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Career
Still Figuring Out What Primary Care Is All About

Shantanu Nundy M.D. on April 17, 2011

After three years of clinical practice, I’m still not sure what being a primary care doctor means. This is especially odd because not only am I on the verge of completing my training in internal medicine (yes!), but have also decided to go into primary care and will be a fully fledged general practitioner starting in July.

After three years of clinical practice, I’m still not sure what being a primary care doctor means. This is especially odd because not only am I on the verge of completing my training in internal medicine (yes!), but have also decided to go into primary care and will be a fully fledged general practitioner starting in July.

Smoking
From Diseases to Behaviors: A New Way of Looking At Health

Shantanu Nundy M.D. on March 8, 2011

What is the leading cause of death in the United States?
Heart disease?
Cancer?
Smoking.
Smoking? Yes, depending on how you ask the question.

What is the leading cause of death in the United States?
Heart disease?
Cancer?
Smoking.
Smoking? Yes, depending on how you ask the question.

Health
Why Free Health Care Isn't Necessarily Worse Care

Shantanu Nundy M.D. on December 27, 2010

When I volunteered this Fall to start seeing patients at a nearby free clinic, I had little idea what I was signing up for. The term "free clinic" conjured up memories of me as a medical student in East Baltimore...

When I volunteered this Fall to start seeing patients at a nearby free clinic, I had little idea what I was signing up for. The term "free clinic" conjured up memories of me as a medical student in East Baltimore...

Health
A Great Thing Happened on the Way to Work

Shantanu Nundy M.D. on July 19, 2010

An ad for a local area hospital gives us a clue for how to achieve true health care reform.

An ad for a local area hospital gives us a clue for how to achieve true health care reform.