Wendy was right in some respects, I think. I believe that I am a surgeon deep down; I am impatient, demanding, simple, all with an unshakeable belief in efficiency, in the ability to cure somebody with a stroke of a knife or sizzle of the Bovie. I love anatomy, I like the abdomen, I enjoy the OR. My current attending on Colorectal thinks I am a ( Read more... )

I get these questions all the time, but this set was particularly interesting.

1. You can choose to relive one year of your life. Which? Would you change anything?This one is tough, every year from 2000 until now is worth another chance at. But if I really had to pick only one, I'd relive 2006, from January until December. No other year was as ( Read more... )

GI service comes to an end tomorrow. I'm actually quite bummed, as I'm finally feeling comfortable with my role, with my team, with the material. And once in a while, I have a great day.

Yesterday was one of those days that just sucked. It was an offhand remark that just continued to build throughout the rest of the day, culminating in one of ( Read more... )

The news today ...

The Bush administration on Wednesday rejected key recommendations from a citizens' group asked by Congress to find out people's health care wishes.

Suggestions included guaranteeing health coverage for specific checkups and treatments and protecting consumers from high medical expenses. The group released its report Sept. 29 after ( Read more... )

America 0, Gardasil 0, Cervical Cancer 13,000 annually ( Read more... )