Vegan Heart Doc

Aspirin is a common generic medication.  While it is potent in reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke in those who have already had su...

The experience of practicing medicine during a global pandemic has challenged us all.  Most practices, including my own, have adopted teleme...

With all the stress in the world, I felt like putting out a lighter post -- feeding a baby. I've been asked often about whether or not...

With the COVID-19 pandemic, medicine has changed dramatically.  Now that going out of the home and mingling with others carries risk, gather...

None of us has ever encountered anything like what we are experiencing.  This is just the beginning, and there will be more who are vulnerab...

To my patients: The office is open.  We are here to help you. If you are feeling unwell, or otherwise do not wish to come in, please cal...

I've always challenged my patients who tell me they don't have time to exercise.  After all, there's always time somewhere.  Car...

That's the message from the authors of t his paper in the Annals of Internal Medicine . Their message:  There is no need to cut back o...

Ava was born on August 10, after a very good and uneventful pregnancy, after years of trying to make her, without success, and getting just ...

We ordered pizza for a special occasion from a local pizza place.  The restaurant is not all vegan, but they do pride themselves on providi...

Big news -- I'm pregnant, and due on August 23! There are so many misconceptions about exercise and pregnancy, that I want to share wh...

The market for vegan food has never been better -- according to Nielsen , 6% of Americans consider themselves vegetarian, 3% consider themse...

In the course of my career as a cardiologist, pitching a plant-based diet to patients has become easier over time. It's easier now tha...

A whole food, plant-based diet will help you live longer and reduce your risk of heart disease, heart attack, stroke, diabetes, and perhaps ...

I'm now more than 6 months into this adventure of private practice.  It's been a lot of hard work, but well worth it. The toughest...

Eggs are in the news again. A recent study from the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition comes to the conclusion that there is no risk f...

As part of my mission to educate and empower my patients, I am holding monthly Heart-U educational sessions.  This month's session, comi...

One of the most rewarding parts of my job is saving lives.  I can open a blocked coronary artery in the setting of a heart attack.  Or I can...

I opened my new practice three weeks ago.  After ten and a half years as an employed cardiologist,  I'm now an employer.  A solo physici...

The office opened this week, and we are up and running seeing patients!!! Let me introduce you to my staff members: Diane Shockcor -...

I have fantastic news -- I can continue to be your cardiologist! Many of you whom I've spoken with have asked if I can continue to be...

As you've heard, I'm leaving the position that I've held at Lakeside Community Healthcare for the past nine years, and I am star...

It's been a lot of hard work, and there's just under two months until my new practice is open for business, January 2, 2018. I hav...

I am starting my own cardiology practice! I've enjoyed my time working for Lakeside, and have appreciated my cardiology colleagues t...

This year was my first visit to the International Plant-Based Nutrition Healthcare Conference  in Anaheim, a massive 900+ gathering of docto...

I haven't posted in a little bit.  It's been a busy several weeks, as I study for my interventional cardiology board recertification...

Talking to patients about weight isn't easy. There's no question that obesity is a growing problem, with about a third of the popu...

I've seen this meme, and have been tagged with it, more times than I can count. I'd be happy to see it go away.  Why? --First ...

I finished medical school in 1999.  My class was about 54% female.  Currently the field of physicians is close to 50/50 men and women.  Howe...

I hosted my annual seder.  Twelve years ago when I first went vegan, there were exactly two vegan passover cookbooks, and if you would ente...