About this site

I write as SJ (Shelley James) – former medical researcher, current marketer, perpetual pattern spotters.

Surgical Cuts is where I take a knife to systems, politics, healthcare, and business. The essays are sharp, sarcastic, and backed with receipts.

This isn't commentary for the faint of heart. It's footnoted frustration – snark with data stitched in.

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