WRITINGS

I recently made a quick trip to Bhopal to speak at the 14th annual telemedicon conference. An excellent experience! First, it is a multidisciplinary conference and so one gets to engage with physicians...

I have always been a fan of music and this extends to my workspace. I feel that listening to music while I work aids my skills as a radiologist and allows me to perform better. When it’s busy, I...

RSNA has just concluded – some of the highlights for me. 1, Much smaller attendance from the US. US radiologists seem to not see much value in attednding RSNA. They dislike the infringment on their...

An unfortunate recent trend in Indian healthcare has been the derecognition of a number of radiology training centers by the National Board of Medical Examiners, including some prestigious ones which have...

One of my favorite pastimes in recent days has been watching the medical television show House, along with my 17 year old daughter, herself an optimistic and bright-eyed medical school aspirant. Although...

The legendary radiologist Ben Felson was known for saying that he learned more radiology from following up on his interesting cases than by any other means. The equally legendary physician Sir William...

I recently attended a workshop by Marshall Goldsmith – the author of the world famous book “What got you here won’t get you there”. The two hour workshop held at IIM Bangalore...

Indian Healthcare spending has increased at an annual growth rate of 10%. In spite of the increased expenditure, India spends only 4.2% of its GDP on Healthcare against the global expenditure of 9.4%. There...