Vascular Medicine

STAYING HYDRATED IS IMPORTANT FOR GOOD HEALTH. WITH SO MANY WATER CHOICES (MINERAL, SPRING, SPARKLING, FILTERED, ALKALINE, PURIFIED, TAP), ARE THERE ANY GUIDELINES YOU WOULD RECOMMEND? Just be sure to drink at least 64 oz a day. MOST MEMORABLE MEDICAL SITUATION? Helped care for a child on a flight from the USA to Singapore. WHAT FORTHCOMING TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT IN YOUR AREA OF SPECIALTY ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT THAT WILL BENEFIT FUTURE PATIENTS? Robotic surgery. YOUR THOUGHTS ON UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE IN SIX WORDS OR LESS: I think it’s a bad idea. THE SO-CALLED FAUCI EFFECT (MORE INTEREST IN HEALTHCARE CAREERS, SPURRED BY COVID-19) SAW AN 18 PERCENT INCREASE IN MEDICAL SCHOOL APPLICANTS IN 2021. WHAT WILL THIS MEAN FOR FUTURE PATIENTS? Better access to healthcare. STUDYING MEDICINE THEN VS. NOW: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE? We were admired and respected when I chose to study medicine. Today, there are too many regulations and young doctors are not respected. IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME 25 YEARS AND GIVE YOURSELF ONE PIECE OF HEALTH ADVICE, WHAT WOULD IT BE? To keep up with health checks. As doctors we tend not to take our own advice and ignore our own health at times. WHAT’S THE MOST REALISTIC MEDICAL SHOW ON TELEVISION, PAST OR PRESENT? “E.R.” ARTIST WHOSE MUSIC WE’D HEAR THE MOST IN YOUR WAITING ROOM: Lata Mangeshkar “Nightingale of India”.

ALSO IN THE TOP 3 FOR VASCULAR MEDICINE: Karl Dittrich, Carlos Rueda