Physician at Work

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Marie-Louise Landry, MD: Advancing care from the lab New therapies in the ’80s changed her career path.	April 2013
Christian Pettker, MD: Delivering babies in the early morning The work can be stressful, but often it’s wonderful.	February 2013
Lydia Barakat, MD: Making a difference for HIV patients Clinic director was inspired by her own pediatrician.	December 2012
Sanjay Kulkarni, MD: Surgery is lifesaving, emotional Transplant doctor finds a powerful skill can be humbling.	November 2012
James Yu, MD: Blending high-tech and compassionate care He, learned early that good care goes beyond treatment.	October 2012
Daniel Boffa, MD: Surgery is about solving problems He finds success as a thoracic surgeon is in the details.	August 2012
Kimberly Davis, MD: The intense life of a trauma surgeon Life in such a high stakes job can be personally challenging.	July 2012
Andrea Asnes, MD: Evidence-based approach to child abuse Each new diagnosis takes knowledge, experience, wisdom and time	May 2012
Deborah Proctor, MD: Mixing compassionate care with charity She has traveled a dozen times to Honduras to help the poorest patients	April 2012
Joseph Schindler, MD: Working rapidly to treat strokes Treatments usually work best for patients who know the symptoms and respond.	March 2012
Farzana Pashankar, MD: Treating sickle cell and cancer patients She provides compassionate care while seeking out better treatments for patients.	March 2012
Harry Aslanian, MD: Using endoscopy for better outcomes For this gastroenterologist and his colleagues, it can mean treating cancer sooner.	January 2012
Marie Egan, MD: Taking control of your cystic fibrosis Early identification, aggressive care are helping children live well into adulthood.	December 2011
Peter Marshall, MD: Tipping the balance in critical care Medical advances such as therapeutic hypothermia are helping critically ill patients	October 2011
Derek Steinbacher, MD: Life-changing craniofacial procedures For patients, these surgeries are improving structural defects, appearance and quality of life.	September 2011
Liane Philpotts, MD: Breast radiologist mixes warmth, skill Her latest tool is tomosynthesis, a technological advance that can detect cancers that might be missed.	August 2011
Joseph Akar, MD : Fixing heart rhythm takes fine skill Ablation for atrial fibrillation may take great skill and precision, but for many patients it’s the best solution.	July 2011
Nina Kadan-Lottick, MD : Care when the cancer is gone While more children with cancer are surviving, follow-up is key to avoiding other health problems as they grow older.	June 2011
Miguel Materin, MD: An eye doctor who saves lives While the opthalmologist’s first goal is preserve vision, Miguel Materin, MD, makes life-or-death treatment decisions.	April 2011
Karen Santucci, MD: A passion for emergency care As medical director and section chief of pediatric emergency medicine, Dr. Santucci treats patients, mentors students, residents and fellows, and administers the ED.	January 2011

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