On any Thursday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., you can find Robert H. Shmerling, MD, playing tag, basketball or even roughhousing with a group of children at Second Step, a transitional living program that offers victims of domestic violence in the Boston area a safe place to live and opportunities to go back to…
As a freelance journalist for more than 20 years, Carol Patton has written more than 1,000 articles covering healthcare and other topics. She has earned several awards and recognitions for her articles, including the 2012 Health Care Journalism award from the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation. She has profiled more than 100 healthcare professionals with unusual hobbies and is constantly amazed at their talent, commitment and innovations.
Articles by Carol Patton
Rheumatologist Michelle Kahlenberg, MD, PhD, Pursues Rural Dream
How are Annie and Abby? That’s a question some patients ask J. Michelle Kahlenberg, MD, PhD, a rheumatologist and assistant professor in the school of medicine at the University of Michigan, who also runs a lupus research lab at the University of Michigan Health System. Patients aren’t asking about her children, but family members of…
Rheumatologist, Cyclist Michael Weinblatt, MD, Tours America on Two Wheels
Bonus: Listen to excerpts from our conversation with Dr. Weinblatt. Michael Weinblatt, MD, is the co-director of clinical rheumatology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, past president of the American College of Rheumatology, and co-director of the ACR Winter Rheumatology Symposium at Snowmass, Colo. Those are…
Rheumatologist Sidney R. Block, MD, Relishes Role as Cantor
Sidney R. Block, MD, has practiced rheumatology in Maine since 1975, where he now lives on the coast in Northport. He has received the Paulding Phelps Award and been recognized as a Master by the American College of Rheumatology. He is also a lay cantor for the Jewish reform congregation in Bangor, which he helped…
Listen Now: Remembering Medicine’s Past
Collector Donah Zack Crawford talks about early surgical instruments, medical techniques, and leeches too!
Rheumatologist John P. Atkinson, MD, Continues Research into Rare Diseases
At age 71, physician enjoys pursuing research into causes of human disease, drivers of inflammation
Rheum After 5: Remembering Medicine’s Past
Donah Zack Crawford charts medicine’s evolution with collection of 18th century medical instruments
Rheumatologist’s Musical Career Thrives Despite Medical Condition
Dr. Allen Steere nurtures passion for playing piano despite focal dystonia diagnosis
Rheumatologist Spends Time Playing, Recording Music
Guitarist Jerry W. Goldberg, MD, carves out time for weekly band rehearsals, occasional performances for charitable causes
Rheumatologist Volunteers as Pilot for Air Medical Transport
Howard Epstein, MD, spends weekends piloting planes for Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic
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