Gavin Preston, M.D.

@GavinPrestonMD

Author of the upcoming book: The Managed Care Blues: A doctor's journey, a broken system, real solutions. (38 yr cancer survivor).

California
Joined February 2011

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    23 May 2014

    I have treated 40,000 patients, and I have seen medicine change from a compassion-based profession into a corporate-greed driven industry.

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  2. 10 hours ago

    Year after painful year, the most common cause of bankruptcy in the USA is massive, unpayable medical bills.

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  3. 14 hours ago

    Student, if you are considering where you want to continue your medical education, I recommend you to a rough, poor, inner-city hospital. You will see so much more--and do so much more--than in any swank, country club like medical facility.

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  4. Jan 2

    correlates of medical specialties: Neurosurgery: rocket scientist Orthopedics: carpentry Cardiology: electrical engineer Emergency med: skydivers Plastic surgery: artists Pathology: bird watchers Radiology: agents Dermatology: dermatologists

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  5. 14 hours ago

    "Success in life mostly consists in going from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm."-- Winston Churchill.

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  6. 16 hours ago

    Medical leaders talk about med students & doctors need to take "resilience" courses to combat . WRONG APPROACH. No amount of such training will matter when a system is characterized by chronic, very high levels of toxicity.

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  7. 16 hours ago

    When I was hospitalized for multiple cancer surgeries, I found it was my who provided the compassion many of my doctors lacked.

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  8. 17 hours ago

    "As we get older, three things happen: 1. We get wider around the middle. 2. Our hair thins out. 3. I can't remember the third one..."-- My mother.

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  9. Jan 3

    Ellie Butts was born with a disease that causes her bones to easily break. So easily that at just 2 years old, she's had more than 100 broken bones. Yet despite the pain, she "radiates joy and love," while receiving care at Mayo Clinic.

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  10. Jan 2

    “Contrary to some public beliefs, people with Down syndrome never stop learning, and functional skills can still be attained and improved well into adulthood.”

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  11. 17 hours ago

    The US is unethical in its essence. Insurance corps. make more profit NOT paying doctors, and doctors make more profit NOT taking care of patients.

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  12. 17 hours ago

    Student, take time during your pre-clinical years to have fun. Play sports. Engage the arts. There will be precious little time later on.

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  13. 18 hours ago

    "Treat the disease, you win, you lose; treat the patient, I guarantee you'll always win."-- Patch Adams, MD.

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  14. Jan 1

    Let's all laugh more in 2019. Laugh with each other, laugh at ourselves. Medicine is a noble profession I get it, but it's also really fuckin funny sometimes. It can be both things.

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  15. Many common childhood birthmarks are best left alone, but new AAP guidelines address when it's time to ask about the risks of the marks known as infantile hemangiomas, also known as strawberry birthmarks, reports. For more information, go to:

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  16. Our stories of 2018 continues with our #1 story of the year: Did you know your brain gently pulsates with each heartbeat? Now, a group of researchers have developed an imaging method that shows the organ in motion.

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  17. Jan 3

    Can digital technologies promote nutrition science and individualized diet guidance? Our new Digital Medicine essay by

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  18. 18 hours ago

    When I had 1980, the US had 20% for-profit health insurance companies; by 2000, 70%. Results: Costs shot up to world #1, quality fell to WHO #37, outcomes fell to UN #37.

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  19. 18 hours ago

    The mega-corps and politicians have had their chance at remaking US . All further reform must be directed by doctors and patients.

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  20. Jan 3

    The doctors I surveyed in France, Germany, Switzerland, & Japan replied they don't expect to be sued during their careers. In the USA, with our ubiquitous lawsuits against doctors, I believe these contribute to 1. 2. Early retirement. 3.

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  21. Jan 3

    "It's time for greedy insurance companies to get out of the doctor-patient relationship and let us do our jobs."-- My own doctor.

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