I am a neonatologist living and working in Los Angeles in search of that balance between academic medicine and medical idealism and my life outside of medicine.
Love and Light
by
Dr. Lisa
Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc
Unexpectedly, and oh so unfairly, Lisa has died.
This is her friend Kim posting on her behalf.
She was doing great physically and spiritually, and yet she went to ...
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Love and Light
by
Dr. Lisa
Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc
Unexpectedly, and oh so unfairly, Lisa has died.
This is her friend Kim posting on her behalf.
She was doing great physically and spiritually, and yet she went to ...
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Pain
by
Dr. Lisa
Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc
Its been 9 months since they cut cancer out of my ankle. 9 months since my 14 hour surgery. 9 months.... I can't believe it. Sometimes I stop and am awed by this fact, b ...
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Pain
by
Dr. Lisa
Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc
Its been 9 months since they cut cancer out of my ankle. 9 months since my 14 hour surgery. 9 months.... I can't believe it. Sometimes I stop and am awed by this fact, b ...
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Blessed
by
Dr. Lisa
Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc
Today I ran the furthest I’ve ever run. I ran 9 miles less than 9 months after my radical ankle resection and nerve graft. My ankle is still healing, my nerve is still ...
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Blessed
by
Dr. Lisa
Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc
Today I ran the furthest I’ve ever run. I ran 9 miles less than 9 months after my radical ankle resection and nerve graft. My ankle is still healing, my nerve is still ...
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Its D- Day...
by
Dr. Lisa
Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc
..As in D for Doctor!
I last assumed responsibility for the care and lives of critically ill babies on January 10, 2011, nearly 9 months ago. Since that time, I have ...
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Its D- Day...
by
Dr. Lisa
Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc
..As in D for Doctor!
I last assumed responsibility for the care and lives of critically ill babies on January 10, 2011, nearly 9 months ago. Since that time, I have ...
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Pause
by
Dr. Lisa
Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc
Talking to my physical therapist the other day, we realized that I will be doing my 2/3 of the Malibu Triathlon a few days short of 8 months after my surgery. 8 months, wo ...
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Ode to my Bike!
by
Dr. Lisa
Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc
Yesterday evening I ran downstairs, as quick as I could, to get napkins from the garage and suddenly I noticed something missing. Something was out of place. My bike!!! ...
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I believe in hope
by
Dr. Lisa
Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc
Two weeks ago, my surgeon in LA told me "I've never seen the intrinsic muscles in the foot come back after being atrophied for so long. You may need to prepare yourself th ...
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Malibu Triathlon Again
by
Dr. Lisa
Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc
Last year I signed up to complete the Malbu triathlon as a way of giving back to the cancer community, a way to raise money for our most innocent cancer patients, children. ...
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