Medicine Is a Team Sport: What Decades in the ER Taught Me About Trust and Leadership
No One Saves a Life Alone When people picture an emergency room, they often imagine one doctor standing over a patient making life-saving decisions. Television has helped create that image, but it is far from reality. During my career in emergency medicine, I learned that the best patient care is never the result of one […]
What Martial Arts Teaches About Lifelong Learning and Humility
There are things in life that you think you understand until you actually step into them. For me, emergency medicine was one of those things, and martial arts was another. Both demanded discipline, patience, and a willingness to accept that you are never really finished learning. The difference is that martial arts stays with you […]
The Art of Staying Calm During Medical Crises
The Emergency Room Teaches You Quickly One of the first things you learn in emergency medicine is that panic spreads fast. If the physician loses composure, the entire room feels it. Nurses feel it. Staff feel it. Families feel it. Most importantly, patients feel it. Over my career in emergency medicine, I worked through trauma […]
Lessons Learned Serving as a Physician for the U.S. Boxing Program
Stepping Into a Different World of Medicine When people hear that I served as a physician for the U.S. Boxing Program, they often picture bright lights, championship fights, and famous athletes. Those moments certainly existed, but what I remember most is the responsibility that came with caring for athletes who put everything on the line […]