Soundcheck
The DJ in the Operating Room
Friday, October 19, 2007
Like most of modern life, surgery has acquired a soundtrack, whether it be reggae or rock, Celtic or classical. Surgeons say it relieves tension, focuses their attention and helps pass the time. Today, Susan Schwartz, a reporter for the Montreal Gazette and Dr. Alan I. Benvenisty from St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center talk about playlists for surgery. Also on the show: the Glasgow indie rock back 1990s evokes another era in their music: '70s glam rock. They perform live in the studio.
The Many Soundracks of Surgery
Before they scrub in, many doctors in an operating room have something to consider beyond medical matters: What music will they play? Susan Schwartz, a reporter for the Montreal Gazette, and Dr. Alan I. Benvenisty, M.D., who practices general surgery and vascular surgery at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center join us to explain.
Weigh in: Do you care if your doctor plays music in the O.R.? Have you ever selected music to be played at the doctor's office?
Surgery's many soundtracks by Susan Schwartz
What's on surgeons' playlists? by Susan Schwartz
Alan I. Benvenisty, MD
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