# @nickpappasmd on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DbOLR9YumPG
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68298022-nickpappasmd-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/bccd56e40f.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-07-25T15:51:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Nick Pappas, MD (@nickpappasmd) — https://gondola.cc/nickpappasmd

## Caption

Orthopedic surgery for the win! 🥇 🦴

👉 For those wondering, I had planned to go into cardiology at the beginning of medical school but ultimately chose orthopedic surgery (a.k.a. The Way of the Hammer) later in the game 🔨

😷 Don't get me wrong… cardiology is a great field.  In fact, my dad and uncle are cardiologists (now retired). I just couldn't handle the countless hours of rounding in the hospital and super long, detailed progress notes. 

✅ Orthopedics was a better choice for me. “Bone broke, must fix!” is more my style.  Additionally, now I only have to remember one antibiotic and don't have to carry around a stethoscope 🩺 

👉 Fellow healthcare workers, did you change your mind multiple times in school regarding what specialty you ultimately wanted to go into?  Let me know in the comments.

#orthopedics #cardiology #medicalschool #medicalstudent #funny

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## Tags

cardiology, funny, medicalschool, orthopedics, medicalstudent

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