Stephen Schimpff MD
Early career at the National Cancer Institute's Baltimore Cancer Research Center developing new approaches to infection prevention and treatment of leukemia and lymphoma patients. Then the head of infectious diseases and director of the University of Maryland Cancer Center followed by senior leadership positions in the Medical School and Medical System culminating as CEO of the University of Maryland Medical Center. Now the author of 7 books on health and wellness, our dysfunctional healthcare delivery system & the crisis in primary care. Lover of nature. Happily married for 58 years.
Preserve Health and Wellness by Preventing Chronic Diseases
Despite taking 23 – yes, almost two dozen! – prescription medications, my friend Henry did not feel well. Plus, the expenses were beyond his...
How Do We Americans Stack up Healthwise? Very Poorly!
In a newly released study from the CDC of 55,081 Americans followed in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1999 to 2018, cardiometabolic health was found...
Follow The Money – It Leads to Chronic Diseases
When the famous bank robber, Willie Sutton, was asked why he robbed banks, he replied, “That’s where the money is.” In healthcare, the money...
Complex, Chronic Diseases Are Rampant Today
America has the providers, the science, the drugs, the diagnostics, and the devices needed for outstanding patient care. But the delivery of care is...
The Paradox of America’s Healthcare System
There is a real paradox in American healthcare and it has profound implications for the health, wellness and medical care you, your family and...
America’s Health Care Delivery System is Dysfunctional
An introduction to a ten part seriesI wrote an article recently on cardiovascular syndromes after mild Covid-19; one more aspect of Long Covid or Long...
Does the Medical Expert Really Know Best?
Editors NoteThis article was co-authored by Stephen C Schimpff, MD and Harry A Oken, MD. Stephen C Schimpff, MD, MACP, is a quasi-retired internist, professor,...
