Jeffrey Benabio, MD

Opinion

Artificial intelligence, CNN, and diagnosing melanomas

Author:: Jeffrey Benabio, MD

Publish date: February 14, 2017

Could computers diagnose melanomas as accurately as a physician?

Article

Alexa

Author:: Jeffrey Benabio, MD

Publish date: January 9, 2017

How many calories are there in a cheeseburger? (Yes, I too am looking forward to a svelter 2017). The answer, according to my new assistant, is 300...

Article

Digital Doctor

Author:: Jeffrey Benabio, MD

Publish date: December 13, 2016

There were many books I read in 2016 that I found relevant and helpful for the practice of medicine as modern physicians. Here were some of my favo...

Article

Mindfulness

Author:: Jeffrey Benabio, MD

Publish date: November 15, 2016

There are plenty of things to tip us doctors into burnout. We are not alone in the burnout epidemic, but we are overrepresented. Mindfulness traini...

Article

‘Thank you, EMR!’

Author:: Jeffrey Benabio, MD

Publish date: October 12, 2016

“Thank you, EMR!” Said no doctor. Ever. At least up until now. For years, we have had to put up with these machines in our exam rooms, ...

News

Quality or convenience: Pick one

Author:: Jeffrey Benabio, MD

Publish date: September 14, 2016

Direct-to-consumer teledermatology is convenient, but the quality is low and runs counter to the trend toward better care coordination and informat...