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  • 9/16/2022

    The patient doctor: Marcy beaucoup

    Part 3: Dr. Goldstein shares his transition from doctor to patient in this ongoing series
  • 9/9/2022

    The patient doctor: In the wee small hours

    Part 2: Dr. Goldstein shares his transition from doctor to patient in this ongoing series
  • 9/1/2022

    The patient doctor: So it begins

    Part 1: Dr. Goldstein shares his transition from doctor to patient in this ongoing series
  • 5/27/2022

    Musings from the magic chair

    In some truly meditative musings, Dr. Howard Goldstein reflects on continuity and change in the context of his beloved cottage getaway.
  • 5/12/2022

    Six hundred weekends

    Now retired, Dr. Howard Goldstein reflects on how insufficient the weekends felt during his medical career, and what he plans to do with the precious opportunity of time
  • 4/7/2022

    Just the fax, ma’am

    My solo GP practice was supported by the basic fundamentals of electronic facilitation. Billing, of course, reconciliation, appointment scheduling but, not EMR. Lab requisitioning, imaging both at community clinics as well as hospitals, the full spectrum of speciality and interventional procedures and medical and surgical referrals were all done using FAX.
  • 3/31/2022

    The photo library

    We walk around with years of history in a pocket. What will the images captured during the pandemic teach us in the years to come?
  • 2/28/2022

    Stories from the edge of a black hole

  • 2/14/2022

    The grow op

    Even when stuck in a pandemic, human beings find ways to progress.
  • 2/4/2022

    This call is personal: If I could call my 15-year-old self about plagues, perseverance and progress

    If I could send a missive to my 15-year-old self, I'd tell him about the Beatles breaking up, hint at the moon-landing and mention a fair few plagues.
  • 12/31/2021

    Retired but not expired

    The page opened up and the first thing I saw was “expired”! I immediately checked my pulse. Once I recovered from the shock of this misleading and preposterous clinical opinion, I realized what this was.
  • 12/1/2021

    The report card

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