Archive - IMMO (In My Medical Opinion)

We need to take better care of our LGBTQ+ patients

Originally published in May 2023 on Doximity as “We need more LGBTQ+ allies in subspecialty care”.

Jun 27 •

Carmen Fong, MD

All the Things I Do for Free

Various forms published as “Women Surgeons Do More “Non-Promotable” Work” on Doximity and “The Unseen Work of WomenSurgeons” on KevinMD.

Jun 20 •

Carmen Fong, MD

The Pelvic Floor is Often Ignored

Various versions published on April 9, 2024 as “The Pelvic Floor Is Often Ignored” and on KevinMD on June 1, 2024, as “Why Pelvic Floor Disorders…

Jun 13 •

Carmen Fong, MD

September 2023

Surgery and Superstition

A previous version of this article was posted on Doximity as ‘When Surgery Meets Superstition” on August 21, 2023.

Sep 14, 2023 •

Carmen Fong, MD

August 2023

Relocating for Physicians

(Originally published in Doximity Op-Meds, a platform for physicians, on February 16, 2023 as ‘Moving is the Worst.

Aug 11, 2023 •

Carmen Fong, MD

July 2023

A Difference in Medical Opinion Is Not ‘Medical Gaslighting'

(Originally published in Doximity Op-Meds, a platform for physicians, on March 16, 2023 as ‘The Measure of a ‘Good’ Physician Should Not Be Someone Who…

Jul 28, 2023 •

Carmen Fong, MD

The State of Postpartum Care in America

(Originally published in Doximity Op-Meds, a platform for physicians, on May 15, 2023, as “Postpartum Care in America Leaves Much to Be Desired”.

Jul 14, 2023 •

Carmen Fong, MD

June 2023

We Need More LGBTQ+ Allies in Subspecialty Care

(Originally published in Doximity Op-Meds, a platform for physicians, on May 11, 2023.

Jun 30, 2023 •

Carmen Fong, MD

September 2022

This is IMMO (In My Medical Opinion), a newsletter about what I think, from a very opinionated person with a medical degree.

Sep 20, 2022 •

Carmen Fong, MD

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