COVID UNIT

by | Nov 30, 2020 | Uncategorized

On November 30th, 2020, according to the CDC tracker the total number of COVID-19 cases in the USA is 13, 295 605, new case per 100k in the last 7 days are 48.9, and 266,051 total deaths.  I am a critical care doc. I am at the frontlines of this pandemic, in a...

Lung Cancer Screening Explained By A Pulmonologist

by | Oct 29, 2020 | Uncategorized

Lung cancer screening is a process that is used to detect the presence of lung cancer in otherwise healthy people at high risk for cancer. In 2020, 229,000 people will be diagnosed with lung cancer and 136,000 people will die from the disease making it the leading...

When Physicians Get Sick

by | Sep 2, 2020 | Uncategorized

Physicians are natural caregivers. We are in-tune with the needs of our patients, often to the detriment of our own health. It is a rite of passage during medical school to stand in for lengthy eight to ten-hour surgeries, as retractor holders, keeping the surgical...

A Physician’s Convoluted FMLA Journey

by | Aug 1, 2020 | Uncategorized

I have dealt with unstable knees since childhood. In December 2019, I noticed knee swelling, which would improve with rest. This flare-up was not unusual, except that the swelling and pain gradually became a routine fixture in my life. This was still pre-COVID,...