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I was a surgeon. The hardest part of leaving medicine was believing that I could

In May 2025, after three years of full-time practice as an ENT surgeon, I left clinical medicine to find that out for myself.
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I am a doctor, and the silence around endometriosis still shocks me

Editor's Note: In this fortnightly column, top doctors share how they deal with their own health challenges, offering readers expert insight grounded in experience. Read more such stories here. I am a ...
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I’m a doctor — and I introduce myself by my first name

Tsai is an emergency medicine physician and writer. Growing up, my father always instructed me to pronounce my name correctly. He taught me if I wasn’t careful to pronounce the hard T, it would sound ...
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St. Francis surgeon Zarfos’ ‘day job’ shapes care at breast center

Despite her leadership roles at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, Dr. Kristen Zarfos wants to make sure she is recognized for her “day job.” “I really want to be clear that I am a ...