Writing

Hartford Courant

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

When Young Doctors Are On Call The dangers of sleep deprivation in residency training.
(October 8, 2006)
Me, the Boy, His Ribs and the Forceps How I met a very sick teenager.
(August 28, 2005)
The Doctor Calls In Sick Foolish heroism at the hospital.
(April 17, 2005)
Chianti and Humanity When the practice of medicine grows surreal.
(March 20, 2005)
The Imaginary Animals Is it nobler to be a doctor or an artist?
(August 8, 2004)
The Miracle of Trauma Why trauma surgeons do it.
(August 11, 2002)
When It Hit Me Grief in the anatomy lab.
(July 28, 2002)
Rite of Passage How do doctors learn the rectal exam?
(June 30, 2002)
The First Draw Sticking people.
(June 2, 2002)

With virtual lives on the line, simulations help responders assess triage systems. Video games for disaster training.
(Autumn, 2008)
A career fighting infectious disease. From a Navajo reservation to an anthrax attack, this epidemiologist has been there.
(Autumn, 2008)
A primary care physician finds peace of mind in concierge medicine. The future of medicine--or unpardonably elitist?
(Autumn, 2008)
A gastroenterologist moves around the country and into a top job at UCSD. David A. Brenner, M.D., reflects on a future when colonoscopies are no longer bread-and-butter for gastroenterologists.
(Spring, 2008)
Taking the E-ROAD. Many medical students are no longer willing to let medicine take over their lives.
(Autumn, 2007)
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)

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.