The Tattooed Doctor

Posted by Alex in Tattoo, Etc. on September 23, 2007 at 2:07 pm


JTPednaud’s recent post on Neatorama about "Zombie," a young Montreal gentleman with radical full-face skull tattoo, and the comments in that post reminds me of INKED Inc., a project by (tattooed) photographer and corporate lawyer Dave Kimelberg.

Dave wanted to show how "the once-derided tattoo is quickly gaining popularity within corporate and professional America, a stronghold of conventionality."

The photo above is of Dr. Dave, a medical doctor with private general medicine practice in New York City:

Many of Dr. Dave’s tattoos have a medical theme. A caduceus, the symbol of medicine, sits on his right arm – although a woman replaces the traditional staff. The letters "MD" are tattoed on his back, while a skull with a red medical cross (the symbol of Dr. Dave’s motorcycle club of health professionals) decorates his left shoulder.

This doctor does have full sleeves.

Porfolio [Flash] | Link to INKED Inc.’s website


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13 comments to "The Tattooed Doctor"

  1. L
    September 23rd, 2007 at 2:13 pm

    He'd have a hard time practicing in Britain. I heard they've banned long sleeves for "health reasons".

  2. lynne
    September 23rd, 2007 at 3:52 pm

    Apparently so,but I doubt if a good doctor would be discriminated against because of his skin illustration ,as long as the tattoos themselves weren't offensive against any particular person or group of people.
    I think he looks fabulous!

  3. Carl Huber
    September 23rd, 2007 at 6:15 pm

    Unemployable!

    Oh wait...

  4. The Slapster
    September 23rd, 2007 at 8:49 pm

    If he pays more attention to patients than my general practitioner, who hardly has 3 minutes to spare even after I've waited 45 minutes in a dingy lobby, he's fine by me! God, you gotta love the American healthcare system.

  5. Miss Cellania
    September 23rd, 2007 at 9:27 pm

    The material is interesting, but the flash website is very annoying to navigate.

  6. Ben
    September 24th, 2007 at 5:09 am

    I hope it's not a Caduceus as that would be incorrect being the Greek symbol of commerce.
    The medical symbol is in fact the rod of Asclepius, which has 1 snake rather than 2.
    Trauma Center made the same mistake by naming the organisation Caduceus.
    2 fun facts for today...

  7. Chris
    September 24th, 2007 at 1:54 pm

    my schyzophrenic tendencis have real problems dealing with this picture!

  8. Simon
    September 25th, 2007 at 2:05 pm

    Not sure where Ben got his information. My Merriam-Webster specifically lists this as the definition of caduceus (I point specifically to def #2):

    1. the symbolic staff of a herald; specifically : a representation of a staff with two entwined snakes and two wings at the top
    2 : an insignia bearing a caduceus and symbolizing a physician

  9. jrock
    May 7th, 2008 at 9:58 pm

    man i wish i can have a high payin job and be tatted imma try thats my goal

  10. Becky
    June 6th, 2008 at 9:15 pm

    i would actually be cool with an inked doctor ~ i think that it shows signs of intelligence for him. . . creative, individual, artisitic, free thinking. i would love a doctor that thinks outside of the box.

  11. fredrikor
    October 25th, 2008 at 5:41 pm

    Simon, Ben is referring to the fact that the cadaceus is the symbol of the greek god Hermes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermes). The rod of Asclepius is "the original medical symbol" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asclepius).

    See http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/5121716 for details.

    In summary, both are symbols of medicine today. But, the cadaceus is only a symbol of medicine due to someone in the US Army medical department messing up back in 1902.

  12. shep
    January 5th, 2009 at 12:44 am

    and my mom always tell's me that ill never be able to be anything important because of all my tattoo's.... i got to show her this thow..... tahts whats up...bro...

  13. calvin
    February 26th, 2009 at 11:37 am

    im a pre-med student at the university of miami and got my first tattoo in december 08, and plan to get several more. my parents were so dissapointed saying that how can i be a doctor now. tattoos are associated with negative perceptions in society but i think if you can hide them under your sleeves and pants hey who cares, and i really admire those who get good looking tattoos because it expresses who you are. I dont think i will get that many but at least on my upper half of my arms. So hey i guess i wont be discriminated for being a doc with tats. my philosphy is you live only once so enjoy and do whatever the hell you want to do


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