Kara-Grace Leventhal

Mom, wife, hospitalist @HopkinsMedicine, s/p residency @umichmedicine and med school @GUMedicine. DC native. Former cancer researcher. Opinions are my own.

[Kara-Grace Leventhal @KgLeventhal]

As a resident I didn’t know if I would be interested in hospital medicine because one of the things I loved most about medicine was the relationships. I was afraid I would lose that as a hospitalist because I wouldn’t have continuity or long term patients. 1/

[Kara-Grace Leventhal @KgLeventhal]

Heading over to where the skies are blue…

[Kara-Grace Leventhal @KgLeventhal]

Happy watch Anderson Cooper get drunk on live TV day everyone!

[Kara-Grace Leventhal @KgLeventhal]

@TheSurajKannan I think you’ll find a lot of attendings disagree and appreciate EBM/value based care. If you articulate rationale and present step wise testing approach, that’s best IMHO. Anyone can send tests, more impressive if you’re judicious.

[Joseph Sakran @JosephSakran]

Trump has nominated Dr. Oz as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), it's critical to prioritize expertise, integrity, and a commitment to the most vulnerable populations in healthcare.
(1/x) https://t.co/ECzH8r5zWf

[Kara-Grace Leventhal @KgLeventhal]

@DrDiGiorgio No physician led practice would allow patients after hours help / advice? Whether it’s MyChart or something different, the expectations from patients of physicians is different as are our work loads.

[Kara-Grace Leventhal @KgLeventhal]

@NasrinAldawoodi @BenMazer

[Kara-Grace Leventhal @KgLeventhal]

@acweyand Also, I can consider medicine a calling/profession and not want to sacrifice my personal health or those of my loved ones for it. We signed up to be healers, not martyrs.

[Kara-Grace Leventhal @KgLeventhal]

Grateful to the @WSJ and @tepingchen for drawing attention to this issue. It is possible to be a dedicated physician and still want work-life balance. They are not mutually exclusive. Glad to work at a place that recognizes that (@HopkinsMedicine)

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Doctors for generations accepted being at the mercy of their pagers. Now, younger physicians are questioning medicine’s workaholic culture. https://t.co/9w2WjAv9dP

[Kara-Grace Leventhal @KgLeventhal]

Got the best donuts in Baltimore (Diablo Donuts) for the best team (#Janeway) @OslerResidency #FirmOfGiants

[Kara-Grace Leventhal @KgLeventhal]

Dr. Gomes leading ACS rounds and walking us through pathophys / diagnosis / management of PE. Having a great time with the #Janeway crew @OslerResidency #MedEd #MedTwitter

[Kara-Grace Leventhal @KgLeventhal]

Had a great time shadowing the GOAT (Dr. Dan Brotman) on Barker rounds today. Wonderful talk by SAR Dr. Kahl on effective diuresis. #OslerResidency #Hopkins #MedTwitter

[Kara-Grace Leventhal @KgLeventhal]

@panagis21 So very sorry to hear of your loss.

[Kara-Grace Leventhal @KgLeventhal]

Watching @DanMatasic try to keep a straight face as I dropped facts about aspiration PNA in the CVPCU (with fairy wings in place) was a highlight 😂

[Kara-Grace Leventhal @KgLeventhal]

Nothing I won’t do to spread the word about the importance of #OralHealth to prevent #AspirationPneumonia - including dressing up as a tooth fairy

[Kara-Grace Leventhal @KgLeventhal]

@natetxid Congrats Nate!!

[Kara-Grace Leventhal @KgLeventhal]

It’s the end of the year for academic medicine and start of a new one. It was a privilege to work with some amazing future ophthalmologists and stellar crew of @OslerResidency residents this week on Brancati service along with @allenkachalia . Can’t wait to meet the new interns!

[Kara-Grace Leventhal @KgLeventhal]

Got stuck in an elevator for 10 minutes while on my way to morning teaching rounds…what a way to start a Monday! Hopefully the rest of the week is smooth sailing from here 🤞🏻#MedTwitter

[Kara-Grace Leventhal @KgLeventhal]

@NeelKoyawala @OslerResidency @SinaiCards Going to miss you at Hopkins! Best wishes with fellowship