I had the privilege to present the keynote address at the Syrian American Medical Society’s 7th National Symposium in Orlando on February 17. Founded in 2007, SAMS is a global medical relief organization providing excellent medical care to patients in need in Syria,...
This spring, I will publish my third nonfiction book, “ChatGPT, MD,” which explores the immense changes that generative AI will bring to healthcare. It is my prediction—based on robust data and compelling evidence—that generative AI technologies like ChatGPT will...
The InnovatorMD Global Summit 2024, January 11-13, is the largest physician innovation event in the country with a prestigious line-up of speakers, including colleagues like Amanda Goltz from AWS Healthcare at Amazon and Harvey Castro, MD, author of several books on...
Whether we recognize it or not, all doctors adhere to a set of unwritten, unspoken rules that dictate the “right way” to act and heavily influence our behavior. These rules aren’t taught in textbooks or in lecture halls. They are observed and subconsciously absorbed...
The theme of this year’s virtual Lifestyle Medicine Summit is “Evidence-Based Chronic Disease Solutions That Work.” The 10-day annual event, hosted by the passionate and dedicated Johannes R. Fisslinger, features nearly 40 presentations and panels with an estimated...
At the Children’s National Hospital Grand Rounds in Washington, D.C., I had the opportunity to deliver the Annual Holbrook Lecture. There, I embarked on a journey through time, tracing the evolution of knowledge dissemination through to the transformative power of...
Founded a century ago in 1922, PEN America (the abbreviation short for “Poets, Essayists and Novelists”) champions the freedom to write, and the power of writing to change minds—and even the world. Literary greats Eugene O’Neill and Robert Frost were among the...
Thirteen years have passed since President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, our nation’s last significant piece of healthcare legislation. Though the landmark law helped reduce the number of uninsured Americans and expanded Medicaid in many states, the bigger...
U.S. healthcare costs are rising rapidly while American life expectancy has remained stagnant for two decades. Businesses are facing greater economic pressures and looking for ways to flatten the rate of healthcare cost inflation. As a result, more and more...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1670775877867{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}"]The following is an exclusive excerpt from the book "Uncaring: How the Culture of Medicine Kills Doctors & Patients," which is available in audio book, ebook and...