An inside look at the life and thoughts of one general surgeon.
1Jan12
Behind a Surgeon’s Mask
20Nov11
Gratitude Redux
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I want to express my appreciation for many blessings: Family, health, a new community, meaningful work, and sustenance: from the earth, our colleagues, trainees and friends old and new. I am reposting an essay about a how the simple act of daily thanks transformed a man’s life for the better. [...]
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Posted in books, lifestyle modification, narrative
Tagged appreciation, giving thanks, gratitude
Tagged appreciation, giving thanks, gratitude
16Oct11
Help Wanted: DIY Medicine
Do you do-it-yourself? Prefer to avoid doctors? I want to hear from you.
21Aug11
The Outsiders
One of the things that helps adapt to a new environment (read: routinely above 100 this summer) is to immerse one’s self in the culture. Over the last week, we’ve viewed two Tulsa films; one a classic, the other, well, less so. S.E Hinton’s The Outsiders, published in 1967, is set in Tulsa. The 1983 [...]
24Jul11
County [Updated]
Those of you that like to see behind the veil of medical care in the U.S. will enjoy the new book by Dr. David Ansell: County: Life, Death, and Politics at Chicago’s Public Hospital. Ansell began internship at Cook County Hospital in 1978. He stayed there seventeen years. Along the way, he got involved in [...]
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Posted in books, health care reform, hospital care, medical education, narrative
Tagged david ansell, medical memoir
Tagged david ansell, medical memoir