Perle Feldman
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 7/22/2026
In memory of Dr. Apostolos Papageorgiou: A teacher who helped me become who I am
‘How are the babies?’ he would ask in a gentle voice. ‘Are they all breathing?’ - 7/15/2026
Stop, look, listen is our stop, drop and roll
How to put out fires in medicine that stem from poor communication. - 5/25/2026
A preferred death
The Jacksons lived in a veteran's apartment building not far from my office. Mr. Jackson sat in his big armchair where he was tied by his oxygen tank and nasal prongs. His skin was abnormally smooth because of his disease. - 5/25/2026
A question of pressure
Sometimes knowing a patient for years and years can gum up the works when figuring out a puzzling diagnosis. - 5/14/2026
Going through withdrawal
I honestly never want to do clinical medicine again. If I never have to read a new guideline it will be too soon, but I do miss the rush medicine used to give me. - 4/13/2026
People knew I was going to medical school before I did
This, my long and fulfilling career, was not an inevitability—but really the result of a chance meeting, a mentoring relationship and luck. - 3/15/2026
Cultural differences in the ER
Working in the small-town atmosphere of the Jewish community in Montreal. - 2/25/2026
Why are we so hooked on storytelling now?
Many organizations and governments are invested in the idea of physicians as commodi-ties, as interchangeable parts of a plug-and-play medical machine. - 1/22/2026
A real head case
‘I’m worried Dr. Perle,’ my patient said gravely. This was unlike her; she was usually a very tough and stoic customer. ‘What’s wrong?’ I asked. - 1/8/2026
Locker-room talk
After 40 years of giving advice professionally it has become something that I cannot turn off.
