Joan Naidorf

2 months ago | kevinmd.com | Damane Zehra |Ami Shah |Howard Smith |Joan Naidorf

It was a Sunday, and the day was bright and sunny. I was the only doctor on duty in the emergency room that day. On Sundays, our hospital typically has only a few staff members present, as most are off for the holiday except for those who are on call. Interestingly, there were only two patients in the ward that day. All the other patients had been discharged.

Jan 24, 2025 | kevinmd.com | Joan Naidorf |Eric Beam |Adam J. Milam |Rachel Fogel

Journalist Te-Ping Chen wrote about the nature of a physician’s career in a recent featured article in The Wall Street Journal where older physicians criticize the younger generation as being less committed to their patients. The article is titled: “Young Doctors Want Work-Life Balance.

Nov 30, 2024 | medium.com | Joan Naidorf

Yes, one person at a timeJoan Naidorf·FollowPublished inModern Women·6 min read·--Cover photo by Joan NaidorfAdding to my modest resume of published works are two chapter that I wrote for a new emergency medicine text that was published in the summer of 2024. The editors put out a request for contributors to An Emergency Physician’s Path: What to Expect After an Emergency Medicine Residency (Springer) and I answered the call.

Oct 22, 2024 | medium.com | Joan Naidorf

Visiting the Elizabeth Seton Children’s Rehabilitation CenterJoan Naidorf·FollowPublished inModern Women·4 min read·--Photo by National Cancer Institute on UnsplashAbout twenty miles north of midtown Manhattan but literally, a world away, is the Elizabeth Seton Children’s Rehabilitation Center in White Plains, NY. Indeed, it is a magical world where severely disabled children come for education, medical care, and several forms of therapy.

Jul 31, 2024 | medium.com | Joan Naidorf

I met a lady named Phyllis on a recent trip abroad. When I mentioned that I am a physician, she wanted some advice on a result of a laboratory report posted directly into her medical record. She and her husband became quite alarmed when the result of her urine culture reported "ESBL" bacteria. They looked up that term and read scary words like sepsis and hospitalization. Before being able to reach her doctor, these people were understandably anxious and frightened.