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"Breast surgery allows me to address a patient’s acute health problems, and at the same time be there for her in the years to come. That’s what I really like."

"I feel as if I’ve grown up with many of my patients because they have been my patients since I started here in the early 1990s."

"My main goal is to take the burden of the disease away from my patients."

"Whether in academics, private practice, research or administrative duties – I never let my patients down and always do the very best for them."

"The main focus of my specialty includes treatments for ischemic strokes through minimally invasive catheter-based procedures. Because ischemic stroke is a very prevalent disease and there are so many people who have strokes, it is important for them to have access to immediate treatment."

"Our outpatient primary care practice has given me the ability to impact the lives of children with medical complexity -- and their parents -- in so many ways.  As a pediatrician, it’s the most rewarding thing I have done."

"The most enjoyable part of my practice is the opportunity to get to know my patients and determine what treatments will help them return to the activities they love and live the life they want to live."

"I work with dermatologists, hematologists, geneticists, head and neck surgeons, and plastic surgeons. We come up with the best treatment plan for our patient."

"Even after 25 years, I believe every positive pregnancy test is a huge victory and a miracle."

"I saw how taking just a little extra time to fully listen to a patient’s story can set the foundation for a strong patient-physician personal relationship."

"I love that as a pediatrician I get to care for both kids and adults – my patients and their parents or guardians. Pediatrics is the best of both worlds. Kids are just the best."

"Neurosurgery is one of the fields where we can rapidly apply innovative technologies to clinical care."

"I enjoy getting to know patients, talking to them about their goals, and helping them achieve their goals."

"In pediatrics, we have a great opportunity to impact a child’s life by teaching them healthy habits early on... It’s a humbling responsibility."

"I think the achievement I find most gratifying is having former patients choose me to take care of their own children. Being a 'grand-pediatrician' is certainly validating and tells me I must be doing something right."

"I want my patients to know I am always accessible and want to provide the best care for them as an individual."

"I was hooked on the specialty of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery from the very beginning."

"I had fertility issues when I was working towards having children; that is another reason helping my patients means so much to me."

"Every time I take care of a patient, that’s a chance to give my absolute best. To give anything less would be sacrificing the many gifts given to me."

"The best part of my job is that I get to see my young patients as they grow up, go to college and live their lives. That is pretty cool."

"It’s important to remember the days when your patients are appreciative and you are able to help them."

"At the end of the day, being able to look yourself in the mirror and know you did your best to help your patients — that is how I try to evaluate myself."

"I find it rewarding to empathize with parents’ concerns, explain why I am or am not worried about their child, and provide guidance."

"Pediatric neurosurgery gives me the opportunity to have a lasting impact on children for years to come."

"Each patient with facial weakness or paralysis has unique and distinct problems that require a treatment plan tailored to his or her concerns."

"It is important for families to find a pediatrician who takes the time to listen, reassure them, and help them learn about the issues that face their children."

"Every day I get to advance the art of science and have an impact on my patients. I can’t imagine doing anything else as satisfying as that."

"From the time I was 10 years old I wanted to be a neurosurgeon and never really veered from that path."

"The aspect of my practice that is most interesting is that every day I wake up, get to come to work, take on different challenges and solve new problems that sometimes we have never seen before. Or I get to figure out ways to improve on something I’ve done before, in order to do it better."

"I enjoy the well-child checks and well-baby checks and seeing the progression as my patients grow."

"I love the special relationships I get to build in pediatrics – not only with my patients, but also with their parents."

"I always take time for internal reflection to see if a proposed plan is achievable by identifying barriers to success, even if it’s simply choosing the right birth control or period product."

"I love the variety of pediatric patients. Obviously, seeing a baby is much different than seeing an adolescent. What is really important in pediatrics is the focus on preventative care and family counseling. I really love talking to families about how to keep kids healthy as they grow."

"I chose to specialize in internal medicine because I loved the ability to connect with and care for patients over their lifetimes."

"We are learning there are very simple nuances to determine which patient needs which treatment in order to individualize patient care."