Growing up, I entertained two leading pathways for a career: teaching or architecture. In elementary school, I loved to learn, and my most visible role models were my teachers. In junior high (middle) school and beyond, I enjoyed teaching my friends and classmates...
So while music could be a distraction to some, your operating room team (in contrast to the days of yore when I was in training) has their focus on you, the patient, and the task at hand, which is to keep you safe. In the real world, it is typically quiet and in the background.
Dr. Cynthia Paciulli Barbarits is among the first Bariatric Surgeons in the United States to earn a FOCUSED PRACTICE DESIGNATION in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (MBS FPD).