Padmaja Reddy

Wife, mom, lover of old movies, Palliative Medicine doctor @Parkland and @UTSWNews.

[Dr. Brian H. Williams @DrBrianWilliams]

I’m excited to share that I am running for Congress in Texas’ 32nd District, here in the heart of Dallas where I live with my family. I’m an Air Force veteran, a trauma surgeon, & a gun safety advocate. Join our team today: https://t.co/5ebvEJebDS #DrBrianWilliamsforCongress 1/6

[Padmaja Reddy @PG_Reddy]

My son is a 7th grader at a DISD magnet school who eats, sleeps, and breathes baseball. Zoned for @EDWalkerWolves and WT White. Possible for him to join the @EDWAthletics baseball team?

[Padmaja Reddy @PG_Reddy]

@CPark_MD @EcmoNinja B, but with a laptop on it. Chief when I was an MS3 on surgery was D. The students had to find a specific computer in the lounge (didn’t have badge access!) and enter each patient’s data into one Excel spreadsheet before rounds. D = 1 printed sheet of paper. 🫠

[Padmaja Reddy @PG_Reddy]

@CPark_MD That looks like 10N, the old CVICU. Oh, the memories. The tele monitors looked like cathode ray tv’s.

[UT Southwestern Palliative Care @UTSWPalliative]

UTSW Palliative Care is looking to grow! Please feel free to share! #hapc #PalliativeCare

[Padmaja Reddy @PG_Reddy]

@BethanyLussier Did they teach us other terms for that in med school? If so, I sure as heck don’t remember them…

[Caroline Park MD, MPH @CPark_MD]

Dr Arnoldo is a Parkland Legend and we are 1,000x better humans because of him.

Hope you all have someone in your life who helps remind you about your humanity and empathy. And that you are not just a surgeon, not just your job title.

[Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken]

The July effect

[Padmaja Reddy @PG_Reddy]

@CPark_MD Amen, sister. Second only to Christmas in my book. The interns are so bright and shiny and eager, and the possibilities feel limitless. Never fails to remind me of the parts I love most about my job.

[Padmaja Reddy @PG_Reddy]

Today is my second favorite day of the year. First is Christmas. And second is July 1 - my Christmas in July! Every single intern I encountered today reminded me why I went into medicine @UTSWInternalMed and @UTSWPalliative!

[Vishal Kapadia @visman21]

It's incredible how a 1-week social-media elective ( led by @ctsinclair) during my #hapc fellowship has helped create the #TxConsortiumHPM. Today, I am extremely honored to be invited back to Kansas City (virtually) to share our work! Can't wait to see some old faces! #kcspm

[Julie Childers @JulieWChilders]

My very first (and likely only) publication in JAMA came out today. Goals of Care https://t.co/lp31XGUt34 via @JAMA_current part of @JAMANetwork

[Padmaja Reddy @PG_Reddy]

@Jcj84Jeremy @melsulistio We miss you too! My very first buddy resident, and the one who told me, “You’re 9 months pregnant. Stop running to codes.”

[Padmaja Reddy @PG_Reddy]

@chentemorales @AOA_society @UTSWNews @JaclynAlbin @melsulistio So happy to see you recognized up there, and to have been able to spend the evening in person with such wonderful colleagues!

[Shunichi Nakagawa @snakagawa_md]

- Furthermore, the decision they will make doesn't matter. Whether or not we should have a family meeting depends on whether they see what we see. If there is a discrepancy, we should talk.
Only that matters.

2/2

[Shunichi Nakagawa @snakagawa_md]

"Patient (or family) will not be ready yet."

Sometimes, I hear this when I propose to have a family meeting.

I disagree for 3 reasons.

- Nobody will be ready.

- They will not be ready because we don't tell them what's going on.

1/

[Jennifer Hartwell, MD FACS @traumamom4]

Dang. I just got off a call with a bunch of doctors.
My heart is broken. The level of moral injury, burnout, desperation. I don't know how else to get the general public to understand; we are watching the slow demise of American healthcare; this won't end when COVID is "over".

[Arjun Gupta @guptaarjun90]

1/ Payer-Imposed Quantity Limits for Antiemetics: Everybody Hurts

Our Editorial in @JCOOP_ASCO @ASCO #supponc

Led by @WaqasHaque4
https://t.co/tMsheNkPC4