HOWARD GOLDSTEIN
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 7/9/2023
The perils of patient portals: lost in translation
My doctor began by stating the purpose of the call—to review my MRI report. I advised that I'd already read the report in MyChart and had a copy in front of me for our collective review. “That shouldn’t happen,” he said. I couldn’t have agreed more. - 5/30/2023
Sorry I can’t take your call, please leave a message
Of cottages, pancreatic cancer and a strange little "phone booth" in the Ontario wilderness. - 5/28/2023
In the afterglow
My barber of more than 40 years asked me whether I missed being a doctor. After a few years in retirement, only now do I feel the loss of what medical practice has meant to me for so long. - 3/7/2023
Three doctors in a waiting room having coffee
Three docs, three bagels, three stories of going from doctor to patient in one fell swoop. - 2/15/2023
Cousin Stan the 'detail man'
I spoke with my cousin, now 85, about his decades as a pharmaceutical sales rep—known in his day as a 'detail man'—and about how the industry is barely recognizable today. - 1/26/2023
Face-time vs. FaceTime
The pandemic left a major gap in the formative education of our medical students, relegating them to a virtual bedside. The core tenets of the classic physical exam: percussion, palpation, auscultation and even inspection were all casualties of virtual medicine. - 12/13/2022
Merry medical memories of the holiday season
Leaving the ice rink a CityTV reporter asked to interview my children. My daughter boldly stepped forward, looking directly into the camera lens said: “I want to wish Merry Christmas to my mummy who’s working in the emergency department tonight.” Not bad for a three-year-old who'd just celebrated Chanukah. - 11/22/2022
Designated survivors
The treasury of knowledge held by doctors who are no longer technically practicing is going terribly overlooked. And in our current crisis, we're not a resource the healthcare system can afford not to use. - 10/30/2022
It’s about time—it’s always about time
The time read 12:45 p.m. on the analog Victorinox watch, the division of the Swiss Army company dedicated to time-keeping. An hour later, the time is still 12:45. - 10/5/2022
A lethal legacy, lost sleep and lessons learned
Part 6: Dr. Goldstein concludes his series on his transition from doctor to patient.
