The seasonal influenza (“flu”) vaccine is recommended for all people ≥ 6 months old who don’t have a contraindication (including pregnant women regardless of…
After 10+ years of asking professors/attending physicians to write letters of recommendation (LOR) for various applications and positions, I have now become the letter…
Nocardiosis is an infection caused by Nocardia – a branching, filamentous, gram-positive bacteria found in the soil and aquatic environment – which becomes airborne…
The mitral valve’s complex geometry is usually described as a “saddle shape”, but I definitely prefer the comparison to Pringles chips! Here’s an illustration…
As a cardiothoracic anesthesiologist, I’m accustomed to meeting patients for the first time less than an hour before large cardiac and thoracic surgeries. During…
Over the course of my training, I’ve taken care of many incarcerated patients in the perioperative and intensive care settings. The overwhelming majority of…