Hope6;1381706 wrote: Okay and the answer is..........the surgeon was her mother!

.......its a test to see how you view genders.....if you would consider the doctor could be a woman.
Perhaps the question is a bit misleading in favor of gender role...There are differences of opinion as to whether observed gender differences in behavior and personality characteristics are, at least in part, due to cultural or social factors, and therefore, the product of socialization experiences, or to what extent gender differences are due to biological and physiological differencesGender role - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hope6;1381703 wrote: The old suegeon walks in...
It's always been polite to never call a woman "old" even if it's considered as a simple adjective when used to describe a woman it's immediately derogatory...
Having said that, perhaps it's easier for a sophisticated lady such as yourself to come up with the answer compared to any respectable man that would just as soon be wrong than to ever insinuate that any woman is "old"...It would be rude of us :yh_bigsmi