Psoriasis is a chronic skin condition affecting 2% to 3% of the population; in severe cases, hospitalization can result if left untreated. Phototherapy with ultraviolet light is a safe and effective treatment, in which patients sit in front of a…
Transgender and gender-nonbinary people face enormous barriers to their safety, health, and well being in the United States. These include high rates of poverty, harassment, and violence, as well as limited job opportunities and isolation from their larger communities. They…
Gabriel Flaxman, MD, is one of those rare physicians who does it all. Not only does he practice full-spectrum family medicine, including operative obstetrics, but he’s also an outstanding teacher of medical students, residents, fellow faculty, and colleagues. Dr. Flaxman…
Early in the morning on October 9, 2017, Napa County awoke to thick smoke from the historic Northern California wildfires. Charles Clary, DO, a Napa resident and family medicine physician, evacuated his home and immediately reported to work, where his…
Judging by the breadth of her influence and the esteem of her peers, you wouldn’t know Cynthia Carmichael, MD, joined The Permanente Medical Group only 7 years ago. She arrived after 21 years of community practice, just as TPMG was…
