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You are here: Home / Articles / Rheum After 5: Dr. David Pisetsky, Storyteller

Rheum After 5: Dr. David Pisetsky, Storyteller

April 15, 2022 • By Carol Patton

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Meanwhile, Dr. Pisetsky doesn’t envision trying to write novels or memoirs, not even during retirement. He doesn’t want to devote a huge amount of time to projects that “will never see the light of day.” But that hasn’t stopped him from helping others. He’s currently helping a colleague develop a creative nonfiction book on medicine.

Looking back, he believes writing has played a significant role throughout his medical and academic career.

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“As a writer, you think about what’s going on much more deeply because you’re putting together a story,” says Dr. Pisetsky. “One thing I learned is that patients always want to tell their story. Clinical encounters are usually rushed. Writing has taught me not to be in such a hurry. Let patients get out their story.”


Carol Patton, a freelance writer based in Las Vegas, writes the Rheum After 5 column for The Rheumatologist.

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References

  1. Pisetsky DS. Till death do us part. J Gen Intern Med. 1997 Nov;12(11):705–706.
  2. Spencer DM, Reyna AG, Pisetsky DS. The binding of monoclonal and polyclonal anti-Z-DNA antibodies to DNA of various species origin. Int J Mol Sci. 2021;22(16):8931.

Editor’s note: Listen to Dr. Pisetsky talk more about writing on our website: www.the-rheumatologist.org.

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Filed Under: Audio, Profiles, Rheum After 5 Tagged With: Dr. David PisetskyIssue: April 2022

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