When I started practicing medicine more than thirty years ago, I believed the system was imperfect…
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Meeting transgender patients with compassion and equity in health care [PODCAST]
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A surgeon's view on RVUs and moral injury
For over forty years, I worked as a general and vascular surgeon. For the last ten…
The weight of genetic testing in a family
An excerpt from Held Together: A Shared Memoir of Motherhood, Medicine, and Imperfect Love. Scott and…
Love and loss in the oncology ward
In the quiet moments of illness, I witness love and loss unfold. I usually place the…
The timeless art of diagnostic reasoning
The patient was in her forties. She experienced chest pain, but it did not appear to…
The hypocrisy of insurance referral mandates
Every week, I see patients not because they need to, but because their insurance company says…
Global surgery needs advocates, not just evidence
In the world of global surgery, progress is a word we love to repeat. Since 2015,…
Innovations and barriers in colorectal cancer screening strategies [PODCAST]
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Why doctors are losing the health care culture war
The interview ends. The line goes dead. A senior CDC official has resigned, not because the…