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2 months ago | 
opmed.doximity.com | Priya Rajdev |Bronson Ciavarra |Abraham Kim |Allison Dimsdale
"You really need to get to the gym." My attending yoked upward on the Richardson retractor I was holding. My deltoids were burning and the thick abdominal wall I was pulling on was steadily sinking at a rate inversely correlated with my rising lactate. Trembling as I engaged muscle groups hitherto unknown to me, I did my best to dutifully observe the chief and attending operating peacefully, harmoniously, elegantly, their minds and bodies completely at ease and in flow.
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2 months ago | 
opmed.doximity.com | Bronson Ciavarra |Priya Rajdev |Abraham Kim |Allison Dimsdale
In the ever-evolving landscape of neurosurgery, a pivotal question persists in the minds of patients: "Will I be the same after neurosurgery?" This inquiry delves into the essence of the patient experience, probing the very core of their identity in the face of intricate neurological interventions.
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2 months ago | 
opmed.doximity.com | Abraham Kim |Allison Dimsdale |Erica Leigh Jacovetty |Barbara Lazio
Amid recent years of economic volatility and stagnating pay, financial planning has become increasingly relevant for physicians and other medical professionals looking toward retirement. Among a wide range of options to that end, most clinicians (69%) plan to rely on tax-advantaged accounts such as a 401(k) and other stock investments as their main source of retirement income, according to a Doximity poll.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Samantha Fernandes |Jessica Reeves |Tasia Isbell |Abraham Kim
I see her soul seeping out of her body. I widen my fingers and enlarge my hands to push it back in. However, I cannot get her soul to rejoin her body. My hands return soiled in her blood. This is the recurrent nightmare I have had this year which comes on the heels of failing the Complex Family Planning (CFP) subspecialty board exam.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Jessica Reeves |Samantha Fernandes |Tasia Isbell |Abraham Kim
Regardless of how long you have been in medicine or the role you play on the team, you know things aren’t the way they used to be. How did we get here? We were trained that when we have questions, when we need some perspective or advice, we should go to our leaders for answers or guidance. “Leader” is a broad term and can mean a lot of things; in this case, the leader I suggest we turn to for answers is a non-medical professional.
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Jan 3, 2025 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Abraham Kim
What Percent of Clinicians Attend Their Specialty’s Annual Conference? Eric Winer, MD has attended his specialty’s annual medical conference, ASCO, every year for the past 35 years. As an oncologist, he finds clear potential benefits, from learning about the latest research to connecting with colleagues. But for the broader medical community, are these benefits worth the cost of attending?
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Mustafa Farooq |Milay Luis Lam |Danny Landau |Abraham Kim
As a fourth-year medical student pursuing a neurosurgery residency, I've been fortunate to learn under the guidance of incredible mentors in academic neurosurgery. However, I've also come to realize that much of what I have learned extends beyond textbooks, lectures, or even the OR itself. There is a "hidden curriculum" in neurosurgery — a set of unspoken expectations and values that shape the training environment and the future of those of us eager to join this specialty.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Milay Luis Lam |Mustafa Farooq |Danny Landau |Abraham Kim
I joined the Obesity Society in 2013 while I was a resident. The previous year hailed the approval of the combination medication topiramate/phentermine, which was the first new obesity medication approved in many years. Before that, orlistat was the only approved treatment for long-term management. This approval opened a new era for obesity medicine and offered hope to many individuals.
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Jun 20, 2024 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Ryan Richman |Ashna Jain |Abraham Kim
Why AI Won’t Replace Physicians Any Time Soon (or, The Value of Being There in Person)There’s a patient who comes to see me every week. Every time we part ways, I say, “OK Susan! See you in a month!” But inevitably, she’ll call on a morning when she knows I’m in the office and my staff will fit her in. She likes to tell me about what she did with her granddaughter that week. She doesn’t have anything terribly wrong with her. She just wants some reassurance.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Ryan Richman |Ashna Jain |Abraham Kim |Michaela Barry
Unless you’re from a very specific geographic region, the name New York probably conjures images of skyscrapers, subways, restaurants, and a city that never sleeps. Also traffic, walls of odd smells, and rats scurrying around piles of sidewalk garbage. All these pictures are accurate, but forget that New York isn’t just New York City, but a whole state, which features trees, beaches, and farms.
