Raya E. Kheirbek

Mar 8, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Raya E. Kheirbek |Homer Moutran |Caline El-Khoury |Danielle Wilson

“I could have saved him,” the intensivist murmured, reflecting on a recent patient’s death. His silhouette was framed against the fading evening light that spilled into the ICU. His words, heavy with regret and resignation, floated over the hum of life-sustaining machines, recounting the tale of Caleb Stratford. When Caleb Stratford (not real name), 61, was rushed to the hospital last June, the shock trauma team at the University of Maryland raced against time to save his life.

Feb 29, 2024 | cureus.com | Justin Price |Raya E. Kheirbek

SpecialtyPlease chooseI'm not a medical professional. Allergy and ImmunologyAnatomyAnesthesiologyCardiac/Thoracic/Vascular SurgeryCardiologyCritical CareDentistryDermatologyDiabetes and EndocrinologyEmergency MedicineEpidemiology and Public HealthFamily MedicineForensic MedicineGastroenterologyGeneral PracticeGeneticsGeriatricsHealth PolicyHematologyHIV/AIDSHospital-based MedicineI'm not a medical professional.

Jun 5, 2023 | kevinmd.com | Amanda Xi |Sharona Hoffman |Aaron Morgenstein |Raya E. Kheirbek

Hospitals have the duty to ensure that their physicians are professionally content, both physically and mentally to provide the highest quality of care. But they also have a responsibility to prevent physicians from leaving work for competing institutions. The paradox between the use of restrictive covenants in physicians’ contracts and hospitals’ concerns about physician wellness arises from a tension between two important objectives.