Tag: Arts in Medicine: April 2017

Ken Bishop, MD, PhD Ken Bishop, MD, PhD (1 Posts)

Attending Physician Guest Writer

The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University


Ken Bishop is a hematology/oncology attending at Brown University, where he also completed his internal medicine and hematology/oncology training. He has a strong interest in palliative care and the role of narrative in cancer and end-of-life care. Working with trainees is the best part of his job. He can be found on Twitter at @kenbishop and on his blog www.kenbishop.md.




Klimt, Modernism, and Art’s Relationship with Medicine

In 1894, the State Ministry of Culture, Religion, and Education in Vienna commissioned three paintings for the ceiling of the Great Hall of the University of Vienna to celebrate the institutions accomplishments of Philosophy, Medicine, and Jurisprudence. When the artist who painted these works chose to make a bold stylistic statement, all three were heavily criticized for their eroticism, obscenity, and “ugliness.”

Jared Klein, MD, MPH Jared Klein, MD, MPH (2 Posts)

Resident Physician Contributing Writer

Children's Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University


Jared Klein is a PGY-3 at Children's Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University. He earned his medical degree and master of public health at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio and earned a B.S. in Psychology from The Ohio State University in 2009. After graduation, he will begin his pediatric cardiology fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. In his free time he enjoys theatrical performances, running in 5Ks, and playing with his kitten, Piper.