Surgery Godfather
Chapter 799 - 717 I Have Something to Say

Chapter 799: Chapter 717 I Have Something to Say

Anyone who hears Ivan’s words would think they were nonsense.

Professor Wang was even more certain that this Ivan was an imposter, so he didn’t feel any pressure. This kind of thing happens a lot these days—a foreigner hired for appearances.

"A non-transplant facial replacement surgery? What kind of surgery is this? I’ve never heard of it." Professor Wang had heard of allograft facial transplant operations, with several cases reported worldwide.

Ever since 2005, when French doctors first performed face swapping surgery, there have been sporadic reports of cases, for example, a few years ago, the New York University Medical Center in the United States performed a complex face swapping surgery for a severe facial burn patient.

Of course, Professor Wang had never performed this type of operation.

As for this non-transplant allograft facial replacement surgery, a strange term, how can it be a face change if it doesn’t involve transplantation? It’s an extravagant term merely to attract publicity. It’s astonishing that such non-standard terms can be officially written into surgical records.

"What? Can’t explain it?" Seeing that no one responded, Professor Wang was even more certain that there was something fishy about this case.

Ivan thought for a long time before he said: "How can I explain this to you? Strictly speaking, this face replacement technique can be called ’facial simulation reconstruction’, it doesn’t involve allograft facial transplantation but completely uses autologous tissues for reconstruction. The technique is extremely complex, if you want to understand it, at least read through a dozen thick books, then personally follow my operations for at least dozens of cases, orelse, even if I explain it, you wouldn’t comprehend."

When Robert translated Ivan’s words, he ended with the idiom - playing the lute to a cow.

Professor Wang was on the verge of slamming the table after hearing it. They dared to say he didn’t understand, dared to play the lute to a cow? Absurd!

Professor Li sat on the side, couldn’t help but laugh inwardly, but still kept a serious face. Li actually disliked Professor Wang greatly, he loathed those who used unconventional operations to gain a foothold in the provincial hospital. Many hospitals originally had very good technical skills and enjoyed strong reputations, but gradually declined because of the excess of such people, which significantly weakens the hospital’s strength.

At this moment, seeing Professor Wang being deflated, Professor Li didn’t say anything, after all, everyone here was an expert, and academic issues should be solved academically.

"Doctor Ivan is a bit exaggerated, I once studied at the Mayo Clinic, and I have personally seen surgeries performed by Leighton Brennan. But I have never heard of this technology. Is this a surgical procedure you invented yourself? Only you can perform this surgery?" Professor Wang’s tone was clearly mocking.

Ivan, unhurriedly and leisurely said: "Correct, this is a technology I’ve invented. Before, only I in the world could do it. But now, maybe Professor Yang can do it as well. Thus, in the whole world, only two people can perform this surgery. It is extremely complex and highly difficult. Any mistake in any step, or any defect in the surgical quality could lead to failure. But once the operation is successful, it benefits the patient for life. Unlike allograft facial transplantation, it does not need to worry about rejection and does not require anti-rejection drugs."

"The Mayo Clinic can’t perform your unique surgery?" Professor Wang asked indignantly.

Ivan nodded: "Leighton Brennan’s talent is far from enough. He studied this technology under me, but he could always only complete a few partial surgeries and can’t complete the whole system of surgeries. If Mayo can’t complete this operation, who else can?"

Professor Wang didn’t expect Ivan to shamelessly boast, saying that Brennan couldn’t do this surgery, but Yang Ping could. This was simply a joke.

It seemed necessary to thoroughly investigate this Comprehensive Surgery Department, and thoroughly investigate Yang Ping.

Such an unprofessional case report, filled with unfamiliar medical terms he’d never seen before, was like a medical history written by a layman. Even the photos were suspected of being edited. Sanbo Hospital was in big trouble.

"Let’s set aside this case for now. Has the patient returned yet? Hopefully not today." Professor Wang knew that there is no point arguing now. This history can definitely be pinned as unqualified as it is full of loopholes.

Now only needed the patient to return, to expose their fraud on the spot. After that, the nature of this matter would escalate to see how they would explain.

Without acting recklessly, they wouldn’t invite trouble; but these people even had a set of explanations. Absurd!

"She is on her way here, and she should be here in about an hour. If you definitely want to see the patient, I am afraid you will have to wait a bit longer," Song Zimo explained.

Professor Wang scoffed, "No hurry; we have plenty of time. We must see the patient today. Whether Dr. Ivan has practiced medicine illegally in our country cannot be determined yet, as the chief surgeon listed in the operation record is a doctor from Sanbo Hospital, not Ivan. But one thing is for sure, your operation technique was extremely unregulated. Next, I want to ask if the Comprehensive Surgery Department has the authority over the whole surgical sector. Establishing a comprehensive surgery department without regulation and conferring surgical rights at random is the second subject of the complaint."

Dr. Yang Ping rested on the side, with his eyes closed in meditation, while Dr. Song Zimo was the main focus of the investigation.

"Correct, we do have entire surgical authority. It was granted by the hospital following standard procedures. There is no abuse of authority. The records of the internal expert group discussions and hospital committee meetings still exist." Dr. Song Zimo said with a clear train of thought.

Dean Sun quickly chimed in, "Right, everything is in compliance with our hospital’s procedures."

"This decision was made after discussions with the whole hospital, strictly following relevant procedures." Director Zhao from the Medical Affairs Department also explained.

"Your hospital’s procedures? Do you think you can authorize any surgery at will? Look here, let’s not mention anything else, what about scoliosis surgery? Can you carry it out casually? It’s a high-risk surgery." Professor Wang stated sternly. Now that Sanbo Hospital had such a bad attitude, he was not going to show any respect.

Is it so hard to admit one’s mistake? Why all these meaningless explanations?

Dean Xia and Director Han sat at the conference table without making a sound. Dean Xia had a stern face with mood swings, and Director Han tapped his thigh lightly, appearing rather relaxed, almost as if the whole thing was a performance for his viewing pleasure.

"We --- " Dr. Song Zimo was about to speak when Professor Wang interrupted him.

"Why are you always the one answering the questions? Where is Dr. Yang Ping? I’m not happy with Dr. Yang Ping’s silence. He is obviously sitting there, but he keeps quiet, letting his subordinate doctors speak. What’s the illusion of grandeur he’s trying to maintain?

Moreover, looking at Yang Ping, he seems so self-confident, just sitting there, even slightly squinting his eyes at times, as if he doesn’t take the investigation team seriously at all.

Normally, whenever I participate in any panel of experts, no matter where I go, everyone else would be nodding and bowing their heads, being extremely compliant. I’ve never seen such self-importance. It’s as if he lacks the bitter experience of society.

So what if he is a Golden Knife Award champion? What’s so great about that? Back in my day, I was poor at academics, but I still managed to work in a provincial hospital. Those high-achieving students are still job hunting everywhere. Who exactly is Yang Ping trying to impress with his attitude?

"Do not let him always speak. Director Wang would like the person involved to speak." The nursing expert spoke up.

Professor Li tried to mediate, "They are all part of the same team. It’s all the same." Professor Li did not want to offend Xia Changjiang, let alone this kind of investigation, going through the motions would be enough, there was no need for insistence.

Professor Luo from Orthopedics, an upright person, felt that Professor Wang did not need to be so literal. We are all in academia. Professor Luo understood that some people were reticent and simply did not want to deal with such a scene, it was only natural that members with better articulate skills would take the lead. Besides, Yang Ping was, after all, the orthopedic champion of the Golden Knife Award, so Professor Luo held him in high respect, thus he was slightly unsatisfied with Professor Wang’s attitude.

"As a concerned party, it’s inappropriate for you to keep silent all the time." Another expert added fuel to the fire in an official tone.

"Our Professor Yang is not good at expressing himself and is not used to such situations. Really sorry about that." Dr. Song Zimo continued to explain with a smile, maintaining his composure.

"Not used to it? Don’t you communicate with your patients regularly? Communication skills are also essential for doctors." Professor Wang had set aside all restraints and used his authority as the deputy head of the investigation team.

Zhang Lin had been holding his back anger the entire time. At this moment, he straightened out his chest and spoke with the official tone of his mentor: "Let me say a few words!"

Who is this? The gaze of Professor Wang and other experts followed.

"Our Teacher Zhang from the Comprehensive Surgery Department!" Robert introduced.

Zhang Lin cleared his throat: "Let me say something, Professor Yang’s energy and time are concentrated on surgery and research. We handle these trivial matters. This is a common practice in our department. I hope the experts can understand. Also, there is no need to raise your voices for an investigation. We are here to accept the investigation, not to be scolded. We respect the experts of the investigation team, and we ask that the experts also respect us. There is no need to be so condescending. We should exchange views calmly. Besides, Professor Wang is the vice leader, and Dr. Song is our department’s Deputy Director. Isn’t this diplomatic equivalence? Don’t we have the right to refute the questions concerning our complaints?"

"Who are you? Did we just ask you any questions?" Professor Wang hadn’t expected this blunderer to pop up from nowhere without considering the situation.