My "Blintro"
Welcome to my "blintro" - that's blog and intro, in case you're wondering. I'd like to give you a little glimpse of who I am and where I'm coming from - as I see myself and as others see me. Here are some of the words often used to describe me: weird; crazy; skeptical; obsessive-compulsive; silly; unconventional. I'm also known to be a perfectionistic workaholic who has a soft heart for anyone in need. Fortunately, all of these traits have served me well in my chosen profession.
Here I sit, just a few months from turning the big "50", looking back at what I've accomplished thus far, and where I'd like to go from here. I am very grateful to have had the life experiences and training that have brought me to this point. I have always appreciated my ability to translate technically confusing and overwhelming facts and concepts into understandable information for real people. In urology, this means that I can spend 90 minutes or more reviewing complicated problems regarding cancer or infertility and have my patients leave empowered with easy-to-understand options. According to my mother, my wife, and many of my patients, I have the unique gift of being able to apply common sense in a complicated medical world that often appears to be devoid of rational thinking. This is what enabled me to write my book on prostate cancer, now a bestseller for more than 10 years around the world. I am currently working on other topics.
My surgical practice, now limited exclusively to microsurgical vasectomy reversals, has allowed me to concentrate all of my surgical expertise in a very narrow sub-specialty. Because I perform more reversals in a week than most urologists do in a year, I feel especially qualified to comment on this topic and others in male fertility as well as general concepts in urology.
And then there's the "other" me. In addition to my commitment to empowering patients and elevating the field of urology, I have always been a strong advocate for personal and community preparedness. Long before anyone even heard of Bin Laden or 9/11, I was involved in biologic, chemical, and nuclear preparedness training for health-care providers as well as disaster education and training for physicians. I have written and talked on a number of preparedness issues. Interestingly, I find that the demand for information increases significantly immediately after a natural or manmade disaster and then fades rapidly until the next disaster.
So...what can you expect from my blog? Observations and commentaries on the world in general, and medicine in particular, through the eyes of a urologist with a slightly cynical view of life and a passion for reconstructive microsurgery, anthrax and duct tape.
Here I sit, just a few months from turning the big "50", looking back at what I've accomplished thus far, and where I'd like to go from here. I am very grateful to have had the life experiences and training that have brought me to this point. I have always appreciated my ability to translate technically confusing and overwhelming facts and concepts into understandable information for real people. In urology, this means that I can spend 90 minutes or more reviewing complicated problems regarding cancer or infertility and have my patients leave empowered with easy-to-understand options. According to my mother, my wife, and many of my patients, I have the unique gift of being able to apply common sense in a complicated medical world that often appears to be devoid of rational thinking. This is what enabled me to write my book on prostate cancer, now a bestseller for more than 10 years around the world. I am currently working on other topics.
My surgical practice, now limited exclusively to microsurgical vasectomy reversals, has allowed me to concentrate all of my surgical expertise in a very narrow sub-specialty. Because I perform more reversals in a week than most urologists do in a year, I feel especially qualified to comment on this topic and others in male fertility as well as general concepts in urology.
And then there's the "other" me. In addition to my commitment to empowering patients and elevating the field of urology, I have always been a strong advocate for personal and community preparedness. Long before anyone even heard of Bin Laden or 9/11, I was involved in biologic, chemical, and nuclear preparedness training for health-care providers as well as disaster education and training for physicians. I have written and talked on a number of preparedness issues. Interestingly, I find that the demand for information increases significantly immediately after a natural or manmade disaster and then fades rapidly until the next disaster.
So...what can you expect from my blog? Observations and commentaries on the world in general, and medicine in particular, through the eyes of a urologist with a slightly cynical view of life and a passion for reconstructive microsurgery, anthrax and duct tape.
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Dr. Marks has more vasectomy reversal information on his website and on his vasectomy reversal message board.
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