a device designed only by an engineer. imagine how the surgeon will explain this to the patient: Ms. patient, you need spine surgery, i need to insert a medical device designed by an engineer but i am not sure it is going Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-83402620437920180472009-07-29T14:13:22.511-04:002009-07-29T14:13:22.511-04:00I really enjoy reading this blog. I have put toget...I really enjoy reading this blog. I have put together a website on health reform that touches on many of the issues on this site. I would love for any or all of you to visit and both enjoy its content and let me know what you think.<br /><br />The ads for all visits go to charity to fight Ulcerative Colitis too!<br /><br />www.satvathealthcare.com<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />Amir<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com