We gastroenterologists are regularly summoned to bring light into dark places. We are the enlightened ones who illuminate anatomical shadows. Sure, we have ‘tunnel vision’, but we like to believe that we can think broadly and creatively as well. We are the scope doctors. Am I Just a Tool? We are commonly consulted by primary care physicians and hospitalists to perform colonoscopies, upper endoscopies (EGDs) of the esophagus and stomach and other gastrointestinal delights. We deliver a probing element to patient care. We are called to serve as technicians – plumbers, if you will - although we actually have cognitive knowledge of our specialty. Yes, we can think. Often, we have tension over what we are asked to do and what we think we should do. Do I think that every procedure I am asked to do is medically necessary. Of course, not. Before you target me for investigation and professional censure, realize that every physician in America and beyond would
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