I’m a malpractice lawyer ask these questions before surgery

He’s laying down the law.

A malpractice attorney has revealed the questions patients should always ask their doctors before getting surgery.

A legal eagle named Tommy, better known as @tommythelawyer online, said every patient has the right to know the role of the medical resident in the surgery.

“I promise you that you’re going to want to ask this question anytime that you’re going in for surgery, whether this is you or a loved one,” Tommy said in a new now-viral TikTok video that’s scored 2.3 million views since he posted it last week.

“Ask them: ‘What role will the resident play in my surgery?’” he advised, explaining that a resident is a doctor-in-training.

While they’re “technically a physician” because they’ve passed the necessary exams to practice as such, “they are, by definition, in training,” said the lawyer, who boasts more than 186,000 followers on TikTok.

Residents, he continued, are involved in just about any kind of surgery.

“They can have anywhere from 0 days experience, one day experience — to 2 years experience,” he said. “But you don’t know.”

Regardless, he added, it’s imperative to know what role they’ll play when you’re under the knife.

“Are they gonna be holding open the incision or cutting you open? Or are they gonna play a more active role in your surgery?” he continued. “You’re allowed to know this, and you should be allowed to have input into what role they have.”

Commenters were quick to express gratitude for Tommy’s free legal advice.

“Thank you so much!,” one commenter posted on the thread. “My toddler has a MASSIVE and very serious surgery next year. I’ll absolutely ask this.

Others chimed in with their own tips: “I always ask my surgeon how he slept the night before — my surgeon and my airline pilot.”

“AMEN to that!!!!,” another exclaimed. “My Dad asked if they sharpened their knife 🔪😁 before surgery.”

In a series of followup of followup videos after his original clip racked up millions of views, Tommy the Lawyer offered some additional guidance.

“Not everyone is always going to have the luxury to have this kind of time — but if you have time and if you are able to, you should always ask the surgeon the following question before they do any surgery on you: ‘How many of these surgeries have you personally performed before as the lead surgeon?’ “

This, to put it bluntly, is the “information you want to know,” he said. Beyond that, “that’s information you are entitled to know. I’m not a doctor but call me crazy, I want to know if my surgeon has done one of these surgeries before as opposed to 100 of them — that makes a difference to me.”