NEJM Interviews

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.

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.

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.

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.

Drs. Jeffrey Drazen and Lisa Rosenbaum discuss the challenges in forming genuine connections with patients, the role of creativity in modern medical practice, and the art of caring to build meaningful relationships. They emphasize the importance of treating patients as individuals and connecting on a deeper level for a rewarding medical experience.

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 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.

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.

Dr. Amir Mohareb is a fellow in infectious diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. A.M. Mohareb and L.C. Ivers. Disease and Famine as Weapons of War in Yemen. N Engl J Med 2019;380:109-111.

Dr. Ryan Matlow is a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. R. Matlow and D. Reicherter. Reducing Protections for Noncitizen Children — Exacerbating Harm and Trauma. N Engl J Med 2019;380:5-7.