St. Elsewhere (TV Series)
The Count (1983)
William Daniels: Dr. Mark Craig
Quotes
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Dr. Mark Craig : Well?
Dr. Wendy Armstrong : I'd like to talk to you about Dr. Andrews.
Dr. Mark Craig : Okay.
Dr. Wendy Armstrong : I've been assisting him for the past few weeks.
Dr. Mark Craig : I'm aware of that.
Dr. Wendy Armstrong : [sighs] And well... .
Dr. Mark Craig : What?
Dr. Wendy Armstrong : I think he's inserting pacemakers in people who don't need them.
Dr. Mark Craig : Why the hell would you think a thing like that?
Dr. Wendy Armstrong : Because the conditions of half the patients didn't warrant it. In the last few weeks Dr. Andrew has inserted 28 pacemakers, and I've looked at the case histories of 14 of those patients. Just this morning we operated on an Alfred Standar, 52 years old, with no history of heart disease prior to a minor infarction. I saw his E.K.G tracing Dr. Craig. He did not need that pacemaker.
Dr. Mark Craig : You didn't think it was necessary.
Dr. Mark Craig : [Pulls Armstrong Aside] How long have you been a heart surgeon, Armstrong?
Dr. Wendy Armstrong : Dr. Craig I'm not trying to... ..
Dr. Mark Craig : [Interrupts] How long?
Dr. Wendy Armstrong : I'm not a heart surgeon.
Dr. Mark Craig : What are you?
Dr. Wendy Armstrong : I'm a resident. A first-year resident.
Dr. Mark Craig : I would think long and hard young lady before I started tossing around some serious accusations. Now, get out of here
[walks away]