• 31st Birthday

    31st Birthday

    Just like my 30th birthday, my 31st birthday was equally uneventful. I’m wrapping up my first month of thoracic anesthesiology, had Whole Foods for dinner, and watched sports highlights on ESPN’s YouTube channel. 30 was the age when I lived in another city (Boston) for the first time. I completed…

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  • New Shoes – Saucony Kinvara 9

    New Shoes – Saucony Kinvara 9

    After 14 months of wearing my Saucony Peregrine 7’s around the hospital and Boston, they needed to be replaced! I went with a pair of black/gray Saucony Kinvara 9’s!

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  • Places I’ve Visited In Boston

    Places I’ve Visited In Boston

    I wanted to catalog some of the places I’ve visited in Boston over my fellowship training using Google Maps. This will be updated periodically with new venues!

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  • Thank You, Dr. Kretzer

    Thank You, Dr. Kretzer

    Today marks the third anniversary of Dr. Frank Kretzer’s passing, and although I had the privilege of his lectures, teachings, and mentorship throughout medical school, I sincerely miss his humor, enthusiasm, intelligence, kindheartedness, and pursuit of excellence.

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  • Looking Back At 2017

    Looking Back At 2017

    2017 was another great year in my training. I moved to a new city for the first time, completed 50% of my critical care fellowship, turned 30 years old, and am still going strong! It was also the first year where I regularly started writing lessons, doing Instagram Live teaching…

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  • Myers-Briggs Personality Test – INFJ
  • “You’re Going To Stop My Heart?!”

    “You’re Going To Stop My Heart?!”

    Cardiac arrest is one of the most feared complications in medicine as it tends to usually precede death despite appropriate interventions. However, a controlled cardiac arrest is routinely utilized as part of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) to facilitate complex heart and lung surgeries.

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  • Boston’s First Snow 2017

    Boston’s First Snow 2017

    Having lived in Texas for my entire life, snow was hard to come by. Our version of snow started in the sky and became water when it made contact with the ground. Boston’s first snow was this weekend, and to say I was overcome with joy is an understatement.

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  • Sending The Z4 Back Home

    Sending The Z4 Back Home

    Today I shipped my Z4 back to Houston. I realized that although I love joy rides, it’s not a “must” here in Boston due to the extensive public transportation framework. This will save me $300/month… and that’s a lot of coffee! I’m hoping to reunite with my car when I…

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  • BMW Z4 Tow And Repair

    BMW Z4 Tow And Repair

    Since July 20th when I came home from the Harvard Club in Boston, my car has been out of commission likely due to an oil leak. Three months of paying ~$300/month to sit in the garage. Three months. Its taken that long for me to be at home during a weekday…

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