The Science and Experience of a Pediatric Anesthesiologist.

Charley Knight
Sep 2, 2018 · 5 min read

Parents have a great interest in the size, shape, arrangement, and overall health of their son’s penises. This interest leads Henry Jay Przybylo (otherwise known as Dr. J) to recount in his memoir, Counting Backwards, that a disproportionately large number of cases in his pediatric anesthesiology practice involve young boys and their private parts. Even at a teaching hospital like Dr. J’s, many of these procedures are considered elective. But parents will strive to give their kids any advantage, or avoid any disadvantage, and are willing to pay to…

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