Author: Marlene Wust-Smith, M.D.

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Marlene Wust-Smith, M.D.

Marlene Wüst-Smith, Founder and Publisher of Physician Outlook, is a Cornell-educated (BS '81, MD '85) board-certified pediatrician who LOVES the human side of Medicine. Spending time one-on-one with patients and their families is her "happy place." She is a natural-born story-teller and connector of humans in the physician and patient space, much like Kevin Bacon is in the world of entertainment.

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Great Reads

When Bureaucracy Replaces Medicine—And Why the Squeaky Wheel Still Matters

by Marlene Wust-Smith, M.D.

There is a moment in every physician’s life when you realize that medical training, clinical judgment, and evidence-based guidelines are no longer the primary... Read more.

Great Reads

Confessions Of A (Recovering) Color Coward

by Marlene Wust-Smith, M.D.

What do George Floyd, “American Son” (a Netflix movie and Broadway play starring Kerry Washington), and my two biracial nephews have in common? More than you... Read more.

The VPZD Show

by Marlene Wust-Smith, M.D.

THE “CLICK AND CLACK” OF MEDICINE An entertaining, fast-paced, relatively new podcast that started airing in late 2021, the VPZD Show features two very funny,... Read more.

Great Reads

Confessions of a Recovering Multitasker

by Marlene Wust-Smith, M.D.

This issue of Physician Outlook magazine has literally taken me several months to produce and get to the printer, and it is with a sense of relief and profound gratitude... Read more.

Great Reads, Physician Outlook Profiles

SPOTLIGHT ON Dr. Dana Corriel, MD

by Marlene Wust-Smith, M.D.

I recently came across a dog-eared business card at the bottom of an old briefcase that opened up a floodgate of memories. It was a brief but pivotal chance encounter... Read more.