What your patient got from ChatGPT before their clinic appointment

ChatGPT-5 reproduces AO Spine DCM guidelines accurately for clinicians. For patients, it loses critical clinical details and consistently exceeds recommended reading levels — even when explicitly asked to simplify. This has implications for consent.

Claude vs ChatGPT vs Gemini vs Grok: a surgeon’s honest comparison

A closer look at the evidence. I used ChatGPT for about eight months before I switched. I’m not evangelical about it — plenty of people use ChatGPT well — but there were a few things that happened in quick succession that made me want to reassess, and once I looked properly, I didn’t go back. … Read more

Should I pay for Claude? Making sense of AI tiers

Practical. No hype. Most surgeons who ask me about AI assume the expensive tier is the right starting point. It usually isn’t. I made the same mistake: I paid for the top option before I understood what I actually needed. This post is the answer I wish I’d had before I spent any money. The … Read more