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

Jerry Ashton: A Sense-Maker who Won’t R.I.P.

by Marlene Wust-Smith, M.D.

Resting in Peace is not in the vocabulary for Jerry Ashton, an energetic, forward-thinking octogenarian who has a simple goal: to change the world. He is the primary... Read more.

Great Reads

Risky Business: Providers As Pawns

by Marlene Wust-Smith, M.D.

Medicine is a “team sport.” ALL members – physician assistants, nurses, nurse midwives, nurse anesthetists, CRNAs, nurse practitioners and physicians –... Read more.

Techos De Cristal

by Marlene Wust-Smith, M.D.

Breaking Glass Ceilings as a “Latina in Medicina” A defining moment of my childhood was when my Cuban-born “Papi” recommended that I choose medicine... Read more.

The Accidental Advocate

Mitigating MATTERS!

by Marlene Wust-Smith, M.D.

Keeping Healthcare Dollars on Main Street – not Wall Street A group of nationwide ethical health Benefits Advisors is collaborating to shake up the vast power... Read more.

Beauty in Medicine

METAMORPHOSIS

by Marlene Wust-Smith, M.D.

“WHEN SHE TRANSFORMED INTO A BUTTERFLY, THE CATERPILLARS SPOKE NOT OF HER BEAUTY, BUT OF HER WEIRDNESS. THEY WANTED HER TO CHANGE BACK INTO WHAT SHE ALWAYS... Read more.