>but will the surgeon really waste time at LinkedIn? Depends on the person. But I'm sure the most conscientious ones will be the people making those "viral" po

>but will the surgeon really waste time at LinkedIn? Depends on the person. But I'm sure the most conscientious ones will be the people making those "viral" posts that makes them connections. a potentially pompous surgeon is more than no surgeon if your goal is meeting likeminded connections. >in both cases I expect an assistant etc to be at a conference, who then can introduce me. sure, a conference which may not be in your area (so add in time and money to travel), potentially in certain areas needing a higher level pass (so more money). It's effective, but not potentially accessible. As well as rare; unless you have plenty of travel time you may only get to go to a few conferences a year. And even with all that a deep connection is not guaranteed.