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…

2 years ago

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,…

2 years ago

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.”…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

America’s Health Care Delivery System is Dysfunctional

An introduction to a ten part series I wrote an article recently on cardiovascular syndromes after mild Covid-19; one more aspect…

2 years ago

Does the Medical Expert Really Know Best?

Editors Note This article was co-authored by Stephen C Schimpff, MD and Harry A Oken, MD. Stephen C Schimpff, MD, MACP,…

2 years ago

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