In 2019, she collaborated with the New York Times on an eight-hour documentary series on the process of diagnosis for Netflix. In 2010, she published a book titled Every Patient Tells a Story: Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis. (2004-2012) and she served as a consultant to the show. Her column was the inspiration for the Fox program House, M.D.

Lisa Sanders, Associate Professor of Medicine at Yale Medical School, is the writer of the popular Diagnosis column in the New York Times Magazine and the Think Like a Doctor column featured in the New York Times blog, Well. Sanders’ hope that the human dimension of medicine does not get displaced by the technical dimension, and why storytelling is integral to patient healing - 46:41ĭr. The methodology of solving and describing medical mysteries - 32:10Ĭhallenges and opportunities in eliciting and listening to patient stories - 42:16ĭr. Sanders’ best-practices on communicating with patients - 29:03 Medical diagnosis itself as a kind of healing, allowing patients to contextualize their circumstances within their personal narratives - 18:05ĭr. Sanders’ reflections on the how money-making impacts physician burnout and how the burden of choice in medical career paths may lead to a sense of disconnect - 12:39 Sanders’ revelation about diagnosis as detective work and how she developed her passion for it - 4:59īeing part of the handful of “weirdos” that Yale Medical School admits every year, and combating imposter syndrome - 7:14ĭr.

Sanders’ career prior to medicine as a TV journalist and how it influenced her path as a physician - 1:59ĭr. Sanders joins us in this episode to speak about her remarkable career path, her work, and how storytelling contributes to patient healing. She has garnered much acclaim for presenting the process of diagnosis as a detective story, rather than the rote recall of a set of facts and figures. In 2019, this column was turned into a Netflix documentary series of the same name. Sanders has written a column in the New York Times titled Diagnosis, in which she discusses bizarre and fascinating medical cases. Lisa Sanders has played quite the role in elevating the prestige and drama of medical diagnosis. A physician and new york times columnist shares her passion for approaching medical mysteries as detective work.Īs the real-life inspiration for and medical consultant to the popular TV show House, M.D., journalist-turned-physician Dr.

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