Pediatrician π¨π»ββοΈ β’ Chief of Adolescent Med at MassGeneral β’ Associate Prof at Harvard Med β’ NIH researcher β’ Husband & dad of 2 kiddos β’ π¨π¦ in πΊπΈ & π
I tend to keep my personal life off Twitter, but our new daughter was born this week, and I canβt stop beaming and want to share my family with the world. πβ€οΈ
"Children need a mother": A common xenophobic statement directed at me & our 2-dad family.
I'm a pediatrician. I know the research. Many kids don't have a mother for a range of reasons & thrive. I have 2 healthy, happy kids.
Stop perpetuating false narratives that hurt kids.
Thrilled to share that I've been named a 2024 Top LGBTQ+ Doctor! π
Providing inclusive, compassionate care is endlessly rewarding, and I'll always strive to be the doctor I wished I'd had growing up. β€οΈ
Pediatrician here. Billionaires & politicians should check themselves.
Kids donβt consent to medical care. Parents do.
Decisions are family-centered, with the child/teen providing input & assent, and parents have the final say on nearly all medical decisions.
Woke up this morning feeling proud β to be a dad, a husband, a doc for teens, and a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
Happy Pride Month. π Sending love to everyone, everywhere.
Two days ago I shared this post. The uglier side of America came out. My family & I got called names, terrible ones.
But you know what? Overwhelmingly, we got support & solidarity.
Love will prevail. β€οΈπ
Addiction doctor here. George Floyd didn't die of an overdose. This isn't how overdoses work.
Occam's razor (the simplest explanation is the most likely): The knee occluding his airway for 10 minutes is what killed him. #GeorgeFloydIsNotOnTrial#DerekChauvintrial