On Moral Injury and Emotions in Medicine | Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD
As one of the most prolific and acclaimed physician writers today, Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD is the author of seven books on the intricacies of modern medical practice and the doctor-patient relationship. Her other writings have appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, in addition to various leading medical journals. She is also the co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Bellevue Literary Review, a literary journal that publishes works focusing on the human body, illness, and health. In her writings, Dr. Ofri uses vivid narratives to shed light on the highs and lows of being a doctor. In this episode, she joins us to share her path to medicine, how doctors can mitigate the moral injury they experience in their work, and how storytelling can comfort us in times of suffering.
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Dr. Danielle Ofri is the author of the following books on being a doctor:
Singular Intimacies: Becoming a Doctor at Bellevue
What Doctors Feel: How Emotions Affect the Practice of Medicine
When We Do Harm: A Doctor Confronts Medical Error
What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear
Medicine in Translation
Intensive Care: A Doctor’s Journey
Incidental Findings
Follow Dr. Ofri on Twitter @DanielleOfri.
This episode included an excerpt from Jacqueline du Pré and Daniel Barenboim’s performance of the Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99 by Johannes Brahms, recorded live in West Berlin in 1968.
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