Dr. Dana's blog

Using Grandma: Taking Unfair Advantage of Illness in the Elderly

Submitted by dana on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 07:27
Jul 20 2010

Last week, I wrote about a patient who passed away peacefully after his family made the decision to disconnect his life support. This week, I’m sharing the story of less fortunate patient. A 77 year-old woman had a major heart attack about 10 months ago. She was fairly sick before this due to diabetes, and the damage from her heart attack was so severe that she began to have failure of her other organs one by one. At first, she could not get off the ventilator, and then she required dialysis because her kidneys wouldn’t work anymore.

Sharing Your Wishes

Submitted by dana on Tue, 07/06/2010 - 16:01
Jul 6 2010

I would like to begin by apologizing to my readers for taking a little time off from my weekly Blog entries. Anyhow, I’d like to talk about something I feel is often overlooked by many of my patients. This week I’d like to share some thoughts I’ve had regarding end of life care. 

Lose 3 inches or more with no down time

Submitted by dana on Thu, 05/13/2010 - 10:29
May 13 2010

We are excited to offer Zerona Non-Invasive Body Slimming at The Palm Beach Plastic Surgery Center.  You simply lay under the device for 40 minutes, and the low level, no heat laser liquifies the fat in your cells. The fat is then removed by your body's lymphatic system and then processed by the liver. Not only can you expect improvement in the area of treatment, but it has a cascading effect on all cells in the body, so you'll see improvement in other areas too!

Things that fill my cup

Submitted by steven on Tue, 05/11/2010 - 16:58
May 11 2010

Last week, a friend and fellow surgeon inspired me to think about the things in life that enrich your soul, or as she says, the things that fill your cup. I’ve spent a lot of time this week thinking about the things that fill my cup. At first consideration, some of them are stressful or difficult. In the end, all of them are rewarding. Here’s a list of what has kept my cup full this week.

Why I do what I do

Submitted by steven on Tue, 05/11/2010 - 16:56
May 11 2010

Today I decided that I’ll focus on sharing one of the important things I get out of Medicine rather than joining the ranks of Americans trying to analyze whats wrong with healthcare. I suppose you learn to do amazing things during years training to become a doctor. For instance, I found out that I can hold my bladder for thirteen hours. I also found out that it can become second nature to learn to think clearly and without emotion when operating on another human at the end of a thirty-two hour work day.

Get Ready, Get Set…

Submitted by steven on Tue, 05/11/2010 - 16:48
May 11 2010

A few weeks ago, a friend and fellow Junior League member called me and said that she wanted to nominate me for the Palm Beach Woman of the Year. I have to say, I was flattered to hear that I could be considered for somebody “of the Year”, but I was also wondering what the heck she was talking about. She went on to explain that it’s a ten week-long fundraiser, where candidates compete to see who can raise the most money for cancer research. She said the minimum amount I would have to raise if I committed was $10,000. TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS!

I can’t afford to spend time with patients

Submitted by steven on Tue, 05/11/2010 - 16:42
May 11 2010

It’s friday, and I’m reflecting on my week. On tuesday, I went to the hospital at 1pm. I had six patients to see. Many physicians would have been out of the hospital within 30 or 40 minutes, but I was there for about three hours.

This is because when I see a patient, I can’t help but stay there as long as they need me to in order to fully explain the problem they have, talk about all the possible solutions, and answer all the questions they have.

Hello world

Submitted by steven on Tue, 05/11/2010 - 16:39
May 11 2010

Dearest reader,

I am Dr. Dana Goldberg, though many patients call me Dr. Dana. I decided to write a blog since I find myself sharing the same thoughts with friends and colleagues again and again. I have a lot of ideas about health care, and not just about Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. I don’t claim to be the most well read or involved physician on every issue in medicine, but I do have observations and opinions about many aspects of health care in the United States and the state of Florida that I want to share.

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