As a pre-med student, I walked with my grandfather through his journey with lung cancer. I shared several meaningful months with him before he passed away, and that stayed with me. Radiation oncology felt like the perfect blend of a visual, anatomy-based specialty and impactful patient relationships.
I think there’s a growing desire among surgeons to be “complete clinicians.” By being double-boarded in general surgery and surgical critical care, we don’t have to hand our patients off when they leave the OR. We have the expertise to manage their physiology in the ICU, which leads to better outcomes and deeper professional fulfillment. The other driver is technology. We’ve integrated robotic surgery into the emergency setting. This has made the field incredibly attractive to a new generation of surgeons who want to combine the intensity of trauma and emergency work with the precision of minimally invasive, robotic platforms.
Rheumatoid arthritis commonly causes morning stiffness that will last more than one hour but will improve with movement. [Sufferers will also experience] fatigue, joints swelling, soft-tissue inflammation, nerve symptoms like numbness and tingling, low-grade fever, skin changes and sometimes eye, heart and lung inflammation.
When Sara Peterson was a kid, she loved dressing for a theme and designing matching outfits for her and her friends.
The anesthesiologists I met in medical school were the happiest doctors in the hospital. While this sparked my initial interest in the specialty, I quickly realized that I loved the physiology, pharmacology, procedures and the team environment of the [operating room], and knew anesthesiology was the right fit.
Sam Fox continues his Franco-American hot streak with this winning Scottsdale brasserie.
In mid-February, Republican Karrin Taylor Robson announced that she had suspended her campaign for Arizona governor, leaving just Republican Congressmen David Schweikert and Andy Biggs, along with Democratic incumbent Katie Hobbs, on the field.
Know that we take the issue of keeping this issue fresh very seriously. To that end, there are a few Top Docs ‘firsts’ in this edition that I’d like to underline.
I always try to build a rapport with my patients and do my best to make them comfortable by talking and listening to them, so that they can communicate their problems in a simple and straight fashion. Many times, I use a little humor to help them communicate with me.
We learn about escapes to Portugal, Washington and Hawaii.
The Grand Canyon state's annual salute to nonprofits strengthens communities by encouraging philanthropy.
We treat severe refractory migraine and other headaches, facial pain and disorders of spinal fluid pressure. We use medications [and] injection procedures and employ a holistic care approach including lifestyle, psychology, physical therapy, diet, yoga and mindfulness.
Steve Weiss wanted to be clear: The Arizona Architectural Film Showcase isn’t a film festival.
Mark your calendars: Scottsdale Art Week returns this March for its second engagement, in partnership with Scottsdale Ferrari and Cities West Media. Featuring 120 different galleries from more than 16 countries, the annual art event is poised to once again draw collectors and enthusiasts from around the world. Inspired by legendary art events like Art Basel in Miami and TEFAF in New York, SAW has alredy established itself as a standout among its prestigious peers.
Reviews from new spots in the west Valley, east Valley, Scottsdale and Phoenix.
