Welcome to Heavy Mental!

Dear Reader,

My name is Danny. I have an MD and PhD (biomedical engineering) from The Ohio State University. My field is child neurology and I started residency at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio in 2017. I took a long and circuitous route to my career, but it was worth the journey. On the weekends I play guitar and piano for the dopest ’90s cover band in town!

My goal for this blog is to describe my experiences as a young physician both in and out of clinical practice. So much of my life outside the hospital shapes how I practice medicine and, vice versa, my experiences in the hospital (which can range fully from joy to sadness and are almost always profound) influence my personal life. However, I do not intend on this being a journal, but rather a series of essays that I hope are both informative and moving.

Here are a few things I am passionate about and will likely form the themes of this blog: science-based and evidence-based practice of medicine, fighting medical quackery, social justice and global health, the latest science news items, my cat named Richard Feynman, Cleveland sports, and (of course) rock and roll!

I hope you enjoy taking part in this journey with me.

Danny

8 Replies to “Welcome to Heavy Mental!”

  1. Murakoze, Danny!

    I was excited to read your first blogpost. You will be an inspiration to all of your readers with snippets of your amazing journey.
    By the way, our new daughter Hope is from Kigali! I hope you enjoy the beautiful people of Rwanda as much as we love her!

    I will keep you in my prayers as you serve out your vocations :0
    God Bless,

    Kate Carroll

  2. I hope you will quote me warmly & accurately and only include pics from my best angle. See you soon, Dad!

  3. This is one blog I surely will follow. My one regret in life was not joining the peace corp. I am so proud of you for doing what you do!

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