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Articles by Brittany Albright MD

Sometimes Touch Isn’t Needed For Diagnosis, But For Healing

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By Kathleen Ackert, Christian Morrill, Brittany Albright MD
| Doximity's Op-Med
Op-Med is a collection of original articles contributed by Doximity members. I did not grow up in a “touchy feely” household. My parents gave me the standard goodnight kiss on my forehead, and a hug goodbye before I left for sleepaway camp. The first time I ever felt comforted by physical touch was when I was in elementary school.
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The Moment I Chose to Just Be Mom

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By Christian Morrill, Brittany Albright MD, Neelaysh Vukkadala
| Doximity's Op-Med
Op-Med is a collection of original articles contributed by Doximity members. Treating a patient is a whole different animal than BEING the patient. The diagnosis is suddenly a whole lot bigger. Treatment failure feels a lot more personal. As practitioners, we have put all our faith in the ritual and possibility of medicine. We believe that with the right therapies, healing is possible. But even with evidence-based guidelines to guide us, there is an element of luck to patient care.
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Disclosing Complications

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By Neelaysh Vukkadala, Brittany Albright MD, Assma Itani, Karine Ngoie
| Doximity's Op-Med
Op-Med is a collection of original articles contributed by Doximity members. Complications are an inevitable reality for surgeons. Though we can strive to reduce their frequency and impact, anyone who operates will have patients who have a complication. I have found it interesting to observe how different surgeons disclose complications to patients.
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No One Warned Me I'd Grow to Love My Patients

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By Brittany Albright MD, Neelaysh Vukkadala, Assma Itani, Karine Ngoie
| Doximity's Op-Med
Op-Med is a collection of original articles contributed by Doximity members. No one warned me I would come to love you. No one warned me you would start to feel like family. No one warned me I would cry with you. The truth is that I’m not a crier and I’ve never really been a crier. My own vulnerability makes me uncomfortable. I’m a scientist and physician, after all. But who am I to encourage you to feel your feelings and have no shame in expressing them when I won’t do that myself.
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