Dr. Neil Gesundheit

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The patient educators help demystify the situation, making an awkward first-time exam more comfortable, said Neil Gesundheit, dean for medical education at Stanford.

"Patients are the best educators.They know exactly how it should feel," he said.

Neil Gesundheit, M.D., M.P.H has been Vice President, Clinical Research for VIVUS since January 1994.In August 1999, Dr. Gesundheit transitioned to part-time status to assume the position of Associate Dean for Medical Education at the Stanford University School of Medicine.Dr. Gesundheit also holds the position of Associate Professor of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine since 1999.Dr. Gesundheit previously served as Vice President, Clinical and Regulatory Affairs at VIVUS from January 1994 to September 1997 and as Chief Medical Officer from August 1998 to August 1999.From 1989 to 1993, Dr. Gesundheit was Associate Director of Clinical Research (Endocrinology) at Genentech, Inc. and from 1989 to 1999, he was an attending physician (Endocrinology) at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, a Stanford Affiliate.He holds an A.B. degree from Harvard College, an M.D. from the University of California, San Francisco, and an M.P.H. from the University of California, Berkeley.Dr. Gesundheit is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and in the subspecialty of endocrinology and metabolism.

"I'm just phoning to tell you that I do not find your name even remotely amusing, Dr. Gesundheit."

Neil Gesundheit is a prominent endocrinologist and professor at Stanford University's school of medicine.

"You're calling about my name?"

"Yes, but definitely not to make fun of it."

"I've been working on the medical school curriculum here, and when you said The Washington Post I thought you'd be asking how the new curriculum is going to be distinctive."

"Yes, in fact, that is much more interesting than your name.Please tell our readers about your new curriculum, Dr. Gesundheit."

"Each student is not only going to be a physician when he graduates, but a real scholar in his field of choice."

"Wow!" I said.Dr. Gesundheit sounded pleased.
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"Dr. Gesundheit, do you feel that someone who finds your name funny, or might have found your name funny at some more immature point in his past, is . . . a bad person?"

He paused.I braced for the answer.

"No, not necessarily."

G-d bless you, Dr. Gesundheit.

Associate dean Neil Gesundheit explains that "Dr.Swain's mission is that each division has strong research, patient care, and education."The Division of Family Medicine, he adds, "had it flipped around."Another reason family medicine got reorganized is that substantial federal and private monies flow to basic research, while little goes to family practice or improved patient care."We're not unique in this," he says.

Dr. Neil Gesundheit, associate dean of medical education at Stanford, acknowledges the students' concerns."We're in a bit of a bind because for our students it feels like going through the hoops twice," he said.

MEDICAL SCHOOL: Endocrinology expert Neil Gesundheit was named associate dean for medical education in the School of Medicine.