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suggestions,  and/or recommendations has NOT been generated as part of
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evaluation. No patient has been examined prior to making these comments;
no professional fee has been charged by or paid to myself. The reader is
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discuss these comments with his/her personal physicians and to only act
upon the advice of his/her personal physician.

Note that in answering an electronicly posted question, I am NOT
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Paul I. Roda, M.D., F.A.C.P.
http://www.***.com/

Dear M.D.s and medical doctors,

Just out of interest, how on earth
do you have time to patrol these
newsgroups ?

I mean who's actually paying your bills ?

Are you altruistic humanists doing it
in your spare time, or is it part of your
job ?

Yrs

Alec

PS what are the initials that mean medically qualified
   orthodox professional MD  ? MVD  ?

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DISCLAIMER:

Please note that all contents of this message, including any advice,
suggestions,  and/or recommendations has NOT been generated as part of
any professional
evaluation. No patient has been examined prior to making these comments;
no professional fee has been charged by or paid to myself. The reader is
advised to
discuss these comments with his/her personal physicians and to only act
upon the advice of his/her personal physician.

Note that in answering an electronicly posted question, I am NOT
creating a physician -- patient relationship. Medical recommendations &
advise can only be
generated after a complete (in person) physical examination and review
of the patients history.

As I can not control the media, I can not take responsibility for any
breaches of confidentiality that may occur in responding to any
electronic question.

Finally, the material produced by myself may be reproduced for personal
use, provided that appropriate credit is given; but this material may
not be reprinted
or reproduced in any format for any other purpose.

Paul I. Roda, M.D., F.A.C.P.
http://www.***.com/

You Doctors that post here certainly provide a excellent service.
Thank you for being here.
Pudge

I myself am a resident in pathology - full MD, but not a fully
functioning specialist as yet.  I frequent this newsgroup for multiple
reasons, but mostly for intelligent discussion on the topic of cancer
(Henry, is that you?) outside of my own institution.  What little input
I have is directed to informing physicians and public alike - time well
spent in my book.
--

"Trying to get academics into a meeting is like herding cats."
- me, 10 minutes before a committee meeting.

You have to give him credit for one thing, he does give straight forward
advice.  No sugar coating, just clear concise facts.  Take it or leave it.  

I guess we aren't cutting into his tee time.  He doesn't send you a bill.  Most
doctors wouldn't give us the time of day without sending us a fee for a
consultation for time info.  

I have lost almost all faith in the medical profession, but for now trying to
keep thinking that maybe there are a few who went into medicine because they
wanted to help sick people and not just to make a quick easy buck.

Maybe he's afraid to leave us to our own devices with all of the quacks and con
artists on the web.  Some of this stuff on the web is weird to say the least.  

Time will tell................

I am in the computer industry and I spend a significant amount of my time
helping others with problems within my expertise.  If I was in medicine, I'd
certainly offer some of my time on usenet.  As a former patient, I offer help
to people who have gone through similar diagnosis and treatments as I have.

I am grateful that Dr. Roda spends some of his time here.  I have seen a few
other MD's offering free advice on internal Compuserve forums, and applaud them
as well.

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Surely their must be easier ways to make money than spending 10 years in
pre-med,
medical school, residency, etc....

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