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Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor

Specialty: Surgery
San Antonio, Texas
Hi, I'm a military Pediatric Surgeon in San Antonio.
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How can you help the country? by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Hi friends. B. and I were talking about some of his assignments at school. He has been watching the presidential debates as a homework assignment and has some very insigh ... Read on »
How many would they have saved? by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Chief Warrant Officer Michael Grant Cahill (Ret.) was both a RN and a PA at Ft. Hood, also father of three and grandfather of one. Maj. Libardo Eduardo Caraveo was a father ... 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 »
I voted! by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Today I am very psyched that I completed my absentee ballot as a military member. It is on its way to the Town Clerk. It is odd to consider the true effect of my individu ... 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 »
If you didn't get it already: Coupon info by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Hi, I'm sure that most of you who read this blog already have this coupon, but I wanted to make sure that anyone who was going to buy the book got the discount. Our publi ... Read on »
Important Made in America report! by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Take a moment to check out this ABC story on the Usry family in Dallas. They let ABC news empty their house of any item not made in America. The result, a nearly empty home. ... Read on »
Incredible Soldier, returns to duty in Afghanistan by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Dan Luckett was a LT and a platoon leader in Iraq when his Humvee was hit with a shaped charge. The slug of molten copper took off his left leg and part of his right f ... Read on »
Interview on NPR tomorrow (SUN)! by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Tomorrow, on NPR's Weekend Edition, Sunday, Liane Hansen is airing our interview at 0920 AM! I'm very excited to hear how it turned out. I visited the studio to sit down with ... Read on »
Interview on ooh books! by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Here is a great blog on books, oh and by the way, they interviewed me! http://oohbooks.blogspot.com/2009/11/interview-with-dr-coppola-coppola.html Thanks for your interes ... Read on »
Interview on WRHU Hofstra Radio by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc This morning I will be interviewed on WRHU Hofstra at 0800. I will be speaking with Jeffrey Preval and the crew of the Morning Wake-Up Call. You can listen online here htt ... Read on »
Iraq Veteran Daytime Star by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc ( JR Martinez, Iraq War veteran and star of All My Children. Photo Source: Daytime Confidential : http://www.daytimeconfidential.com/2008/11/all-my-children-jr ... 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 »
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 »
Knitting for Troops 20/365 The Ships Project by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Getting back to suggestions on how to help troops If you can knit (or want to learn: I can rebuild a trachea, but still can't knit. M. swears it is easy!) one way to su ... Read on »
Kseniya Simonova's portrayal of WWII by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc I wanted to share an interesting video with you. It is from the TV program "Ukraine's got talent" and it shows the winner, Kseniya Simonova, as she performs a portrayal of t ... Read on »
Launching a fundraiser for the Peter Gelinas Memorial Scholarship by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Fundraiser: Peter Gelinas Memorial Scholarship Organized by the Xavier High School Class of 1986     The Xavier High School co ... Read on »
Like this blog? Vote for it! by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Hi! I'm all smiles because I'm cheerfully asking for your vote as best medical blogger on Wellsphere! Here is my Wellsphere profile ( Wellsphere is a ... Read on »
Loss of a Colleague by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Today was a long day. I spent most of it in the hospital struggling to get intravenous access on two very ill children. When I stumbled in the house around 2200, I was feeling ... Read on »
Made in USA by Dr. Christopher C. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Made in USA Here's a message I got from my friend C. today. I agree completely! I haven't checked out all of these personally (In particular, I have to see if Hershey is ... Read on »