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Dr. Satyan

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  When Satyan Lakshminrusimha wrote long answers on medical school exams as a student in India, he discovered he could explain concepts more clearly if he included a sketch. Later, as a medical intern, he realized his drawings could have real value helping clarify what can be hard to understand. 鈥淚f you look at all the medical textbooks, there鈥檚 only so much you can explain with text and radiology images such as X-rays,鈥 said Satyan, who goes by his first name with patients and colleagues. 鈥淚t鈥檚 easier to explain difficult concepts when you have a simple illustration in front of you.鈥 Now chief pediatrician at 白小姐王中王开奖结果 Children鈥檚 Hospital and chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the 白小姐王中王开奖结果 School of Medicine, Satyan, a neonatologist who researches newborn resuscitation, continues to weave medical illustrations into his work. His figures have been used in presentations and publications around the world. Satyan grew up reading comics like The Adventures of Tintin and The Phantom and even imagined becoming a comic book illustrator. But he said helping parents and students better understand what is happening to critically ill babies feels good. 鈥淚 feel like this is my contribution to medical education,鈥 Satyan said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 been a very fulfilling and satisfying part of my job. It is exciting when a student or a resident understands a disease process better with my illustrations.鈥 He recalled using a napkin to sketch an explanation for a new parent, who still carried the tattered paper at a follow-up appointment a year later. Now he packages his illustrations explaining medical concepts like the complications of preterm birth into a free mobile app 鈥 鈥溾 鈥 patients can download to review the explanations. He was also an editor on the 2018 textbook Essentials of Neonatal Ventilation, which contains more than 200 of his illustrations. 鈥淚鈥檓 known more for my figures than being a [department] chair,鈥 he said. 鈥淢any of my papers get many downloads because people want to see my figures and use them for educating medical students.鈥 As for his original dream, he still draws for fun 鈥 he said his wife, a cardiologist, can tell when he looks stressed, and tells him to relax by drawing. When he retires, he said he鈥檚 hopeful he鈥檒l have time to create a comic book 鈥 a tale of 鈥渁 kid with a chronic illness who becomes a superhero and saves the world.鈥

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