Even after sustaining a traumatic brain injury in a bike accident in 2008, Matthew Miller, MD, competes in Ironman triathlons and ultra-long-distance running.
Otolaryngologist Leverages His Love of Pinball into Second Business
Paul Burkhart, DO, is a partner physician at Ohio ENT & Allergy Physicians in Columbus, Ohio. But he’s also the owner of Level One Bar and Arcade, a pinball and video game emporium and bar.
Former Surgeon Uses Fine Motor Skills to Create Art after Retirement
Hemendra Bhatnagar, MD, applies the exceptional fine motor skills he once used in surgeries to paint landscapes and create woodwork.
How Medicine Helped Surgeon Prepare for Career as Writer
Gayle Woodson,, MD, writes and volunteers at a local medical clinic for people without health insurance called Space Coast Volunteers in Medicine.
Otolaryngologist’s Love of Running Helps Her Connect with Patients, Other Physicians
Ilaaf Darrat, MD, MBA, a pediatric otolaryngologist, explains how running has helped her medical career.
How an Otolaryngologist’s Love of Music Helps Him Practice Medicine
Jeffrey Feldman, MD splits his time between his practice and his band, a nationally touring acoustic act.
How Sports Helped an Olympic Athlete Prepare for a Medical Career
Valeria Silva Merea, MD, a laryngologist specializing in head and neck surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses how sports taught her important skills, including discipline and time management.
How Skydiving Helped This Otolaryngologist’s Medical Career
Dr. Taffet, a practicing otolaryngologist at the Phoenix Sinus Center in Arizona, discusses how the art of skydiving has helped him relieve stress.
How an NFL Player Made the Transition to Otolaryngology
Dr. Samkon Gado has had the good fortune to have found two careers to love—professional football and medicine.
How Writing Helps a Medical Resident Better Care for Patients
ENTtoday spent a few minutes with Alessandra Colaianni, a surgical resident at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, to find out how she keeps up with her passion for non-fiction writing, while maintaining a busy schedule.