I am at that stage of my career that I often reflect back on its course. All and all, I have few regrets. It has been a very satisfying journey and I am still jolted from time to time with a new fact or a disorder I am finally seeing for the first time...

The following is the departing speech of the outgoing President of the WCMS , Bruce Molinelli MD FACS, delivered at the Annual Meeting on June 8, 2023....

I recently participated in this year’s House of Delegates meeting. It was my first time serving as a delegate and it was quite an experience. It was a good feeling to be in a large space with some 300 of my colleagues as we patiently slogged...

It is a dictum in primary care pediatrics that one should expect the common, but keep an eagle eye out for the unexpected. Also, we need to recognize that the rare often comes in cloaked in the various garbs of the quotidian ills...

I was greatly saddened to hear of the untimely death of Dr. Paul Farmer at age 62. I first learned about him when I read “Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World” by Tracy Kidder...

My wife has often accused me of being a news junky. Guilty as charged! I give the New York Times a thorough read each day as I eat lunch. In addition, I listen to Morning Joe each morning while eating breakfast. Yes, I know that labels...

To get to Katonah, a small village in Northern Westchester, from New York City, one can take the train as so many have done since rail service was first established in the 1850’s. Getting off the train from New York, one crosses over...

I have been a doctor for almost 40 years. Along the way, I have treated and diagnosed thousands of diseases and conditions. It is very satisfying and I don’t mind seeing the same maladies over and over again. The way I look at it, each...

It is strange to refer to early July of this year as a halcyon period, less than three months ago, but add that to the list of strange unbelievable things of the COVID era. My wife and I were feeling buoyed by the increasingly warm weather...

Merriam-Webster defines “hero” as “a person who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities.” There is no question that physicians have earned that accolade over the past 18 months. Seemingly overnight, physicians were called on...