NEJM Interviews

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NEJM Interview: Dr. Matthew H. Porteus on therapeutic editing of the human genome. Mar 06, 2019

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Dr. Matthew H. Porteus, the interviewee, is professor of pediatrics–stem cell transplantation at Stanford University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. M.H. Porteus. A New Class of Medicines through DNA Editing. N Engl J Med 2019;380:947-959.

Audio roundtable discussion on learning to foster better teams. Feb 27, 2019

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Dr. Neel Shah is an assistant professor of obstetrics at Harvard Medical School and director of the Delivery Decisions Initiative at Ariadne Labs. Dr. Amy Edmondson is a professor of leadership and management at Harvard Business School. Dr. Thoralf Sundt is a professor of surgery and chief of cardiac surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Lisa Rosenbaum, the moderator, is a national correspondent for the Journal. L. Rosenbaum. The Not-My-Problem Problem. N Engl J Med 2019;380:881-885.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Kenneth Poole on the challenges involved in interpreting patient-experience ratings, including bias against black physicians. Feb 27, 2019

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Dr. Kenneth Poole is an internal medicine physician and the medical director of patient experience at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. K.G. Poole, Jr. Patient-Experience Data and Bias — What Ratings Don’t Tell Us. N Engl J Med 2019;380:801-803.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Scott Stonington on structures within medicine that may systematically harm patients. Feb 20, 2019

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Dr. Scott Stonington is an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan and an internal medicine physician. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. S. Stonington and D. Coffa. Structural Iatrogenesis — A 43-Year-Old Man with “Opioid Misuse”. N Engl J Med 2019;380:701-704.

NEJM Interview: Prof. Mark Hall on strategies for addressing inadequate provider networks and surprise medical bills. Feb 13, 2019

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Prof. Mark Hall is a professor of law and director of the Health Law and Policy Program at Wake Forest University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. M.A. Hall and Others. Reducing Unfair Out-of-Network Billing — Integrated Approaches to Protecting Patients. N Engl J Med 2019;380:610-612.

NEJM Interview: Drs. Jeffrey Drazen and Lisa Rosenbaum on finding meaning and connecting with patients in modern medical practice. Feb 06, 2019

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Dr. Jeffrey Drazen is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Dr. Lisa Rosenbaum is a national correspondent for the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. L. Rosenbaum. Heart and Sole — Of Metatarsals, Meaning, and Medicine. N Engl J Med 2019;380:505-507.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Benjamin S. Freedman on organoids as preclinical models of human diseases. Feb 06, 2019

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Dr. Benjamin S. Freedman, the interviewee, is Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. M. Li and J.C. Izpisua Belmonte. Organoids — Preclinical Models of Human Disease. N Engl J Med 2019;380:569-579.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Megan Ranney on the #ThisIsOurLane movement and health care professionals’ role in advocating for solutions to the gun violence epidemic. Jan 30, 2019

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Dr. Megan Ranney is an associate professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. M.L. Ranney, M.E. Betz, and C. Dark. #ThisIsOurLane — Firearm Safety as Health Care’s Highway. N Engl J Med 2019;380:405-407.

Dr. Ameya Kulkarni on drivers of physician loneliness and opportunities for meaningful interaction. Jan 23, 2019

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Dr. Ameya Kulkarni is a cardiologist with the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group in Virginia. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. A. Kulkarni. Navigating Loneliness in the Era of Virtual Care. N Engl J Med 2019;380:307-309. R.P. Wenzel. RVU Medicine, Technology, and Physician Loneliness. N Engl J Med 2019;380:305-307.

NEJM Interview: George Karandinos on high rates of incarceration among racial and ethnic minorities as a driver of health disparities in the United States. Jan 16, 2019

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George Karandinos is an M.D.-Ph.D. candidate in social anthropology at Harvard University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. G. Karandinos and P. Bourgois. The Structural Violence of Hyperincarceration — A 44-Year-Old Man with Back Pain. N Engl J Med 2019;380:205-209.

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