thedoctor Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 I noticed that Preston Burke was sporting a Panerai and Derek Shepard was wearing a Daytona. In my medical opinion those are damn nice watches to be wearing while screwing interns in the hospital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 I noticed that Preston Burke was sporting a Panerai and Derek Shepard was wearing a Daytona. In my medical opinion those are damn nice watches to be wearing while screwing interns in the hospital. Burke's Panerai was seen last season too: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rek001 Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 My better half, a pathologist, sports a gen Rollie DJ for those special occasions like slicing open necrotic bowel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alextor Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 I noticed that Preston Burke was sporting a Panerai and Derek Shepard was wearing a Daytona. In my medical opinion those are damn nice watches to be wearing while screwing interns in the hospital. Which is very unreal...considering the salary of a resident Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 Which is very unreal...considering the salary of a resident Even a surgical resident? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alextor Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 Even a surgical resident? Residents (regardless of specialty -surgical or non surgical-) make the same amount/year...Residents are classified according to their 'longevity' in years upon entering the residency program (PGY 1, PGY 2, PGY 3 etc...PGY means Post Graduate Year)...This varies from state to state and from Institution to Institution...but all residents of all specialties in a single institution make the same amount of money... To give you an example...this is what new doctors make (gross pre-tax)) in NY (Columbia Presbyterian to use just one example) these days Year Annual Salary PGY1 $45,234 PGY2 $47.487 PGY3 $50,935 PGY4 $52,682 PGY5 $54,014 A different story unfolds when you become 'attending'...then the priority is to pay off the medical school debt (100's of thousands usually) Edited to say I did not mean to hijack the thread but to honestly answer Puggy's question! : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 A different story unfolds when you become 'attending'...then the priority is to pay off the medical school debt (100's of thousands usually) Edited to say I did not mean to hijack the thread but to honestly answer Puggy's question! : Can the chief cardio-thorasic surgeon at Seattle Grace afford a Panerai? I still say he can. Not wanting to dwell too much on a fictional character, but he's a well-paid until-recently single man without extravagant habits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 Can the chief cardio-thorasic surgeon at Seattle Grace afford a Panerai? I still say he can. Not wanting to dwell too much on a fictional character, but he's a well-paid until-recently single man without extravagant habits. ... and not wanting to seem like a GA-shipper (I'm not, I just tend to remember [censored] ... ) but Derek was described as having a $2 million per year hand when he punched some bloke, so I assume a Daytona isn't out of reach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermanx Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 Which is very unreal...considering the salary of a resident Not really considering they are attendings not residents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted October 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 Good neurosurgeons can make 1-2 million a year. Cardiac surgeons make 500k+. They used to make over a million until the development of stents which the cardiologists put in, taking away the major source of bypass surgeries for the cardiac surgeons. There were residents I knew that had Rolexes but they were graduation gifts. The preferred hospital pimp watch for the doctors that want to show off how successfull they are is the blue two-tone Rolex sub. The older ones that are in their 60's wear two-tone datejusts. I did see an internist wearing a red sub, which I assumed was real. An anesthesiologist that I recently worked with who is in his early 50's was sporting a Breitling Seawolf with a rubber strap. I think he was surprised that I knew what it was. He said it was his sailing watch. He was a little less happy when I told him they sell them at Cosco. When I'm nailing interns, I prefer to wear a titanium Panerai. The large watch face let's me quickly assess how much time I have left, and the light weight doesn't slow me down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 I noticed that Preston Burke was sporting a Panerai and Derek Shepard was wearing a Daytona. In my medical opinion those are damn nice watches to be wearing while screwing interns in the hospital. Cool. I will try harder to sit through an entire episode of this show now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWR Posted October 15, 2006 Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 Cool. I will try harder to sit through an entire episode of this show now. Not even the appearance of a JLC gyrotourbillon could make that bearable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkdc Posted October 15, 2006 Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 (edited) Physician salary has nothing to do with how good you are and everything to do with where you live. A neurosurgeon in Seattle? Maybe 500K. But a neurosurgeon in Nebraska or South Dakota? 1.5 million. I wonder if the watch "props" are genuine or replica. Edited October 15, 2006 by bkdc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted October 15, 2006 Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 Not even the appearance of a JLC gyrotourbillon could make that bearable. I think that would depend on how much airtime the JLC got relative to the cast of the show! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchy Posted October 15, 2006 Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 I think that would depend on how much airtime the JLC got relative to the cast of the show! Hehehe, two hilarious replies... That show is absolutely horrifying.......like Gilmore Girls......just saying it...... ... Although the mom in Gilmore Girls is a Milf.....I mean.....lovely lady..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddhead Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 Burke's Panerai was seen last season too: So was Sheppard's Daytona... I do not have a pic, but i remember seeing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddhead Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 Residents (regardless of specialty -surgical or non surgical-) make the same amount/year...Residents are classified according to their 'longevity' in years upon entering the residency program (PGY 1, PGY 2, PGY 3 etc...PGY means Post Graduate Year)...This varies from state to state and from Institution to Institution...but all residents of all specialties in a single institution make the same amount of money... To give you an example...this is what new doctors make (gross pre-tax)) in NY (Columbia Presbyterian to use just one example) these days Year Annual Salary PGY1 $45,234 PGY2 $47.487 PGY3 $50,935 PGY4 $52,682 PGY5 $54,014 A different story unfolds when you become 'attending'...then the priority is to pay off the medical school debt (100's of thousands usually) Edited to say I did not mean to hijack the thread but to honestly answer Puggy's question! : I believe both Shephed and Burke are 'attendings...' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nottsman Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 (edited) There is massive variation in what doctors make according to their seniority and work activity. Independent of their hospital salary though, is their private practice income..........in the UK this is what separates the goats from the sheep. One of my Consultants ('Attendings') for example, sweats away on 12-16 hour cancer operations in the big hospital for nothing in excess of his monthly salary ( around £5000) However, on a Saturday, he will treat about 10 - 15 private patients performing very simple, bread and butter procedures on them and clear £20 - £40 k easily for that one day. He is not a big watch man.........I've seen him wearing a TAG and a Baume & Mercier. However, he likes cars........... His colection includes : Porsche Carrera 4, Aston Martin DB9 Volante and Ferrari 575 Maranello. Edited October 16, 2006 by Nottsman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRT Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 Not that I make anywhere close to this, but here are the 2005 US National Salary Averages for various MD specialties: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted October 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Hey, XRT, are you a radiologist? That's the best money to effort ratio of all medical specialties. Or is it rad/onc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 I can't quite make out what was burke wearing in last week's episode, I think it is a fiddy. perhaps my tv screen was too dark, if someone can confirm/deny that, I would appreciate it, on wikipedia, they said burke was wearing a 196, but that shot of the watch looks to be too big for a 196, so I was curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 I can't quite make out what was burke wearing in last week's episode, I think it is a fiddy. perhaps my tv screen was too dark, if someone can confirm/deny that, I would appreciate it, on wikipedia, they said burke was wearing a 196, but that shot of the watch looks to be too big for a 196, so I was curious. I'll get you a photoshopped screen grab later this week. If you can tell me the episode/time it appears, I can get it sooner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRT Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Hey, XRT, are you a radiologist? That's the best money to effort ratio of all medical specialties. Or is it rad/onc? Hey now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted October 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 XRT, that was a compliment. My friend who is a radiologist is going to make high 6 figures when he is a full partner which is significantly more than I can make in my current job situation as an orthopaedic surgeon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 MD salaries are high... But how much of that is paid into things like malpractice insurance, etc.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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