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Loretta Cody is a pediatrician.

Surviving ventricular tachycardia: What I learned as a patient

Loretta Cody, MD
Physician
April 6, 2026

What happens when the doctor becomes the patient? Is there anything learned or reinforced? For me, it was a life-changing experience both personally and professionally when I became the patient.

My story began on New Year’s Eve. I had been feeling dizzy associated with some chest pain and was scheduled to have a stress echo at my local hospital to make sure all was OK (of course it would be OK, …

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Surviving ventricular tachycardia: What I learned as a patient

From pediatrics to geriatrics: How treating children prepared me for dementia care

Loretta Cody, MD
Physician
February 3, 2026

As a pediatrician, I spent many years in a busy, at times hectic, mostly enjoyable practice before retiring and segueing into teaching. Now as an adjunct professor in pediatrics, I aspire to help future health care workers pursue a career in pediatrics.

I have often asked myself: Have I missed anything about the day-to-day of practicing pediatrics?

My answer was what I truly missed were the interactions I had with the children: …

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From pediatrics to geriatrics: How treating children prepared me for dementia care

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