Writing Samples

Yale Medicine Magazine

When scientists become artists. That microscopic image may be pretty, but is it art?
(Spring, 2009)
Internal medicine continues outreach with focus on "human infrastructure" abroad. Why short stints in the developing world aren't enough.
(Spring, 2009)
Recommendations for rest periods for residents meets with skepticism. Should residents nap while on call?
(Spring, 2009)
As the medical center grows, so grows the city. Fixing the mistakes of urban renewal.
(Winter, 2009)
As doctors hand off patients, miscommunication at sign-outs can cause errors. Efforts are underway to fix that.
(Winter, 2009)
A tortured soul finds redemption in words. How a schizophrenic Yale alum helped shape the Oxford English Dictionary.
(Winter, 2009)
A stroke of luck saves New London patient. What if your doctor examined you by computer? It's already happening.
(Autumn, 2008)
With virtual lives on the line, simulations help responders assess triage systems. How do you decide which victims to rescue first?
(Autumn, 2008)
A career fighting infectious disease. From a Navajo reservation to an anthrax attack, this epidemiologist has been there.
(Autumn, 2008)
From the beautiful to the obscure. The thrilling obscurity of medical jargon.
(Winter, 2004)
‘That college feeling.’ Dorm life has its quirks at the Yale School of Medicine.
(Spring, 2004)

Why the HPV vaccine has stalled.
(March/April 2009)
Killer genes. For some people, brain aneurysms run in the family.
(January/February 2009)

Hartford Courant (Connecticut). “First Opinion,” column appearing biweekly or monthly, on experiences as a medical student and resident. 2002–2007.

Me, the Boy, His Ribs and the Forceps How I met a very sick teenager.
(August 28, 2005)
The Miracle of Trauma Why trauma surgeons do it.
(August 11, 2002)
When It Hit Me Grief in the anatomy lab.
(July 28, 2002)
The First Draw Sticking people.
(June 2, 2002)

Life is With Others: Selected Writings on Child Psychiatry. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2006 Oct;45(10):1266-1267.
The legacy of renowned child psychiatrist Donald J. Cohen, M.D.
Nothing to Hide: Mental Illness in the Family (with Andrés Martin, M.D., M.P.H.). J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2004 Apr;43(4):503-505.
Mentally ill people and their families go public.