ENT Perspectives

Why I Chose a Concierge Doctor for Myself

One of the priceless perks of being a physician/surgeon is having colleagues and friends who can give advice and help us find the best doctor for our own medical needs.

A Perspective on “The Deal”: Navigating the Complexities of American Medicine’s Social Contract

There is a tacit “deal” in American medicine. The “deal” was necessary because of how our education system evolved. In addition, the “deal” was created in partnership with the federal government as a method of providing healthcare to our population and our society. Social programs were adjunctive to the “deal,” and the costs for these programs have grown exponentially over time. The foundation of the “deal” was a trust that there was a shared mission-based integrity. However, there is also the gritty reality of economics behind the “deal.” How should a profession respond when trust is eroded and components of a long-standing relationship are parsed in such a way as to create an undue burden that ignores tenets of goodwill?

Leaky Pipes—Time to Focus on Our Foundations

Unrecognized or undertreated workplace culture and quality issues erode organizational foundations. In our organizations, how can we recognize and fix these warm or “hot” spots to address them before our foundations crumble?

Shifting the Treatment Goalpost Toward Medical Management of Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis

Repeat operative or clinic-based procedures to debulk papillomatous disease have been the standard of care to date in the treatment of patients with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) caused by chronic infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) type 6 or 11. Treatment of RRP is one of the rare instances in medicine of a chronic infection treated with repeat procedural intervention.

The Flute Player

By Sahiti Vemula, M4 An ode to every spirit that has lost their voice, but learned to make music instead. With a finger over his permanent tracheal stoma, turning his […]

Intelligence Can Not be Artificial

By Ali Ahmadizadeh, MD Years ago, upon my arrival in Toronto, Canada, I visited an Iranian store. Like any expatriate, I was thrilled to immerse myself, even briefly, in an […]

Leading During Uncertainty in Healthcare

Healthcare, like many other fields, saw the “Great Resignation” in the 2021 post-COVID-19 era and then shifted in 2023 to what Gallup calls the “Great Detachment,” describing the phenomenon of employees staying in their jobs despite record low job satisfaction because of a cooling job market and inflation.