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Surgeon, Writer, Researcher, Dilettante. https://www.ariadnelabs.org/  http://www.lifebox.org/ 

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    Atul Gawande‏Verified account @Atul_Gawande 4 Feb 2017

    BTW, two foreign-born MDs who went to serve rural Ohio when others didn't: my mom (pediatrics) and dad (urology). In 1965, 1995, and 2005:pic.twitter.com/nhpqHy8dir

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      2. Harold Pollack‏Verified account @haroldpollack 4 Feb 2017
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        They look pretty scary, man.

        1 reply 1 retweet 16 likes
      3. Atul Gawande‏Verified account @Atul_Gawande 4 Feb 2017
        Replying to @haroldpollack

        I know what you mean. There's this picture for instance.pic.twitter.com/MUjmATYEzC

        2 replies 0 retweets 80 likes
      4. Harold Pollack‏Verified account @haroldpollack 4 Feb 2017
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        needs trigger warning

        0 replies 0 retweets 11 likes
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      2. Rumi Khan‏ @RumiKhanMD 4 Feb 2017
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        I am a first generation immigrant MD. Hopefully my US born brown kids find this country as welcoming as it has been to me.

        2 replies 29 retweets 197 likes
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      1. David Beard‏Verified account @dabeard 4 Feb 2017
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        BTW, here's more about the terrific parents of @Atul_Gawande —and his devotion to themhttps://www.pri.org/stories/2015-02-10/spreading-my-fathers-ashes-ganges-felt-link-across-globe-and-across-generations …

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      2. Head & Neck Academy‏ @headneckacademy 4 Feb 2017
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        I've been in this country 33 years, and am feeling pretty darn unappreciated right now.

        6 replies 1 retweet 20 likes
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      4. (((Liz Ditz)))‏ @lizditz 4 Feb 2017
        Replying to @DKnightstick

        Shame on you @DKnightstick @headneckacademy

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      6. (((Liz Ditz)))‏ @lizditz 4 Feb 2017
        Replying to @DKnightstick

        A 5th generation American who understands the Constitution and the immigrant roots of our nation's vigor and success @DKnightstick

        0 replies 2 retweets 27 likes
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      1. Nisha Khot  🇮🇳 🇬🇧 🇦🇺‏ @Nishaobgyn 4 Feb 2017
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        Rural and remote Healthcare all over the "First" world is provided by foreign-born drs. #travelban

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      2. Katherine Bell‏ @katherineabell 4 Feb 2017
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        https://hbr.org/2017/02/immigrant-doctors-provide-better-care-according-to-a-study-of-1-2-million-hospitalizations …

        1 reply 3 retweets 7 likes
      3. Karen Schiedel‏ @buckster6901 4 Feb 2017
        Replying to @katherineabell @Atul_Gawande @HarvardBiz

        I had a transplant in Cleveland (2016l and all of my doctors were immigrants & all were brilliant.

        0 replies 1 retweet 9 likes
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      1. Haytham Kaafarani‏ @hayfarani 4 Feb 2017
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        similarly, here's the picture of my daughter, also the daughter of 2 foreign-born physicians, picking up the fight. In 2017.pic.twitter.com/8Dnc1e5t3N

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      1. Mike O'Brien‏ @MikeOBrien1492 4 Feb 2017
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        I was one of your father's patients. Thanks for sharing the memories.

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      1. Seshu‏ @PicSeshu 4 Feb 2017
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        we’ve never met but your parents were AWESOME to me when I moved to Athens to be a grad student there. Hat-tip to them both!

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      2. Northern Nurse‏ @NorthernMurse 4 Feb 2017
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande @ERGoddessMD

        What part of rural Ohio? I'm from outside Lima...

        3 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
      3. #MenInNursing‏ @MenInNursing 4 Feb 2017
        Replying to @NorthernMurse @Atul_Gawande @ERGoddessMD

        he grew up and they practiced in Athens, Ohio. Very close to where I grew up.

        2 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
      4. Dr Umesh Prabhu‏ @DrUmeshPrabhu 4 Feb 2017
        Replying to @MenInNursing @NorthernMurse and

        There are many in #UK as well Atul. We must be proud of #Indian heritage values

        0 replies 1 retweet 8 likes
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