Dr. Wes

"Disruptive innovation is competitive strategy for an age seized by terror." - Jill Lepore, author of " The Disruption M...

Recently, I had one of those "proud Daddy" moments: watching my son play in the Chicago Civic Orchestra's last concert of thei...

It was a very brief 15 minutes but I had arrived early.  There they were, sitting in our conference room, waiting to be interviewed for a re...

"As a third year medical student, I would also argue that this is creating a generation of dumb doctors. My school (average US MD sch...

This past week I sat for my third board review course in anticipation of my upcoming third EP board recertification. It was a well attend...

They say a picture is worth that thousand words, but nowhere is this more true than with a new, free, iPhone app called Shadow Puppet that ...

Three years ago, in the midst of all that was happening with health care reform, I thought about if I'd ever recommend medicine to my da...

Sophie's Choice  is a novel by American author William Styron, whose plot ultimately centers around a tragic decision Sophie was forced ...

Next week I'll be attending our medical school graduation and I wondered what I would tell them if I were chosen to give them a commence...

A recent e-mail exchange between myself (WGF) and fellow-physician bloggers John M. Mandrola MD (JMM), Edward J Schloss MD (EJS)  and Ves...

I've been following the Twitter stream regarding TEDMED 2013 with interest this year, mainly because I recognized and "know" ...

"Sally, we need an EP consult on Mr. Smith here. He has some trouble walking now due to pain from his multiple myeloma, but he also has...

I look forward to teaching our housestaff the basics of EKGs each year. Moments where I can leap from worker-bee clinician to the quiet conf...

From the Journal of Clinical Cardiology : We observed that many videos were produced by professional societies, news reports, and didactic...

There they were: four nervously-smiling faces in flourescent-white starched lab coats, entering the elevator. "Which floor?" I a...

From an harshly worded editorial published in the Texas Heart Institute Journal by Herbert L Fred, MD, MACP this month entitled " Medic...

It happened again today: an elderly lady with critical aortic stenosis with all it's cool findings: late peaking harsh, palpable murmur,...

From Cory Franklin, MD in today's Chicago Tribune : The tragic tale of Flight 447 should not only be a case study in aviation but also i...

There they were, little maroon flags outside three patient exam room doors. You could almost hear the game show host ask the question: Will...

Dear doctors: I just want to make sure that your are "aware" of atrial fibrillation and its options for management at our new si...