father's day for physician or nurseDid you forget to buy your doctor or nurse dad a gift for Father’s Day?  Don’t worry, GomerBlog has you covered.  Here’s a last minute gift guide by specialty for all you procrastinators out there.  It’s not too late to make this a Father’s Day he will never forget.

Neurosurgeon Dad Gift: After working 100 hour weeks for the last 20 years, send him a framed picture of yourself to remind him what you look like.

General Surgeon Dad Gift: A set of safety rubber scalpels that can be thrown in the operating room without risk of injury.

Emergency Medicine Dad Gift: A coupon for 1 free no-hassle Cardiology consult.

Cardiology Dad Gift: A coupon for 1 free get out of an ED consult.

Internal Medicine Dad Gift: Socks.  After a 20 year career spent walking around a hospital, your dad’s feet have the texture of sandpaper.  He desperately needs new socks.

Gastroenterology Dad Gift: Draino + Lentil Soup + Prunes + Mexican Food +Curry

Anesthesiology Dad Gift:  A nap, followed by a break, followed by lunch  and then another nap.

ENT Dad Gift: Find the tiniest Lego set out there along with some Sears drills

Ophthalmology Dad Gift: The only thing you can give a guy with a 4-day work week.  A 3-day work week.

OB/GYN Dad gift: A really powerful Dyson vacuum or strong salad tongs capable of picking up whole cantaloupes

Pathology Dad Gift: A large freezer to store meat, ice cream, slides, and blood

Psychiatry Dad Gift: Make him a word salad for dinner.

Neurology Dad Gift: If an MRI machine is out of your price range, you can subtly remind him that he’s the smartest person in the world.

Nurse Dad Gift: A doctor’s stethoscope or a self-cath foley kit to use for those long shifts. Don’t forget the male nurse action figure as that is always a big hit.

Nephrology Dad Gift: Lots of creatine shakes and hotdog buns for a BBQ.  Don’t forget potassium enriched bananas too

Pediatrician Dad Gift: 20 minutes of uninterrupted silence.

Orthopedic Surgeon Dad Gift: A shake weight.  Two shake weights.  Actually, just get him all the shake weights.

Family Medicine Dad Gift: A raise.

Dermatology Dad Gift:  Anything, as long as you pay with cash.

Rheumatology Dad Gift: After nobody else knows what to get your dad for Father’s Day, so just ask him to figure it out.  He’ll know what to do.

Radiologist Dad Gift: Present him with a list of possible gift choices and have him choose the one he thinks might possibly be the right gift. However, don’t rule out any possible gift to present

Infectious Disease Dad Gift: A Personalized 3M N95 Particulate Respirator Mask with 99% Filtration Efficiency.  Or a paperweight.

Urology Dad Gift: Anything other than a sense of humor.  He’s got that covered.  He’s a freaking Urologist.

Dr. Glaucomflecken
Following a successful career as a doctor impersonator, Dr. Glaucomflecken decided to attend a real, accredited medical school and residency program. Now he spends his time treating eyeballs, occasionally forgetting that they belong to an actual human body. Dr. Glaucomflecken specializes in knowing where to look when talking to somebody with a lazy eye. He started writing for GomerBlog after being told to “publish or perish.” Follow me on Twitter @DGlaucomflecken