Hardeep Phull

Jul 20, 2024 | oncodaily.com | Hardeep Phull

“A recent article in the Wall Street Journal really hit home for many of us who provide cancer care. Indeed, as an oncologist, I often talk to patients about treatment risks and toxicity of the therapy they are about to embark on. However, in the last few years, I have started to devote just as much time to potential financial toxicity. This is a topic that is often ignored and even stigmatized, to the point that some patients even feel embarrassed to bring it up with their doctors.

May 16, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | Nishant Pandya |Ryan McCormick |Ryan Mccormick |Hardeep Phull |Mohini Dasari

“Any tips on helping him sleep better?”I sat across from a tired mother holding her 7-month-old son who was waking up every three hours to breastfeed overnight. I froze, because I did not have an immediate answer to her question. I could regurgitate the safe sleep guidelines and recite appropriate intervals between feeding to prevent hypoglycemia, but I could tell that was not the guidance she sought. I mumbled something about winding down and keeping a regular schedule.

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.