[Originally published in Synapse on November 12, 1981.] The theme of this year’s American Public Health Association convention was “Energy...

When I first pulled up to the Mothers of Gynecology Park in Montgomery, there were a few cars around, but...

Oops! I did it again – made it through first year of graduate school and landed myself in a lab...

[Originally published in Synapse on Nov. 12, 2009.] Before coming to UCSF, I was a soldier in Operation Iraqi Freedom...

The California Medical Association (CMA) convenes physicians from across the state annually at its House of Delegatesmeeting, represented by county...

I've captured the essence of an intrinsic part of me. ADHD. My behavior is reckless I'm fun, dangerous

[Originally published in Synapse on November 3, 2011.] The Embarcadero was full of bicycles and bikers on Friday night as...

“Why now?” rang the question on everyone’s mind as they refilled their coffee cups and settled in around the conference...

[Third place Storytelling Contest winner for poetry.] Rhythmic steps on concrete matching the beat of the music thrumming in my...

[Originally published in Synapse on Oct. 25, 2001.] Once again, the year approaches the end of October, which along with...

Before I ever came near a stethoscope or a white coat, I understood the beauty of X-rays. The reasoning was...

[Second place Synapse Storytelling Contest winner for poetry.] As I step across the bay, Wond’ring if those golden days Were...

[ Originally published in Synapse on October 22, 1998.] Last week, the country confronted the death of Matthew Shepard, the...

Yesterday It’s a choice to trust and love But God trust in what, whom, when? how to love ? and...

[Originally published in Synapse on October 12, 2000.] Three winners of the Nobel Prize in medicine were announced in Stockholm...