Op-Ed

By far, one of my favorite aspects of medicine is its progression towards speed and accuracy. A full genome can be sequenced for the…

The angels were nowhere to be found that evening—abandoning their posts in the forests and galaxies, trusting the stars to stay in place for…

Sometimes a patient ‘introduces’ themselves before you even see them. From where we were in the hallway of Banner University’s cardiac floor, a resounding…

Neurology. I knew I was going to be a neurologist when I entered medical school. Nah, surgeon. After my surgery rotation, I was sure…

Or Blue-green. The exact color of the hospital-issued scrubs are not as relevant as their purpose: to prevent eye strain (as opposed to the…

Edvard Munch – Vampire (1895) At the start of my fourth year of medical school, I arrived at the hospital uncaffeinated, hungry, thirsty, and…

We learn a lot from what we see. We invent visual modalities that capture our surroundings, converting them into numbers to be shared and…

Every May, Skin Cancer Awareness Month reminds us that the sun can be both life-giving and life-threatening. But here in Arizona, where there are…