A scoliosis surgery. Surgeon earned $8,016. The assistant standing next to him got $196,566. That is a 24x multiple in favor of the person holding the retractor.
It is not a one-off. Texas prostatectomy: surgeon $1,843, assistant $50,456. NJ breast reconstruction: surgeon $2,707, assistant $111,000. Same law, same arbitration channel, same result.
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