Comments on: The Ignorance of Laboratory Medicine

By: JCL

JCL — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 13:06:03 +0000

When the finest diagnostic medical center in the world makes pathology and laboratory medicine the core of its integrated clinical practice (Mayo), and the US News & World Report doesn’t even recognize this discipline in its annual hospital ratings, you know the rest of the world is blind to the issue. It’s a real shame.

JCL, MD – Toronto

By: Tim W.

Tim W. — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 15:31:39 +0000

This is an excellent article, Dr. Kreuter, and I would welcome more like it. Medicine appears to be in a bit of an identity crisis, no? But, we have an opportunity to take the reins to help steer our clinical and surgical colleagues back into more fruitful relationships with ourselves and each other — partly due to the broad areas we serve and the knowledge of disease we have — by initiating discussions and reaching out as the consultants that we are.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 00:54:48 +0000

Agree wholeheartedly! In an similar vein, I certainly have blind spots in several clinical areas that I have to seek colleagues help to fill!

By: Justin Kreuter, M.D.

Justin Kreuter, M.D. — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 19:59:15 +0000

Thanks for your feedback Dr. Guadalupe Gonzalez! This book was just recently published on March 14th 2017, so should be available / able to be ordered at your favorite bookstore. After you read it, I’d be curious to know if you have similar or different thoughts regarding this ignorance problem.

By: Guadalupe Gonzalez

Guadalupe Gonzalez — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 17:19:22 +0000

Where can I buy the book? I totally agree with the author and we have tried to establish a relationship between doctors and our laboratory, without much success.
Dr. Guadalupe Gonzalez
Laboratorio Clínico y de Genética SC
Mexico City