Andy Cruz

Jul 5, 2023 | kevinmd.com | Faith Crittenden |Lauren Joseph |Andy Cruz |Glen Jacobs

“Say her name,” “She didn’t deserve this,” and “The system failed you” were the sentiments expressed on social media by resident physicians and trainees in medicine on the death of Dr. Nakita Mortimer, an advocate, mentor, physician trainee union organizer, and Black woman resident physician who tragically ended her life on May 26, 2023.

Jun 27, 2023 | kevinmd.com | Alexandra Kharazi |Leah Hampson Yoke |Andy Cruz

Limiting beliefs are thoughts that often hold us back from achieving a desired outcome. An example of this is internalizing negative criticism received. Instead of being an opportunity for growth, the dark side of criticism is that it can make us believe we are not talented enough, innovative enough, or qualified enough. That we are not enough. Often, this depends on how and when it is delivered.

Jun 19, 2023 | kevinmd.com | Leslie Mattson |Sophia Zilber |Andy Cruz |Tami Burdick

I never envisioned a business trip could result in a diagnosis of a rare, under-practiced, poorly understood, and emerging chronic inflammatory breast disease affecting 2.4 women per 100,000 and growing. Two months after my return from that business trip, I started experiencing a multitude of symptoms, including breast pain. During a self-breast exam, I discovered a lump. Wasting no time, I called my primary care physician, who ordered both a mammogram and an ultrasound.