Are our Top Doctors Speed Dating?

Once again, GBMC had more doctors recognized in Baltimore magazine’s annual listing of Top Doctors than any other community health system or hospital in the region – a true accomplishment and a testament to the top notch physicians caring for our patients. In fact, 171 members of our medical staff were named to this year’s list in 71 different specialties – truly outstanding.

But, unlike many other healthcare surveys that poll people with very little knowledge or understanding of healthcare, Baltimore magazine’s Top Doctors list is actually compiled by surveying other doctors, nearly 10,000 area physicians, in fact.

The annual Top Doctors recognition isn't another popularity contest – it’s about people who really know about the quality of care being delivered by their peers. And, it’s clear that with 171 member of GBMC’s medical staff on this list, the medical community, as well as our patient population, recognizes this medical excellence. So, when we ask people, “What if it was your daughter?” the physicians surveyed for this year’s Top Doctors recognition feel confident enough in so many of GBMC’s medical staff to send their own loved ones to them for care.

I congratulate GBMC’s Top Doctors - we are extremely proud to have such excellent, caring clinicians on our team and very grateful for all that you do to care for our community.

Speed Networking Doctors

And speaking of GBMC’s great medical staff, I had the privilege of attending GBMC’s first ever Physician Speed Networking event on November 6. Just like speed dating, 140 GBMC clinicians – along with members of the GBMC senior leadership team, service line administrators, Physician Relations and GBHA representatives attended this special “meet and greet” event.

This speed networking event was one of the best medical staff events that I have ever attended! 

The idea was born out of general “meet and greet” sessions that our HR department has held over the past couple of years for our employees to meet with GBMC doctors. The creative idea of the physicians speed networking provided an enjoyable forum for our providers to put names with faces and become more acquainted with others’ styles of practice. PCPs met with specialists who could provide further care for their patients and the specialists had the opportunity to meet the PCPs who could refer their patients.

Physicians had the chance to kick back, enjoy some great food under the big tent and not only meet their peers, but have an entertaining time doing so. It was a win-win event for all who attended and I think we all look forward to the next event!

Recent and Upcoming Appearances

Smarter Science of Slim

Jonathan Bailor recently released an interview we did a few months ago on the neurobiology of body fat regulation, and the implications for fat loss.  It's a good overview of the regulation of food intake and body fatness by the brain.  You can listen to it here.

Super Human Radio

Carl Lanore interviewed me about my lab's work on hypothalamic inflammation and obesity.  I'm currently wrapping up a postdoctoral fellowship with Dr. Michael Schwartz at the University of Washington, and the interview touches on our recent review paper "Hypothalamic Inflammation: Marker or Mechanism of Obesity Pathogenesis?"  Dan Pardi and I are frequent guests on Carl's show and I'm always impressed by how well Carl prepares prior to the interview.  You can listen to the interview here.

The Reality Check podcast

Pat Roach of the Reality Check podcast interviewed me about the scientific validity of the "carbohydrate-insulin hypothesis" of obesity.  The Reality Check podcast "explores a wide range of controversies and curiosities using science and critical thinking", and a dash of humor.  This one should be very informative for people who aren't sure what to believe and want a deeper perspective on the science of insulin and body weight regulation.  You can listen to it here.

Obesity Society conference

Next Thursday 11/9, I'll be speaking at the 2013 Obesity Society conference in Atlanta.  My talk is titled "The Glial Response to Obesity is Reversible", and it will be about my work on the reversibility of obesity-associated hypothalamic neuropathology in mice.  My talk will be part of the session "Neuronal Control of Satiety" between 3:00 and 4:30, specific time pending.  See you there!