ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 5/31/2023
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. - 5/29/2023
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. - 3/8/2023
Three doctors in a waiting room having coffee
Three docs, three bagels, three stories of going from doctor to patient in one fell swoop. - 2/16/2023
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. - 1/27/2023
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. - 12/14/2022
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. - 11/23/2022
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. - 10/31/2022
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. - 10/6/2022
A lethal legacy, lost sleep and lessons learned
Part 6: Dr. Goldstein concludes his series on his transition from doctor to patient. - 9/29/2022
The patient doctor: Into the gantry
Part 5: Dr. Goldstein shares his transition from doctor to patient in this ongoing series