Raj Sundar, MD
Raj Sundar is a family physician and can be reached on Twitter @krajsundar.
Physicians
A pregnant Somali woman was determined to have a vaginal delivery. Unfortunately, labor wasn't progressing as expected, and the health care team recommended a C-section. The patient declined the recommendation and said it's in God's hands. After some persistence, the…
A pregnant Somali woman was determined to have a vaginal delivery. Unfortunately, labor wasn’t progressing as expected, and the health care team recommended a C-section. The patient declined the recommendation and said it’s in God’s hands. After some persistence, the health care team convinced the patient to get a C-section. After the C-section, the patient felt disappointed that her wishes weren’t considered. The OB team, however, didn’t understand why the …
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It’s time to ditch cultural competence
Policy
The nature of the virus has not changed. Large gatherings of people increase the risk of transmission of a deadly COVID-19 virus that could kill me, my loved ones, and my community. I have emphasized this for the past few…
The nature of the virus has not changed. Large gatherings of people increase the risk of transmission of a deadly COVID-19 virus that could kill me, my loved ones, and my community. I have emphasized this for the past few months to my patients and scolded anyone who casually and carelessly broke public health recommendations at their convenience. However, after witnessing the murder of George Floyd by the police, as …
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Why this physician marched during a pandemic
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