A Parenting and Children's Health Blog by Dr. Natasha Burgert
Tweet Last week, I had the pleasure of sharing my pediatric office with 19 local preschoolers. They arrived excited and interested in all things “doctor.” A few challenging questions were asked of me, including: “What makes you different than a doctor who helps dogs?” “How do you cut up bodies?” “What is that “thing” on [...]
TweetOver the weekend, I was following an interesting debate on Twitter. One physician began the conversation by a simple comment: A heated conversation followed among various, and many, Twitter users. Many agreed that pediatricians are experts in children’s health, but should never claim to be a parenting “expert”. Some argued that parenting is not a [...]
TweetIt hardly seems possible that I am writing my second end-of-the-year post. Here are a few of many highlights from my life as a general pediatrician. Favorite parental Freudian slip: A visibly frazzled dad came to the office after picking up his son from pre-school. His son had developed a fever while at school that [...]
TweetIt was 6 o’clock* on a Tuesday morning. I was quietly writing some patient notes. The end of my 12-hour overnight shift in the Emergency Room was coming to a close. Suddenly, the quiet was shattered as the pager on my hip came alive with piercing beeps. This familiar sound elicited an uncontrollable surge of [...]
Tweet In every career, there are individuals you meet that inspire, invest, and advise. They become memorable mentors who have the power and influence to direct your decisions, or even a life path. I have been fortunate to have many mentors in my professional life, and have greatly benefitted from their gifts of generosity and [...]
TweetAs a pediatrician, part of my job is to freely discuss potentially risky behaviors with patients and their families. Providing this advice is often called anticipatory guidance. If I see a consistent issue or concern among my patient families… It becomes an issue to anticipate. So, I talk about it. The anticipatory topics for teens [...]
TweetLast summer, I joined millions of others in the deluge of social media. I committed one year of effort to see if social would enhance or distract from my pediatric practice. That was my goal, just one year. At that time, I wanted to dip my foot in the pool, and see if it made [...]
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