he's been in portland since 2012, has georgetown, hopkins, and vandebilt under his belt so he's your pretty typical arrogant surgeon on that front--ego generally earned. he has good hands, he does not have a good bedside manner. such is life. they've almost definitely butted heads a few times but he tends to keep professional squabbles in their place and not take them as personal attacks so he isn't looking to shove a scalpel in anyone's eye out of malice.