Andrew Boozary MD
@drandrewb
son of refugee/prisoner | primary care doctor | social medicine | founding editor @harvardchanSPH | public policy @princeton | IG: drandrewbb
Saw a patient recently without housing who was in and out of hospital. But how could we keep calling them “hard to reach” or “lost to follow-up” when they didn’t have a cell phone? Peer workers in the Stabilization Centre/ER set up a phone for him and the next morning I got a…
150 minutes per week of moderate physical activity can reduce all-cause mortality by 31% compared with no physical activity. This is why doctors should be able to prescribe exercise (gym or time outdoors) — and for employers/governments, the benefits far outweigh most…
Remarkable photo Long ago, I lived at 30 Charles St in Toronto. Was an immigrant kid...didn't speak a word of English Years later, I mentored brilliant @drandrewb who grew up in same building where generations of immigrant kids had been raised Immigrants. We get the job done
on his last day @Harvard, wishing @ashishkjha only more strength success light in his new role @Brown_SPH leading a new era of public health champions. still unreal that we grew up in the same building in TO— and all continue to look up to him as children of immigrants/elsewhere.
The counter argument to Medicaid cuts is and has always been Medicare for All.
An undergraduate student wrote me today letting me know they got into medical school. “I hope to use my career as a physician to address the health disparities we covered in class.” There is truly no better feeling as a teacher.
we really need to open cooling centres in Toronto — this heat is a major health hazard.