It is my fervent hope to pursue my career as a primary care physician. I was assigned to an anesthesia residency program without a choice after medical school in China, and spent more than ten years there. Anesthesia practice in China provided me great professional fulfillment in successfully helping acute, critical patients pass safely through their most important surgical interventions. At the same time the field left me frustrated because I had seen so many people suffering from critical or advanced disease that could have been prevented or treated early by primary care physicians.[ad#bannermain-plain]
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Nephrology offers me everything I value in patient care; it combines a comprehensive knowledge of electrolytes, acids and bases with essential history and clinical examination and also requires in-depth understanding of the disease pathogenesis for diagnosis and management. It gives an unparalleled opportunity to blend pathophysiology with direct patient care, to combine primary care with acute care and is what I admire most in Nephrology as it closely matches my expectations as an internist. [ad#bannermain] [Read more →]

Fascinated by molecular biology, especially cancer biology, I pursued a residency in medical oncology in Israel after medical school. My training allowed me to combine my passion of patient-oriented medicine with the basic sciences. I enjoyed treating patients, both with highly curable diseases and terminally-ill patients in comfort care settings. [Read more →]

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