It’s been a rough 24 hours for everyone here in Philadelphia, as we truly lost one of the good guys yesterday afternoon. Jim Johnson was a coach for some, but a role model for an entire city, representing the spirit of Philadelphia through his grit and toughness. As a high school quarterback turned gynecologist, I […]
In the winter of 1989, when I was just a fresh face on the Philadelphia OBGYN scene, my nurses were completely unreliable. There was pressure coming at me from all angles, and I was constantly scrambling around the hospital. But when I interviewed Cecilia, who still serves as my Head Nurse to this day, I […]
Being an M.D., Dr. Leavenworth takes health and nutrition extremely seriously. But when we asked him his advice for Andy Reid, his response was tinged with…anger? Funny: an angry Eagles fan. Don’t see many of those.
Often times, my patients tell me that I don’t know “what it’s like” or that I have no idea “what they’re going through.” This is a common assumption that many pregnant women have regarding the men in their life. But I’m a bit different. I understand what it’s like to feel crappy for 9 months […]
