Christopher Bondoc

May 6, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | Sylvia E. Rosas |Hardeep Phull |Teresa Samson |Christopher Bondoc

Dr. Sylvia Rosas is a nephrologist and epidemiologist at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, MA. She is the Director of the Latino Kidney Clinic and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She also is a nephrologist at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and currently sits as the President of the National Kidney Foundation.

May 6, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | Teresa Samson |Hardeep Phull |Christopher Bondoc |Rohana Motley White

During my first year of medical school, I remember being shocked as I learned that certain ZIP codes of San Antonio were associated with a 20-year shorter life expectancy. At the time, my medical school had us making quarterly visits to the homes of underserved families. During these visits, we would chat with families about their lives with the goal of discerning their social determinants of health. Our family included a mother and father with several children.

May 6, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | Hardeep Phull |Teresa Samson |Christopher Bondoc |Rohana Motley White

Oncologists and oncology professionals possess some of the highest levels of empathy, humanity, and emotional intelligence that I have witnessed in clinical practice. We see some of the sickest patients in emotionally draining circumstances during one of the most vulnerable moments of an individual’s life.

Apr 25, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | Brian B Gilmer |Christopher Bondoc |Rohana Motley White |Amit Phull

Time Does Not Heal All WoundsOnce in a while, I have to confess to a patient, “I do not actually know why you are hurting.” I’ve learned to always frame this conversation as my shortcoming. Still, it is not completely honest because the phrase has two meanings. First, there is, “I don’t understand the mechanics of what is happening here.” Usually there is an injury that makes sense, a bone contusion, for example, but the patient’s response does not fit the typical pattern.