Being a resident around the holidays is tough. As I drove to work on Thanksgiving Day to start my night-call shift at noon, I dreaded going to work. The extra-long hours required on the general medicine service during the previous month had worn me down. I felt a twinge of resentment about having to be at the hospital while my family, hundreds of miles... »

Earlier this month, we lost a visionary. We lost someone who touched the lives of millions of people around the world. We lost someone who had passion and fearlessness, and a drive for perfection.

Steve Jobs changed my life in several substantial ways. From the MacBooks that allowed my family to stay close via video chat, to the iPod apps that enhanced my... »

This is my last MICU rotation until I’m a third year and while I do enjoy the feeling that I really make a difference in my patients’ lives, I am looking forward to getting away from the intense emotions that go along with the unit.

The other day, we were brought in as consultants for a patient on the oncology floor who had presented from another hospital... »

I’m back to the intensity of the MICU. Between being on night shift and serving my third rotation in the unit, I’ve become increasingly comfortable providing patient care and making critical decisions. More and more I’m taking on new patients and learning from them rather than hiding behind my computer and putting in orders and writing notes.

A large... »

Recently, I was caring for a middle-aged man who presented to the cardiology service with chest pain that turned out to be a heart attack. Because the gentleman had been a kidney transplant recipient, we consulted a renal transplant specialist who recommended acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) as premedication prior to cardiac catheterization. Mucomyst binds... »

I remember the first day I entered the halls of Cleveland Clinic’s J building — home of its Heart and Vascular Institute. With its double-height lobby, walls of windows and art installations that offer color to an otherwise large white space, I felt like I was walking into a grand airport or museum. Inside the J building, cardiologists, cardiothoracic... »

Every morning when I head in to work, I stand outside my apartment building waiting for the silver bus to come by and pick me up. "HealthLine," as the bus is called, is a collaborative effort between Cleveland and its two major hospitals to build up the city. HealthLine is great: it's a hybrid electric bus with its own dedicated traffic lights and... »