This post steps away from my usual focus on cancer and metabolic disease and instead shares a deeply personal story: how I was pushed out of clinical medicine. COVID forced me to confront just how profoundly—and, at times, deliberately—dysfunctional our medical system has become. What began as unease at guidelines and hospital policies evolved into the realization that dissent, nuance, and true patient‑centered care were no longer welcome.
In this post, I’ll describe what it felt like from the inside: the pressure to conform, the quiet punishments for asking hard questions, and the moment it became clear that staying would mean betraying my own ethics. This is not just my story; it is a case study in how a system can lose its way, and what that means for every patient who walks through a clinic door. If you care about medicine, about trust, and about what happens when clinicians are no longer allowed to think for themselves, this is a story you need to read.
