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"The best advice I’ve received is to focus on matters of substance. Focus on my patients and do everything to treat them with care and respect. My research focuses on improving our ability to diagnose cancer relapse earlier."

"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."

"I love helping patients understand why they have a hearing loss, what type of hearing loss it is, and what I can do to fix it."

"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."

"Knowing when not to operate is just as important as knowing when to operate. Often there is a fine line between operating too soon and operating too late."

"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."

"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."

"I really enjoy the problem-solving aspect of my practice. Much of plastic surgery is based on principles, and I can apply those principles in different ways to solve different problems for my patients."

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

"Not to be super corny, but what makes me the happiest is when my patient has a good outcome."

"Women come to Washington University looking for medical answers and the best treatment. It is very appealing and rewarding to help them."

"I like the fact that we can offer the latest technologies and options to our patients, and care for them close to home. It’s a very rewarding experience."

"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."

"In my practice, I have the privilege to spend time with people and listen to their stories. They tell me things they've never told anyone else -- and trust me with it."

"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."