One of the requirements for our surgery rotation is that we serve two nights on-call. Basically, we choose days where we’re at the hospital for a full 24 hours (though it usually ends up being a bit more than that). I recently completed one of my on-call days and I have to say it wasn’t […]
One Small Thing
I couldn’t believe the story the 22-year-old girl had told me. She had recently moved to the U.S. from the Middle East after being sexually, emotionally, and physically abused in an arranged marriage. She left behind three years of college in her home country where she was studying economics, a subject she was passionate about, to live […]
Bariatric Surgery
Being on the bariatric surgery division really changes your perspective on obesity and ways to combat it. Currently, the indications for bariatric surgery are a BMI > 40, BMI > 35 w/ comorbidities (such as hypertension, diabetes, asthma, etc), and BMI > 30 w/ intractable diabetes and/or metabolic syndrome. In addition, bariatric surgery is indicated […]
