This will be my final president’s column, but be assured I will continue to write my regular column. It goes without saying that this has been quite a year. Our lives were upended in all sorts of unexpected ways. We are thankful for modern...

It goes without saying that the last year has been a real emotional roller coaster ride, increasingly discouraging statistics punctuated by hope inspiring good news. As the pandemic wears on, it is harder to get excited by uplifting news...

It is with great pleasure and humility that I want to thank you for giving me the opportunity and privilege to serve as the President of the Westchester County Medical Society this year. My experience at the Westchester County Medical...

When I started practice, I was given some advice by a senior surgeon: “If you want to build a practice, you need to know the Three A’s: availability, affability, and ability.” I have always tried to keep this advice in mind, and I think it’s timely to...

As a group, we physicians work hard. Some may have a fairly routine schedule with predictable hours and others may have unpredictable hours and schedules; regardless most physicians log in long hours dedicated to work. This often...

How do you quantify and measure the impact of an extra ten minutes spent talking with a patient and his family? A follow-up phone call to check in? Holding a patient’s hand? Asking a patient how their grandchild is doing? Filling up some...