Confirmed with Link: Dr. David Mulder retires, several changes to the medical staff announced

[Koivu11]

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[Seb]

Love him but it was time! Guy was born 11 years after penicillin was discovered.

 

[the]

Finalement esti

 

[red devil]

 

[Team_Spirit]

Please post the meme one last time.

 

[Skip Bayless]

 

[Habitant#1]

Dr Mulder is a general thoracic surgeon (e.g. operates mainly on the abdomen chest) and was more of a figurehead really. He had nothing to do with the day to day regular NHL injuries. He has no orthopaedic expertise or input into management.

He was involved in making sure the Bell Centre had adequate emergency preparation for actual life threatening injuries such as the Trent McCleary throat injury or the Richard Zednik carotid laceration.

He also got involved if players had medical issues that went beyond sports injuries, like Koivu's cancer (though Koivu's cancer treatment did not require surgery AFAIK, surgeons are nearly always involved in cancer care).

EDIT: Dr Mulder is a thoracic surgeon, not a general surgeon.

 

[the valiant effort]

Ding dong!

 

[WeThreeKings]

Thanks for everything Mulder and enjoy retirement.

Past time.

 

[Rapala]

Finalement esti

I thought he would be the first to go. They probably asked for his resignation instead of firing him.

 

[Habs]

lol, 20 years too late

 

[Justin11]

About time.

Enjoy your retirement...

 

[Harry Kakalovich]

The X-Files are over?? Wut???

 

[Scintillating10]

Medical staff made a lot of mistakes last two years. Replacing them slowly but surely

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

I thought for sure he retired like 15 years ago.

 

[JC Superstar]

Along those years, many situations required urgent intervention (Trent McLeary, Richard Zednick, Blake Geoffrion, Lou Fontinato,etc.) and the Habs medical personnel always rose to the occasion. Quite a change from George Vézina and Howie Morenz with the previous personnel.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Dr Mulder is a general surgeon (e.g. operates mainly on the abdomen) and was more of a figurehead really. He had nothing to do with the day to day regular NHL injuries. He has no orthopaedic expertise or input into management.

He was involved in making sure the Bell Centre had adequate emergency preparation for actual life threatening injuries such as the Trent McCleary throat injury or the Richard Zednik carotid laceration.

He also got involved if players had medical issues that went beyond sports injuries, like Koivu's cancer (though Koivu's cancer treatment did not require surgery AFAIK, surgeons are nearly always involved in cancer care).

Yeah, that's relatively what I suspected. I didn't think there was a chance he was still involved in day-to-day operations. He's old as f*** and I imagine it to be a really demanding job.

Medical staff made a lot of mistakes last two years. Replacing them slowly but surely

Doubtful Mulder had anything to do with that (if mistakes were made, which, probably given that people were let go).

 

[LaP]

Love him but it was time! Guy was born 11 years after penicillin was discovered.

There's a rumor his childhood pictures were the first pictures taken using the Autochrome process.

 

[BenchBrawl]

Farewell, Doc!

 

[morhilane]

Good retirement doc! 60 years is quite the feat.

 

[A55P2]

He started with the Habs farm team in 1963. Crazy longevity!

A retirement well deserved.

 

[MasterD]

Dr Mulder is a general surgeon (e.g. operates mainly on the abdomen) and was more of a figurehead really. He had nothing to do with the day to day regular NHL injuries. He has no orthopaedic expertise or input into management.

He was involved in making sure the Bell Centre had adequate emergency preparation for actual life threatening injuries such as the Trent McCleary throat injury or the Richard Zednik carotid laceration.

He also got involved if players had medical issues that went beyond sports injuries, like Koivu's cancer (though Koivu's cancer treatment did not require surgery AFAIK, surgeons are nearly always involved in cancer care).

Pretty sure I read he specialized as a thoracic surgeon, but otherwise you are correct.

 

[The Real Timo]

about what... 20 year past due?

 

[Habitant#1]

Pretty sure I read he specialized as a thoracic surgeon, but otherwise you are correct.

Yes! My bad, not sure how I got general surgeon in my head. I've amended my post!

 

[Habs13]

Nothing against Dr. Fox Molder but yeah, th medical staff needed attention and got it. Well needed.