Anees Chagpar, MD

Anees Chagpar is an oncologist.

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Physician voices

It’s our duty as physicians to avoid needless tests

Anees Chagpar, MD

March 30, 2013Mar 30, 201311

I recently presented Yale Surgical Grand Rounds focused on “Cost and Quality in Cancer Care.” Amidst the talks in Washington regarding our unsustainable health care spending, and provisions of the Affordable Care Act rapidly taking hold, it seemed appropriate to…

Health policy

Stop searching for the health reform silver bullet

Anees Chagpar, MD

July 16, 2012Jul 16, 20122

I recently had the privilege of joining the Yale Cancer Center’s contingent on a visit to University College London in the U.K., where we share a number of scientific collaborations. Between discussions of pathways, particles, and personalized medicine, some of…

I recently had the privilege of joining the Yale Cancer Center’s contingent on a visit to University College London in the U.K., where we share a number of scientific collaborations.

Between discussions of pathways, particles, and personalized medicine, some of the “tea time” conversation turned to policy and how uninsured patients with cancer in the U.S. get care. We talked about …

Physician voices

Diversity provides color to the tapestry of human experience

Anees Chagpar, MD

May 19, 2012May 19, 20122

I was recently appointed the Assistant Director of the Yale Cancer Center with the portfolio of Diversity/Disparities. While I’m not sure I’m the most qualified for this, it has gotten me thinking a lot about diversity, disparities, and what it means to achieve health equity. Too often, I think, we are plagued by narrow thinking … the impression that our …

Physician voices

Cancer has a way of teaching us poignant life lessons

Anees Chagpar, MD

February 9, 2012Feb 9, 20125

I just finished reading George’s recent post on Evelyn Lauder, who recently passed away from ovarian cancer, and am still stirred by the passing of Patrick Swayze from pancreatic cancer and Elizabeth Edwards from metastatic breast cancer. There’s a reason…

Physician voices

Science makes me a better doctor, faith makes me a better person

Anees Chagpar, MD

October 17, 2011Oct 17, 20119

Some have argued that there is an innate conflict between faith and science. I am not sure that is so. Not only do the two seem to co-exist; but to my mind, they may even be synergistic. A few months…

Some have argued that there is an innate conflict between faith and science. I am not sure that is so. Not only do the two seem to co-exist; but to my mind, they may even be synergistic.

A few months ago, at Schwartz rounds, a case of a pregnant patient who was being given chemotherapy was presented. When the nurse …