Amanda Perez, MD
Amanda Perez is an internal medicine resident.
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Maria was 42 years old when she died alone. As an internal medicine resident and future addiction medicine physician, I have the immense honor of caring for undocumented immigrants at a nonprofit community clinic in Philadelphia. As the granddaughter of…
Maria was 42 years old when she died alone.
As an internal medicine resident and future addiction medicine physician, I have the immense honor of caring for undocumented immigrants at a nonprofit community clinic in Philadelphia. As the granddaughter of Cuban political refugees, caring for immigrant populations is central to my identity as a physician. As such, I am proud to work at a clinic that provides care to patients who …
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Deportation and addiction: My patient died alone
Conditions and diseases
My pager beeps as I walk through the hospital doors. It is a familiar message, "Your patient wants to leave." We admitted John four days ago for opioid withdrawal and he is not yet ready to stop using opioids. When…
My pager beeps as I walk through the hospital doors. It is a familiar message, “Your patient wants to leave.” We admitted John four days ago for opioid withdrawal and he is not yet ready to stop using opioids. When I walk in the room, I see him packing his bags. “So, John,” I say. “When you leave, your body cannot tolerate the same amount of opioids because you have …
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Harm reduction effectively treats substance use disorder
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