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)
Yale Alumni Magazine
- 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
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)
Reviews
- 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.
