Leonard Wang

3 weeks ago | kevinmd.com | Ryan Velandria McCarthy |Ryan Mccarthy |Leonard Wang |Denise Reich |Michael McGuire

“I will catch you on the flip side,” I said these words as I planted a kiss on Laura’s clammy forehead. I instinctively knew this would be the last time I spoke with her. I walked around the foot of her hospital bed to Sherry and told her not to get up as I bent over and gave her a big hug, the kind where I buried my face in her sweater. I smelled her laundry detergent, and she cried and shook in my arms.

3 weeks ago | kevinmd.com | Diane W. Shannon |Casey P. Schukow |Leonard Wang |Sarah Murad

I’ve had a few moments in my life where time seems to stand still. I’m not talking about being in the flow of creativity or about a near-death experience. I’m referring to those times where a sudden realization makes you reconsider how you’ve viewed yourself or your life in fundamental ways. After leaving clinical practice, I was dogged by guilt and shame for at least a decade. I viewed my choice as proof of weakness, that I “couldn’t hack” being a doctor.

1 month ago | kevinmd.com | Neil H. Baum |Leonard Wang |Denise Reich |Michael McGuire

I was scheduled to see a prominent federal judge in my office at 9:00 a.m. The judge requested the first appointment of the day and expected to be seen promptly at 9:00 a.m. I had an emergency providing care for a patient in clot retention. As a result, I was not able to see him at the designated time. At 9:15 a.m., he approached the desk and asked when he would be seen. The judge was told that I was taking care of an emergency, and he said he couldn’t wait any longer.

2 months ago | kevinmd.com | Francisco Torres |Leonard Wang |Michele Luckenbaugh |Carol Ewig

Recently, I found myself in need of surgery, a situation I had not faced in many years. The vulnerability I experienced as a patient was more intense than I ever anticipated. Despite my role as a doctor who often considers patients’ emotional well-being, I felt this. This experience brought me face-to-face with the emotional challenges that patients face in a new way. This perspective is crucial for all health care professionals to understand fully.

Mar 16, 2025 | kevinmd.com | Blake Walker |Akshat Jain |Michael McGuire |Leonard Wang

Most provider groups are not optimized to manage patient billing, and it’s breaking the bank. The problem often starts with the EHR systems that they have adopted, which are designed with insurance reimbursement as the priority, not the patient experience in mind. For decades, providers operated in a world where the vast majority of their revenue came from insurance reimbursements. For most provider groups, patient billing was an afterthought.