Los alamos daily post summer michael10/31/2023 ![]() My family was very supportive of this life, despite it meaning I wasn’t always available for them, since a ‘beeper’ could summon me to the hospital at any time. My wife Debi and children Bill and Betsy also deserve a lot of thanks, since my life as a pediatrician was not always compatible with being the most available husband and dad. Being on call for emergencies and newborns 24 hours a day including weekends and holidays was the expectation for pediatricians during a significant portion of my career. Nurse Bella O’Hara had been my ‘work wife’ for many years and as she retired many patients will miss her presence much more than mine. The Children’s Clinic remains in the competent hands of Dr.’s Neal, Schoonover, MacLean, and Physician Assistant Patricia McCulloch along with our wonderful staff of nurses and administrative personnel. Don Blossom who were as instrumental in molding me as a pediatrician as all of my formal training in medical school and residency. I have also been fortunate to work with other great physicians and staff at the Children’s Clinic and Los Alamos Medical Center. I am thankful to have been mentored as a young physician by Dr. The economics of medicine in 2023 with increasing costs along with decreasing reimbursement make it fiscally unsound for a physician such as me to continue part-time in private practice. A broken neck this past summer has limited my ability to return to work in the office setting. I had hoped to never fully retire unless I cognitively began to lose my skills, but the rest of my body did not cooperate as I have developed medical issues over the past decade. ![]() Very few physicians have the good fortune to spend their entire career in such a setting. These families have entrusted me with the care of their infants, children, and adolescents since the summer of 1978 when I first came to Los Alamos as a medical student and then returned after completing my pediatrics residency in 1982. As I retire after 40 plus years as a pediatrician at the Children’s Clinic, I would be remiss if I didn’t thank the families of my patients and former patients from northern New Mexico.
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