We each have a patient’s story that burns a hole into our memories and compels us to revisit the story again and again. For me that story is about Sean, a 38-year-old former Division I college football player who I met while he was lying in bed, dying of heart failure. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10686640/ Jason Liebowitz, MDJason …
Doctors often have aspects of their personal identities that are invisible to patients. How ought we act when encountering language or actions from patients that are hurtful to our inner selves? Jason Liebowitz, MDJason Liebowitz, MD, completed his fellowship in rheumatology at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, where he also earned his medical degree. He …
The high school gym was overflowing with people. There were scores of students, teachers, parents, and interested town residents milling about in the room. Most of the students were wearing white T-shirts emblazoned with the words “Community Awareness Night” written in red letters. Jason Liebowitz, MDJason Liebowitz, MD, completed his fellowship in rheumatology at …
By Jason Liebowitz, MD Last year, a cardiologist at my institution presented the story of a patient he had cared for and correctly diagnosed with a not uncommon condition after several other physicians had failed to do so. The patient was a 72-year-old man with near syncope after exercise for several months, with no other …
By Jason Liebowitz, MD At her Supreme Court confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson recounted a story from her time as a college undergraduate. She recalled being a freshman at Harvard after having attended public school in Miami, Florida, and her transition to life at the university had …
By Jason Liebowitz, MD Background/Purpose: Induction regimens using either cyclophosphamide (CYC) or rituximab (RTX) have been shown to have similar efficacy and similar rates of adverse events in randomized trials of patients with a mean age of 54 yrs. Little is known about outcomes among older patients with ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis (ANCA GN) receiving such therapies. …
By Jason Liebowitz, MD SAN DIEGO — A broader range of autoantibodies may play a role in Sjogren’s syndrome than has previously been appreciated, researchers found. Among 137 patients with primary Sjogren’s syndrome, as defined clinically by dry eye disease and positive lip biopsy, 74% had the typical anti-SSA and/or anti-SSB antibodies, while 6% had …
By Jason Liebowitz, MD Since 2014, rheumatology fellows have been assessed not only based on their ability to provide patient care and possession of medical knowledge but also on their skill in serving as patient advocates, navigators of health systems, and members of a health care team. Such assessments have been carried out through the …
By Jason Liebowitz, MD Ask any resident, and he or she will tell you that this oft-quoted meditation from Sir William Osler, the father of modern medicine and guiding light for many an internist, is beautiful in its language yet quaint and seemingly naïve when applied to the present day. What with the unrelenting demands …
By Jason Liebowitz, MD “Mr. B is a 76-year-old Vietnam veteran presenting with profound left sided weakness.” No matter what information was about to follow this opening sentence, I knew this patient was definitely in harm’s way. Sure enough, as the presentation continued, our team learned that Mr. B had noticed decline in his physical …
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Jason Liebowitz, MD, completed his medical school, residency, and fellowship training at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is a physician, writer, and clinical educator at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.