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National bike month by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor

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Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc May is national bike month! This is exciting to me for several reasons. First, my brother and sister-in-law, Adam and Christy, are on outreach for Bikesbelong ... Read on »

Guard soldier fired before Iraq deployment wins lawsuit by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Tonight President Obama broadcast a message from Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan. On the anniversary of the death of Bin Ladin, he pledged to continue the mission to destro ... Read on »

ATV training courses for kids by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc As a pediatric surgeon at Geisinger Medical Center, one of my responsibilities is the care of child trauma victims. Unfortunately, I frequently see children who have been ... Read on »

Hi! Happy Sun ... by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Hi! Happy Sunday. As I sit lazily on my couch (don't worry, we have our 4mi training run coming up, and it is a beautiful day in Central PA!) I took literally ... Read on »

The whole family and I just re ... by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc The whole family and I just returned home from Roanoke after attending the Roanoke Valley Academy of Medicine Alliance Book and Author Dinner. Their group put together a stu ... Read on »

When Marathons Attack! by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Realization is setting in: one way or another I have to get my spongy knees to go 26mi this fall! Fortunately I have a good wingman. My wingman, or rather, wingwoman, is ... Read on »

Much to do this weekend by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Hello, again, hello. Ah a weekend off, just lovely. Nothing to do today, the schedule is clear as scotch tape. I love it, but it is not always easy to do nothing. I ... Read on »

Rules of Engagement vs. Stand Your Ground by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Here is a very interesting editorial from John Soltz, founder and chairman of VoteVets.org http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0523 He compares how the Rules of Eng ... Read on »

I had to double check to be sure it was about me! by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc It is wonderful to talk with Dr. Hayden Hollingsworth. He has a kindness that befits an empathetic physician, and an easygoing calm and confidence that comes of experience ... Read on »

Keep Safe on ATVs by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Through the military and my hospital appointments I’ve been able to work in some incredible regions of the US. In both southern Texas and central Pennsylvani ... Read on »

Civilization by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc I believe that something I can make for myself just tastes sweeter. At least I hope the batch of beer that we brewed up today tastes sweet a month from now when it is read ... Read on »

Equipped in the USA by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc It can be hard to buy products made in the USA today. Everything in the store seems to be made in China. Also products that are American made can be more expensive. But be ... Read on »

Mourning the loss of LTC Loftis, USAF Pashtun expert killed in Afghanistan by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc I'm sharing a sad painful loss related to me by my friend Clark. A little over a month ago, LTC John Loftis was shot in his office in Kabul, Afghanistan. His death struck ... Read on »

Help me support Fisher House through the Marine Corps Marathon by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Happy St. Patrick's Day! Hi to all after a long break of not writing anything on this blog. No worries, life has been good. I have participated in some ver ... Read on »

When life give you malt... by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc We have been settling deep, deep into life in central Pennsylvania. It's a wonderful part of the country, with friendly neighbors, safe streets, and sheep farms. Sometimes ... Read on »

Floodwaters receeding in Central Pennsylvania by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc It was just like old times last night: I spent the night in the hospital and it brought back plenty of memories from years and years of residency. Hospital graham crackers ... Read on »

Requesting help for a Hatian doctor by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Last October, I visited Haiti for a two week medical mission. We were able to see over a thousand patient and performed over fifty operations. I got to meet Dr. Yvens Cass ... Read on »

I will be on CSPAN2 Book TV this weekend 7, 8 MAY by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc This weekend on CSPAN2 Book TV, a segment taped at the Colby Military Writer's Symposium will air 8pm on SAT 7 MAY and 7pm on SUN 8 MAY. More info: http://www.booktv.org/P ... Read on »

Check the can! (See, I'm not the only one) by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc As see the parade of cars flowing in and out of Wal*Mart, I sometimes feel like I'm the only one who makes a stink about buying American. So when I received this (Thanks, ... Read on »

Keeping perspective by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Passing along this Facebook post I read on milblogging.com "Charlie Sheen is all over the news because he`s a celebrity drug addict," it said, "while Andrew Wilfahrt ... Read on »

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