Doctor Grumpy in the House

Thank you for your recent letter concerning a new Alzheimer's Disease support group in Grumpyville. May I respectfully request you ref...

"I saw a surgeon once. He took out my appendix, or maybe my gall bladder. Shoot... It could have been my tonsils... or an ingrown toena...

  Growing up I had a friend named Kevin. Who had a dog named Winston. Winston was not the brightest dog. Kevin's family always h...

Mary: "Dr. Grumpy's office, this is Mary." Mr. Hand: "Hi, I need to get in today. I may have had a stroke. My left arm ...

Dr. ERP: "Boy, your throat looks awful... why did you wait so long to see a doctor?" Lady: "You know how it is with us medi...

Ghost ships are the stuff of legends and Halloween stories. But some ghosts are real... The S.S. Baychimo The Baychimo was a smal...

More than 20 years later, and I still hate Brad. Brad was the chief resident when I did my 3rd year medical school surgery rotation. And...

Annie: "Dr. Grumpy's office, this is Annie." Mr. Camp: "Hi, I'm trying to find out what my MRI showed." Anni...

Dr. Grumpy: "Which doctor sent you over to me?" Mr. Leg: "My internist, Dr. Stache. He gave me a form to show you." ...

Seen in a chart: I'd like to start a semi-regular feature of the worst, stupidest, crap seen in EHR (computerized charts). Anyone w...

This morning I was at the office early. As I walked to the front of the building I noticed a line-up of planets in the east. Curious to know...

CME (Continuing Medical Education) is a necessary evil of the medical field. Like other professionals, we have to do 20-30 hours every year ...

This referral form came in last week. I'm going to hope it's just a handwriting issue. Because if it isn't...