Expert: Ronald Levy, M.D. - 9/22/2009

Question
i need help!!!
when i grow up i wanna be a crime scene investigator but i w=also want to be an anestesiolosit which do you prefer?

Answer
Obviously I prefer anesthesia but I should point out that being a CSI is nothing like what you see on TV. CSIs don't go to the crime scene, collect the data, analyze all themselves with the latest technology and find the crimminal in 24 hrs! Everybody has a specialized role. You have the people who collect data, different people analyze (a specific piece of data), etc. Just the DNA stuff you see on TV is ridiculous. To take a single hair follicle and get usable DNA requires weeks of culturing the sample, etc and often leads to no result. Don't get me wrong, being a CSI is a wonderful career but it is over glamorized with all the TV shows about it.

Ronald Levy, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology
UTMB-Galveston