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Confidence Without Wisdom: The Dunning-Kruger Problem in Modern Surgery.

Dimitrios Moris1,2, Emmanouil Giorgakis3

  • 1Surgery, Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., USA.

Cureus
|February 24, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Miscaligned surgical confidence, not an individual flaw, risks patient safety. Understanding its evolution and recalibration is key for professional growth and ethical decision-making in surgery.

Keywords:
cognitive biasconfidence leveldunning-kruger effectself-assessmentsurgical judgment

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