How do you spot if your surgeon's a dud? Did you know that coffee-drinkingessens the risk of sucide? That one third of the 62 different sorts ofrtificial hip on the market have not been properly tested? That most casesf AIDS in babies are preventable?;"Trust me (I'm a doctor)" examines healthssues from a consumer's perspective, exposing the myths and reluctance ofhe medical profession to pass on findings to patients.

For years, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor chronicled his daily life in simple spiral-bound notebooks. These journals were his safe space: he could be fully himself, totally vulnerable, and completely free in the absolute privacy of those pages. Private-until a patient died under his watch, and his happy, normal life spiraled into chaos. That patient was celebrity Anna Nicole Smith, and Dr. Kapoor's journals were suddenly considered evidence in the trial that would determine whether Kapoor played a role in Smith's death. Throughout the next hectic months, Kapoor found himself forced into the spotlight as the media and public speculated about Smith's death and Kapoor's involvement. Dr. Kapoor continued to journal throughout this arduous time, and Trust Me, I'm a Doctor is his memoir of the events surrounding this tragedy. His is a complex story of how one poor decision led to years of persecution. It's a compelling behind-the-scenes look at not only Anna Nicole Smith's story but also the personal and professional life of one man who simply wants to provide care for those in pain. With warm humor, honesty, and humility, Dr. Kapoor tells it all-find out what really happened and who Dr. Kapoor really is.

A refreshing breeze blows through the field of medicine.

A lifelong pattern of use and abuse finally caught up with Dr. A. C. Gross when she was forty-three years old. She had been using drugs and alcohol to fix herself for as long as she could remember. Now, in You Can Trust MeIm a Doctor, Gross shares the story of her addiction and her journey to recovery. In this memoir, she describes growing up in a respectable, middle-class, Californian household where she was introduced to alcohol at a young age. She had her first taste of alcohol at age nine and first experienced being drunk at age fourteen. During her twenties, Gross tells how she continued to drink and experiment with drugs despite her rigorous studies. With her compulsive personality, excessive drinking and reckless use of pills became a constant part of everyday life. In 2004, with her physicians career in jeopardy and her family life unraveling, Gross was forced to seek help. Recovery was her next step, but it was not easy. She narrates how it took her nearly ten months to realize that recovery involved surrender of the old self to the will of God. You Can Trust MeIm a Doctor tells Grosss story of learning a new way of life.

Looking for new doctor gifts? This 120-age blank lined journal is a great gag gift for a new Med School graduate and future doctors. If you know a friend or family member that recently acquired their doctorate degree and became a Dr., this note-taking journal is a great way to add to the celebration! This writing journal is an ideal med school graduation, Christmas or birthday present for the new doc! Your search for a new doctorate grad gift ends here!

You need to trust somebody. Might as well be the doctor.

“Don’t Necessarily” Trust Me, I’m a Doctor is a healthcare consumer’s guide to forging partnerships with trustworthy healthcare providers and avoiding the potentially life-threatening dangers of failing to do so. This includes information that will demystify the confusing nature of medical economics and provide a pathway to obtaining high-quality, evidence-based medical care at a reasonable cost. The earlier chapters define the trust problem and describe the gold standards for trustworthiness in both individuals and institutions in the healthcare industry. Subsequent chapters alert the consumer to the presence and specific characteristics of unreliable or dangerous providers and offer resources to identify and avoid them. The final chapters are devoted to describing the major problems with the current system of medical economics and include practical solutions to many of these difficulties. The primary goal of the book is to empower the American consumer with the information and tools required to become as sophisticated and savvy with their choices of healthcare services and products as they are with their choices of electronics and automobiles.