Tag: Complications: October 2018

Lauren Ashley Umstattd, MD Lauren Ashley Umstattd, MD (1 Posts)

Resident Physician Contributing Writer

University of Missouri

Lauren Umstattd is an Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery resident at the University of Missouri in Columbia, MO. She was born and raised in the Midwest. She is a former Division I gymnast who competed for the University of Missouri as an undergraduate and graduated Summa Cum Laude. She continued her education at the University of Missouri School of Medicine and was elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, cooking, and traveling.




We’re Ignoring a Key Factor in the Opioid Epidemic

Published by Lauren Ashley Umstattd, MD

In order for the country to make meaningful progress in tackling the opioid epidemic, we need a cultural shift in the way patients and providers think about pain.

Pharmaceutical companies and physicians are being demonized for their manufacturing and dispensing of opioid analgesics. Money-hungry executives from Big Pharma caused the crisis by brainwashing doctors to prescribe these medications left and right. Greedy doctors want patients dependent upon them for years, ensuring a steady stream of paying patients in their waiting room. Drugs drive the market. Drugs lead to big profits for everyone involved. The more drugs, the better.

Juliana Romano, MD Juliana Romano, MD (1 Posts)

Resident Physician Contributing Writer

New York Presbyterian Hospital/ Weill Cornell Medical Center

Juliana Romano is a current PGY-1 Pediatrics Resident at New York-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center. She graduated with her Bachelor of Science degree from Villanova University in 2013, followed by her Doctor of Medicine degree from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 2017. She is interested in pursuing a career in pediatric hematology/oncology and palliative medicine.