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Nicholas Fogelson, MD

On Dunning-Kruger, Surgical Self-Assessment, and Some Surgical Buzzwords to Watch out For

It's been well documented that people are generally poor judges of their own skills. Dunning and Kruger studied and published on this...

Nicholas Fogelson, MD

Some brief thoughts on hysterectomy

I have often heard that hysterectomy does not treat endometriosis, and it's true, it does not. But I've always felt that was an...

Nicholas Fogelson, MD

Why Double Coverage is a Scam

You have just gotten a job offer that includes health insurance. You’re lucky enough that your spouse has great family insurance...

Nicholas Fogelson, MD

On High Volume Gynecologic Surgery, and How to Pick A Surgeon for Your Hysterectomy

If you had a serious issue with your knee and needed a surgeon to repair it, how would go about picking that surgeon? If you were like...