Fred’s western adventure gets two more awards!
Fred’s western adventure gets two more awards! Read More »
Three years ago I wrote about my time on the staff of the Middlesex hospital in London, and explained it’s unusual name https://petercottontales.com/2020/10/the-middlesex-hospital-what-sort-of-a-name-is-that/ Unfortunately the illustrations of that piece seem to have disappeared The Middlesex closed in 2005 and it’s functions and staff joined the University College Hospital, now in a fancy new building on
The Middlesex Hospital lives on ……in Connecticut Read More »
So, as of Jan 1st 2024, I am finally retired, exactly 60 years from graduating, 50 years after starting specialist practice at The Middlesex Hospital in London, 37 years after leaving England to work at Duke University in North Carolina, and after 30 years at the Medical University in Charleston. It will not be a
Goodbye Medicine. Saluting some mentors. Read More »
What bang? All will be explained, but before that….. We were comfy in our home on Dewees island expecting a wet and windy Sunday Dec 17, but it turned into a hurricane size event, with about 8 ins of rain. That and high tide raised the ground water level 39 ins, and 23 ins above
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Here we go, hopefully https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vumedi.com/video/gastroenterology-in-seven-decades-some-landmarks-and-reflections/Imdhc3Ryb2VudGVyb2xvZ3ktaW4tc2V2ZW4tZGVjYWRlcy1zb21lLWxhbmRtYXJrcy1hbmQtcmVmbGVjdGlvbnMi:1rF7dh:T8iZHpb8IcJbEKu1kmUHHA6KD881G-DqOnzXH880Zis/__;!!Ab1_Rw!D6awfgeprV3-OF-7L6eUw-4T6Y-xYtbIkg_2AIZE9KWGqAuoUqPlyqh-osrdmdXgkUZC1LU2nLPJcQ$
I am finally retiring at the end of the year, exactly 50 years since starting on faculty at The Mddlesex in London. An opportunity to reflect on a fun journey. I will be giving MUSC GI grand rounds at 7am EST on Weds Dec 13. “Gastroenterology in seven dacdes. Some landmarks and reflections” It will
Maybe join my retirement talk on Dec 13? Read More »
ASGE has a new online journal called iGIE. Desparate for copy they asked me to ramble down memory lane, which I was happy to do. Some of it might amuse.. Click away https://www.igiejournal.org/article/S2949-7086(23)00090-0/fulltext?fbclid=IwAR1KHVdQWr33PokoMaTH0yL_DJrVLjSJzmKNamVDoFHmNuTubaVzYopdJMo
Riding (and driving) the endoscopy express over seven decades Read More »
Most kids (at least in USA) know that Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain in three small ships and bumped into America (actually, the Bahamas) in 1492. Many may not know that he was way off track, couldn’t be much further in fact. He was aiming at the “spice islands” on the Malabar west coast
Going to see what Columbus missed…. Read More »
This is the last of the 3 books in which Jim takes Fred, Perdy, Jack and the gang exploring famous sights in USA. They travel the west coast, starting in Hollywood, where Fred gets a star, fly under the Golden Gate bridge, get locked up (temporarily) in Alcatraz, marvel at Yosemite, ski at Tahoe, visit
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Just heard an interview with Fred Bryant on PBS. He is the author of “Savoring”, a treatise on enjoying the moment, explaning how important it is to slow down in this fast world. It reminded me of something I wrote a long time ago when contemplating a big change in my life. Here with apologies
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