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,...

How Should Women Be Treated?

by | Jul 29, 2020 | Uncategorized

Women have been around as long as men. There are approximately as many women in this world as there are men. Then why is ‘how should women be treated’ still a mystery and a topic that requires attention? I don’t have answers to these questions. But I do have a few...

A Pulmonologist’s COVID Diary

by | Jul 7, 2020 | Uncategorized

June 25 – Like most physicians, I am bad at scheduling my own doctors visit. This year, despite COVID craziness, I had made an appointment with a new PCP to get Singulair refills (my allergies were a killer and a drippy nose behind an N95 is no joke). I LOVED my...