I went to a doctor’s appointment today in an institution other than my own. At the reception desk I saw this notebook with a photo of a colleague of mine on the front. 1/7

When I took on leadership of the #CHIP clinic @DanaFarber @DanaFarberNews, I was #bookedandbusy lots of #CHIP & #CCUS had been diagnosed since we rolled out our clinical NGS panel in 2014/15. But the uncertainty (the “indeterminate potential”) was disquieting.

I'm not on Twitter much these days, but wanted to share this incredibly moving essay written by @PaulSaxMD . 💔

Congratulations to our Director @zaracMD for her appointment as Professor of Surgery @harvardmed. Dr. Cooper is a national leader in surgical palliative care & geriatric trauma and the Michele & Howard J. Kessler Distinguished Chair in Surgery & Public Health

Huge congrats to @AbbyRosenbergMD in earning the Trish Greene Quality of Life Award from @AmericanCancer for lifetime achievement in QOL research. Abby is a dynamic researcher, clinician, role model, and leader. No one is more deserving. #hapc #ACSImpactTogether

My piece for ⁦@nytopinion⁩ is in print today in the Sunday Review! May we all find a way to hold each other through the grief engendered by COVID and losses beyond COVID. The prelude to compassion is the willingness to see. ❤️ ⁦@edubru⁩

@kkidia @BrighamWomens @BrighamMedRes @laurakolbemd @Mamsy02 @NYTmag This piece from @laurakolbemd is so good. Sounds like some phenomenal nighttime MICU teaching from @kkidia @BrighamMedRes. Cc @releiter @abmilliken @danielalamasmd @psonenthal @JdeLimaThomasMD @JackVaron

This isn’t happening far away or long ago. It’s here and now: neo-Nazis demonstrating outside @BrighamWomens on 1/22/22. It’s our job as clinicians to identify and redress health inequities. Period. @michellemorse we’re with you.

Incredible, heartbreaking poem by my friend @aship3 . You never know what someone has lived by looking at their outsides. @releiter @alessacolaMD @thekenwu @dmalina3 @LisaRosenbaum17

via @NYTOpinion This isn’t simply about a life changed by grief. It is about private brokenness becoming whole as a consequence of loss. Included are themes of impostor syndrome, depression, and what it means to live authentically. Gripping.

Sharply poignant reminder of the power of presence even when - especially when - we don’t have the power to fix. 💔 So easy to feel powerless when in fact we can still make a huge impact on a patient’s experience… ❤️

So happy to welcome this amazing group of incoming fellows! Working with - and being inspired by - people like these is my favorite part of my job! #hapc @AAHPM @EarlyCareerSIG @BrighamWomens @DanaFarberNews

Congratulations to Dr. Cheryl Clark @CherylRClarkMD and Dr. Lachelle Weeks @Lachelle_Dawn for receiving Inaugural Equity, Social Justice and Advocacy Award from @harvardmed @HMS_DICP Extremely well deserved recognition for all they do! @Brigham_DI @BrighamWomens @DanaFarber

#SCCM50years #OpenAccess @AslaksonRebecca et al: Prioritizing Compassion Within the ICU and Beyond #palliativecare #endoflifecare #shareddecisionmaking Link: https://t.co/3LNr9wyPRS @PedCritCareMed @CritCareExplore @SCCM @christopherecox @JRandallCurtis1

Grateful to ⁦@KBulloc2⁩ who gave a superb grand rounds about racial inequity in palliative care this week ⁦@MGHPalCareGeri⁩. Who decides the definition of a “good death?” Clinicians? Or patients and families? ⁦@releiter⁩ ⁦⁦@HMSPallCare⁩

A classic!

Love this so much…💕

For my wife Lauren Brannan and many like her. She’s finishing her EM residency 630 miles away, a Masters in Applied Statistics and Analysis, has 29 peer reviewed publications, and that’s just the start. #giveherareasontostay @UNMCanesthesia @AMWADoctors @ELAMProgram