I used to work for a surgeon and was tangentially involved with some conferences. I'll confirm they're like he described. The only person I've ever heard of bei

I used to work for a surgeon and was tangentially involved with some conferences. I'll confirm they're like he described. The only person I've ever heard of being asked to leave was a malpractice lawyer digging for dirt. Surgeons, like developers, tend to be very particular about their tools. The one I worked for designed a few of his own and worked with medical device companies to produce and sell them. The sales reps are an interesting mix of "sales-ey" and technical. One medical device sales rep I knew became one after having sold his business stocking sandwich vending machines. Other sales reps were practicing PAs (Physician Assistants) who were known to scrub in and sometimes perform parts of the surgery.