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Sterile Drapes

By Greg Dillon, M.D. on February 25, 2008 in MetroPolar

When I was a resident, training to become a plastic/reconstructive surgeon, friends were often freaked. "Jesus! How can you cut into someone like that. That is crazy messed up!" And while it admittedly tweaked a nerve to cut into a recognizable and sensitive spot like a an eye lid or a child's cleft lip, I always answered them, "It's all about the drapes." Read More

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Greg Dillon, M.D.

Greg Dillon, M.D., is a psychiatrist in private practice in New York City and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Public Health at the Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital Cornell.

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