17 tips on how to choose the right doctor
17 tips on How to Choose the Right Doctor
7 reasons why you need a patient advocate
Patient advocate - a individual/organization who helps guide a patient through the healthcare system Two years out of residency and I started noticing a very troubling theme in the health care system I was apart of. Here I was, a doctor who with all the best intentions couldn't do right [...]
True Life: My doctor isn't on social media
4 Days 96 hours 5760 minutes 345600 seconds That is how much time my website was down but it honestly felt like an eternity. I was so excited that day too, I was ready to publish my blog post on Whether your doctor is a good leader and I hit the [...]
Is Your Doctor The Leader You Need and Trust Without Your Health Suffering?
How many times have you ever had to question whether the person in "charge" was the leader they should be? I don't know if you have ever had to experience the above scenario but I have and it's one of the most frustrating feelings. Here you are in a position [...]
Are young physicians better and what the old ones don’t want you to hear
Are young physicians better? I started to lose count the amount of times I heard " Are you my Doctor? Wow you look so young". For my patients seeing a physician under the age of 40 has been quite an adjustment. Many of them go through stages of grief during [...]
Why firing your doctor today may save your life tomorrow
Its a decision that employers have to make and its probably one of the toughest orders to have to hand out to that employee of yours that has been around for a long time, has put in some great work & has some good memories to share but unfortunately for [...]
See why doctors are not as smart as you think
Today as I was scrolling across my timeline I came across a blog post in Forbes Most Doctors who Voted For Trump Don't Want Obamacare Repealed. A quick review of the blog post yielded several important distinctions Over 60% are NOT in favor of completely repealing "Obamacare" Not one of the [...]
Why Medical Students Absolutely Need To Be On Social Media.
I focus on medical students here but honestly there isn't a field anymore where this information doesn't apply. This topic is definitely something I wanted to touch on especially since now I have almost a year under my belt teaching medical students as an attending. In case you might not [...]
15 minutes is way too long for your doctor’s appointment.
The time has come where we really have to have a talk to talk about your doctor's appointment and just why spending 15 minutes with your doctor is a waste of his/hers & your's time. In the video below I am going to go over some important points on why [...]
Five tips that can help save your life at your next doctor's appointment
You want the audio version of my 5 tips NOW?? Get it below “Do you have any questions for me?” That is the question I ask my patients before leaving the exam room because way too often when one of my friends or family members leave their doctor’s [...]