March 26, 2025Wednesday bookschildrenThe DO book club Early exposure The DO Book Club, April 2025: ‘Medical School for Kids’ Joan Naidorf, DO, dives into this educational series where kids will learn about the body’s organs, possible careers, future visits to the doctor’s office and different specialties. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
Feb. 28, 2025Friday cancerStorytellingThe DO book club Patient perspectives The DO Book Club, March 2025: ‘At the Will of the Body: Reflections on Illness’ In this memoir, Arthur Frank intimately shares his experiences with two life-altering illnesses he suffered personally: heart disease and cancer. The DO Book Club By Tim Barreiro, DO
Jan. 31, 2025Friday Black History Mointhracial biasThe DO book club Black History Month The DO Book Club, Feb. 2025: ‘Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine’ Uché Blackstock, MD, writes about becoming a Harvard-educated emergency medicine physician and her efforts to help diversify the student body and residency training programs of a major university medical center. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
Jan. 13, 2025Monday addiction medicineresiliencyThe DO book club Family matters The DO Book Club, Jan. 2025: ‘Hey, Kiddo’ Tim Barreiro, DO, reviews a graphic memoir on the personal experience of a teenager adopted and raised by his grandparents because his mother was incarcerated and struggling with addiction. The DO Book Club By Tim Barreiro, DO
Dec. 2, 2024Monday New Year'sThe DO book club Diving in deep The DO Book Club, Dec. 2024: Thought-provoking reads to enter the new year The DO staff and Book Club writers share intriguing, thought-provoking books for your winter time off. From autobiography to fiction, there is something for everyone. The DO Book Club By Alexa Matthews
Oct. 31, 2024Thursday mental healthptsdThe DO book club Recovering from PTSD The DO Book Club, Nov. 2024: ‘Night Watch’ Tim Barreiro, DO, reviews this engrossing and thought-provoking historical read about ConaLee and her mother as they become institutionalized in an asylum shortly after the Civil War. The DO Book Club By Tim Barreiro, DO
Sept. 30, 2024Monday hospital medicinepatient careThe DO book club Medical mystery The DO Book Club, Oct. 2024: ‘The Autumn Ghost’ Hannah Wunsch, MD, tells the largely untold story of a deadly 1952 polio epidemic in Denmark that fostered the advent of modern-day intensive care medicine. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
Aug. 30, 2024Friday booksThe DO book club Secrets and mysteries The DO Book Club, Sept. 2024: ‘The Covenant of Water’ Joan Naidorf, DO, breaks down this novel’s enchanting combination of spirituality, early medical practice, Anglo-Indian history, romance and family devotion. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
July 31, 2024Wednesday mental healthpatient careThe DO book club An American classic The DO Book Club, Aug. 2024: ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ Tim Barreiro, DO, provides an exploration of this 1962 novel, making connections to medicine today and advances in treatment for mental illness. The DO Book Club By Tim Barreiro, DO
June 28, 2024Friday bookspatient careThe DO book club Sun and sand The DO Book Club, July 2024: Summer beach reads with a medical twist The DO staff and Book Club writers share our top suggestions for summer beach reads. From autobiography to fiction, there is something for everyone. The DO Book Club By Alexa Matthews