Brandon Lee

ID Fellow @YaleIDFellows | @YaleMedPSTP track | @UChiPritzker MD Ph.D Immunology | Host-microbes in sepsis

[Wendy Hasson MD @WendyHassonMD]

The system is deeply broken, but blaming the salaries of those working in the trenches of healthcare is deeply misguided.

On Thanksgiving Day, a child came in to the hospital in cardiac arrest. I spent over 8 hrs at their bedside before they were stable enough for me to walk away to round on my other patients. They needed CPR, a breathing tube, a central line,and an arterial line in addition to another emergent surgery. They needed an expert who could immediately diagnose and emergently treat the underlying, thankfully reversible disease process. I called and discussed the case with > 4 other subspecialists. I then had to stay and document on that patient and my additional patients that day, resulting in a 14 hr shift away from my young family on a holiday. The patient will have an excellent outcome ❤️

How much do you think I made for this shift? I think the answer will surprise you. My hourly rate is about on par with a women’s haircut at a salon.

To be clear, no one goes into pediatrics for the money. I am not complaining about my pay. There is nothing more rewarding and meaningful than what I experienced that day and everyday I go to work in the #PedsICU as a physician. But I won’t sit here silently while you say we’re overpaid.

Do you want a highly trained physician available to you 24/7 365? Seems like cutting physician reimbursement, which will have a minuscule effect on healthcare expenditure, will only worsen the current physician shortage, particularly in #pediatrics and other non surgical specialities.

[Brandon Lee @BLeeMDPhD]

@DrKene @YaleCardiology Congrats Kene!!!

[Kene Mezue @DrKene]

Yay! MATCHED!

I'll be staying @YaleCardiology for Electrophysiology fellowship in my final stage of medical training! Very grateful to my mentors and family for their support 🙏🏾 (1/)

[Yale ID Fellows @YaleIDFellows]

No words can express how lucky, grateful our trainees have been to have Dr. Marwan Azar as our program director! Will miss him greatly - wishing you all the success on your next career endeavors!! #IDTwitter #MedTwitter

[Yale ID Fellows @YaleIDFellows]

Thrilled to welcome Nour, Sophia, Claire, Andrew and Christopher to the Yale ID family @YaleIDFellows
We look forward to meeting you and (re)introducing you to New Haven Pizza!

[LaraKRotter @LaraKimR]

Thrilled to have presented a compelling case at the intersection of transplant ID and critical care! Grateful for the inspiring connections and unwavering support and trust, especially from Dr.Marwan Azar.This opportunity truly means a lot! @YaleIDFellows @YaleMedPSTP @TradIMYale

[YaleMedPSTP @YaleMedPSTP]

Congrats @LaraKimR for giving an amazing case at IDWeek! Making the
@YaleIMed program proud!
#IDTwitter #MedTwitter @MarkDSiegel1

[Silvia Vilarinho @VilarinhoSilvia]

And @YaleMedPSTP!

[maricar malinis @maricar_malinis]

We have an open #TID fellowship position @VUMC_IDFellows. @VUMCTransplant is a high-volume transplant center ( lung, heart, kidney, pancreas, liver) with a diverse patient population and pathology. The program has expanded to 6 faculty members and APRN.

[Yale ID Fellows @YaleIDFellows]

Congrats to our esteemed graduate and early career faculty member, @LaurenPischel, on her K23!!! Well deserved!! #IDTwitter

[Brandon Lee @BLeeMDPhD]

@ASanchez_PS @davserantes 😂 you know me too well! But this is a good question! In cases where it’s florid, acute typical meningitis, I hardly ever think about acute phase reactants 🤔 in chronic and subacute conditions, they can be misleading. So the window for CRP utility is unclear to me

[Andrew Sanchez @ASanchez_PS]

Coccidioidomycosis illness script ⏳

Most immunocompetent are minimally symptomatic, but consider if travel to SW / Pacific NW *and*

⏳ CAP unresponsive to initial abx

⏳ Non-specific acute inflammatory syndrome

or

⏳ New polyarticular arthralgias +/- erythema nodosum/multiforme

Cocci. has 2 murder weapons🤺

🤺 ARDS (if marked inoculum of arthroconidia)

🤺 Chronic meningitis (mild "non-specific" headache can be easily missed, but ~95% mortality in 2 years)

https://t.co/DS6pf5ySo0

[Brandon Lee @BLeeMDPhD]

Excited to see your case! Congrats!! @LaraKimR

[Yale ID Fellows @YaleIDFellows]

Congrats to @YaleIMed PGY3 resident @LaraKimR for her case acceptance at this year’s @ESCMID @IDWeekmtg 2024 Fellows Day! Get ready for a wild and interesting case! See you in LA! #IDTwitter #MedTwitter

[Yale Internal Medicine @YaleIMed]

In a new study, researchers identified the targets in the human body to which pathogens transmitted by mosquitoes, ticks & other vectors bind, which could help address the rising threat of vector-borne diseases.
https://t.co/XFJp9KUufD

[Natalia Tíjaro Ovalle, MD @TijaroNatalia]

Truly honored, excited and grateful for this opportunity!

[Paul Sax @PaulSaxMD]

We intuitively know that not all Staph aureus bacteremia is created equal when it comes to prognosis.

This paper in @CIDJournal backs that up with data, providing a valuable way to categorize severity -- and a potential stratification for studies. https://t.co/HjhmNTMZOu

[Adaora Okoli @DrAdaora]

Am I dreaming or is fellowship really over? I will miss my time at Yale @YaleIDFellows . Won't miss crazy New Haven drivers though. Excited for what's to come. Road trip time!!

[Yale ID Fellows @YaleIDFellows]

Look who can’t wait for the incoming first year fellows to take over the busy consult services 😜 Can’t believe it’s already been a whole year! They grow up so fast - congrats new second year ID Fellows!! 🥹 #IDTwitter #MedTwitter