Interview with me by the host of Grand Rounds

By purepedantry on February 21, 2007.

Nicholas Genes -- the host of Grand Rounds and an illustrious ER resident at Mount Sinai -- interviews me on Medscape about this blog. Enjoy my shameless self-promotion.

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