Patients who’ve gone through the effort to carefully select a surgeon believe that will be the person holding the scalpel during the operation. But that’s not always the case. It’s called “ghost surgery. “Ghost surgery is when the surgeon cutting into you is not actually the person you thought was going to be doing the surgery,” said Dr. Michael Greger, a physician and professional speaker on public health issues. Greger said ghost surgery is all too common in hospitals affiliated with medical schools. Often, the only way patients find out is when something goes wrong, Greger told WFAA.

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From the Texas Trial Lawyers Association news release.