Tympanoplasty is the name of the surgical procedure I was able to observe in the operating room today. Tympanoplasty is a surgery in which the eardrum is reconstructed. It was so fascinating to be in the operating room and see the procedure on a TV monitor. Most of the time it was pretty quiet in the OR because Dr. McElveen and the nurses needed to focus. However, Dr. McElveen did explain what he was doing when he thought it was important for us to know. We talked to the nurse anesthetist and hopefully we’ll be able to shadow her and continue to observe surgeries.

-Biruk