On Doctors and Patients: A Conversation With Dr. Newman

David Newman is a fellow Emergency Physician and the author of Hippocrates’ Shadow, a book that analyzes the nature of medical practice in our highly dysfunctional healthcare system. Dr. Newman’s central argument in Hippocrates’ Shadow is that the essence of wellness and healing lies in the human interaction between the doctor and the patient. He argues that touching, listening and empathizing are the foundation of the art of Medicine and unless we return to the Hippocrates’ model we are headed for an abyss.

Dr. Newman studied Philosophy as an undergraduate and subsequently obtained his medical degree from Albany Medical College. He finished his residency in Emergency Medicine and a fellowship in research at the University of Pittsburgh. He is currently the Research Director at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency program. Dr. Newman is also a major in the army reserve. He finished a tour of duty in Iraq in 2005. He was awarded Army Commendation medal for his service.

I met Dr. Newman last month in New York City, on a sunny but cold afternoon. Our conversation, which highlighted some of the major threads in his well-written and well-argued book, is presented here. David is passionate about his ideas, and even though we did not always agree on how to put care back in healthcare, I found his sincerity touching, and his enthusiasm infectious. As I was leaving his apartment I couldn’t help but think, yes we can!

The interview is divided into five different segments, each dealing with a major concept outlined in his book.  In the first part, he concentrates on the dynamics of patient-physician interactions and the perception of divergent agenda by each party.

DOCTORS AND PATIENTS

In the next section, Dr. Newman discusses the nature of current medical research and the importance of evidence based Medicine

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