DOCTORS DIVERSIFY
In this Issue
4 Doctors Diversify: The Rise of MD Innovation and Side Gigs Thomas Higgins, MD, MSPH, MBA
DOCTORS DIVERSIFY
7 The Physician Writers Vasudeva Iyer, MD
9 The Media is the Message Wayne B Tuckson, MD
11 Reclaiming The Medical Profession: How Whole Health Rheumatology and Direct Specialty Care Address the Whole
Person Olga Pinkston, MD, FACR, DipABLM
14 Bruises, Biceps and Bureaucracy: A Doctor’ s Life on the Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Commission
Josh Christensen, MD
16 Leadership by Reflection: The Light Every Physician Carries Caroline G. Ploeger, M2
20 The Monk in the Mountain Brett Schmieder, M3
22 Book Review: The Age of Diagnosis: How Our Obsession with Medical Labels Is Making Us Sicker s
Elizabeth A. Amin MD
25 Restaurant Review: El Monstruo John David Kolter, MD
28 Why Kentucky Needs More Maternal / Fetal Medicine Physicians – And How We’ re Making It Happen
Tiffany Tonismae, MD
30 Layer Cake Melissa Perrotta, MD
31 REFLECTIONS: Decisions, Decisions? Teresita Bacani-Oropilla, MD
30 IN REMEMBRANCE: George Gataky, MD Jeffrey P. Callen, MD
31 IN REMEMBRANCE: Dr. Maurice Edward John, Jr. Asim Piracha, MD
34 A SECOND OPINION: Private Equity in U. S. Health Care – Part 2: The Wolves of Wall Street Are Hungry
Michael Flynn, MD
36
Dr. Who: Dr. Andrew Ray, PGY-2 Kathryn Vance
38 Physicians in Print
GLMS Board of Governors Lewis Hargett, MD, Board Chair Thomas Higgins, MD, MSPH, MBA, President Aneeta Bhatia, MD, MBA, President-Elect Jeffrey Goldberg, MD, Vice President Rejith Paily, MD, Treasurer Christopher Jones, MD, Secretary & KMA Secretary Lori Caloia, MD, At-Large Timothy Beacham, MD, At-Large Dinesh Kalra, MD, At-Large Rinit Pancholi, MD, At-Large Amy Quillo, MD, At-Large John Roberts, MD, KMA Alternate Trustee, AMA Delegate & Foundation Chair Monalisa Tailor, MD, AMA Alternate Delegate Eric Lydon, MD, KMA Trustee Stephanie McGee, MD, MPH, President, Falls City Medical Society Jeffrey Bumpous, MD, Dean, UofL School of Medicine John-Mark Hack, President / CEO, The Healing Place Roberto Cardarelli, DO, MHA, MPH, Baptist Health representative Steven T. Hester, MD, MBA, Norton Healthcare representative Jason Smith, MD, UofL Health representative Sam Yared, MD, GLMSF Senior Physicians Committee Speaker Series Chair Patrick Padgett, KMA Executive Vice President
Louisville Medicine Editorial Board Mary G. Barry, MD Editor Elizabeth A. Amin, MD Stanley A. Gall, MD Natalie Henderson, MD Martin Huecker, MD Thomas James, III, MD John David Kolter, MD Teresita Bacani-Oropilla, MD Monalisa Tailor, MD John Wernert, MD Benjamin Rogers, MD Lewis Hargett, MD, board chair Thomas Higgins, MD, MSPH, MBA, president Aneeta Bhatia, MD, MBA, president-elect Bert Guinn, MBA, CAE, executive vice president / CEO Amanda Hall, director of communications & marketing Onvia McDaniel, admin specialist II & membership coordinator Kathryn Vance, communications and event coordinator Kate Williams, creative director
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