Professor Wang personally recorded the medical history and would inquire further at key points, such as which professor the patient had consulted at the time and what their name was.
The circle of plastic surgery is just that small; he knew all these visited professors and could easily verify the truth with a few questions.
"You’re Professor Wang, aren’t you?" Teacher Sun suddenly recognized Professor Wang.
Professor Wang frowned, "You know me?"
"I visited you last year; have you forgotten? You said there was no scalp available for surgery and suggested I try Shanghai Changhai, where they were doing something with stem cell technology. Don’t you remember? I’m Sun Zeming. I consulted with you twice, and you even took photos," Teacher Sun recognized Professor Wang.
Sun Zeming, was this really the patient he had seen before, now looking like a normal person? Impossible!
"I didn’t go to Changhai in the end but came here through a referral. Look at me now, completely normal. I’ve had a full skin transplant, my face is changed too. Take a look. Next, I’ll be reconstructing my expressions; it’ll be even better in the future. Oh my, Professor Wang, as a plastic surgery expert, how could you not know about Sanbo Hospital? Professor Yang from Sanbo Hospital and Professor Ivan from Russia are incredibly skilled. You must be here for further study, to learn diligently, to catch up and narrow the gap," said Teacher Sun excitedly, his face beaming with joy.
He was used to being observed by students, and seeing this scene, with everyone crowding around him with questions and taking notes, he thought it was yet another group of doctors here for further education.
Professor Wang coughed a few times to cover his embarrassment. He didn’t respond to Teacher Sun’s comments and continued his questioning.
Over the past few days, Teacher Sun was too excited and began to chatter incessantly: "Professor Wang, you really found the right place. You need to study here, from Professor Yang and Professor Ivan. Haven’t you seen their surgeries? They are truly miraculous. This face transplant, look at it, isn’t it incredible? I could never have dreamed of such an outcome. I heard that because of this, Professor Yang was even complained about. Can you believe such injustice?"
Professor Wang coughed a few more times.
"Professor Wang, as peers, you should help each other out, you should support Professor Yang. I don’t know which bunch of bastards, lacking skills themselves, sneak around sabotaging others. I despise such people the most," said Teacher Sun.
Instantly, Professor Wang’s face turned beet red, as red as the roots of his ears. The words of Teacher Sun were like knives, piercing through him.
Seeing Professor Wang’s expression, Professor Li was unsure of what had happened but the situation was obviously awkward. He was at a loss for what to do, so he surreptitiously gestured to Professor Luo to change seats, to move next to him while everyone else was focused on the conversation between Professor Wang and the patient.
"Old Luo, you’re in orthopedics and have also been to the United States for further study. Is that American really from the Special Surgical Hospital in New York?" Professor Li felt it necessary to understand the situation clearly.
Simple-minded Professor Luo nodded: "Little Robert, Director of Sports Medicine at the Special Surgical Hospital in New York, Chairman of the North American Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Association. I’ve seen him a few times; it is truly him. The other is August, the top European expert on the spine. I’ve attended his lectures."
Professor Li took a deep breath, feeling a chill down his spine. It seemed the Comprehensive Surgery Department was a miraculous place. Fortunately, he had always been kind, not offending anyone.
"What do you think of Yang Ping?" Professor Li whispered.
In a low voice, Professor Luo said, "I don’t know about other things, but no one in Orthopedics can match his surgical skills. The surgeries that won him the Golden Knife Award were nothing short of marvelous craftsmanship. And about the new spinal correction technique he invented, I’ve heard that even Xiehe Hospital invited him to give lectures."
"Is this information reliable?"
"Why didn’t you say so earlier?"
"I thought you all knew."
Almost causing a huge blunder, Professor Li, though he looked down on people like Professor Wang, had no intention of causing harm. After some thought, he immediately said, "Professor Wang, we’ve seen the patient; let’s move on to discuss other matters."
At this moment, as the group leader, he needed to step in to change the situation; it couldn’t continue this way.
PS: Over four thousand words, equivalent to two Chapters. Thank you,