Oren Gottfried, MD ✓

@OGdukeneurosurg · Chapel Hill, North Carolina · joined 21 Apr 2012

Neurosurgeon/ Professor at Duke University & TV Producer, Writer, Actor, and Consultant.

240 333Followers

376Following

40 004Posts total

265.3KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

7 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 100K–1M follower range. shown widely, but few of those viewers react.

Median views6 675this account4 256median for 100K–1M

Reach, %2.78%this account1.64%median for 100K–1M

Engagement, %0.27%this account1.36%median for 100K–1M

Metric	This account	Median for 100K–1M	Ratio
Median views per post	6 675	4 256	1.57×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	2.78%	1.64%	1.69×
Engagement rate	0.27%	1.36%	0.20×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

27.2K5 Sep

210.3K6 Sep

4.2K

7.4K

6.7K

5.6K

3.8K

Last 7 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.25%5 Sep

0.39%6 Sep

0.28%

0.18%

0.27%

0.53%

0.26%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 100K–1M accounts is 1.36%.

What the audience does

Likes63.2%741 in total

Reposts3.8%45 in total

Replies10.3%121 in total

Quotes5.6%66 in total

Bookmarks17.0%199 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

Followers by day

6 Sep

Daily snapshots since 06 Sep 2026; the dashed line is the starting count.

Latest posts

What would you do if your boss renamed you based on your race, ethnicity, or appearance, and everyone at work was expected to use that name? During my residency, a surgery chair gave every resident a new first name. Those often-offensive names stuck. We tried to correct him http 3.8K views · 5 likes · 0 reposts · 3 replies 06 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

Not sexy but You can save some lives, just knowing how to do this well. https://t.co/wODKSvNa4H 5.6K views · 26 likes · 2 reposts · 0 replies 06 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

@OGdukeneurosurg Tomato? Pomegranate?? 6.7K views · 17 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 06 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

@OGdukeneurosurg Interesting case. Without more clinical context it’s hard to narrow, but these image-based discussions are great for sharpening pattern recognition. Looking forward to the answer. 7.4K views · 10 likes · 0 reposts · 3 replies 06 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

@OGdukeneurosurg Delicious 4.2K views · 12 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 06 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

Diagnosis? https://t.co/dEKvTEMsfz 210.3K views · 630 likes · 40 reposts · 94 replies 06 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

A brand-new neurosurgery intern bumped me aside and took over while I was obtaining surgical consent from my patient. I was the attending physician. She had no idea. I had choices. My reaction may surprise you. I could have stopped her, introduced myself, or made the hierarchy 27.2K views · 41 likes · 3 reposts · 20 replies 05 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

I thank any of my new or continued followers. I am a humble and small contributor to large well run teams. I value my specific role and I always strive to do the best I can. I feel strongly any personal recognition should instead celebrate the combined efforts of many. Thx, Oren 0 views · 1.8K likes · 114 reposts · 128 replies 29 Apr 2019 · Open on X →