Alex Sable-Smith, MD

Still figuring out what I want to be when I grow up. Interventional pain physician. fam med, palliative trained. (he/him)

[Alex Sable-Smith, MD @AlexSableSmith]

Tips for interns: Start by giving your recommendation about what SHOULD be done. Don't start by detailing all the treatments that could be done and then why they shouldn't. You can address this after the punchline if needed. #medtwitter #MedEd

[Alex Sable-Smith, MD @AlexSableSmith]

#Workcomp madness: I requested OT for trigger finger. The request was denied because the finger is not an accepted body part. The HAND is accepted, but not the finger. Way to use your brains @TheHartford

[Alex Sable-Smith, MD @AlexSableSmith]

@DGlaucomflecken I do primarily work comp in CA. Where do I begin...meloxicam, voltaren gel, nortriptyline, gabapentin, pregabalin, duloxetine, physical therapy, psychology, any injection, any surgery. Fucking IBUPROFEN! One time an insurance adjuster recommended norco instead of pregabalin.

[Alex Sable-Smith, MD @AlexSableSmith]

Just had a work comp insurance adjuster deny cyclobenzaprine but suggested hydrocodone as an alternative that would be approved 🤦🏻‍♂️

[Alex Sable-Smith, MD @AlexSableSmith]

While not "about" palliative care, the themes of caregiving and frailty are central to this family drama. Fiction can teach in a way that textbooks can't.

[Alex Sable-Smith, MD @AlexSableSmith]

The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen should be required Geri-Palliative reading.

[Alex Sable-Smith, MD @AlexSableSmith]

It is infuriating to see politicians like @GovAbbott intimidating patients and their physicians. As physicians we can't let this stand! https://t.co/LYU7VCROBk

[Alex Sable-Smith, MD @AlexSableSmith]

How did comic sans question marks get past peer review?

[Alex Sable-Smith, MD @AlexSableSmith]

@mattranalletta

[Alex Sable-Smith, MD @AlexSableSmith]

The only thing I can bake

[Alex Sable-Smith, MD @AlexSableSmith]

By these standards I would consider myself an "incomprehensibly pleasant" patient #medtwitter #epic

[Alex Sable-Smith, MD @AlexSableSmith]

@SalmanMD01 The most important thing is to rotate through a chronic pain clinic to get a sense of what the job is like.

[Alex Sable-Smith, MD @AlexSableSmith]

Board certified in pain medicine! I'm gonna stop torturing myself with board exams now.

[Alex Sable-Smith, MD @AlexSableSmith]

and a woman's choice whether or not to have an abortion has no health impact on anybody else, so comparison to #vaccines is not applicable. #RoeVWade

[Alex Sable-Smith, MD @AlexSableSmith]

Access to safe and legal abortion is not only an already established constitutional right, it is part of comprehensive medical care. Whether or not you would choose to have an abortion or not, it's not for anybody but a pregnant woman to decide what is right for her.

[Alex Sable-Smith, MD @AlexSableSmith]

@asterkawi @RAPMOnline This was a great article! So comprehensive

[Alex Sable-Smith, MD @AlexSableSmith]

@IASPpain Congrats!

[Bram Sable-Smith @besables]

A lot of attention being paid to #PaidLeave this morning, and rightly so, but there is another once-in-a-generation benefit on the chopping block: dental coverage for seniors.

Contributing to the challenge is a rift among dentist groups over who should receive it.

[Alex Sable-Smith, MD @AlexSableSmith]

@diaz3luis @chuukanoon @mattranalletta I'm 100% in love even though I had to wake up at 3am to let that masterpiece into the house

[Alex Sable-Smith, MD @AlexSableSmith]

I had a great day with #insagramdown