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84 CMO / CARE DELIVERY This Patient Tattooed a Hospital's Slogan and Physician's Initials on His Chest By Erin Dietsche B ecause 56-year-old Brian Andrianos has heart prob- lems, diabetes and high blood pressure, he's more than used to being in Syracuse, N.Y.-based Crouse Hospital's emergency room, according to Syracuse.com. When his physician of 25 years, Mark Erlebacher, MD, jok- ingly suggested he get a hospital-related tattoo because of his frequent visits, Mr. Andrianos took his words to heart and did just that. He headed to Liverpool, N.Y.-based Dawn of Time Tat- too and asked for Crouse Hospital's slogan, "Take me to Crouse," tattooed on his chest. He also capitalized the let- ters "m" and "e" in "me" and put them in black to represent Dr. Erlebacher's initials. "I really feel without his guidance and help, I would be just dirt these days," said Mr. Andrianos, who has nine other tat- toos. "The tattoo was really more about my doctor and the bond we have." Dr. Erlebacher was certainly in for a surprise when he saw the tattoo — in fact, he said he nearly fainted. "It was still fresh and had inflammation around the letters," Dr. Erlebacher said, according to the report. "My first thought was, 'Oh my God, what have I done?'" But after the initial shock wore off, he emphasized how happy he is to have a patient as grate- ful as Mr. Andrianos. But the shock hasn't worn off with everybody. Nearly every time he's in the Crouse ER, a nurse typically asks if she can bring in other nurses to look at the tattoo. The tattoo remains a not-so-subtle sign of Mr. Andrianos' loyalty to Crouse. When he went to Syracuse, N.Y.-based St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center for open heart and back surgeries, staff members told him he should get a St. Jo- seph's tattoo, too. "It got to be a running joke," Mr. Andri- anos said, according to the report. "I should have charged people to come in and look at my tattoo." n Allergy/Immunology Compensation: $294,245 wRVU: 4,216 Anesthesiology Compensation: $416,563 wRVU: 10,891 Cardiology – General Compensation: $483,653 wRVU: 7,413 Cardiology – Cath Lab Compensation: $584,118 wRVU: 9,218 Cardiac/oracic Surgery Compensation: $645,112 wRVU: 10,072 Dermatology Compensation: $434,520 wRVU: 7,329 Diagnostic Radiology (MD Non-Interventional) Compensation: $490,399 wRVU: 8,907 Emergency Medicine Compensation: $355,280 wRVU: 6,906 Endocrinology Compensation: $242,202 wRVU: 4,677 Family Medicine Compensation: $234,706 wRVU: 4,908 Gastroenterology Compensation: $505,194 wRVU: 8,264 General Surgery Compensation: $413,824 wRVU: 6,736 Hematology and Medical Oncology Compensation: $416,738 wRVU: 4,788 Hospitalist – Internal Medicine Compensation: $275,363 wRVU: 4,279 Hypertension and Nephrology Compensation: $329,750 wRVU: 7,133 Infectious Disease Compensation: $261,630 wRVU: 4,780 Internal Medicine Compensation: $249,588 wRVU: 4,891 Neurology Compensation: $284,751 wRVU: 4,737 OB/GYN – General Compensation: $333,231 wRVU: 6,853 Ophthalmology Compensation: $385,149 wRVU: 8,711 Orthopedic Surgery Compensation: $582,056 wRVU: 7,848 Otolaryngology Compensation: $419,818 wRVU: 6,903 Pediatrics & Adolescent – General Compensation: $235,257 wRVU: 5,299 Psychiatry Compensation: $254,942 wRVU: 4,079 Pulmonary Disease (without Critical Care) Compensation: $352,462 wRVU: 5,768 Rheumatologic Disease Compensation: $251,913 wRVU: 4,821 Urgent Care Compensation: $264,197 wRVU: 4,910 Urology Compensation: $441,836 wRVU: 7,649 n