Our goal at my New York practice is obviously NOT to make headlines, but to give you the best possible care. We have a multi-pronged system to ensure that we operate on the correct limb on the day of surgery, which I outline below. Step 1: Informed Consent It starts with the consent. Informed consent … Read more
One of the most interesting parts of my job is that I get to interact with so many different types of people on a regular basis. Their different personality types color many of the decisions we make in the office more than most people realize.
When you are studying to be a doctor, much of the initial schooling focuses on the hard sciences: anatomy, physiology, biochemistry. But once you get through that and are a practicing professional, you find that the emphasis shifts significantly.
What a Large-Scale Study of Older Adults Found A recent study of over 1600 men and women in their 70’s and 80’s with mostly sedentary lifestyles aimed to examine whether a basic exercise program focused on lower body strength could help to maintain independent walking status in older adults. How the Exercise Program Was Structured … Read more
The ER staff who gave me her initial story told me that they thought she was a bit incoherent when she came to the hospital. In fact she admitted to drinking a “glass of bourbon” on the night that she fell and injured her hip. I can tell you from experience that when a patient … Read more
I think both doctors and patients use them, but in different ways. How Patients Judge Competence I was thinking about shortcuts that patients use to help them decide on whether their doctor is competent or not. This is different from how they choose their doctors — that’s another topic. I mean after the patient has … Read more