Growing Up… Do I Have To?

In my practice I see a lot of adolescents and young adults.  I enjoy this age group: they are standing on the precipice trying to figure out their lives.  It […] Read more »

Acting Like Adults… In the Holiday Season

With the holidays upon us, I see a bit more angst and stress in my practice.  Much of it is just typical holiday running around general family dysfunction. (Is mom […] Read more »

All Strangers at One Time

The season premier of the television comedy, “Blackish” focused on the use of “the N-word.”  For those who don’t watch, the show began its run on ABC last year and […] Read more »

First Class Graduates from Phelps Family Medicine Residency Program

Graduating residents of the NYMC Phelps Family Medicine Residency Program. Front row l-r: Sara Paul, MD; Batel Isenstein, MD; London Muse, MD.  Back row, l-r: Anesh Badiwala, MD; George Elkomos, […] Read more »

Rabies Prevention Tips from Westchester County Health Department

Advice for Indoors and Out As Weather Warms Up As summer approaches, Westchester County Health Commissioner Sherlita Amler, MD, advises residents to take a few simple precautions to prevent themselves, […] Read more »

Phelps Memorial Hospital Graduates 1st Class of Residents

This June, the family medicine residency program at Phelps Memorial Hospital Center will graduate its first class of residents.  One of the members of the inaugural class, London Muse MD, […] Read more »

Phelps Memorial Hospital Offers New Programs

Technology Helps Patients Manage Chronic Conditions at Home Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the emphasis on healthcare in the U.S. has shifted towards the importance of preventive […] Read more »

Marriage, A State of Mind…But Whose?

Studies have shown, pretty consistently, that married men are happier than single men, but married women are less happy than single women.  I’ve also noticed in my practice providing counseling […] Read more »
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College Anxiety

It’s that time of year again when many twelfth graders are hearing from colleges and figuring out where they will spend the next four years.  While this is, naturally, an […] Read more »
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Thankful or Not

A story has gone viral in recent weeks about a young woman who has incurable brain cancer and intends to end her life through physician-assisted suicide, legal in Oregon, where […] Read more »